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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2016
Codex Meeting Report, 6 - 12 February 2016
CODEX – Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (22nd Session)
The full report is available at: Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (22nd Session)
The Twenty-Second Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems reached the following conclusions
Matters for Adoption by the 39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and by 71st Session of the Executive Committee
The Committee agreed to forward the following texts for adoption at Step 5/8 :
- Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information Between Importing and Exporting Countries to Support the Trade in Food (REP16/FICS para. 26 and Appendix II);
- Proposed Draft Revision of the Revision of the Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Safety Emergency Situations (CAC/GL 19-1995) (REP16/FICS para. 45 and Appendix IV);
- Proposed Draft Revision of the Guidelines for the Exchange of Information Between Countries on Rejections of Imported Food (CAC/GL 25-1997) (REP16/FICS para. 50 and Appendix V)
The Committee agreed to forward the following texts for adoption at Step 5:
- Proposed Draft Guidance for Monitoring the Performance of National Food Control Systems (REP16/FICS para. 33 and Appendix III).
Matters Referred to other Committees
The Committee held a discussion on held a discussion on Food Integrity/Food Authenticity as Emerging Issues (see paras 71 and 72) which is also of interest to the Committees on Food Labelling (CCFL) and on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) as well the CCEXEC71 and CAC39.
Other Matters for Information
The Committee agreed to consider at its next session:
- Discussion Paper On System Comparability/Equivalence (see para. 54);
- Discussion Paper on the Use of Electronic Certificates by Competent Authorities and Migration to Paperless Certification (see paras 58– 60);
- Discussion Paper on Third Party Certification (with broad parameters) (see para. 63)
- Discussion Paper on Consideration of Emerging Issues and Future Directions for the Work
- Codex Discussion Paper on Consideration of Emerging Issues and Future Directions for the Work of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (see paras 65– 67); and
- Discussion Paper on Food Integrity/Authenticity as Emerging Issues (see paras 71 and 72).
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