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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)566 final .
Brussels ,15November 1977
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Coordination oftheposition ofMember States
inview ofthe 12th meeting oftheCommission
ofCodex Aliment arius andAnnex B(step 5)"to
theCode ofHygienic Practice forprocessed
meat products
COK(77 )566final .

Communication from "theCommission tothe Council
Subject :Coordination ofthepositions ofMember States inview ofthe
12th meeting oftheCommission ofCodex Alimentarius andAnnex B
(step 5)"totheCode ofHygienic practice forprocessed meat products .
Initsletter ofMarch 1977 (CI1977/8PMP)thejoint FAO/WHOsecretariat tothe
Codex Alimentarius requests inparagraph 3comments inrelation toAnnex Bof
thecode ofhygienic practice forprocessed meat products (doc.ref .CAC/RCP12.1976
atstep 5)with recommendation toomit steps 6andf.
Itisnecessary tocoordinate thepositipns ofMember States ,taking account
ofandonthe "basis oftheexisting Community legislation inthisfield .*
TheCommission hasrequested andstudied comments received from Member States
inrelation tothedocuments involved andproposes that
-theannexed comments areforwarded bytheCommission tothesecretariat ofthe
*
Codex Alimentarius
-thenormal on-the-spot coordination takes place asnecessary .
OJL26of31.1.77

ANÎJEX
ToJointFAO/WHOSecretariat
Commission CodexAlimentarius
Sir,
■Subject:CommentsoftheEuropeanEconomioCommunitiesconcerningAnnexB
totheCodeofHygienicPracticeforprocessedmeatproducts
(CAC/RCP12-1976)
Inrelationtotherequestofthejointsecretariat "bydocumentCL1977/8PMP
ofMarch1977"theCommunitysubmitsthefollowingcommentsinrelationtothe
abovedocument.
1.Paragraphe
Asrequirementsrelatingtoportablewaterarealreadycoveredby28dinthe
basiccode,thelastsentenceissuperfluous andshouldbedeleted.
2.Paragraphg
Meatproductsintendedforsaleinpre-packedformhavingbeenslicedorcut
aremorehygienically handledifwrappedinthesameroomastheyaresliced
orcut.TheCommunitythereforeadvisesthatthefirstsentenceismodified
toread:
"Wrappingofmeatproductspreservedbyheattreatmentshouldbecarriedout
withoutdelayinaseparateroom;vhowever,slicingorcuttingandwrapping
ofmeatproductsintendedforsaleinpre-packedformmaytakeplaceinthe
sameroomwhensatisfactory hygienicconditionsareensured."
3.Paragraphh
Thisparagraphisnotclear.Thefollowingmodification isadvised:
"Wrappedopen-packmeatproductsrequiringrefrigeration shouldbestoredin
chilledaccommodation usedonlyformeatproductsandinsuchawaythat
contamination iskepttoaminimum."