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INTERNACIONAL STANDARDIZATION BODIES (ISBs) OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY FOR FOODSTUFFS. Miguel Vilchez Barros. Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior. ESPAÑA.

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1 INTERNACIONAL STANDARDIZATION BODIES (ISBs) OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY FOR FOODSTUFFS. Miguel Vilchez Barros. Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior. ESPAÑA. Chairman WP7. UN/ECE. Vice-chairman of the COMMITTEE ON TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (CTIED). UN/ECE. ESCWA EGM(Expert Group Meeting) on Harmonization of Norms and Standards. BEIRUT (LEBANON), 27 APRIL 1999.

2 DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF QUALITY. u 1. - NUTRITIONAL. u 2. - SANITARY. 2.1. - HUMAN HEALTH 2.2. - ANIMAL SANITY 2.3. - PLANT HEALTH: PHYTOSANITY. u 3. - COMMERCIAL. 3.1. - EXTERNAL: PRESENTATION. 3.2. - INTERNAL: TASTE OR EATING.

3 EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY. u SUBJECTIVE: SENSORIAL CHARACTERISTICS. u OBJECTIVE: ANALYTICAL DETERMINATIONS. PHYSICAL MEASURES.

4 STANDARDIZATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. u STANDARDIZATION OF THE COMMERCIAL QUALITY. u SORTING AND GRADING: PACKING HOUSES AND PROCESSING CENTRES. DISTRIBUTION CENTRES. u QUALITY CONTROL / ASSURANCE. u CERTIFICATION.

5 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION BODIES OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. u UN/ECE (GENEVA) (1.946) u OECD SCHEME (PARIS) (1.961) u EU COMMISSION (BRUSSELS) (1.962) u CODEX COMMITTEE (TROPICAL ). ( MÉXICO CITY). (1.988)

6 UN/ECE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS u BODY: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. CTIED. WP7. u HEADQUARTERS: PALAIS DES NATIONS. GENEVA. u SECRETARIAT: TRADE DIVISION. u MEETINGS PER YEAR: 1 u PARTICIPANTS: Member Countries (55) and the EU. u ADOPTION: Unanimous consensus. u LANGUAGES: English / French / Russian. u PUBLICATION: Bound COMPENDIUM. Individual format in loose leaves. Diskette. Internet. u SCOPE OF APPLICATION: Trade from and to UN/ECE member countries.

7 OECD EXPLANATORY BROCHURES FOR STANDARDS OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEG. u BODY: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. u HEADQUARTERS: OECD. PARIS (FRANCE). u SECRETARIAT: Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries u MEETINGS PER YEAR: 1 - 2. u PARTICIPANTS: Member Countries of the OECD Scheme. u ADOPTION: Unanimous consensus in Plenary Meetings. u LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH. u PUBLICATION: Brochures, incl. colour illustrations. u SCOPE OF APPLICATION: Trade from and to OECD SCHEME member countries.

8 COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND FRESH VEGETABLES u BODY: Commission of the European Union. u HEADQUARTERS: BRUSSELS (BELGIUM). u SECRETARIAT: DG VI. Division of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. u MEETINGS PER YEAR: Variable: 3-6 (Group of Governm.Experts) PARTICIPANTS: European Union Member Countries (15) u ADOPTION: General consensus (not unanimous) or Commission decision in Group of Experts. Voting for qualified majority in Management Committee. u LANGUAGES: All the officials in the European Union. u PUBLICATION: OJEC (Official Journal of the European Communities) as a Regulation (EEC) of the Commission. u SCOPE OF APPLICATION: Obligatory in all Member States, with compulsory aplication in all stages of marketing.

9 CODEX WORLD STANDARDS. u BODY: Codex Alimentarius Commission. JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME. Codex Committee on Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. u HEADQUARTERS: Codex: FAO-ROME. Committee: Mexico City. u SECRETARIAT: Food and Nutrition Division ( FAO ). u PERIODIC MEETINGS: Codex Committee : Every year and a half. u PARTICIPANTS: Member Countries (158) (1.997) u ADOPTION: CODEX Procedure with 8 Steps. u LANGUAGES: Spanish / English / French. u PUBLICATION: Summary Books CODEX STAND. u SCOPE OF APPLICATION: Trade among and inside CODEX member countries, in stages decided by each government.

10 OUTLINES FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS u UN/ECE (GENEVA) REVISED GENEVA PROTOCOL. REVISED STANDARD LAYOUT. u OECD SCHEME ( PARIS ) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR EXPLANATORY BROCHURES. u E.U. COMMISSION (BRUSSELS) E.U. STANDARD LAYOUT. u CODEX COMMITTEE (MEXICO) CODEX FORMAT FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEG.

11 UN/ECE (GENEVA) REVISED STANDARD LAYOUT FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEG. u I. -Definition of the Produce u II.-Provisions concerning Quality A. Minimum requirements B. -Classification i) Extra Class ii) Class I iii) Class II u III. - Provisions concerning Sizing u IV. - Provisions concerning Tolerances a. - Quality Tolerances b. - Sizing Tolerances u V. - Provisions concerning Presentation A. -Uniformity B. -Packaging C. -Presentation u VI.- Provisions concerning Marking

12 APPLICATION OF QUALITY CONTROL FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES F ISO 874 F OECD GUIDE F UN/ECE GUIDE F REGULATION (EEC) 2251/92

13 REGULATION (EEC) ON QUALITY CONTROL APLICATION u Supplies of community productions: Exemption of traders. u Imports from Third Countries : Verification of Control Services u Exports to Third Countries : Control at export / dispatching point. u Control of produce intended for processing.

14 FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION u Redefinition u Diffusion u Non duplication u Harmonization u Financing u Practical application u WTO/TBT: Non TOT u Poducers: Integration u Traders: Origin:Association Destination:Great distribution. u Consumers: Education


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