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Agenda Item 1 CX/PR 18/50/1

January 2018
JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
50th Session
Haikou, P.R. China, 9-14 April 2018
To be held at the Shangri-La Hotel Haikou, Haikou, P.R. China
from Monday 9 April, at 9:30 hours, through Saturday 14 April 2018
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Agenda
Subject Matter Doc. Ref. No.
Item
1 Adoption of the Agenda CX/PR 18/50/1
2 Appointment of Rapporteurs
Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius
3 CX/PR 18/50/2
Commission and/or other subsidiary bodies
4(a) Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO CX/PR 18/50/3
4(b) Matters of interest arising from other international organizations CX/PR 18/50/4
Section 2 of the
5(a) Report on items of general consideration by the 2017 JMPR 2017 JMPR Report
(English only)
Section 3 of the
5(b) Report on 2017 JMPR responses to specific concerns raised by CCPR 2017 JMPR Report
(English only)
Draft and proposed draft maximum residue limits for pesticides CX/PR 18/50/5
6 in food and feed (at Steps 7 and 4) (English only)
 Comments at steps 6 and 3 (in reply to CL 2018/11-PR) CX/PR 18/50/5-Add.1
Draft and proposed draft revision of the
7
Classification of Food and Feed (CXM 4/1989)
Type 04: Nuts, seeds and saps
Draft Group 022: Tree nuts (at Step 7) CX/PR 18/50/6
CL 2018/12-PR
Draft Group 024: Seeds for beverages and sweets (at Step 7)
CX/PR 18/50/6
7(a)
 Comments at Step 6 CX/PR 18/50/6-Add.1
CL 2018/13-PR
Proposed draft Group 025: Tree saps (at Step 4)
CX/PR 18/50/6
 Comments at Step 3 CX/PR 18/50/6-Add.2

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Website meeting page – CCPR50
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Agenda
Subject Matter Doc. Ref. No.
Item
Type 05: Herbs and Spices
7(b) Draft Group 027: Herbs (at Step 7) CX/PR 18/50/7
Draft Group 028: Spices (at Step 7)
Impact of the revised commodity groups and subgroups in Type 03,
7(c) Type 04 and Type 05 on the Codex MRLs (CXLs) adopted by the CX/PR 18/50/8
Codex Alimentarius Commission
Class C – Primary feed commodities
Type 11: Primary feed commodities of plant origin
Proposed draft:
 Groups 050: Legume feeds
 Group 051: Straw, fodder and forage of cereal grains and CL 2018/14-PR
7(d)
grasses (including buckwheat fodder) (forage) CX/PR 18/50/9
 Group 051: Straw, fodder and forage of cereal grains and
grasses (including buckwheat fodder) (straws and fodders dry)
 Group 052: Miscellaneous Fodder and Forage crops (forage)
 Group 052: Miscellaneous Fodder and Forage crops (fodder)

Proposed draft tables on examples of representative commodities for

commodity groups in Type 04, and Type 05 (for inclusion in the
CL 2018/15-PR
Principles and Guidance for the Selection of Representative
7(e) CX/PR 18/50/10
Commodities for the Extrapolation of MRLs for Pesticides to
Commodity Group (CXG 84-2012))
 Comments at Step 3 CX/PR 18/50/10-Add.1

Development of a system within the Classification of Food and Feed to

7(f) provide codes for commodities not meeting the criteria for crop CX/PR 18/50/11
grouping

8 Discussion paper on the possible revision of the IESTI equations CX/PR 18/50/12
Establishment of Codex Schedules and Priority Lists of Pesticides
9 CX/PR 18/50/13
(Based on comments submitted in reply to CL 2018/16-PR)
Information on national registrations of pesticides
10 CX/PR 18/50/14
(Based on information submitted in reply to CL 2018/17-PR)
11 Other Business and Future Work
12 Date and Place of the Next Session
13 Adoption of the Report

NOTES ON THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed

Agenda Item 7(a) Type 04: Nuts, seeds and saps
 Group 022 Tree nuts
 Group 024 Seeds for sweets and beverages
 Group 025 Tree saps
Group 022 was finalized by CCPR43 (2011) and retained at Step 7 pending finalization of the remaining
groups in Type 04. CX/PR 18/50/6 provides the revised groups as agreed by CCPR43. The Committee is
invited to consider the conclusions and recommendations in relation to this Group.
Group 024 was considered by CCPR49 (2017) and forwarded to CAC40 (2017) for adoption at Step 5. The
Commission adopted the Group at Step 5 and advanced it for comments at Step 6 and further consideration
by CCPR50. Comments at Step 6 have been requested by means of CL 2018/12-PR. Key points of
discussion, conclusions and recommendations are contained in CX/PR 18/50/6 and should be used to inform
the comments provided in reply to the circular letter.
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Group 025 was considered by CCPR49 and returned to Step 2 for redrafting. Comments at Step 3 have
been requested by means of CL 2018/13-PR. Key points of discussion, conclusions and recommendations
are contained in CX/PR 18/50/6 and should be used to inform the comments provided in reply to the circular
letter.
Agenda Item 7(b) Type 05: Herbs and spices
 Group 027 Herbs
 Group 028 Spices
These groups were finalized by CCPR43 and retained at Step 7 pending finalization of the revision of the
Classification. CX/PR 18/50/7 provides the revised groups as agreed by CCPR43. The Committee is invited
to consider the conclusions and recommendations in relation to these groups.
Note: CCPR is expected to finalize all commodity groups related to Type 04 and Type 05 for
adoption by CAC41 (2018) and inclusion in the Classification of Food and Feed. All groups under
these types also addressed editorial amendments as agreed by CCPR49 including consistency of
location of commodities and their codes within groups under Type 04 and Type 05 and with the table
of examples of representative commodities for commodity groups for these types.
Agenda Item 7(d) Type 11: Primary feed commodities of plant origin
 Group 050 Legume feeds
 Group 051 Straw, fodder and forage of cereal grains and grasses (including buckwheat
fodder) (forage)
 Group 051 Straw, fodder and forage of cereal grains and grasses (including buckwheat
fodder) (straws and fodders dry)
 Group 052 Miscellaneous Fodder and Forage crops (forage)
 Group 052 Miscellaneous Fodder and Forage crops (fodder)
CCPR49 agreed to start with the revision of the commodity groups related to primary feed commodities.
Comments at Step 3 have been requested by means of CL 2018/14-PR. Key points of discussion,
conclusions and recommendations are contained in CX/PR 18/50/9 and should be used to inform the
comments provided in reply to the circular letter.
Agenda Item 7(e) Tables on examples of representative commodities for commodity groups in Types
04, and 05
CCPR49 agreed to continue with the development of tables on examples of representative commodities for
commodity groups under Types 04, and 05. Comments at Step 3 have been requested by means of
CL 2018/15-PR. Key points of discussion, conclusions and recommendations are contained in
CX/PR 18/50/10 and should be used to inform the comments provided in reply to the circular letter.
Note: The tables for representative commodities for commodity groups for Types 04, and 05 should
be read in conjunction with the classification of commodity groups for these types as the
classification and the selection of representative commodities for the extrapolation of MRLs are
closely interrelated and are key for the establishment of Group MRLs.
Item 9 Establishment of Codex Priority List of Pesticides
The elaboration of the Priority List corresponds to Step 1 of the Codex MRLs Elaboration Procedure. The
Committee will consider a document prepared by the Chair of the Working Group on Priorities (presented as
a conference room document) based on CX/PR 18/50/13 which contains collated proposals for priority lists
of pesticides based on comments submitted in reply to CL 2018/16-PR.
Item 10 Information on national registrations of pesticides
The Committee will consider document CX/PR 18/50/14 prepared by Australia and Germany in reply to
CL 2018/17-PR following information submitted by Codex members on their registration of pesticides. This
document should be read in conjunction Agenda Item 9 to aid discussion on the establishment of Codex
priority lists of pesticides.