JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Twentieth Session
Paris, France, 3 - 7 May 2004

To be held at the Centre International de Conférences BERCY,
139 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
from Monday 3 May 2004 at 10.00 to Friday 7 May 2004

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Agenda Item	Subject Matter	Document Identification
	Opening of the Session
1.	Adoption of the Agenda	CX/GP 04/20/1
2.	Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees	CX/GP 04/20/2 CX/GP 04/20/2-Add.1 CX/GP 04/20/2-Add.2
3.	Proposed Amendment to Rule VIII.5 (Observers) of the Rules of Procedure	CX/GP 04/20/3 CX/GP 04/20/3-Add.1
4.	Proposed Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Food Safety	CX/GP 04/20/4
	- Government Comments at Step 3	CX/GP 04/20/4-Add.1
5.	Proposed Draft Revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in Foods - Government comments at Step 3	CX/GP 04/20/5 CX/GP 04/20/5-Add.1 CX/GP 04/20/5-Add.2 CX/GP 04/20/5-Add.3 CX/GP 04/20/5-Add.4
6.	Definition of Traceability/Product Tracing of Foodstuffs	CX/GP 04/20/6
	- Government comments	CX/GP 04/20/6-Add.1 CX/GP 04/20/6-Add.2
7.	Guidelines for Cooperation with International Intergovernmental Organizations	CX/GP 04/20/7
8.	Review of the Principles concerning the Participation of International Non-Governmental Organizations in the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission	CX/GP 04/20/8
9.	Other Business and Future Work, including the following matters arising from the 19^th (Extraordinary) Session of the Committee: a) clarification of the respective roles of Members of the Executive Committee elected on a geographic basis and of Coordinators b) clarification of the duration of the term of the Coordinators and other Members of the Executive Committee c) relevance of the current acceptance and notification procedures for Codex standards d) possible reorganization of the structure and presentation of the Procedural Manual e) particular situation of the North America Region in the context of Rule IV.1 f) implications of the exclusive use of electronic distribution of Codex documents to Members and Observers g) criteria applicable for the participation of developing country members in the Executive Committee in the light of the proposed Rule XII.3 and the Codex budget available.
10.	Date and Place of Next Session
11.	Adoption of the Report

Note: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.