Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on General Principles, 13727-13728 [2025-05090]

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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-whocodexalimentarius/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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1 13728 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 26, 2025 / Notices electronically to the following email address: uscodex@usda.gov or ken.lowery@usda.gov. 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: ken.lowery@usda.gov. For additional information regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email at: uscodex@usda.gov. 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. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Jkt 265001 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: uscodex@usda.gov or to Ken Lowery of the U.S. Codex Office at ken.lowery@ usda.gov. 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. BILLING CODE 3420–3F–P 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 Æ Codex Procedural Manual: Review 16:57 Mar 25, 2025 Public Meeting [FR Doc. 2025–05090 Filed 3–25–25; 8:45 am] Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting VerDate Sep<11>2014 • of the procedures in Section 3: Guidelines for subsidiary bodies Æ 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 nongovernmental organizations in the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Codex Procedural Manual: Review of the potential use of existing provisions to promote more resourceefficient 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 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. Codex Office Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods U.S. Codex Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ACTION: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 29, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCCF18 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 23–27, 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 18th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for May 29, 2025, from 1–4 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to the 18th Session of the CCCF will be accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/ ?meeting=CCCF&session=18. Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 18th Session of the CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: QuynhAnh Nguyen, quynh-anh.nguyen@ fda.hhs.gov. Comments should state that they relate to activities of the 18th Session of the CCCF. Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: https:// www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ OWbV16_zQPWdyBTZAoFFcA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For further information about the 18th Session of the CCCF, contact U.S. Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, Acting Director, Division of Chemical Contaminants, Office of Post Market Assessment, Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, Human Foods Program, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov. For additional information regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email at: uscodex@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963. Through adoption of food standards, codes of E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1

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[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]
BILLING CODE 3420-3F-P
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