Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 10-13 September 2002

Codex Co-ordinating Committee for Europe (23rd Session)

The summary and conclusions of the 23rd Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe are as follows:

Matters for consideration by the Commission:

The Committee:

• agreed to discontinue work on the revision of the Regional Standard for Mayonnaise and to propose that the Commission should revoke the current Standard
  
• agreed to nominate the Slovak Republic for appointment as Regional Coordinator by the 26th Session of the Commission

Other matters of interest to the Commission:

The Committee:

• expressed its views concerning the elements to be considered in the Joint FAO/WHO Evaluation of the Codex Alimentarius and Other FAO and WHO Work on Food Standards
  
• recommended that traceability/product tracing should be applied for the purposes of food safety and for other legitimate objectives
  
• proposed some amendments to the Draft Medium-Term Plan 2003-2007
  
• expressed its appreciation to FAO and WHO for their technical assistance in the region and supported the strengthening of capacity-building activities, especially as a follow-up to the Pan-European Conference on Food Safety and Quality
  
• reviewed the measures taken by governments to improve consumer participation