UNECE: International Standards to Facilitate Trade

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UNECE International Standards to Facilitate
Trade

• Presentation to the Working Party on Agricultural
  Quality Standards
• November 2007
• By
• Ian King, Australia
• Craig Morris, United States of America

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• France, November 2006
• Hosted meeting of Rapporteurs (Fancy Meats)
• Russia, October 2007
• Hosted meeting of Rapporteurs (Duck, Eggs and Egg
  Products)
• Special thanks to Alain Boismartel (France) and
  Victor Gushchin (Russian Federation)

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Background

• Substantial Progress Made
• Bovine (Published)
• Ovine (Published)
• Chicken (Published)
• Porcine (Approved and publication in progress)
• Llama/Alpaca (Approved and publication in
  progress)
• Caprine (New)
• Turkey (New)
• Duck (Draft standard)
• Eggs (Revision)
• Edible Co-products (current work)
• Veal (Future work)

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Recent accomplishments on the UNECE Standards for
Meat

• 2004
• Published the revision of the 2000 Bovine
  standard
• 2005
• Completed first Ovine and Chicken Standards
• 2006
• Completed revision to the 1998 Porcine Standard
• Completed first Turkey and Llama/Alpaca standards
• 2007
• Submit draft standards for Caprine and Fancy
  Meats
• Revision of the Bovine Standard
• Publication of the Standards for Chicken and Ovine

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Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards

• Specialized Section on Standardization of Meat
• Text for adoption as new/revised UNECE Standards
  to be formatted/edited and published in 2008
• Bovine (Revised Standard)
• Caprine (New Standard)
• Turkey Meat (New Standard)
• Fancy Meats (In progress)

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Standard Bovine Meat - Carcases and Cuts

• The Bovine Standard has been revised in 2007 in
  accordance with the 3 year revision cycle.
• Several new specifications and images have been
  added to widen the range of products. (As
  requested by Australia, France, Russia, and
  United States)
• The revised Bovine Standards (final draft) is
  presented for approval of the Working Party.
• Following approval of the revised Standard a new
  edition will be published.

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Standard Bovine Meat - Carcases and Cuts
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Bovine Quality Attributes
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UNECE Standard for Ovine Meat Carcases and Cuts

• The Working Party approved the text of the
  Standard in 2006.
• The first edition of the Standard for Ovine Meat
  - Carcases and Cuts (Images) was approved by the
  Specialized Section on Standardization of Meat in
  April 2007.
• The Standard was published for distribution in
  2007.

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UNECE Standard for Porcine Meat Carcases and Cuts

• The second edition of the Standard for Porcine
  Meat - Carcases and Cuts (Images) will be
  presented to the Specialized Section in April
  2008.
• The Standard is expected to be published for
  distribution during the second half of 2008.

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UNECE Standard for Caprine MeatCarcases and Cuts

• The Standard for Caprine Meat Carcases and Cuts
  was agreed upon by the Specialized Section on
  Standardization of Meat in April 2007.
• The text is submitted to the Working Party for
  approval as a new Standard for Caprine Meat.
• The new approved Standard will be prepared for
  publication in 2008.

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UNECE Standard for Turkey Meat

• The UNECE Standard for Turkey Meat - Carcases
  and Parts was agreed upon by the Specialized
  Section on Standardization of Meat in April 2007.
• The amended text is submitted to the Working
  party for approval as a new Standard for Turkey
  Meat Carcases and Parts.
• The approved Standard will be published in 2008.

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UNECE Standard for Chicken Meat Carcases and
Parts

• Published 2007

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UNECE Standard for Ovine Meat Carcases and Cuts

• Published 2007

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UNECE Standard for Llama/Alpaca Meat Carcases and
Cuts

• Llama/Alpaca Standard
• completed and approved in 2006
• To be published in 2008

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Current work New Standard for Edible Co-Products

• Edible Co-Products Meat Standard represents a
  catch all title for the following descriptions
  Offal, Fancy Meats, Variety Meats and Edible
  By-Products. These various meat descriptions are
  in use across the globe to describe a similar
  range of meat items.
• (More than 100 items from Bovine, Ovine,
  Caprine and Porcine)
• A meeting of Rapporteurs in Paris in October 2006
  made considerable progress with the draft.
  Australia, France and the United States have
  worked on the completing the draft Standard out
  of session in preparation for a Rapporteurs
  meeting in Lyon prior to the Geneva meeting in
  April 2008.

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Current workNew/Revised Standards

• Rapporteurs Meeting, Moscow, 29 October-2
  November, 2007
• Draft new UNECE Standard of Duck
• Revision of Standards for Eggs and Egg Products

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Current workNew Standard for Duck Meat

• The Rapporteurs meeting was held in Moscow to
  prepare a draft for the development of a new
  Standard for Duck Meat Carcases and Parts.
• This will be presented to the Specialized
  Section on Standardization of Meat for
  consideration in April 2008.

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Current workRevised Standards for Eggs and Egg
Products

• An extraordinarily Rapporteurs meeting was held
  in Moscow to revise and update the Egg Standards
  at the request of the Working Party.
• This activity will be completed by the Section in
  2008 and it is expected to be presented to the
  Working Party in 2008.

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Future workUNECE Standard for Veal Meat
Carcases and Cuts

• A meeting of the Rapporteurs
• is scheduled to be held in Lyon
• (France) in April 2008 for
• preliminary discussions on
• the development of a draft standard
• for Veal Meat - Carcases and Cuts.
• The meeting will be arranged and
• hosted by the French delegation

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What is our future in UNECE?

• Working together in the development of a global
  supply chain
• Long term goals for global
• e-commerce
• Expand UNECE standards to include edible
  Co-products
• Increase ability to promptly respond to industry
  requests
• Continually work with industry to maximize
  e-commerce

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Publications UNECE Standards on Meat
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Key Contacts UNECE Specialized Section on
Standardization of Meat

• Chairman
• Ian King Australia
• IanKing_at_ausmeat.com.au
• Vice-Chairman
• Craig Morris United States of America
• Craig.Morris_at_usda.gov
• UNECE Secretariat
• Claudio Meza
• Claudio.Meza_at_unece.org