OMB Meeting Book (June 22, 2017)

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Step to a Codex Method

Codex  Alimentarius Commission  (CAC) • Review CCMAS  endorsements and  typing  recommendations Upon CAC’s approval  is a method a   “Codex Method”

CCMAS • Reviews Methods and  renders an  endorsement decision Can endorse methods  to go to CAC or can  send methods back to  Commodity  Committee  Method types  methods as to Types I  – IV Maintains Codex STAN  234 – Recommended  Methods of Analysis  and  Sampling

Codex Commodity  Committees • Reviews method and  draft committee  standards for  commodities • Endorses method to  go to CCMAS

Codex Country  Delegation • Sits on Commodity  Committee • Method  recommends  Method to Codex  Committee 

Added to Codex  STAN 234 

SDO(s) • Approved  Validated  Method • Published  Methods