JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON FOOD DERIVED FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY

First Session
Chiba, Japan, 14 -17 March 2000
To be held in the International Conference Hall at "Makuhari Messe", Nakase,
Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, from Tuesday 14 March at 10.00 hours to Friday 17 March 2000

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Agenda 
Item

Subject Matter

Doc. Reference No.
Opening of the Session
1.
 Adoption of the Agenda CX/FBT 00/1
2.
 Matters Referred to the Task Force by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees CX/FBT 00/2
3.
 Review of the Work by International Organizations on the Evaluation of the Safety and Nutrition Aspects of Foods Derived from Biotechnology* CX/FBT 00/3

CX/FBT 00/3 - Add.
4.
 Consideration of the Elaboration of Standards, Guidelines or other Principles for Foods Derived from Biotechnology* CX/FBT 00/4 Part 1

CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2
Government comments :
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 1 Add.1 
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 1 Add.2
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 1 Add.3
 

CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2 Add.1
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2 Add.2 
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2 Add.3 
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2 Add.4
CX/FBT 00/4 Part 2 Add.5

CorrigendumCX/FBT 00/4 Part II
 


CRD 5
CRD 6
CRD 7
CRD 8
CRD 9 (Soon available)

 
5.
 Other Business, Future Work and Date and Place of Next Session
6.
 Adoption of the Report

N.B.: The hard copies of documents marked with an asterisk will be distributed from the Japanese Codex Secretariat.
Working documents as prepared will be uploaded onto the Codex website. They can be downloaded and printed by accessing the following URL:

http://www.fao.org/es/esn/codex
Delegates are kindly requested to bring with them to the meeting all documents which have been distributed as the number of additional copies which can be made available at the meeting is limited.

ANNOTATION TO THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA

for the First Session of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force
on Foods Derived From Biotechnology
Chiba, Japan, 14 – 17 March 2000

Item 1    Adoption of the Agenda (Doc. Ref. CX/FBT 00/1): In accordance with Rule V.1 of the Rules of Procedure, the first item on the Provisional Agenda shall be the adoption of the Agenda.

Item 2    Matters referred to the Task Force by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Other Codex Committees (Doc. Ref. CX/FBT 00/2): The item includes matters related to the Task Force arising from sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees.

Item 3    Review of Work by International Organizations on the Evaluation of the Safety and Nutrition Aspects of Foods Derived From Biotechnology (Doc. Ref. CX/FBT 00/3): The Task Force is invited to take note of the results of work done and/or being done by other relevant international fora and organizations in the field of the evaluation of the safety and nutrition aspects of foods derived from biotechnology, including those works done by FAO, WHO and OECD.

Item 4    Consideration of the Elaboration of Standards, Guidelines or Other Principles for Foods Derived from Biotechnology (Doc.Ref. CX/FBT 00/4): Discussion under this item will be based on discussion and information papers submitted by governments and organizations according to circular letter CL/1999/27-FBT and circulated under the reference CX/FBT 00/4. Discussion and information papers may cover:

The Task Force will have the possibility of asking for clarification on the contents of the discussion papers from the author governments and organizations. The Task Force may wish to conduct a preliminary survey to identify areas where similarity in opinion exists among member countries and areas where a variety of opinions are still observed. The Task Force will be invited to discuss how the future work should be proceeded, including how the results of works done by other international fora could be incorporated in the Task Fork’s work.

Item 5    Other Business, Future Work and Date and Place of Next Session: The Task Force will be advised of the tentative dates of the next session.

Item 6    Adoption of the Report: In accordance with Rule VIII of the Rules of Procedure, the Task Force shall adopt the report of its first Session based on a draft provided by the Secretariat.