MEETING OF RAPPORTEURS ON PORK MEAT

ST. PETERSBURG, 22 TO 24 SEPTEMBER 2003

 

The meeting will be held at the following address:

 

St.-Petersburg - Bobkov branch of the Russian customs academy

192241, Sankt Petersburg

Sofia Street 52, Office 334

 

How to reach the place

 

Come up to station of the underground Lomonosovskaya. From the underground pass directly up to a street Ivanovskaya. Turn to the right. You will see a bus stop. From this bus stop it is necessary to drive two bus stops on any transport that goes directly through the Sorting (Sortirovochniy) bridge up to the Hamburg square. It is the bus №11, trolley bus №27, collective taxis. Leave on a stop the Hamburg Square. There is large five floor building - a putting of academy on a diagonal through the square. An entrance is from the side of Hamburg square.

 

 

Contact:

 

Zhiryaeva Elena V., senior lecturer

+7 812 106-13-73 (fax),

+7 812 106-12-18,

+7 812 101-94-81

[email protected]

 

 

For last minute participation please contact the hosts in Russia directly or [email protected]

 

Background

 

The Specialized Section on Standardization of Meat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was created 1988 and has united experts of more than 25 countries.

 

The first version of the UNECE Standard for Porcine Carcases and Cuts was published 1998. Since then the UNECE System of Meat standards has been further developed in extensive consultations with the trade.

 

A first proposal on aligning the porcine standard with was presented at the meeting of the Specialized Section in 2003.

 

 

Objectives

 

To agree on a format to present to the Specialized Section at its meeting in 2004.


Provisional Agenda

 

Background documents for discussions:

 

-���������� The existing UNECE Standard for Porcine Carcases and Cuts

 

-���������� The proposal for revising the standard: TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2003/12/Add.4 (Chapters 1 to 4 of the Draft Standard) PDF DOC

 

-���������� Proposal for harmonization with the customs code and a Russian

 

-���������� English/Russian dictionary doc

 

-���������� Porcine codes

 

 

 

22 September

 

10.00h

Introduction

10.15-13.30h

Review 1998 Porcine Standard in relation to newer standards

13.30-14.30h

Lunch

14.30-18.00

Identify issues required to update. Review alternative standards/manuals

 

23 September

 

10.00-13.30h

Review TRADE/WP.7/GE.11/2003/12/Add.4

Discuss form and procedure for draft for consideration at April 2004 Geneva meeting

13.30-14.30h

Lunch

14.30-18.00h

Meeting with representatives of trade and science

 

Meat plants:

- Kronstadt;����

- Pushkin;

- Strelets;��������

- PitProduct; �������������

- Ladograd;�����

- Parnas; ��������

- Econord;�������

- Gepta;����������

 

Swine breeding farm �Eastern�

Customs lab ���������������

Center of quality control �Pitex������������ �����������

Northwest association ofproducers, dealers and customers of meat and meat products �����������

State academy of veterinary medicine �� �����������

 

24 September

 

10.00-13.30h

Technical visits

13.30-14.30h

Lunch

 

 

 

Practical Information for delegates

 

Repertoire of theatres and concert halls in Saint-Petersburg for September

 

Theatre

Address

Date and play

Alexandrinsky theatre

Ostrovsky Square

22 � Swan lake; ballet

24 � Kony Jancen Dance, Netherlands

Theatre of opera and ballet by Musorgsky

Square of Arts, 1

20 �Romeo and Juliette; ballet

21- Sinderella; opera. Swan lake; ballet

22 � Karmen; opera

25 � Traviata; opera

24, 26, 27 � Theatre Massimo�, Italy

Theatre of a musical comedy

Italian street, 13

21,25,27 �operetta

Theatre by Komissarzevskaya

Italian street, 19

20 - Ernst Deutch Theatre from Hamburg

Theatre a festival �Baltic house�

Alexandrovsky park, 4

22,23,25,26 � TanzTheatre, Netherlands

The clown theatre �Mimigrates�

21 � clownconcert

Circus

20,21,23,25,27 � 100 beasts from 5 continents

Theatre of opera and ballet of conservatoire

20,22,25 � Swan lake

21 � Evgeniy Onegin

26 - Traviata

Hermitage theatre

20,22,23,24,25,26 � Gizel

MusicHall

Alexandrovsky park

20,21,25,26,27 �musicals �������

Philarmonic society of jazz music

20,22 �days of the Dutch culture

21 � evening of the Latin American jazz �

Philarmonic society, Large hall

Michaylovskaya street, 2

20 � Shostakovich

21 � Brams

22 � Sibelius, Maler

23 � brass band of the Netherlands

25 � Rachmaninov, Shostakovich

26 � Shopen, Chaikovsky

Philarmonic society, Small hall

Nevsky prospect, 30

20 � Bach, Biber

21 � Vivaldi

23 � La Poeme Harmonique, France

24 � A la Russe

25 � Shostakovich, Shubert

27 � La Venexiana, Italy

Conservatoire

Theatrical Square, 3

21,22,23,24,25,26,27 � festival �International week of conservatoires� �����������

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