Explanatory
notes
Item
1: Adoption of the agenda
TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/1
According
to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, the first
item on the provisional agenda shall be the adoption
of the agenda.
Item
2: Matters of interest arising since the last session TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/2
Delegations will be informed about the work of interest
that has taken place in different groups within and
outside UNECE.
3: Revision of the UNECE Standard for Dates [TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/3
(France)]
A
proposal is expected from France with contributions
from Germany and the United States.
4: Review of UNECE Recommendations
See
http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/dry/dry_e.htm
for the recommendations in force
(a)
Inshell Almonds
[TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/4]
(b) Pistachio Kernels and Peeled Pistachio Kernels [TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/5]
(c)
Inshell Pistachios [TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/6]
These
recommendations will finish their trial periods
in 2004 and should therefore be reviewed by the
Specialized Section.
Item
5: Draft new UNECE Standards
(a)
Blanched Almonds TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/7 (Spain)
(b)
Inshell Macademia Nuts and Macademia Kernels
[TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/8
(United States)]
(c)Inshell Peanuts and Peanut
Kernels
[TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/9
(United States)]
(d) Inshell Pecans and Pecan Kernels [TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/10
(United States)]
(e) Dried Peaches TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/11
(Spain)
(f) Dried Peppers
[TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/12
(Greece, Spain)]
(g)
Dried Tomatoes
[TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2004/13
(United States, Spain)]
These
items were agreed at the last session and by the
Working Party for the future work of the Specialized
Section. Draft standards or information about progress
on these standards are expected from the different
rapporteurs.
Simplification
of the provisions of the standards
During
the development of the interpretative brochure
for hazelnuts comments were made by some delegations
that the provisions especially for tolerances in
UNECE standards are complicated and could be simplified.
The Specialized Section is invited to discuss this
issue.
Elaboration
of a sampling plan review of the work done by
the OECD Scheme
The
Secretariat will inform the Specialized Section
on any progress made on this issue by the OECD
Scheme.
Item
8: UNECE General conditions of sale for dry (shelled
and unshelled) and dried fruit ECE/AGRI/41 (Secretariat)
(copies to be distributed at the session)
Item
9: Cooperation with the OECD Scheme
The
secretariat will inform the Specialized Section
about the progress made on the issues discussed
at the last session (see TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2003/15,
paras 24-28)
Item
10: Application of UNECE Standards
The
Specialized Section will be informed on the status
of application of UNECE standards.
Item
11: Capacity building for the application of quality
standards
(a)
Report on a seminar organized by the secretariat
in Moldova.
(b)
Information about other capacity building activities
Item
12: Other business
Item
13: Future work and meetings
(a)
Date and place of the next session
The
next session of the Specialized Section has been
tentatively planned to take place from 13-17 June
2005.
(b)
Future work
A
draft agenda for the next meeting including the
tasks to be accomplished will be annexed to the
report of the Specialized Section.
(c)
Preparation of the next session of the Working
Party
Item
14: Election of officers
According
to the Commission's Rules of Procedure and established
practice, the Meeting is expected to elect a Chair
and a vice-chair. At the last session the Specialized
Section elected Mr. B. Cauquil (France) as Chairman
and Mr. P. Marzabal (Spain) as Vice-Chairman.
Item
15: Adoption of the report
The
Specialized Section will adopt the report of its
fifty-first session on the basis of a draft prepared
by the secretariat. |