18th CCASIA

The 18th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA) was held on 5-9 November 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Committee was attended by 83 delegates from 20 Asian Member countries, 3 Member countries outside the Region, 9 international organisations and representatives of FAO and WHO.

Thanks to active and constructive participation by all the attendants, the Committee achieved a big and historical progress on many issues; namely, on discussion on regional standards for tempe and for non-fermented soybean products.

The Committee also showed its great interests in some issues, including development of a new Regional Strategic Plan for CCASIA, establishment of a new committee on spices, and development of code of hygienic practice for street-vended foods.

Japan is greatly honored to be nominated as the Asian Coordinator for its second term.

Japan will continue to work as the Asian Coordinator to facilitate coordination of Codex activities among Member countries in the region, and to organize coordinating meetings for CCASIA Members prior to Codex sessions to facilitate discussion and development of regional positions on issues of mutual interest.

Japan, as the Asian Coordinator, welcomes your active participation in the activities of CCASIA.

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(1) Overview

Date

Plenary Session

November 5 (Monday) at 10:00 - 9 (Friday)

Physical Working Group on non-fermented soybean products

November 3 (Saturday), 13:30-17:30

Workshop

Training Workshop on understanding regional standards: November 4 (Sunday), 9:30-17:30

Side event

Strengthening Standard Setting and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards: November 7 (Wednesday), 13:25-14:15

Side event

FAO Food Safety/ Quality programme in the age of private food standards: November 8 (Thursday), 9:30-12:00

Venue

IINO Conference Center (2-1-1, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0011)

Provisional Agenda

Provisional Agenda （PDF：138KB）

(2) Meeting Documents

Working Documents

Item	Subject Matter	Document Reference
1	Adoption of the Agenda	CX/ASIA 12/18/1（PDF：125KB）
2	Matters arising from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees and Task Forces	CX/ASIA 12/18/2（PDF：310KB）
3	Draft Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentarius Commission 2014 – 2019	CX/ASIA 12/18/3（PDF：328KB）
	Compilation of Comments	CX/ASIA 12/18/3-Add.1（PDF：454KB）
4	Activities of FAO and WHO Complementary to the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Relevant to the Region	CX/ASIA 12/18/4（PDF：240KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/4-Add.1（PDF：823KB）
5	Consideration of Proposed Draft Standards at Step 4
5(a)	Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Non-Fermented Soybean Products (N06-2007)	CL2012/18-ASIA（PDF：249KB）
	- Comments at Step 3	CX/ASIA 12/18/5（PDF：232KB）
5(b)	Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Tempe (N05-2011)	CL2012/13-ASIA（PDF：53KB）
	- Comments at Step 3	CX/ASIA 12/18/6（PDF：137KB）
5(c)	Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Laver Products (N14-2011)	CX/ASIA 12/18/7（PDF：68KB）
6	Issues Relevant to the Region	CX/ASIA 12/18/8（PDF：108KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/8-Add.1（PDF：158KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/8 Add.2（PDF：125KB）
7	National Food Control Systems and Consumer Participation in Food Standard Setting	CX/ASIA 12/18/9（PDF：276KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/9-Add.1（PDF：140KB）
8	Use of Codex Standards at National and Regional Level	CX/ASIA 12/18/10（PDF：181KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/10-Add.1（PDF：136KB）
9	Nutritional Issues within the Region	CX/ASIA 12/18/11（PDF：174KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/11-Add.1（PDF：121KB）
10(a)	Status of Implementation of the Strategic Plan for the CCASIA 2009 – 2014	CX/ASIA 12/18/12（PDF：237KB）
	Revised draft guidance for listing experts and institutions available in the region	CX/ASIA 12/18/12-Add.1（PDF：187KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/12-Add.2（PDF：160KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/12 Add.3（PDF：59KB）
10(b)	Draft Strategic Plan for the CCASIA 2015 – 2020	CX/ASIA 12/18/13(Rev)（PDF：203KB）
		CX/ASIA 12/18/13-Add.1（PDF：127KB）
11	Discussion Paper on Preserved Yuza	-
12	Discussion Paper on Edible Crickets and Their Products	CX/ASIA 12/18/15（PDF：181KB）
13	Nomination of the Coordinator	CX/ASIA 12/18/16（PDF：82KB）
14	Other Business and Date and Place of Next Session
15	Adoption of the Report

Conference Room Documents (CRDs)

CRD No.	Title	Agenda Item
CRD 1（PDF：132KB）	Report of the Physical Working Group on the Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Non-fermented Soybean Products	5(a)
CRD 2（PDF：96KB）	Discussion Paper on Development of Code of Hygienic Practices for the Street-Vended Foods (ASIA)	14
CRD 3（PDF：52KB）	Status of Implementation of the Strategic Plan for the CCASIA 2009-2014 - Revised Draft Guidance for Listing Experts and Institutions Available in the Region	10(a)
CRD 4（PDF：154KB）	Comments of India	5(a), 10(b)
CRD 5（PDF：95KB）	Comments of Malaysia	2, 3, 5(b)
CRD 6（PDF：44KB）	Matters arising from the CAC and other Codex Committees and Task Forces, Comments of Singapore	2
CRD 7（PDF：47KB）	Draft Strategic Plan for the CCASIA 2015-2020, Comments of India	10(b)
CRD 8（PDF：210KB） Appendix（PDF：252KB）	Replies to CL 2012/14-ASIA, Submitted by Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Viet nam	6, 7, 8, 9, 10(a)
CRD 9（PDF：40KB）	Comments	5(a), 5(c)
CRD 10（PDF：64KB）	Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Non-fermented Soybean Products	5(a)
CRD 11（PDF：264KB）	Summary Report of the FAO and WHO Training Workshop on Understanding Regional Standards	4
CRD 12（PDF：91KB）	Replies to CL 2012/12-ASIA	6, 7, 8, 9, 10(a)
CRD 13（PDF：40KB）	Discussion Paper on Preserved Yuza	11
CRD 14（PDF：97KB）	Other Business and Date and Plance of Next Session	14

Report

REPORT OF THE EIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ASIA（PDF：995KB）

Presentations

Agenda Item 2: Presentation on Proposal for the Establisment of the Codex Committee on Spices, Aromatic Herbs and their Formulatinos (by India)

Agenda Item 14: Presentation on Biofortification by Conventional Breeding（PDF：1,332KB） (by IFPRI)

(3) Registration

Closed

(4) Workshop

FAO/WHO Workshop

Title: Training workshop on “Understanding regional standards”
Date: November 4 (Sunday), 2012, 9:30 - 17:30
Venue: Room B of the IINO Conference Center
Presentations

FAO-RAP Side Event

Title: Strengthening Standard Setting and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards
Date: November 7 (Wednesday) 2012, 13:25 - 14:15
Venue: Room A of the IINO Conference Center

FAO Side Event

Title: FAO Food Safety/ Quality programme in the age of private food standards
Proposed Programme outline（PDF：365KB）
Date: November 8 (Thursday), 2012, 9:30 - 12:00
Venue: Room A of the IINO Conference Center

(5) Accommodation

Closed

(6) Field Trip

Closed

(7) Visa Requirements

Closed

(8) Access

Closed

CCASIA Secretariat:
Food Safety and Consumer Policy Division
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tel: +81-3-3502-8732
Fax: +81-3-3507-4232

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