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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:Coordination ofthepositionsofMemberStatesinrespect
ofthemeetingoftheCommissionoftheCodexAlimentarius,Rome1979
AnnexBofCodeofPracticeforProcessed MeatProducts
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1.FollowingthelastmeetingoftheCodexCommissioninRometheabovedraft
wasreturnedto-theCommitteeformeatproductsinCopenhagen.Asaresult
ofthismeetingamodifieddocumentwaspreparedwhichiscompatiblewith
(1)Communitylegislation andadvancedtostep8(Al80/16AnnexII).
ThedocumentwillbepresentedtotheCodexCommissionforacceptanceat
itsnextmeetingincome,anditisinconsequencenecessarytocoordinate
* 'thepositionsofMemberStates.
2.AsthedocumentisnowdrafteditappearscompatiblewithCommunity
'legislation andtheCommunitycanhavenoobjectiontoitsacceptance.
However,followingaCommissionmeetingofexpertsonthesubjectfears
wereexpressedthatsomethirdpartymayrequestchangesofthesectiong.
concerningpackagingtoawordingsimilartothatalreadyfiguringinthe
CodeofHygienicPracticeforfreshmeat.Thiswouldbeasubstantive
changewhichcouldbeacceptedasacompromisewithoutdiscussiononthe
understanding thatitmaybenecessarytomodifytheCommunityDirective
accordingly .
3.TheCommissionthereforeproposesthat:
A.a.MemberStateswillmakenoobjectionstotheCodexCommissionifthe
presenttextofthedraftisaccepted.
b.Shoulda"thirdparty"requestasubstantivemodification tosectiong.
forexample:.
"Whereprimarypackagingfollowsslicingandcuttingtheseoperations
shouldpreferablytakeplaceinthesameroomundersatisfactory
conditionsofhygiene.Otherpackagingshouldbecarriedoutwithout
delayinaseparateroom,however,itmaytakeplaceinthesameroom
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inwhichtheproductsareslicedandpackaged,providedprecautions
acceptabletothecontrollingauthorityaretakentoprevent
contamination oftheproduct".
MemberStateswillaccepttheproposalasacompromise.
c..Thatthereshouldbetheusualon-the-spotcoordination ."
B.Ifthepossiblecourseofactionproposedin3.b.aboveisadopted
theCouncilagreestoadaptCouncilDirective77/99/EECtotakeaccount
ofthisorientationfollowingsubmissionofaproposalbytheCommission.