Sep 04			Nov 04

 29-October-04

• ADNS - Animal Disease Notification System
  Table 11 - Situation and Countries - 1/01/2004 to 29/10/2004
• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)
  European Community comments on the Proposed Draft Maximum Level for Total Aflatoxins in Processed and Unprocessed Almonds, Hazelnuts and Pistachios.
  European Community comments on Deoxynivalenol (DON) Contamination in Cereals
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Draft Agenda : Meeting of 1 October 2004 - Pesticides - Residues (154KB)
  Section : Plant Health
• Inspection reports FVO - Food of non-animal origin Inspections - Food hygiene
  Denmark : Evaluation of the official foodstuffs control system (7063/04)
• Inspection reports FVO - Food of non-animal origin Inspections - Pesticides
  Germany : Control measures for the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and for pesticide residues in foodstuffs of plant origin (7070/04)
• Biotechnology - GMOs
  Genetically modified NK603 maize authorised for both food and feed, 26 October 2004

 28-October-04

• Biological Safety - TSE in Goats
  New Information
• Inspection reports FVO - Food of non-animal origin Inspections - Food hygiene
  Control measures for Sudan I-IV Adulteration, in particular in hot chilli and hot chilli products (7254/04)
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Agenda of the meeting of 29 October 2004 (154KB)
  Section : Animal Health and Animal Welfare
• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation - Legal Framework
  Regulation (EC) No 1765/2004 - Official Journal L 315 , 14.10.2004 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1765/2004 of 13 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002

 27-October-04

• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP)
  European Community comments on :
  Agenda Item 2
  Draft Risk Analysis Principles

 26-October-04

• International Affairs - Organisations - OIE
  Draft written comments of the Community on the report of the meeting of the Bureau of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission held in Paris, 28 June to 2 July 2004
• Plant Protection - Pesticide Residues
  EU MRLs sorted by crop updated
  EU MRLs sorted by pesticide updated
  EU MRLs sorted by commodity updated

 25-October-04

• Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
  Week 43
• Press Release
  Avian flu: Illegal imports of birds of prey from Asia - possible exposure of flight passengers, 25 October 2004
• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)
  New FR & ES language editions - for comments on: Tin Contamination in Foods; 3-MCPD levels; Cadmium levels

 22-October-04

• ADNS - Animal Disease Notification System
  Table 11 - Situation and Countries - 1/01/2004 to 22/10/2004

 20-October-04

• Plant Protection Products - Guidance documents - Completeness check evaluation forms
  Form 3 : for use in checking that all test and study reports required in accordance with Annex IIA have been provided (324KB) (623KB) last update 15-10-2004
  Form 4 : for use in checking that all test and study reports required in accordance with Annex IIIA have been provided (554KB) (623KB) last update 15-10-2004
• Plant Health - Guidance Documents Plant Protection Products
  Draft guidance document on the re-registration of plant protection products
  Guidance document on the preparation of dossiers and draft assessment reports for substances covered in the fourth stage of the review programme
  Comparison list between Annex II and Annex III points (OECD vs. former EC system)
• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
  European Community comments on :
  Agenda Item 4 : Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements
  Agenda Item 5a) : Draft revised Standard for Infant Formula
  Agenda Item 5b) : Draft revised Standard for Infant Formula and formulas for special medical purposes
  Agenda Item 6 : Draft Revised Standard for Processed Cereal-based Foods for Infants and young Children
  Agenda Item 7 : Advisory list of vitamins and minerals
• Regulatory Committees - Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Summary Report : meeting of 4 October 2004 (Animal Nutrition)
• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
  Annotated Agenda for the 15th session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

 19-October-04

• Biological Safety - BSE/TSE
  Updated information & new reports :-
  BSE Testing in 2004 : Cumulative table, 12 monthly table, May, June & July
  Testing sheep in 2004 : 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 1st semester
  Testing goats in 2004 : 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 1st semester
  Addendum to Report on monitoring and testing of ruminants for the presence of TSE in the EU in 2003
  Chronological List (Legislation)
  Report & Overview document (Feed Ban - Background Documents)
• Regulatory Committees - Standing Committee on Plant Health
  Agenda : meeting of Thursday 28 & Friday 29 October 2004
• Veterinary Inspections
  Indonesia - Fishery products intended for export to the EU (7148/04)
• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
  Annotated Agenda for the 26th session of the CCNFSDU, Bonn, 1 - 5 November 2004.
• Feed Additives - Basic Legislation
  List of currently authorised feed additives under Directive 70/524/EEC and products listed in points 2.1, 3 or 4 of the Annex to Directive 82/471/EEC, which appear to have not been the object of a notification to the European Commission according to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 at the date of 11/10/2004.
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Addendum Agenda of the meeting of 19 October 2004.
• Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
  Week 42
• Animal Health & Welfare - Protection during Transport
  Council Decision of 21 June 2004 on the signing of the European Convention for the protection of animals during international transport
  European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (revised)
• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation
  Decision 2004/686/EC - Official Journal L 313, 12.10.2004 Commission Decision of 29 September 2004

 18-October-04

• Novel Foods - Authorisations
  Commission Decision 2004/657/EC of 19 May 2004 authorising the placing on the market of sweet corn from genetically modified maize line Bt11 as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 was published in the Official Journal reference L300 on 25 September 2004
• Chemical Safety - Food Contaminants
  New SCOOP report & Annexes 1-9 concerning Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
• FVO - Special Reports
  General report of 15 missions (animal nutrition) carried out in the Member States in 2002/2003 (8501/04)
• ADNS - Animal Disease Notification System
  Table 11 - Situation and Countries - 1/01/2004 to 15/10/2004
• Biotechnology - GM Food & Feed
  Updated Notifications of existing products table

 15-October-04

• Press Release
  Dispatch of live cattle, goats and sheep banned from south Spain due to bluetongue, 15 October 2004
• EC Memo
  Préparation du Conseil Agriculture/Pêche d’octobre 2004, 15 October 2004
• Press Release
  Commission approves €188 million to fight animal diseases in 2005, 15 October 2004
• EU positions papers for Codex Alimentarius - CCRVDF
  European Community comments on Agenda Item 3 : Codex Document CX/RVDF 04/15/2 - Chapter 6.
  Fifteenth Session Washington, DC, 26-29 October 2004
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Agenda of the meeting of 19 October 2004.
  Summary Records of the meeting held in Brussels on 21 September 2004
  Section: Controls and import conditions & Biological Safety of the Food Chain

 14-October-04

• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Agenda of the 13th meeting on 26 October 2004 - Section : General Food Law
• Biotechnology - GM Food & Feed
  Updated Notifications of existing products table
• Veterinary Inspections
  Italy - Animal welfare of laying hens (7010/04)

 13-October-04

• Press Release
  New EU rules on PAH levels in food, mainly on benzo(a)pyrene, 13 October 2004
• International Affairs - Organisations - OIE
  Written comments of the Community on the OIE Fourth Strategic Plan 2005-2010
  Written comments of the Community on the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission [Parois, 5-9 January 2004]

 12-October-04

• Press Release
  Plant Genetic Resources: Great success in an important step towards an accord on access to agricultural seeds and the sharing of commercial benefits, 12 October 2004
• Press Release
  Avian influenza situation in South Africa, 12 October 2004
• Press Release
  Commission proposes revised rules on food additives reducing nitrates and nitrites levels, 12 October 2004
• Biotechnology - GM Food & Feed
  Additional Word documents concerning : complementary information & complementary information related to samples
  Updated Notifications of existing products table
• Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
  Week 41

 11-October-04

• Veterinary Inspections
  Australia - Newcastle Disease in Ratites & Poultry (7210/04)

 8-October-04

• Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
  European Community comments on Agenda Item 13 a) "Discussion Paper on Rounding of ADIs for Veterinary Drugs prior to the Setting of MRLs."
• Regulatory Committees - Standing Committee on Plant Health
  Short report of the meeting held on 27 September 2004.
• Veterinary inspections
  Estonia - Border inspection posts (7238/04)
• ADNS - Animal Disease Notification System
  Table 11 - Situation and Countries - 1/01/2004 to 8/10/2004
• EU positions papers for Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
  European Community comments on Agenda Item 7 ( Codex Circular Letter CL 2003/40 RVDF )
• EU positions papers for Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
  37th session of CCFAC : 25-29 April 2005

 7-October-04

• EU positions papers for Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on Food Labelling
  European Community comments on Codex Circular Letter CL 2004/9-FAC (Part B, Point 13) (93KB)

 6-October-04

• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation - Legal Framework
  Directive 2004/99/EC - Official Journal L309, 06.10.2004
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Addendum Agenda of the meeting of 11-12 October 2004. Section : Animal Health and Animal Welfare
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Section : Animal Health and Animal Welfare
  Agenda of the meeting of 06 October 2004
• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation
  Contact points last update 05-10-2004
• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation - Legal Framework
  Directive 2004/58/EC - Official Journal L 120, 24.04.2004
• EU positions papers for Codex Alimentarius - Codex Committee on General Principles
  European Community comments on Codex Circular Letter CL 2004/34-GP (147KB)
• Speeches
  Meeting the expectations of consumers and markets: What do consumers really want? Pavel Telicka, Member of the European Commission, Congress of European Agriculture, Brussels, 5 October 2004

 5-October-04

• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Agenda of the meeting of 11-12 October 2004. Section : Animal Health and Animal Welfare
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
  Section : Genetically Modified Food and Feed and Environmental Risk
  Agenda of the 3rd meeting on 24 September 2004.
  Summary Record of the 3rd meeting held on 24 September 2004
• Plant Protection - Evaluation & Authorisation - Legal Framework
  Directive 2004/97/EC - Official Journal L301, 28.09.2004

 4-October-04

• Inspection reports - Pesticides
  Turkey : Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs of Plant Origin (7077/04)

 1-October-04

• ADNS - Animal Disease Notification System
  Table 11 - Situation and Countries - 1/01/2004 to 1/10/2004
• Regulatory Committees - Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit General and Species & Standing Committee on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants
  Short Report : of 2 April 2004
• Regulatory Committees - Standing Committee Seeds and Propagating Material of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
  Agendas :
  6-7 May 2004
  25 June 2004
  6 July 2004
  13-14 September 2004
• Veterinary Inspections
  Spain - TSE/Feedban (7041/2004)
• Movement of Pets (Dogs, Cats and Ferrets)
  New rules applying to movement of dogs, cats and ferrets both between Member States and from third countries into the EU, 1 October 2004

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