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Seventy-third session of the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (WP.7)

Seventy-third session of the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (WP.7)

07 - 08 November 2017
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
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Session Documents

Document Title ENG FRE RUS
Item 1: Adoption of the agenda      
Annotated provisional agenda
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/1
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Item 2: Matters arising since the last session      

Information by the Codex Alimentarius Commission on Recent Activities
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/INF.1

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Item 3: Sustainable Development Goals and the word under the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards      
Sustainable Development Goals and the word under the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/3
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Item 4: Revision of the Terms of Reference of the Working Party      
Revised Terms of Reference
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/4
     
Item 5: Revision of the Working Procedures of the Working Party      
Revised working procedures
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/5
     
Item 6: Report on the United States Food Safety Modernization Act      
Item 7: Capacity-building and promotional activities      
Item 8: Electronic quality certificates for fresh fruit and vegetables      
Item 9: Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed Potatoes      
Report of the forty-fourth session
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.6/2017/2
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Blackleg statement
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/6
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Food loss/waste - the case of seed potato certification
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/7
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Item 10: Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce      
Report of the sixty-third session
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.2/2017/2
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Walnut kernels
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/8
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Inshell almonds
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/9
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Dried coconut pieces
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/10
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Dried bananas
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/11
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Explanatory Brochure for Walnut Kernels
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/12
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Item 11: Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables      
Report of the sixty-fifth session
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.1/2017/2
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Rhubarb
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/13
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Cherries
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/14
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Fennel
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/15
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Plums
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/16
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Fresh figs
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/17
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Kiwi fruit
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/18/Rev.1
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Headed cabbages
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/19
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Standard layout
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/20
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Apples
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/21
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Pears
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/22
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Tomatoes
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/23
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Item 12: Specialized Section on Standardization of Meat      
Report of the twenty-sixth session
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/2
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Eggs-in-shell
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/24 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/5
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Eggs-in-shell - Revised PDF PDF PDF
Egg products
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/25 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/6
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Egg products - Revised PDF PDF PDF
Eating quality
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/26 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/3
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Explanatory guide for the bovine standard
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/27 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/4
     
Duck meat - amendments and revisions
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/28 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/7
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Duck meat - Revised PDF    
Goose meat - amendments and revisions
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/29 / ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.11/2017/8
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Item 13: Future work      
Item 14: Other business      
Item 15: Election of Officers      

Item 16: Election of Officers

     
Report of the Session
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2017/2
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Conference on SDGs and Food Standards

UNECE Conference on Sustainable Development Goals and Food Standards Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland,  7 November 2017, from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.

For governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations academia, civil society and the private sector to discuss

  • sustainable consumption and production patterns to fight food loss sustainable business practices  to achieve Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  
  • can doing more and better with less help face the growing population challenge and reduce the environmental impact and achieve partnerships to drive sustainable solutions

Download:  Programme


PRESENTATIONS

 

Setting the scene: Quality food, safe food for increased food security and market access - Mr. Michael Bergöö, Programme & Policy, Advocacy Agenda 2030, Biovision Zurich
Improved use of fruit and vegetables – Trade standards and a code of good practice - Ms. Kristina Mattsson, Head of Division Swedish Board of Agriculture
Prevention of food losses in Flanders- Mr. Guy Lambrechts, Senior Expert Market and Agrofood Supply Chain, Flemish Government - Department for Agriculture and Fisheries, Belgium
Inclusive and coordinated approaches for sustainable food value chains - Ms. Siobhan Kelly, FAO
Quality production for sustainable markets – smart solutions for certification - Mr. Nico Broersen, Founder and Managing Director, Agriplace
Public-private partnerships for a sustainable way forward - Ms. Dalma Somogyi, Manager,  Climate Smart Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Loss of products, loss of biodiversity, climate change - Three problems, one solution - Mr. John Kerr, Head of Seeds, Varieties and Pesticides Division Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture
Sustainable seafood: UN Ocean Conference outcomes and recent trends in certification - David Vivas Eugui, UNCTAD
Enhancing visibility and giving a voice to SMEs in agriculture supply chains - Regina Taimasova, International Trade Centre
Food waste prevention in the hospitality sector: structural issues and tangible solutions - Mr. Benjamin Lephilibert, Managing Director, Lightblue Consulting