[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13727-13728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05090]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
General Principles
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 1,
2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 34th
Session of the Codex Committee on General Principle (CCGP) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC), CCGP34 will be held in Lille, France,
from June 2-6, 2025. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize
the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the 34th Session of the CCGP and to
address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for May 1, 2025, from 10 a.m.-12
p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via video teleconference
only. Documents related to the 34th Session of the CCGP will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCGP&session=34.
The U.S. Delegate to the 34th Session of the CCGP invites
interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
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electronically to the following email address: [email protected] or
[email protected]. Comments should state that they relate to the
activities of the 34th Session of the CCGP.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/7Lxx6JqcQKm7hW3cTh7mrA. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 34th Session of the CCGP, contact
Mr. Ken Lowery of the U.S. Codex Office, Office of the Under Secretary
for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S Department of
Agriculture, at: [email protected]. For additional information
regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email
at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963. Through
adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the health of
consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
The Terms of Reference for the Codex Committee on General
Principles (CCGP) are:
To deal with such procedural and general matters as are referred to
it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including:
(a) the review or endorsement of procedural provisions/texts
forwarded by other subsidiary bodies for inclusion in the Procedural
Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission; and
(b) the consideration and recommendation of other amendments to the
Procedural Manual.
France hosts the CCGP. The United States attends the CCGP as a
member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the agenda for the 34th Session of the
CCGP will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters arising from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its
subsidiary bodies
Codex Procedural Manual: Review of inconsistencies in language
and superseded content
[cir] Codex Procedural Manual: Review of the procedures in Section
3: Guidelines for subsidiary bodies
[cir] Codex Procedural Manual: Review of inconsistencies in
language and superseded content, apart from Section 3
Codex Procedural Manual: Update to the Guide to the procedure
for the amendment and revision of Codex standards and related texts
Proposed amendment to the principles concerning the
participation of international non-governmental organizations in the
work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Codex Procedural Manual: Review of the potential use of
existing provisions to promote more resource-efficient practices in the
review of new-work proposals which do not fall within the remit of an
active Codex committee
Review of the application of the Criteria and procedural
guidelines for Codex committees and ad hoc intergovernmental task
forces working by correspondence
Other Business
Public Meeting
At the May 1, 2025, public meeting, agenda items will be described
and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer
comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to the
U.S. Codex Office at: [email protected] or to Ken Lowery of the U.S.
Codex Office at [email protected]. Written comments should state that
they relate to activities of the 34th Session of the CCGP.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA
Codex web page located at: https://www.usda.gov/codex.
Done at Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.
Julie A. Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2025-05090 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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