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Brussels,19June1975
REPORT
BytheCommissiontotheCouncilonthecoordination between
theMemberStatesontheattitudeto>eadoptedatthe8th
SessionoftheCodexCommittee onFatsandoils.
COE(75)29"-final.

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ReportbytnoCommissiontotheCouncilon"thecoordination betweenthe
MemberStatesonthoattitudetobeadoptedatthe8thSessionofthe
CodexCommitteeonfatsandoils.
TheIleuiberStateswereinvitedbytheFkO/.'HOSecretarialtosentobservations
ontheitemsincircularletterCL/1974/27(~ay1974)withaviewtotheir
discussionattheforthcoming meetingoftheCodexCommittee.Theoriginal
da.teforfinalcommentwasestablishedfortheendof1974atthetimewhen
themeetingofthoCodexCommittewasfixedforApril1975*Themeetinghas
nowbeenpostponed..
Theprosentreportfollows,asfaraspossible,theorderoftheitemsinthe
letterCL/1974/27.' • -
1.Fa.tt.vAcidcomposition offatsand-oilsbasedonGLC
a)MemberStatesareinvitedtoprovideasmuchdetailasisavailableto
theatofacilitatetheworkoftheCodexSecretariat inthismatter.
Itisnottobeexcludedthatatsomepointinthefuture,theCor.minity
willfinditnecessarytoincludeGLCcompositions intheDirectiveon
PatsandOils.TheCommissionthereforesuggeststhattheacceptability
ofthedifferentfiguresshouldbediscussedinmoredetailbythe
MemberStatesinrelationtotheDirectivebeforeafinalpositionis
takenintheCodexComaittee.
''b)TheCommissionisconsideringthemethodstowhichreferenceismade
andwillreportontheiracceptability ,ifpossible,beforetheCodex
meetingtfifcosplace.
2.Processingsolvents
ItisnotclearwhethertheCodexSecretariatrequiredcommentsonall
solventsorsimply"processingsolvents".
TheCouncilhasincludedsolventsinitsworkprogramme(CounoilResolution
of17Decembre 1973»OJC117of31/12/73page1),andMemberStatesshould
makeitclearintheircommentsthatwhenthisworkiscompletedduring
thecourseof1975/1976aCommunityDirectivewillbetheresult.This
Directivewilllistsolventstobeusedintheextractionoffatsandoils,
andatalaterstageincludeothertypesofsolvent.

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V.
3.ScopeoftheRecommended GeneralStandardforEdiblePatsandOilsnot
coveredbyindividualCodexstandards'•(0..?/rS19/1969).
TheGeneralPrinciplesoftheCodexAlimentarius statethattheStandards
beingdevelopedfortheCodexareaimednotonlyatprotectingconsumers'
healthbutalsoasameansofensuringfairpracticesinthefoodtrade..
TheCodexAlimentariusistodevelopstandardsforalltheprincipalfoods
fordistribution totheconsumers,aswellasmaterialforfurtherprocessing
intofoodsMtotheextentnecessarytoachievethepurposeoftheCodex
Alimentarius asdefined".
Thereisasignificantinternational tradeinfatsandoilsforfurther
processing(egintomargarineorintobakerygoods)aswellasfordirect
consumption (egastableoilsorfryingoils),andthereisnodifficulty
inprovidingtheevidonoeoftheusefulnessofastandardwhichappliesto
alloilsandfatsforfoodusenomatterwhattheintermediate stopsmight
be.' -1'•
Hostsectionsofthestandardcouldbeappliedtoproduotsforfurther
processingandtoproductsfordirectconsumption ,buttheinferencetobe
drawnfromtheextentandtypeof.additiveslistedinsection4isthatat
presentdraftedthestandard -is-meanttoapplytobothtypesofproduot.
TheCommissionisoftheopinionthatthereisnoneedtoincludethelong
listofemulsifiers (section4*3)infatsandoilsfordirectconsumption.
Italsoseemslikelythatthelevelsandtypesofantioxidants andcolours
couldalsobereduoed.(Theremaybeexceptionstothesegeneralrulesin
thecaseofspecialisedproductssuchasfatsandoilssolddirectlytothe
consumerforuseinbakeryproduots.)
ThemostappropriateproceduremaybetoincludewithintheScopeallfats
andoils-bothfordirectsaletotheconsumerandforsaletoindustry~,
withtheexclusionofthesecompoundproductscontaining'amixtureoffats
andoils,andotheringredientstoanextentthatthey'ceasetobe"fats"
:and"tils"asmuch. -
Section4»asaconsequence,wouldbeseparatedinto
1.additivesauthorizedinfatsandoilsfordirectconsumption '•
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ItisopenfordiscussionwhetherforthepurposesofCodextheadditives
in2(above)shouldbelistedorwhethertherestrictionshouldbethatof
adequatelabelling,togetherwitharequirementthatanyadditiveusedshould
beacceptableatthelimitappearinginthefinalproduct.
TheCommissionproposesthat,intheforthcoming meeting,ilemberStates
followthisapproachwhichisbeingappliedintheProposalforaDirective
onPatsandOilscurrentlyunderdiscussionintheCommunity.
Itwillbenecessaryatalaterstagetointerveneinsomeofthemore
detailedaspectsoftheCodexStandard(eglabelling,additives).
MethodofAnalysisforvJatorContent
TheCoiamissionisstudying,togetherwithexportsoftheKernberStates,the
methodtowhichreferenceismadeandwillbereportingonthemostsuitable
version.CommentsmadebeforethemeetingoftheCodexCommitteeshould
indicatethis.Itishopedthattheworkwillbefinishedbeforethemeeting
toallowadefinitiveanswertobegiventotheCodexSecretariat.
ProposedDraftStandardforloworucicacidrapeseedoil
IthasbeenagreedatCouncilthatalimitshouldbeplacedontheamount
oferucicacidinfatsandoilsonthebasisoftheReportoftheScientific
CommitteeforFood.TheCommissionisproposingtosuggestasuitablelimit
initsproposalforDirectiveonFatsansOils.
MemberStatesarethereforeinvitedtosupplyinformationtotheCodex
Secretariat (asrequestedundersection5a)"toc))buttoinformthe
SecretariatthattheCommunityisitselfworkingontheproblem.
Thelimittobemadeonthequantityoferucicacidinrapeseedoilsinthe
Communitywillhaveanimpactontherelativeimportanceofthe"high"and
"low"erucicacidStandards.TheMemberStateshavealreadyagreedthatthe
Codexdocumentshouldbeelaboratedwithoutdecisionatthisstageasto
thenecessityofseparatestandardsorasubdividedstandard(doc.R/781
(74)AGRI210).
TheCommissionproposesthattheIlemberStatesmaintainthepositionuntil
theCommunitye *workonfatsandOiJsiscompleted.
Itom6and7relatetosimplerequestsforinformation.