Notice2025-12936
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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Published
July 11, 2025
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on August 13, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 56th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR56) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCPR56 will be held in Santiago, Chile, from September 8-13, 2025. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 56th Session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30837-30838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12936]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on August
13, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 56th
Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR56) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CCPR56 will be held in Santiago,
Chile, from September 8-13, 2025. The U.S. Manager for Codex
Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural
Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 56th Session of the
CCPR and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for August 13, 2025, from 2:00-
4:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via video teleconference
only. Documents related to the 56th Session of the CCPR will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: <a href="https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCPR&session=56">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCPR&session=56</a>.
Mr. Aaron Niman, U.S. Delegate to the 56th Session of the CCPR,
invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d6364606c63236c6c7f62634d687d6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="452b2c28242b6b2424372a2b052035246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments should
state that they relate to the activities of the 56th Session of the
CCPR.
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Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
at the following link: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/rPMl5Z8ZQDGl4zBp7bTy5w">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/rPMl5Z8ZQDGl4zBp7bTy5w</a>. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 56th Session of the CCPR, contact
U.S Delegate, Mr. Aaron Niman, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d7374707c73337c7c6f72735d786d7c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a0403070b04440b0b1805042a0f1a0b440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>. For additional
information regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office
by email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92e7e1f1fdf6f7ead2e7e1f6f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbaea8b8b4bfbea39baea8bfbaf5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963. Through
adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the health of
consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
The Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
(CCPR) are:
(a) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific
food items or in groups of food;
(b) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain
animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is
justified for reasons of protection of human health;
(c) to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the
Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);
(d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the
determination of pesticide residues in food and feed;
(e) to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and
feed containing pesticide residues; and,
(f) to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial
contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in
specific food items or groups of food.
China hosts the CCPR. The 56th Session of the CCPR will be co-
hosted with Chile. The United States attends the CCPR as a member
country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the agenda for the 56th Session of the
CCPR will be discussed during the public meeting:
<bullet> Adoption of the Agenda
<bullet> Appointment of Rapporteurs
<bullet> Matters referred to CCPR by CAC and/or other subsidiary bodies
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations
<bullet> Report on items of general consideration arising from the 2024
JMPR regular meeting
<bullet> Report on responses to specific concerns raised by CCPR
arising from the 2024 JMPR regular meeting
<bullet> Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in food and feed
<bullet> Codex MRLs (CXLs) for milk and milk fat
<bullet> MRLs for okra
<bullet> Guidelines for monitoring the stability and purity of
reference materials and related stock solutions of pesticides during
prolonged storage
<bullet> Management of unsupported compounds without public health
concern scheduled for periodic review
<bullet> National registrations of pesticides
<bullet> Establishment of Codex Schedules and Priority Lists of
Pesticides for Evaluation/Re-Evaluation by JMPR
<bullet> Enhancement of the Operational Procedures of CCPR and JMPR
<bullet> Coordination of work between CCPR and CCRVDF: Joint CCPR/
CCRVDF Working Group on Compounds for Dual Use--Status of work
<bullet> Other Business
Public Meeting
At the August 13, 2025, public meeting, agenda items will be
described and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and
offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent
to U.S Delegate, Mr. Aaron Niman, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26484f4b47480847475449486643564708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcd2d5d1ddd292ddddced3d2fcd9ccdd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 56th Session of the
CCPR.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA
Codex web page located at: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/codex">https://www.usda.gov/codex</a>.
Done at Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025.
Julie A. Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2025-12936 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]
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