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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)61final
Brussels,25February1975
REPORTOFCOMMISSION TOCOUNCIL
concerningthecoordination ofthepositionof
MemberStatesinrelationtothedraftcodeof
hygienicpracticeforprocessedmeatproducts
(Alinorm74/16AnnexVIatstep"),tobeexamined
atthe8thmeetingoftheCodexCommitteeon
processedmeatproducts(Copenhagen10-14March1975)
C01I(75)61final

ReportofCommissiontoCouncilconcerningthecoordination ofthe
positionofMemberStatesinrelationtothedraftcodeofhygienicpractice
forprocessedmeatproducts(Alinorm74/l6AnnexVIatstep7),tobe
examinedatthe8thmeetingoftheCodexCommitteeonprocessedmeatproducts
(Copenhagen10-14March1975)
ThejointFAO/OMSsecretariathasindicatedinDoc.CX/PMP/75/lthatpoint
10oftheprovisional agendaofthe8thmeetingoftheCommitteeonprocessed
meatproductswillincludeanexaminationofAlinorm74/16AnnexVI
concerningthedraftcodeofpracticeforprocessedmeats.InDoc.CL1974/38
point4'•rc-sstatedtheintentiontorequestgovernmentcommentsafterthe
thirdmeetinginLondonofthecommitteeformeathygiene.
Thecodeisbasedonthecodeofhygienicpracticeforfreshmeatwiththe
inclusionofspecificprovisionsforprocessedmeatproducts.
TheCommunityalreadyhaslegislationconcerninghealthandhygieneof
freshmeatwhichisfoundin:
-CouncilDirective64/433of26June19^4onhealthproblemsaffecting
intra-Comrr ;unitytradeinfreshmeat(OJNoL121of24.7.64-amended)
-CouncilDirective72/462of12December1972onhealthandveterinary
inspectionproblemsuponimportationofbovineanimals,swineandfreshmeat
fromthirdcountries(OJHoL302of31.12.72-asamended).
Inaddition,theCommunityhasundercontinuingstudytwodraftCouncil
Regulations concerninghealthproblemsandanimalhealthproblemsin
relationtomeatbasedproducts(OJNoC59/20of11.6.71).
Accordingly ,thepositionofMemberStatesinrelationtotheCodexdraftcode
mustbebasedontherelevantpartsofexistingCommunitylegislation .At
thesametimeMemberStatesmustmakeitclearthattheycannotmakedefinitive
observations inrelationtothosepartsofthecode,inrelationtomeatbased
products,whicharecurrentlyunderstudywithintheCommunity.
Itisunderstoodthaton-the-spotcoordination shalltakeplaceduringthe
courseofthemeeting.