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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2016

Codex Meeting Report, 7 October 2016

CODEX - FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (30th Session)

Given below is the summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 30th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe in Astana, Kazakhstan on 3 – 7 October 2016.

A copy of the report is available at: CCEURO30 FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe

Responsible Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Code

Step

Para(s).

FAO/WHO

Codex Secretariat

Members

Information Keynote speech

The Committee acknowledge that antimicrobial resistance is a high priority safety issue for the region. The Committee further noted that there is an urgency for Codex to take action on AMR and that CCEURO members should actively and collaboratively participate in work on AMR.

 

 

12

Information / Action Food quality and safety situation in countries of the Region

The Committee supported the survey on critical and emerging issues and noted that CAC and CCEXEC should hold regular discussions on these matters.

The Committee supported continuation of work on the online platform for information sharing on food safety control systems.

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23 & 32

Information / Action Use of Codex standards in the Region

The Committee supported the survey on the use of Codex standards.

The Committee supported the revitalization process in RCCs which will entail an inclusive process including the application of relevant languages of CAC in the work of CCEURO.

 

 

39

Information Matters arising from CAC and its subsidiary bodies (revitalization of RCCs)

The Committee agreed to continue to exchange views on “innovation in food and standards perspective”.

 

 

47

Information Codex work relevant to the region (growth promoters – zilpaterol)

The Committee noted that unanimous views of CCEURO members against the use of growth promoters and the establishment of MRLs for such substances.

 

 

53

CCEXEC73

Information Monitoring the implementation of the Regional Strategic Plan

Agreed to discontinue the development of the Strategic Plan for CCEURO 2014-2019 and to keep the draft regional plan as an internal reference document that will inform the activities of CCEURO.

 

 

58

FAO, WHO, CAC40

Action Language policy in CCEURO

Agreed to request FAO, WHO and CAC to consider funding translation and interpretation services in Russian for the effective operation of CCEURO as a matter of urgency.

 

 

70

Members

Information Involvement of stakeholders in the national Codex process

Noted that efforts should be made to involve all interested parties when discussing Codex documents in preparation for Codex meetings.

 

 

75

CAC40

Action Appointment of Coordinator of CCEURO

Recommended that Kazakhstan be appointed as Coordinator for Europe

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76

 

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