Sixty-fourth session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (GE.1)
Sixty-fourth session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (GE.1)
Introduction
The 2016 session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables will discuss proposed revisions to several UNECE standards, review the draft Glossary of the terms used in UNECE standards and the UNECE Standard Layout. Further important items on the agenda are traceability issues in the trade of fresh fruit and vegetables and food loss/waste in the fresh fruits and vegetables supply chain and their linkages to the application of standards.
The provisional agenda, including the tentative timetable, as well as other relevant documents for the discussions can be found under the Documents tab on this page.
Current versions of the standards under discussion can be found under Reference Documents. The full list of UNECE standards for fresh fruits and vegetables is available through the Standards and Recommendations tab in the left menu.
Concurrent with the meeting, a culinary exhibition in celebration of the International Year of Pulses will also be held on 19 April 2016, 13.15-15.00 in Bar de l'Escargot, E-Building, 3rd floor, Palais des Nations.
Session documents
Document Symbol | Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Agenda item 1: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/1 |
Annotated provisional agenda | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/1-Rev | Provisional agenda and annotations - Revision 15.04.2016 | |||
Agenda item 2: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2015/2 |
Report of the Working Party | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.19 | Activities of the OECD fruit and vegetables scheme | - | - | |
Agenda item 3: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/3 |
Revision of UNECE Standards - Truffles, Garlic, Headed Cabbage, Table Grapes and Annonas | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2015/9 | Truffles, proposals by France (trilingual document) | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2015/10 | Revised UNECE Standard - Garlic | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/4 | Revision of UNECE Standards - Sweet Peppers | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.5 | Comments by Netherlands | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.10 | Additional comments by Netherlands | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/5 | Revision of UNECE Standards - Tomatoes | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2015/11 | Revised UNECE Standard - Tomatoes | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.1 | Comments by Spain | DOC | - | - |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.2 | Comments by France | - | ||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.3 | Comments by Morocco | - | ||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.4 | Comments by Netherlands | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.6 | Comments by Germany | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.16 | Comments by Italy | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/6 | Revision of UNECE Standards - Leeks | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/14 | Proposal by OECD working group | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/7 | Revision of UNECE Standards - Citrus fruit - Proposals by South Africa | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.12 | Comments by the United States | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.13 | Comments by Spain | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.14 | Comments by South Africa | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/8 | Revision of UNECE Standards Apples - List of varieties | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.15 | Comments by Switzerland | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.20 | Comments by WAPA | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.20 (Annex) | Proposed list by WAPA | XLS | - | - |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/9 | Revision of UNECE standards – Aubergines - comparison with draft Codex Standard | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.17 | Comments by Iran | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/13 | Fresh Figs - proposals by Brazil | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.18 | Additional information by Brazil | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/15 | Chicory - proposal by Germany | - | ||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.7 | Sweet Chestnuts - comments by Germany | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.9 | Avocados - comments by Spain | - | - | |
Agenda item 4: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/10 |
Food loss/waste related to the use of standards - Discussion paper | |||
Additional document: Statement Switzerland: food waste | - | - | ||
Additional document: Study on food loss in the fruits and vegetables sector in France | ||||
Agenda item 5: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/16 |
Discussion on quality tolerances in marketing standards | - | - | |
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.11 | Proposals by the United States | |||
Agenda item 6: | Summary of Conference on Traceability of Agricultural Produce | |||
Agenda item 7: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/11 |
Revision of the Standard Layout for UNECE Standards on Fresh Fruit and Vegetables | |||
Agenda item 8: ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/12 |
Glossary of terms used in UNECE standards | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2016/INF.8 | Comments by Spain | - | - |
Reference Documents
Document Symbol | Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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UNECE Standard for Truffles | ||||
UNECE Standard for Headed Cabbages | ||||
UNECE Standard for Table Grapes | ||||
UNECE Standard for Annonas | ||||
UNECE Standard for Sweet Peppers | ||||
UNECE Standard for Tomatoes | ||||
UNECE Standard for Citrus Fruit | ||||
UNECE Standard for Apples | ||||
UNECE Standard for Fresh Figs | ||||
UNECE Standard for Chicory |
Post-session Documents
Open for the second round of consultations until 15 August 2016
Apples
Apples Varieties List
Aubergines
Chicory
Citrus Fruit
Garlic
Glossary of Terms
Headed Cabbages
Leeks
Sweet Peppers
Table Grapes
Tomatoes
Work in Progress
For contribution by 30 August 2016
Citrus - list of varieties
Citrus list of varieties - comments by South Africa
For comments/additional proposals by 31 December 2016
Standard Layout
For consultation until 30 June 2016
Annonas
Apples
Apples - list of varieties
Aubergines
Avocados
Chicory
Citrus Fruit
Garlic
Headed Cabbage
Leeks
Sweet Chestnuts
Sweet Peppers
Table Grapes ENG FRE
Tomatoes
Truffles (trilingual)
Glossary of Terms