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EU Council Minutes, 15 December 2015

CODEX – Codex Alimentarius: EU Council discussions

The following is an extract from the minutes of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting:

The Presidency summarised for the Council the key issues for the EU which were discussed in the framework of the Codex Alimentarius in 2015 (15027/15).

The key issues for the EU in the Codex discussions in 2015 were:

• the management of work and decision-making within the Codex system
• the proposed standard on maximum residue levels for recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST), a milk production enhancer in dairy cattle authorised in some countries

The Presidency, certain delegations and the Commission underscored the importance for the EU and its Member States to take actively part to the Codex discussions.

A copy of the supporting paper is available on this site. See: Codex Alimentarius - Information from the Presidency