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Objective 4.2
198. Some delegations were of the opinion that this objective should be deleted as there was already
sufficient guidance in the Procedural Manual on how to achieve consensus.
199. Other delegations were of the view that it should be retained as it was important to improve the skills
of committee members and chairpersons on how to achieve consensus.
200. It was also mentioned that it was important to improve the capacity of Codex to address roadblocks
and consensus building in working groups, and it was also proposed to strengthen the capacity of the Codex
Secretariat.
Conclusion
201. The Commission concluded that all comments made would be noted and summarized for
consideration by the Sub-Committee of the CCEXEC, which would complete the draft Strategic Plan 2014-
2019. The Commission noted that the Sub-Committee of the CCEXEC would provide a summary of the
rationale of the way the comments of the Commission had been taken into account in the completed draft
Strategic Plan.
202. The Codex Secretariat would distribute the draft Strategic Plan in a circular letter to all members and
observers to FAO/WHO Coordinating Committees for their comments and inputs. The Sub-Committee
would consider all comments and the outcome of the discussions at the Coordinating Committees and
prepare a revised draft Strategic Plan for circulation for comments and consideration at the next Session of
the CCEXEC and adoption by the next Session of the Commission.
MATTERS ARISING FROM FAO AND WHO (Agenda Item 11)
FAO/WHO PROJECT AND TRUST FUND FOR ENHANCED PARTICIPATION IN CODEX
(Agenda Item 11a) 46
203. The Representative of WHO introduced the Annual Report 2011 and highlighted the following actions
that had been taken to respond to the recommendations of the Mid-term Review of the Codex Trust Fund
(CTF) as discussed at the 34 th CAC and the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committees:
- A new Group 4 had been created to allow least developed countries and small island developing states
to build up their capacity to sustain participation in Codex. After the end of regular support from the
Codex Trust Fund, countries in this new group would receive two years additional support to
participate in their two highest priority Codex meetings. This support would need to be matched with
the same level of support funded from national resources.
- A shift in resources to Objective 2 to support FAO/WHO Codex capacity-building had taken place in
line with a joint strategic planning process for Codex capacity development which had been
undertaken by the two parent bodies.
204. The Representative gave an update on developments that had taken place in the first half of 2012.
These included:
- The initiation of a pilot project to partner more experienced countries with less experienced countries
to develop examples in the use of microbiological criteria in the context of CCFH (see CAC/35
INF/10). This pilot, which had taken place in the first months of 2012, was evaluated in May and was
deemed by all participating countries to have been very successful. FAO and WHO and the Codex
Secretariat were considering other areas where such an approach might be used to advance Codex
work.
- The finalization of the CTF Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework which had been developed
in response to a recommendation of the Mid-term Review. The M&E framework had been piloted
using data already being gathered by the CTF and the results were presented in the CTF Transitional
Monitoring Report (CX/CAC 12/35/13-Add.1). Additional data and information would be gathered
throughout 2012 in order to provide a full monitoring report to Codex members in 2013. This would
allow the assessment of where further efforts could be required from the CTF, FAO and WHO and/or
other partners in Codex to ensure effective participation in Codex.
46 CX/CAC 12/35/13; CX/CAC 12/35/13-Add.1; CAC/35 INF/10 ;