COMMITTEE FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Working Party on Standardization of
Perishable Produce and Quality
Development
(Fifty-eighth session, 29 to 31
October 2002, Geneva)
PROVISIONAL
AGENDA FOR THE FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION
to be held
in the Palais des Nations, Geneva,
commencing
at 10:00 hrs Tuesday, 29 October 2002*
Note by the secretariat: Document numbers in
square brackets refer to documents expected but not received by the time of the
preparation of the agenda. They might be available late or at the meeting as
room documents. As soon as they are received they will also be available on the
home page of the agricultural standards unit.
*The informal Working Groups on the
Working Procedures and Internationally Harmonized Produce Coding have the
possibility to meeting on Monday 28 October 2002.� The secretariat will send out further information closer to the
meeting.
1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/1 |
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2 |
Matters of interest arising since the last session |
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(a) |
UNECE -���������� Committee
for Trade, Industry and ����������� Enterprise
Development -���������� United
Nations Centre for Trade � Facilitation
and Electronic Commerce -���������� Working Party on Technical ������ Harmonization and Standardization ������� Policy -���������� Working
Party on Transport of �� Perishable
Foodstuffs |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/2 |
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(b) |
Other organizations: -���������� Codex
Alimentarius Commission and ������ Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits �������� and Vegetables -���������� European Union -���������� ISO/TC34/SC14 -���������� OECD Scheme for the Application of
-����������� International Standards for
Fruit� and ����������� Vegetables -���������� World
Trade Organization |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/3 English French
Russian |
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3 |
Specialized Section
on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/8 (Latvia)English only |
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(a) |
Texts recommended
for adoption as revised or new UNECE standards: Annonas Apples Pears Citrus Fruit Leeks, Melons and
Plums Table Grapes Strawberries |
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(b) |
Texts recommended for adoption as UNECE
recommendations for a one trial period: Avocados Plums Table Grapes Pineapples |
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(c) |
Numbering system of the standards |
TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2001/19, para. 167 TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20, paras. 123 to 129 TRADE/WP.7/2001/3 TRADE/WP.7/2002/4 |
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(d) |
Use of trade marks in UNECE standards Revision to the standard layout |
TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20,
paras 116 to 121 TRADE/WP.7/2002/5 |
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4 |
Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry and
Dried Produce (Fruit) |
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(a) |
UNECE Standard for Inshell Walnuts |
TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14, para. 18 TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/3 |
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(b) |
Annex on
determination of the moisture content for dry fruit (nuts) |
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(c) |
Information
concerning the joint publication of the colour chart for walnut kernels by
OECD and UNECE |
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5 |
Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed
Potatoes |
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(a) |
Text recommended
for adoption as revised UNECE Standard |
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(b) |
Meetings of the bureau |
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6 |
Specialized Section on Standardization of Meat |
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(a) |
UNECE Standard for Ovine Carcases and Cuts |
TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13,
paras 9 to 42 |
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(b) |
Meeting of rapporteurs |
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7 |
Working group on internationally Harmonized Produce
Coding |
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8 |
UNECE Quality Standards and Organic Produce |
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9 |
Publications |
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(a) |
Compendium of
standards |
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(b) |
UNECE Standards
for Meat |
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(c) |
Promotional
booklet on the work and achievements of the Working Party |
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10 |
General questions
concerning the work of WP.7 and its Specialized Sections |
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(a) |
Revision of the
Working Procedures |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/6 English French
Russian |
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(b) |
Status and possible
revision of the Geneva Protocol |
TRADE/WP.7/2001/6 TRADE/WP.7/2001/9, paras. 75 to 81 |
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(c) |
Name of the
Working Party |
TRADE/WP.7/2001/9, paras. 82 to 83 |
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11 |
Follow-up concerning items discussed at earlier
sessions |
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(a) |
Exchange of information on non-conformity cases |
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(b) |
List of countries accepting/not accepting code marks |
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Application of
UNECE Standards |
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13 |
Workshops, seminars, training courses and other
activities concerning capacity building for the application of quality
standards |
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(a) |
Report of the Asian Seminar on Safe and High Quality
Food for International Trade and Plans for follow-up events (Asia, Central
Asia and South-East Europe) |
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(b) |
Information about other capacity building activities |
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14 |
Other business |
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15 |
Programme of work |
TRADE/WP.7/2002/7 English French
Russian |
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Calendar of meetings |
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(b) |
Future work |
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16 |
Election of
officers |
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17 |
Adoption of the
report |
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29 |
October |
10.00 � 13.00 |
Items 1 - 4 |
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15.00 � 18.00 |
Items 4 - 9 |
30 |
October |
10.00 � 13.00 |
Items 9 - 16 |
31 |
October |
10.00 -� 13.00 |
Item 17 |
ANNOTATIONS
ITEM 1 Adoption of the agenda
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
(a)������� UNECE
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/2
The Secretariat will inform the Working Party about
relevant work of the:
-���������� Committee
for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development
-���������� United
Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Commerce
-���������� Working Party on Technical
Harmonization and Standardization Policy
-���������� Working Party on Transport of
Perishable Foodstuffs
The information is included in the document as far as
available.
(b)������� Other
organizations:
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/3
Representatives of the following organizations have
been invited to provide information of interest to the Working Party:
-���������� Codex
Alimentarius Commission and Codex
Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
-���������� European Union
-���������� ISO/TC34/SC14
-���������� OECD Scheme for the Application of
International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables
-���������� World
Trade Organization.
The information is
included in the document as far as available.
ITEM 3 Specialized
Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20
(Report of the 48th
session)
����������������������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/8� (Latvian Fruit Varieties)
The Working Party
will be informed on the outcome of the forty-eight session of the Specialized
Section and will be invited to take decisions on the following issues:
(a)������� Texts recommended for adoption as revised or new
UNECE standards:
Annonas����������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.1
Apples�������������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.2
Pears��������������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.3
Citrus Fruit������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.5*
Leeks, Melons and
Plums����������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.7
Table Grapes���������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.9*
Strawberries����������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.8
(b)������� Texts
recommended for adoption as UNECE recommendations for a one trial period:
Avocados��������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.4
Plums�������������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.7
Table Grapes���������������� ����������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.9*
Pineapples�������������������������������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.10
Documents marked with an asterisk contain, in addition
to the amendments proposed by the Specialized Section, some notes by the
secretariat for a possible harmonization with the text agreed at the Codex
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. According to the working procedures,
the Working Party can tentatively agree such amendments, in order to avoid
delays, if it considers them to be minor technical points.
The secretariat has received information about Latvian varieties of Apples, Pears and Plums which are included in document TRADE/WP.7/2002/8.� The Working Party is invited to consider whether these should be included now in the relevant lists to avoid delays.
(c)������� Numbering system of the standards
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2001/19, para.167
TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20, para. 123 to 129
TRADE/WP.7/2001/3
TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/16
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/4
At the last session of the Working Party the secretariat proposed changing
the numbering system used in UNECE standards to a legal numbering system (e.g.
1, 1.2, 1.2.1) (see TRADE/WP.7/2001/3).
Advantages of this system are that
����������� -���������� references to all parts of the text
are easily possible;
����������� -���������� no letters are needed in the numbering
(avoids problems with cyrillic);
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standards are in line
with ISO standard 2145:1978 on �Numbering of divisions and
sub-divisions in written
documents�.
For the last session of GE.1 the secretariat prepared a comprehensive
example based on the Citrus Fruit Standard (see TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/16).� In addition the �Provisions concerning
quality� had been split into its three sub-sections to keep the numbering depth
low (four numbers).
The Specialized Section agreed to having a separate section for
Maturity requirements but preferred to keep the three sections under the
existing heading so that the concept of quality was not lost.
In document TRADE/WP.7/2002/4 the secretariat presents a new example on the basis of
the Apples standard.
(d)������� Use of
trade marks in UNECE standards
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20,
paras 116 to 121
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/5
At the request of the Specialized Section the
secretariat has prepared a proposal to amend the standard layout to include
provisions for lists of varieties and the mentioning of trade marks.
ITEM 4 Specialized
Section on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce (Fruit)
Document: ������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14
(Report of the 49th session)
The Working Party will
be informed on the outcome of the forty-ninth session of the Specialized
Section and will be invited to take decisions on the following issues:
(a)������� UNECE Standard for Inshell Walnuts
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14, para. 18
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/3
The amendments contained in document
TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/3 are proposed for adoption as a revised UNECE Standard
for Inshell Walnuts.
(b)������� Annex on determination of the moisture
content for dry fruit (nuts).
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14,
paras. 92 to 94
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14/Add.1
The annex to the
standard layout on determination
of the moisture content for dry fruit (nuts) is recommended for
adoption. It will then be automatically included in all relevant standards.
(c)������� Information concerning the joint
publication of the colour chart for walnut kernels by OECD and UNECE
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/14, paras. 19 to 21
The Specialized
Section decided that the colour chart should be published jointly by OECD and
UNECE.� The secretariat will inform the
Working Party about a coordination meeting that was held in August with OECD
and the French delegation.
ITEM 5 Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed
Potatoes
Document: TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/15 (Report of the
32nd session)
The Working Party will be informed on the outcome of
the thirty-second session of the Specialized Section.
(a)������� Text recommended for adoption as revised
UNECE Standard
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/15,
paras. 29 to 65
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/15/Add.1
The Specialized Section recommends the adoption of the
amendments and their inclusion in the revised UNECE Standard for Seed Potatoes.
(b)������� Meetings
of the bureau
The Working Party
will be informed of the results of the meetings of the extended bureau, in
Hanvec (France) 8-11 July 2002 and Ottawa (Canada) 30 September � 4 October
2002.
ITEM 6 Specialized
Section on Standardization of Meat
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13 (Report of the 11th session)
The Working Party
will be informed on the outcome of the eleventh session of the Specialized
Section.
(a)������� New
UNECE Standard for Ovine Carcases and Cuts
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13,
paras 9 to 42
Documents:������ TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13/Add.1
TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13/Add.2
The Specialized Section recommends adopting the text
contained in documents TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2002/13/Add.1 and Add.2 as a new UNECE
Standard for Ovine Carcases and Cuts.
(b)������� Meeting
of rapporteurs
The Specialized
Section will be informed of a meeting of rapporteurs on chicken meat which took
place from 16-20 September in Rennes (France).
ITEM 7 Working
group on Internationally Harmonized Produce Coding
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/17
TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.12
The Working Party will
be informed on the progress of the working group on internationally harmonized
produce coding.
ITEM 8 UNECE Quality Standards and Organic Produce
The secretariat will report on a meeting on organic
produce held in Bologna (13 September 2002) where one of the topics concerned
quality standards and organic produce.�
Delegations will be invited to present their views on the relationship
between quality standards and organic produce.
ITEM 9 Publications�����
(a)������� Compendium of standards
(b)������� UNECE Standards for Meat
(c)������� Promotional booklet on the work and achievements of the Working Party
The secretariat will
inform the Working Party on the status of these publications and invite a
discussion on the contents of a promotional booklet.
ITEM 10���������� General
questions concerning the work of WP.7 and its Specialized Sections���
(a)������� Revision of the Working Procedures;
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/6
The Working Group met during the Specialized Section
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and finalized a proposal for the revision of
the Working Procedures which is presented to the Working Party for discussion
and, if consensus is reached, for adoption.
(b)������� Status and possible revision of the
Geneva Protocol
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/2001/6
����������������������� TRADE/WP.7/2001/9,
paras. 75 to 81
The secretariat will
inform the Working Party on the legal status of the Geneva Protocol.
(c)������� Name of the Working Party
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/2001/9,
paras. 82 to 83
At the last session the Working Party could not find
consensus on a new and shorter name. The Working Party agreed to decide a new
name when adopting the new working procedures. Proposals for a new name are
included in document TRADE/WP.7/2002/6.
ITEM 11���������� Follow-up concerning items discussed
at earlier sessions
(a)������� Exchange
of information on non-conformity cases
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/2000/11/Add.21
TRADE/WP.7/2001/9,
paras 87 to 88
The secretariat continues working on establishing a
list of contact points. Delegations are invited to provide the relevant
information from their countries to the secretariat.
(b)������� List
of countries accepting/not accepting code marks
Background:����� TRADE/WP.7/2000/11/Add.22
TRADE/WP.7/2001/9,
para 89
The replies received up to now have been published on the home page.
Further information will be published when it is received.
ITEM 12���������� Application
of UNECE Standards
The information can
be found in an updated version in English on the web site of the agricultural
standards unit at: www.unece.org/trade/agr under
the menu item GENERAL.
Delegations are
invited to comment on the information and to transmit any corrections to the
Secretariat.
ITEM 13���������� Workshops, seminars, training
courses and other activities concerning capacity building for the application
of quality standards��������
(a)������� Report of the Asian Seminar on Safe and
High Quality Food for International Trade and
plans for
follow-up events (Asia, Central Asia, South-East Europe)
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2002/20/Add.14
(b)������� Information
about other capacity building activities
Delegations hosting
international training courses and workshops (e.g. Slovakia, United Kingdom)
are
invited to provide
information on their activities in 2002 and 2003.
ITEM 14���������� Other business
Any other topic can
be discussed under this agenda item.
ITEM 15���������� Programme of work����
Document:�������� TRADE/WP.7/2002/7
(a)������� Calendar of meetings��
The calendar of
sessions of the Specialized Sections and the Working Party will be presented
for the consideration of the Working Party.
(b)������� Future work
Delegations are invited
to propose on areas of future work of interest to their countries.
ITEM 16���������� Election of officers
According to the
Commission's Rules of Procedure and established practice, the Meeting is
expected to elect
a Chair and two vice-chairs.
The Working Party elected at its fifty-seventh session the following bureau:
Chair:����������� Mr. M. Vilchez-Barros (Spain)
Vice-Chair:��� Ms. O. Vorovenci (Romania)
Vice-Chair:��� Mr. D.L. Priester (United States of America)
The Chairman, Mr Vilchez-Barros informed the Working
Party at the last session that he would not stand for re-election and invited
delegations to think about his succession.
ITEM 17���������� Adoption
of the report
The Working Party will adopt the report of its
fifty-eighth session on the basis of a draft prepared by the secretariat.
NOTE BY THE
SECRETARIAT:
Contributions should
be sent to the secretariat either on diskette by mail to :
Food Standards
Officer
UNECE Trade Division
Palais des Nations
Office 432
1211 Geneva 10
Tel:� (41) 22 917 2450���� Fax:� (41) 22 917 0041
or by e-mail to:
Meeting
documentation will be available on our homepage:
http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/welcome.htm