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Brussels,20June1975
REPORTFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerningthecoordination ofthepositionsofMemberStatesinrelationtotheFAO/WHOCodexAlimentarius Commission's11thmeetinginRome1976
inparticularinrelationtothecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat
(Alinorm76/15AnnexesIIandIII)andthecodeofhygienicpracticefor
poultryprocessing(Alinorm76/13AnnexII)
COM(75)305final

ReportfromtheCommissiontotheCouncilconcerningthecoordination ofthe
positionsofHeaterStatesinrelationtotheFAO/WHOCodexAlimentarius
Commission's11thmeetinginRome1976inparticularinrelationtothecode
ofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat(Alinorm76/15AnnexesIIandIII)and
thecodeofhygienicpracticeforpoultryprocessing(Alinom76/13AnnexII)
InlettersCX5/25.2.CL1975/2andCX4/20CL1974/56ofJanuaryand
February1975theJointWHO/FAOsecretariathasrequestedcommentsfrom
governmentswishingtoproposeamendmentstodraftcodesofhygienicpractice
atstep8by30June1975•
ThecodesofhygienicpracticewheretheCommunityalreadyhaslegislation
arethecodeofhygienicpracticeforpoultryprocessing(Alinorm76/13
AnnexIIatstep8Eaidthedraftoodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat,
withthedraftcodeofpracticeforante-andpost-morteminspectionof
abattoiranimals(Alinorm76/15AnnexesIIandIIIatstep8).
TheCommunityalreadyhaslegislationinthesefieldsnamely:
1.CouncilDirectiveof15February1971onhealthproblemsaffectingtrade
infreshpoultrymeat(OJL55/22of8.3.71EEC7l/ll8);
2.CouncilDirectiveof26June1964onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-
Communitytradeinfreshmeat(OJL12129.7.64asamended)
CouncilDirectiveof12December1972onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-
Communitytradeinfreshmeat(OJL302/24of31.12.72);
3.CouncilDirectiveof12December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsuponimportationofbovineanimalsandmeatfromthirdcountries
(OJL302/28of31.12.72).
ItfollowsthatitisnecessaryforMemberStatestobasetheircommentson
existingCommunitylegislation andcoordinatetheirreplyaccordingly,the
Commissionbeing,inprinciple,thespokesmanfortheCommunity. "
AstudyofthecodesinquestioninrelationtoCommunitylegislation
followingthelastmeetingsofthecodeccommitteesinvolvedindicatesanumber
ofareaswhicharenotfullycompatiblewithpresentCommunityrequirements .

Inthesecasesitdoesnotappearjustifiedtoacceptdispositions ofthe
codeswhichareincompatible withCoonunitylegislation,thereforethe
Communitypositionshould "beclearlyre-statedandconstructive proposals
foramendmentmade,whichare"basedonCommunitylegislation.
Inconformitywiththe727thmeetingofCOREFERitisproposedthatthe
annexedobservations of-theCommunityaresent"bytheCommissiontothe
secretariatoftheFAO/WHQCodexAlimentarius.

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ProposalsbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityforamendmentofdraftcodes
ofhygienicpracticeatstep8forconsideration bythe11thmeetingof
theCommissionoftheCodexAlimontarius inRome1976
•flieCodeofhygienicpracticeforpoultryprocessing(Alinora76/13
AnnexIIatstep8)
AsindicatedbytheCommunityduringthemeetingsoftheCodexCommittee
-onfoodhygieneinWashington,theCommunityprovisionsconcerninghealth
andhygieneofpoultryprocessinghavebeenunderreviewformodification .
DespitethisMemberStateshaveendeavouredtomakeconstructive
contributions tothework.oftheCommitteewithoutbeingabletoassociate
themselveswiththeconsensusforadvancement ofthecode.TheCommunity
modifications arenotyetcompleted,whichmeansthattheadvicewhich
theCommunityhadhopedtobeabletogivebeforetheadvancementofthe
codetostep8cannowsolelybebasedonthebasicprinciplesofhealth
andhygienealreadyincorporated intoCommunityprovisions..Promthis
basistheCommunityproposesthefollowingamendmentstothetextofthe
/ '
existingdraft:
1.SectionIV.A.3b"Watersupply"
TheCommunityconsidersthat"potablewater"onlyshouldbe.usedinpoultry
meatprocessingplants,andthattheinsertionwithoutqualification of
asentencereferringtoin-plantchlorination ofwaterisunsuitable.
Thedangerthatchlorinationisusedasacoverforpoorhygienerather
thanasahygienicaidindisinfectionispossible.Itisproposedthat
thesentencebeginning"wherein-plantchlorination ofwaterisused",
shouldbeprecededbythesentence;
"Theappropriateauthoritymaypermitin-plantchlorination ofwaterif
thisisnecessaryforpublichealthreasons."
2.SectionIV.A.3f"Liahtine"
TheCommunityconsidersthatthequotingoffiguresforlightingintensity
inthecodeisunnecessarily specificandthat"adequatelightingwhich
doesnotdistortcolours"issufficient.Inadditionthefiguresindicated
areunnecessarily h'i^i.TheCommunityconsidersthatthefigures'found
inthefreshmeatcodeofhygienicpracticearemoresatisfactory and
proposesthatiftheyaremaintainedthecodeisharmonisedtothemode
ofwordingcontainedinthecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat.

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3.SectionIV.B.1"Ecruimentandutensils"
Theuseofwoodforsurfacesincontactwithneatisnotconsidered ,to"be
hygienicallysatisfactory .TheComunityproposesthat,inadditionto
referencetothegeneralprinciples,thete:rtbeharmonisedinthenodeof
presentationwith'thetextfound •inthesectiondealingwithmaterialsend
equipmentinthecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat,andthatthe
phrase"woodar.dsimilarmaterialsshouldnotbeused"isaddedtotheend
oftheparagraph.
4.SectionIV.C.4"Healthofpersonnel"
Itisproposedthatthissectionbeharmonisedinthenodeofpresentation
withthetextofthefirstthreeparagraphsoftherelevantprovisions
foundinthecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat.TheCommunity
considersthatexaminationofpersonnelisepidemiologically advisable
atleastannuallyandproposesthatthefollowingphrasebeaddedtothe
secondsentenceoftherelevanttext(36.bofthecodeofhygienic
practiceforfreshmeat-Alinorn7<Vt5AnnexII)"andwhenotherwise
requiredbythecompetentauthority",
5•.SectionIV.D.3b"Temperatures snicoolin,?andfreezingprocedures"
AtpresenttheCommunityrequiresthatafterchillingfreshpoultrymeat
mustbekeptatatemperaturewhichmaynotatanytimeexceed+4°C.It
isproposedthattomakethesectionontemperatures moregenerally
acceptable,SectionIV.D.3b.1isamendedbytheadditionofthewords"in
asfarasthistemperatureisapprovedbytheofficialagencyhaving
iurisdiction ".
6.SectionIV.E-Sanitationcontrolprogrnnme
TheCommunityconsidersitnecessarythatthesupervisionofhygieneand
meatinspectionshouldbeperformedbyanofficialveterinarian .Itis
proposedthatthetextofsectionIV.Eisharmonisedinthemodeof
presentation withthatfoundinthecodeofhygienicpracticeforfresh
meat.(Alinom76/16AnnexIISectionE.43and44)

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B.Thecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeat(Alinorm16/15AnnexII)
TheadviceoftheCoiiimunityMemberStatesinrespectofthiscodehas
teenclec-rlyformulatedduringthemeetingsoftheCodexCommitteeon
neathygiene.Despiteprolongeddiscussions,theCommunityconsiders
thatamendnentofsomeitemsofthepresentdraftisrequiredendproposes
thefollowingamendmenttothetext:
1*SectionV.A.23.eandf-Separate -placesforemptyingandrinsingand
furthertreatmentofdigestiveorgans
Togiveawiderapplicationofsection23e,theword"rinsing"shouldbe
deletedandreplacedbytheword"cleansing".
TheCommunityconsidersthatthefootnoterelatedtoparagraph23e.and
f.servesnopurposeinthecodeandshouldthereforebedeleted.
2.SectionV,A.23,g.andh.-"Roomsforpreparation ofediblefatand
storageofskinsetc"
Toavoidmisunderstanding ,thephrasingofthesetwoparagraphsconcerning .
fatshouldbeamended,particularlyinrelationtotheuseoftheword
"preps-ration".Itisproposedthatthetextshouldread:
g.Specialinstallations forthestorageoffats,ifthesearenot
removeddailyfromtheabattoirorestablishment .
h.Thementionof"inediblefats"inthisparagraphshouldbedeletedas
thehandlingofproductsunfitforconsumptioniscoveredelsewhere
inthecode.
3.SectionV.A.24.C-"Boningandcuttingpremises"
ThereportsofthemeetingsoftheMeatHygieneCommitteerecordthe
extensivediscussions whichhavetakenplaceinanefforttoobtaina
suitablewordingforthissub-paragraph .TheCommunityconsidersthat
thepresentwordingdoesnotgivesoundadviceandproposesthatitshould
beaaendedtoread:
"Rooms,undertemperaturecontrol,forboningandcutting,physically
separatedfromotherrooms.
Boning,cuttingandprimarywrappingshouldbeseparatedfrompackaging
operations."
4.SectionV.B.29-"Materialsandutensils"
Theuseofwoodforsurfacesincontextwithmeatisconsideredtobe
hygienically unsatisfactory .TheCommunityproposesthatthetextbe
emendedbytheadditionofthefollowingphrasetotheendofparagraph29.
"Woodandsimilarmaterialsshouldnotbeused." /

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5,SectionV.B.32"materialsandutensils"
Theformofwordingofthisparagraphisatpresentambiguousand
confusing.TheCommunityproposesthatthetextbeclarifiedbythe
followingemendedwording:
32.
"Nocontainers,woodencrates,woodenboxesorcartonsshouldbe
assembledinanypartofanabattoirorestablishment whereanimalsare
slaughtered,ordressed,orwheremeatiscutuporboned,prepared,
handledpackedorstored.Nocontainers,equipmentorutensilsshould
bestoredinanypartofanabattoirorestablishment whereanimalsare
slaughtered,ordressed,orwheremeatiscutuporboned,prepared,
handled,packedorstoredunlessrequiredforimmediateuseinthat
place.
6.SectionV.C.36.b
HieCommunityconsidersthattheexaminationofpersonnelis
epidemiologically advisableatleastannuallyandproposesthatthe
followingphrasebeaddedtothesecondsentenceofthetext:
"andwhenotherwiserequiredbythecompetentauthority".