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OIE and Codex Cooperation: OIE and Codex Cooperation:

OIE perspectiveOIE perspective

Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Animal Production Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Animal Production Food Safety, Abu Dhabi, 14-16 January 2014Food Safety, Abu Dhabi, 14-16 January 2014

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WTO SPS Agreement requirements

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (‘SPS Agreement’) requires WTO Members to:

participate in the work of the international standard setting organisations, i.e. Codex, OIE and IPPC andbase their sanitary and phytosanitary measures on international standards, guidelines and recommendations, where they exist.

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International standards for food safety

International standard setting organisations

‘Three Sisters’

For a whole food chain approach (i.e. ‘from farm to fork’):

OIE standards on APFS are complementary to Codex standards on FS

Cooperation between OIE and Codex critical to avoid duplication, gaps and inconsistencies in standard setting

WTO Members should implement OIE recommendations on APFS when setting measures for safe food of animal origin (and Codex recommendations).

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Terrestrial Animal Health Code – mammals, birds and bees

Terrestrial Animal Health Code – mammals, birds and bees

Aquatic Animal Health Code -amphibians, crustaceans, fish and

molluscs

Aquatic Animal Health Code -amphibians, crustaceans, fish and

molluscs

Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals

Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals

Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals

Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals

OIE INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS

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PROBLEMPROBLEM

SpecialistCommissions

ReviewReview

Advice of experts or other Advice of experts or other Specialist CommissionsSpecialist Commissions

Draft textDraft text

ASSEMBLY

DELEGATESDELEGATES

AdoptionAdoption

WORLD ASSEMBLY,WORLD ASSEMBLY,COMMISSIONS,COMMISSIONS,

DELEGATESDELEGATES

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OIE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDOIE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Updating OIE

international standards

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OIE and Codex Cooperation OIE Animal Production Food Safety Working Group - includes Codex, FAO, and WHO

Annual Codex meeting - OIE Director General presents a report of relevant OIE activities

OIE World Assembly of Delegates – Codex Chairperson presents a report

Codex Committees - OIE representatives participate, where relevant

Codex standards under development - OIE submits comments, where relevant

OIE ad hoc Groups - Codex Secretariat participates

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Complementary Codex and OIE standardsCross reference each other’s standards for:

Meat hygiene: Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat OIE Terrestrial Code Ch 6.2 Control of biological hazards of

animal health and public health importance through ante- and post-mortem meat inspection

Salmonella in poultry Codex Guidelines for the control of Campylobacter and

Salmonella in chicken meat OIE Ch.6.4. Biosecurity procedures in poultry production and

Ch.6.5. Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella in poultry

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Complementary Codex and OIE standards

Cross reference each other’s standards for:Animal feed:

Codex Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding. OIE Ch.6.3 Control of hazards of animal health and public

health importance in animal feed and Ch. 6.1 Control of hazards in aquatic animal feeds.

Trichinella Codex Guidelines for Control of Specific Zoonotic Parasites in

Meat: Trichinella spp. in meat of Suidae OIE Ch.8.14. Infection with Trichinella spp.

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Formalising OIE / Codex Cooperation

April 2012: Codex Committee on General Principles established eWG ‘OIE/Codex Cooperation’ to:

develop guidance on cross references in each other’s standards; and

how to improve cooperation, e.g. work plan priorities, complementary standard development.

to be discussed at April 2014 CCGPtalk to your Codex Contact Point in food safety to coordinate OIE

position on this work.

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Regional and National Cooperationbetween OIE and Codex

also important, especially since in some countries contact points for OIE and Codex are in different ministries/organisations;

Contact details for national Codex Contact points can be found on the Codex website.

the ToR encourages you to establish networks/dialogue

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When you go home…

Communicate with Codex Contact Point (and other contact points in food safety and SPS) to better coordinate standard setting activities of OIE and Codex at the national level.

Further information available on: OIE web site: www.oie.int Codex web site: www.codexalimentarius.org

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

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World Organisationfor Animal Health

Organización Mundialde Sanidad Animal

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