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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-Eighth Session Rome, 4 - 9 July 2005

ANNOTATED PROVISIONAL AGENDA

DIVISION OF COMPETENCE

Between the European Community and its Member States According to Rule of Procedure II paragraph 5 of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Adoption of the Agenda and Arrangements for the Session

Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 1

2. Report by the Chairperson on the 55th and 56th Sessions of the Executive Committee Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 3. Reports of FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committees Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

1This will not preclude the European Community from speaking and taking position on sections of the agenda dealing with individual items for which it has competence.

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PART II: PROCEDURAL MATTERS

4. Amendments to the Procedural Manual a) Amendments to the Rules of Procedure Member States Competence. Member States Vote. b) Other amendments to the Procedural Manual Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

PART III: CODEX STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS 5. Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 8 of the Procedure (including those submitted at Step 5 with a recommendation to omit Steps 6 and 7 and those submitted at Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure) Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex I. 6. Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5 Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex II. 7. Withdrawal or Revocation of Existing Codex Standards and Related Texts Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex III. 8. Proposals for the Elaboration of New Standards and Related Texts and for the Discontinuation of Work Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex IV.

PART IV: PROGRAMME AND BUDGETARY MATTERS

9. Financial and Budgetary Matters - Proposed Budget 2006/2007 Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 10. Strategic Planning of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

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11. Proposed Schedule of Codex meetings 2005 – 2007 Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

PART V: POLICY AND GENERAL MATTERS

12. Implementation of the Joint FAO/WHO Evaluation of the Codex Alimentarius and other FAO and WHO Work on Food Standards a) General Implementation Status b) Review of Codex Committee Structure and Mandates of Codex Committees and Task Forces Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 13. Matters arising from the Reports of Codex Committees and Task Forces Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex V. 14. Relations between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other International Organizations Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 15. FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 16. Other Matters arising from FAO and WHO Competence and voting rights are specified in Annex VI.

PART VI: ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

17. Appointment of Regional Coordinators Member States Competence. Member States Vote. 18. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons and Election of Members of the Executive Committee Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

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19. Designation of Countries responsible for Appointing the Chairpersons of Codex Committees and Task Forces Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

PART VII: OTHER MATTERS 17. Other Business Competence and right to vote to be determined in light of the exact matters to be dealt with. 18. Adoption of the Report Member States Competence. Member States Vote.2

2 This will not preclude the European Community from speaking and taking position on sections of the report dealing with individual items for which it has competence.

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Agenda Item 5 Annex I Alinorm 05/28/5

STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS SUBMITTED FOR ADOPTION

Codex body

Subject Step Reference

CCFAC Draft and proposed draft food additive provisions of the General Standard for Food Additives

European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

8 & 5/8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 83 and Appendix X

CCFAC Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 132 and Appendix XXI

CCFAC Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Tin Contamination in Canned Foods

Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 166 and Appendix XXV

CCFAC Draft Maximum Levels for cadmium in wheat grain; potato; stem and root vegetables; leafy vegetables; and, other vegetables


8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 175 and Appendix XXVI

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CCFAC Proposed draft amendments to the

International Numbering System for Food Additives Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

5/8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 88 and Appendix XIII

CCFAC Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives arising from the 63

rd

JECFA meeting Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

5/8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 114 and Appendix XVI

CCFAC Proposed draft revision of the Preamble of the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (GSCTF) (N09-2004)

Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

5/8 ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 128 and Appendix XIX

CCFFP Draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (section on Aquaculture)


8 ALINORM 05/28/18; Appendix II, para. 59

CCFFP Draft Amendment to the Standard for Salted Fish and Died Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family


8 ALINORM 05/28/18; Appendix IV, para. 34

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CCFFP Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Fish

and Fishery Products (Shrimps and Prawns; Cephalopods; Transport; Retail; and relevant Definitions)


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/18; Appendix III, para. 91

CCFFV Proposed draft Standard for Rambutan

Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

5/8 ALINORM 05/28/35

CCFICS Proposed draft Principles for Electronic Certification


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/30; Appendix II, para. 37

CCFO Proposed draft Amendment to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oil; Amendement of Sesameseed Oil


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/17; Appendix III, para. 45

CCFO Proposed Draft Revised Table 1 of the Recommended International Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of the Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk

Mixed Competence Member States Vote

5A ALINORM 05/28/17; Appendix II, para. 52

CCMH Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat



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CCNFSDU Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements


8 ALINORM 05/28/26; para. 35, Appendix II

CCPR Draft and Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Levels for Pesticides


8 & 5/8 ALINORM 05/28/24; Paras 77- 213 and Appendix II & III

CCPR Proposed Draft Interim MRLs Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

8 (I) ALINORM 05/28/24; Paras 189 – 203 and Appendix V

CCPR Proposed Draft MRLs for Spices


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/24; Paras 177 – 182 and Appendix IV

CCPR Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Use of Mass Spectrometry (MS) for Identification, Confirmation and Quantitative Determination of Residues


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 228 and Appendix X

CCPR Proposed New Codes and Numbers for Commodities with Adopted MRLs


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 268 and Appendix XI

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CCRVDF Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs


8 ALINORM 05/28/31; Appendix II, para. 92.

CCRVDF Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs


8 ALINORM 05/28/31; Appendix V, para. 92

CCRVDF Proposed Draft Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Antimicrobial Resistance


5/8 ALINORM 05/28/31; Appendix VIII, para. 117

TFFVJ Draft Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars



TFFVJ Draft Minimum Brix Level for Reconstituted Juice and Reconstituted Purée and Minimum Juice and/or Purée Content for Fruit Nectars (% v/v) grape, guava, mandarine/tangerine, mango, passion fruit and tamarind (Indian date) juices/nectars


8 ALINORM 05/28/39; Appendix III, para. 104

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TFFVJ Proposed Draft Minimum Brix Level for Reconstituted Juice and Reconstituted Purée and Minimum Juice and/or Purée Content for Fruit Nectars (% v/v) lemon, lime, orange and pineapple juices/nectars


5/8 ALINORM 04/28/39; Appendix IV, para. 105

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Agenda Item 6 Alinorm 05/28/6 ANNEX II

PROPOSED DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS SUBMITTED

AT STEP 5 Codex body

Subject Reference

CCFAC Proposed draft revised Preamble of the GSFA Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 64 and Appendix VII

CCFAC Proposed draft Maximum Level for Total Aflatoxins in unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 141 and Appendix XXII

CCFAC Proposed draft Maximum Levels for Cadmium in marine bivalve molluscs (excluding oysters and scallops) and in cephalopods (without viscera) and in polished rice European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 175 and Appendix XXVI

CCFFP Proposed Draft Standard for Sturgeon Caviar Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/18; para. 148, Appendix VI

CCFH Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Foods Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 98 and Appendix II

CCFH Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Management Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 132 and Appendix III

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CCFH Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Eggs and Egg Products European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 156 and Appendix IV

CCFL Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods: Quantitative Declaration of Ingredients European Community Competence. European Community Vote.


CCFO Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils; Inclusion of Rice Bran Oil Mixed Competence. Member States vote.

ALINORM 05/28/17; para. 43, Appendix V

CCPFV Proposed draft Codex Standard for Processed Tomato Concentrates Mixed Competence. European Community vote.


CCPFV Proposed draft Codex Standard for Preserved Tomatoes Mixed Competence. European Community vote.

ALINORM 05/28/27; para. 76 and Appendix III

CCPFV Proposed draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Citrus Fruits Mixed Competence. Member States vote.

ALINORM 05/28/27; para. 89 and Appendix IV

CCPR Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits European Community Competence. European Community vote.

ALINORM 05/28/24; Appendix VI

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CCPR Proposed Draft MRLs for Dried Chili Peppers including the MRL for Spices European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/24; paras 179; 183 – 188 and Appendix VII

CCPR Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Estimation of Uncertainty of Results Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 192 and Appendix XII

CCPR Proposed Draft Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Committee on Pesticide Residues Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 209 and Appendix XIII

CCRVDF Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/31; Appendix V

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Agenda Item 7 Alinorm 05/28/7 ANNEX III

LIST OF EXISTING CODEX STANDARD AND RELATED TEXTS WHOSE WITHDRAWAL OR REVOCATION IS RECOMMENDED

CCFAC Revocation of food additive Provisions in the General

standard for food additives


ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 49 and Appendix XI

CCFAC List of individual codex maximum levels and guideline levels for contaminants and toxins to be revoked


ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 124 and Appendix XVIII

CCFAC General Principles for the Use of Food Additives European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

CAC/MISC 1 – 1972; ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 55

CCFFP Recommended International Code of Practice for Shrimps and Prawns European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

CAC/RCP 17-19781; ALINORM

05/28/18, para. 91, Appendix III

CCFFP Recommended International Code of Practice for Cephalolods European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

CAC/RCP 37-19891; ALINORM 05/28/18, para. 91, Appendix III

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CCMH Recommended International Code of Hygienic

Practice for Fresh Meat


CAC/RCP 11-1976, Rev. 1 (1993)

CCMH Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Game European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

CAC/RCP 29-1983, Rev. 1 (1993)

CCMH Recommended International Code for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Slaughter Animals and for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Judgment of Slaughter Animals and Meat


CAC/RCP 41-1993

CCMH Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Processed Meat and Poultry Products


CAC/RCP 13-1976, Rev. 1 (1985)

CCMH Recommended Code of Hygienic Practice for Poultry Processing


CAC/RCP 14-1976

CCMH Recommended International Code of Practice for the Production, Storage and Composition of Mechanically Separated Meat Intended for Further Processing


CAC/RCP 32-1293

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CCMH General Principles for Meat Hygiene European Community Competence. European Community Vote.

CAC/GL 52-2003

CCPR Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides


ALINORM 05/28/24; Appendix VIII

CCRVDF Maximum Residue Limits for Carbadox


ALINORM 05/28/31; para. 27

TFFVJ All individual standards for fruit juices and nectars and related texts as contained in Volume 6 of the Codex Alimentarius

Note: The Codex General Standard for Vegetable Juices (Codex STAN 179-1991) was revoked by the 26

th Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission (ALINORM 03/41, para. 213 and App. VII


ALINORM 05/28/39; para. 106;

CX/STAN 44 through 49 (1981) , CX/STAN 63 through 64 (1981), CX/STAN 82 through 85 (1981), CX/STAN 101 (1981), CX/STAN 120 through 122 (1981), CX/STAN 134 (1981), CX/STAN 138 through 139 (1983) CX/STAN 148 through 149 (1985) CX/STAN 161 and 164 (1989) CAC/GL 11 and 12 (1991)

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Agenda Item 8 Alinorm 05/28/8 ANNEX IV LIST OF PROPOSALS FOR THE ELABORATION OF NEW STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS AND FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF WORK

TABLE 1: PROPOSALS FOR NEW WORK

RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE STANDARD AND RELATED TEXTS REFERENCE

CAC/CCFL

Decision pending from the 27th

CAC: Proposed Draft Revision of the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and

Marketing of Organically Produced Foods


ALINORM 04/27/41, para. 102

ALINORM 04/27/9 ALINORM 04/27/22,

para. 78

CCRVDF

Priority List of Veterinary Drugs requiring Evaluation or Re-evaluation

European Community Competence.

European Community Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/31, para. 171 and Appendix

IX

CCFICS

Proposed Draft Principles for the Application of Traceability/Product Tracing in the Context of Food Import and

Export Inspection and Certification Systems

Mixed Competence.


ALINORM 05/28/30, para 98 and Appendix IV

CCFICS

Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex Guidelines for Generic Official Certificate Formats and the Production and Issuance of

Certificates


ALINORM 05/28/30, para. 108 and Appendix V

CCFO

Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Standard for Named Vegetable Oils: Mid-oleic Sunflower Oil - Accelerated Procedure


ALINORM 05/28/17, para.46

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CCFO

Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Standard for Named Vegetable Oils

- Accelerated Procedure: Low Linolenic Acid

Soyabean Oil; Mid-Oleic Acid Soyabean Oil


ALINORM 05/28/17, para.64 and Appendix

CCFO

Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Standard for Named Vegetable Oil; Amendment to Total Carotenoids in Unbleached

Palm Oil - Accelerated Procedure


ALINORM 05/28/17, para.67

CCFFP

Proposed Draft Code of Practice on the Processing of Scallop Meat



CCGP

Proposed Draft Amendments to the Rules of Procedure: duration of the term of office of the Members of the Executive Committee

Member States Competence.

Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/33A, para. 111

CCPR

Priority List of Chemicals for Evaluation and Re-evaluation by JMPR

Mixed Competence.



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CCPR

Proposed Draft Revision of the MRL Elaboration Procedure



CCFAC

Proposed Draft Revision of the “Class Names and International Numbering System for Food Additives - CAC/GL 36-2003”

Mixed Competence.



XIV

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CCFAC

Proposed Draft Appendix to the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts to address

additional measures for the prevention and reduction of Aflatoxins in Brazil Nuts



ALINORM 05/28/12, para.

131 and Appendix XX

CCFAC

Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Reduction of Chloropropanols during the Production of acid-Hydrolyzed

Vegetable Proteins (HVPs) and Products that Contain acid-HVPs


ALINORM 05/28/12, para.

183 and Appendix XXVII

CCFL

Proposed Draft Definition of Trans-Fatty Acids (Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods and the the

Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling) - Accelerated Procedure



CCFFV

Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex Standard for Sweet Cassava Section 1 - Definition of Produce and Section 3 - Provisions concerning Sizing including consequential amendments to relevant sections of the Standard derived from the revision to Sections 1 and 3 to accommodate other varieties of cassavas fit for human consumption as appropriate12 ;

Member States Competence. Member States Vote.

ALINORM 05/28/35, paras.

91 - 94 Appendix VIII

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TABLE 2: PROPOSALS FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF WORK

RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE STANDARD AND RELATED TEXTS REFERENCE

CCRVDF

Draft and proposed draft MRLs for phoxim (in cattle tissues and cow’s milk), cefuroxime (in cow’s milk), cypermethrin (in sheep tissues) and alpha-cypermethrin (in cattle and sheep tissues and cow’s milk)


ALINORM 05/28/31, para. 93 and Appendix VII

CCPFV

Draft Codex Standard for Soy Sauce


ALINORM 05/28/27 paras. 85-85 Note: The 55th Session of the Executive Committee13 decided to consider this matter at its next Session in the framework of the Critical Review Process. The recommendation of the CCEXEC would be put forward to the 28th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for final decision. CL 2005/6-EXEC is being circulated to seek Codex Members and Observers views on the need to standardized this product within Codex in order to facilitate the discussion of this matter at the CCEXEC.

CCGP

Revision of the Definition of “Food” in the Procedural Manual



ALINORM 05/28/33A, para. 97

CCFL

Draft Amendment to the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced

Foods: Proposed Draft Revised Annex 2 – Permitted Substances: Table 4 (at Step 6)



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Agenda Item 13 Alinorm 05/28/9 D ANNEX V

MATTERS ARISING FROM REPORTS OF CODEX COMMITTEES AND

TASK FORCES: Matters arising by 19 March 2005 CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD IMPORT AND EXPORT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS Clarification of the Reference to “A Reasonable Interval” in the Codex Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems Mixed Competence. European Community Vote. Proposed Draft Appendices to the Guidelines on the Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary Measures Associated with Food Inspection and Certification Mixed Competence. Member States Vote. CODEX COMMITTEE ON RESIDUES OF VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS Risk Management Methodologies, including Risk Assessment Policies in the CCRVDF Mixed Competence. European Community Vote. THE 27TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Future Work on Animal Feeding in Codex Mixed Competence. Member States Vote. THE 55TH SESSION OF THE CODEX EXECTIVE COMMITTEE Antimicrobial Resistance Mixed Competence. European Community Vote.

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Agenda Item 16 ALINORM 05/28/9 G ANNEX VI

OTHER MATTERS ARISING FROM FAO AND WHO

Prepared by FAO and WHO PART I: OUTCOMES OF RECENT FAO/WHO EXPERT MEETINGS Mixed Competence. European Community Vote. PART II: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FAO/WHO CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON PROVISION OF SCIENTIFIC ADVICE TO CODEX AND MEMBER COUNTRIES Mixed Competence. European Community Vote. PART III: STATUS OF REQUESTS FOR SCIENTIFIC ADVICE FROM CODEX SUBSIDIARY BODIES Mixed Competence. European Community Vote. PART IV: CAPACITY BUILDING IN FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Mixed Competence. Member States Vote. PART V: OTHER MATTERS FROM FAO AND WHO Mixed Competence. Member States Vote.

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