Working Party on Commodities, 16 October 2019, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud

10:00 Joint FORESTRY/PROBA meeting* (Europa building) Tropical Timber

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  Presentation by Gerhard Dieterle, ITTO Executive Director

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  Strategic discussion

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14:30

PROBA meeting (JL building)

• 1. 

  Adoption of the agenda

• 2. 

  Brainstorming on the International Commodity Bodies (ICBs)

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  Information about next steps (Presidency)

• 3. 

  Cacao

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  39^th Meeting of the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy (Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire, 9 September 2019): debriefing

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  100^th Regular Session of the International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies (Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire, 10-13 September 2019): debriefing

• 4. 

  Coffee

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  125^th Session of the International Coffee Council and other ICO bodies (London, UK, 23-27 September 2019): debriefing

• 5. 

  Cotton

Standing Committee of the ICAC, (Washington DC, 19 September 2019): debriefing

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  Update (Presidency and Commission Services) on preparation for the next Plenary Meeting of the ICAC (Brisbane, Australia, 2-6 December 2019), notably regarding the seat allocation scheme

• 6. 

  Rubber

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  Selection of a new Secretary-General for the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG): information (Presidency and Commission Services) and discussion

• 7. 

  Non-ferrous metals

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  Non-Ferrous Metals Study Groups (NFMSG) Fall meetings (Lisbon, 21-25 October): Information (Commission Services) and preparation of EU position

Sugar

81^st meeting of the Administrative Committee of the International Sugar Organization (11 October 2019, London, United Kingdom): debriefing

Upcoming proposal for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations to amend the International Sugar Agreement 1992: discussion

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Grains

Meeting of the Administrative Committee of the International Grains Council (22 October 2019, London, United Kingdom): preparation

Revision of the Trade Standard Applying to Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils of the International Olive Council (IOC): preparation of EU position

Revision of the IOC Guidelines on the Standard ISO 17025 on the accreditation of laboratories undertaking sensory analysis, in particular on virgin olive oil: preparation of EU comments

Composition of EU delegations in IOC expert groups: discussion

• 10. 

  Olive oil/table olives

• 11. 

  AOB

NB:

Council documents are available on Delegates Portal. Room attendants will provide copies on request at the earliest opportunity.

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