Responding to S

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Responding to ST co-operation with China The
Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food
Processing ST Platform
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Workshop Agenda (1st day)

• 9.00 1030 Welcome to all Participants and
  Project Overview

• SPI presentation on the agenda for the 2 days,
  overall
• objectives of the project, and a summary of the
  1st workshop.

• Each participant will be expected to do a
  presentation on him/herself and on the
  organization they work for (5 minutes).

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Workshop Agenda (1st day)

• 14.00 1530Database of contacts in the
  agro-food area
• (European and Chinese organisations) and
  Cross-Border
• Agro-Food Processing Platform Strategy

• SPI presentations and overall discussion.

• 15.30 1600 Break.

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Workshop Agenda (2nd day)

• 9.00 915 Review of Day 1 and review of the
  agenda for the day.

• 9.15 1030 Group discussion on the Database
  and Platform.

• 10.30 1100 Break.

• 11.00 1230 Final conclusions on the Database
  and
• Platform Strategy.

• 12.30 1400 Lunch.

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Workshop Agenda (2nd day)

• 14.00 1530 Group Discussion on opportunities
  within the FP6
• Framework Programme of the European Commission.

• 15.30 1600 Break.

• 16.00 1730 Final conclusions on the
  opportunities within the FP6
• Framework Programme of the European Commission.

• 17.30 Conclusion of the workshop.

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Agenda

• Participants.

• Project Objectives.

• Project Benefits.

• Project Methodology

• Review of 1st International Workshop.

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Participants
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Participants
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Participants
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Participants
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Participants

• Shao Wei

• Chinese Institute of Food Science Technology

• Unilever

• Shaohong Ma

• Beijing HuaBang Food Co.Ltd.

• Teng Gang

• China Agricultural University

• Wang Cheng Tao

• Wang Hong Guang

• Beijing HuiYuan Beverage Food Group Co.Ltd.

• Wang Jing Gang

• Chinese Academy of Int'l Trade Economic
• Cooperation

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Participants
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Project Objectives
This will be accomplished through developing a
cross-border agro-food platform strategy. The
strategy is aimed at promoting new ST
partnerships and identifying means of
implementing and supporting a successful
cross-border agro-food ST co-operation in the
domain of fruit and vegetable processing.
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Project Objectives
The Cross-Border Agro-food Processing ST
Platform Strategy will identify the means to
upgrade the fruit and vegetable processing
chains in China. The results of the action will
highlight ways to improve policies and implement
the appropriate technologies.

• Developing new partnerships and a structure that
  will encourage
• international cooperation.

• Providing Chinese companies a clear path to
  improving product
• quality to meet the import requirements of the
  European Union.

• Establishing stronger networks within the food
  chain.

• Strengthening synergies between agro-food
  stakeholders.

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Project Benefits

• Promoting understanding and openness between the
  European
• Union and China.

• Building common policies, practices and
  standards of the
• targeted agro-food sub-sectors.

• Developing a cross-border agro-food platform
  strategy to promote
• new ST partnerships.

• Strenghtening partnerships between Europe and
  China by
• developing mutual understanding among agro-food
  stakeholders.

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Project Methodology
Work Plan List

• Analysis Analyse policies and standards
  currently in place for
• agro-food fruits and vegetables processing.

• Network Establish interest between EU and
  Chinese agro-food
• networks through regional workshops.

• Platform Strategy Develop a cross-border
  agro-food platform
• promoting new ST partnerships.

• Dissemination Disseminate and promote the
  cross-border
• agro-food platform strategy.

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Project Methodology
Deliverables List
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Topics Discussed
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Topics Discussed
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Agenda European Union Fruit and Vegetable
Processing Policies

• Codex Alimentarius

• Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
  Agreement

• European Union Food Safety Legislation

• European Food Safety Authority

• European Food Safety Agencies

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Codex Alimentarius
The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of food
standards, codes of practice and other
recommendations presented in a uniform way.

• Includes standards for individual foods or
  groups of foods, whether
• processed, semi-processed or raw, for
  distribution to the consumer.

• Has become a global reference point for
  consumers, food producers
• and processors, national food control agencies
  and the international
• food trade.

• Its influence extends to every continent, and
  its contribution to the
• protection of public health and fair practices in
  the food trade is
• immeasurable.

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Codex Alimentarius
Main Purposes of the Codex Alimentarius Programme
Certain Codex are relevant for all food
processing companies where other Codex can be
specific for a certain type of product or
process.
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex and International Food Trade
The publication of the Codex Alimentarius is
intended to guide and promote the elaboration
and establishment of definitions and
requirements for foods to assist in their
harmonization and in doing so to facilitate
international trade.

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Codex Alimentarius
Relevant Sites
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Agreement
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Agreement
SPS Agreement and International Food Trade
SPS requirements influence the ability to export
agricultural and food products to the European
Union.

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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Agreement
Relevant Sites
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European Union Food Safety Legislation
European Union Legislation and International Food
Trade
The EU integrated approach to food safety aims to
assure a high level of food safety, animal
health, animal welfare and plant health within
the European Union through coherent farm-to-table
measures and adequate monitoring, while ensuring
the effective functioning of the internal
market.

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European Union Food Safety Legislation
European Union Legislation and International Food
Trade (cont.)

• To assure effective control systems and evaluate
  compliance with EU
• standards in the food safety and quality, animal
  health, animal welfare,
• animal nutrition and plant health sectors within
  the EU and in third
• countries in relation to their exports to the EU.

• To manage relations with the European Food Safety
  Authority (EFSA)
• and ensure science-based risk management.

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European Union Food Safety Legislation
Relevant Sites
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European Union Food Safety Legislation
Relevant Sites
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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European Food Safety Agencies

• Swedish National Food Administration

• Food Safety Authority of Ireland

• Portuguese National Agency for Quality and Safety

• Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

• Food Standards Agency (UK)

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