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PM_21_2012_1pageEN.pdf 1 23/04/2013 11:18:05 CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION C O D E X A L I M E N T A R I U S ISSN 1020-8070 C M Y www.codexalimentarius.org 21 Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme CM 2013 MY CY Manual - Procedural CMY K The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission is intended to help Member Governments participate effectively in the work of the joint CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The manual is particularly useful for national delegations attending Codex meetings and for international organizations attending as observers. It sets out the basic Rules of Procedure, PROCEDURAL MANUAL procedures for the elaboration of Codex standards and related texts, basic definitions and guidelines for the operation of Codex committees. Twenty-first edition Twenty-first edition It also gives the membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 SECTION I: BASIC TEXTS AND DEFINITIONS .......................................... 3 Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission........................................ 4 Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission...................... 7 General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius .......................................... 20 Definitions for the Purposes of the Codex Alimentarius ........................... 22 SECTION II: ELABORATION OF CODEX STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS ....................................................................................... 26 Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts .. 27 Criteria for the Establishment of Subsidiary Bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Commission............................................................ 38 Criteria for the Establishment of Work Priorities....................................... 40 Guideline on the Application of the Criteria for the Establishment of Work Priorities............................................................. 41 Relations Between Commodity Committees and General Subject Committees............................................................................................... 44 Format for Codex Commodity Standards ................................................. 50 Guidelines for the Inclusion of Specific Provisions in Codex Standards and Related Texts................................................................................... 55 Procedures for Consideration of the Entry and Review of Food Additive Provisions In the General Standard for Food Additives .......... 55 Guidelines on the Elaboration and/or Revision of Codes of Hygienic Practice for Specific Commodities ........................................................ 62 Principles for the Establishment of Codex Methods of Analysis ........... 63 Principles for the Establishment or Selection of Codex Sampling Procedures............................................................................................ 78 The Use of Analytical Results: Sampling Plans, Relationship Between the Analytical Results, the Measurement Uncertainty, Recovery Factors and Provisions In Codex Standards......................... 81 Provisions on the use of proprietary methods in Codex standards……83 SECTION III: GUIDELINES FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES .......................... 85 Guidelines to Host Governments of Codex Committees and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces ................................................. 86 Guidelines on the Conduct of Meetings of Codex Committees and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces ................................................. 92 Guidelines to Chairpersons of Codex Committees and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces ................................................. 95 iii Guidelines on Physical Working Groups .................................................. 97 Guidelines on Electronic Working Groups .............................................. 103 SECTION IV: RISK ANALYSIS ................................................................. 106 Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application In the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius..................................................................... 107 Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety.................... 114 Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Additives ............................................................................................... 116 Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Committee on Contaminants in Foods……………………………………………….…….121 Policy of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods for Exposure Assessment of Contaminants and Toxins in Foods or Food Groups ......................................................................................... 125 Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs In Foods ................................................ 129 Risk Assessment Policy for the Setting of Maximum Limits for Residues of Veterinary Drugs In Foods ................................................ 136 Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues ............................................................................... 138 Annex: List of Risk Management Policies Used by CCPR ..................... 142 Criteria for the Prioritization Process of Compounds for Evaluation by JMPR ............................................................................................... 149 Nutritional Risk Analysis Principles and Guidelines for Application to the Work of the Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses ......................................................................................... 153 Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene ……………………………………..………162 SECTION V: SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISION ............................................................................................ 168 Table of Committees, document references and terms of reference ......... 169 Commission and Executive Committee .................................................. 169 General Subject Committees .................................................................. 169 Commodity Committees (Active) ............................................................ 173 Commodity Committees (Adjourned Sine Die) ......................................