african swine fever (asf) date issue country details eu … · link 03/2019 (planned) asf gftads in...
TRANSCRIPT
More information available here:
- DG SANTE ASF - GFTADs -EURL ASF
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF)
CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN INITIATIVE TAKEN OR SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
03/2019 (planned)
ASF GFTADs in Prague
EU and third
countries
Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region on ASF
y
10-14/12/2018 (planned)
Moldova expert trained by the EURL
MD EURL technical assistance by inviting MD NRL expert and provide training on ASF serological confirmatory tests and genotype identification techniques
y
10-14/12/2018 (planned)
Slovenian experts trained by the EURL
SI EURL technical assistance by inviting SI NRL experts and provide training on ASF serological confirmatory tests and genotype identification
y
12-23/11/2018 (planned)
Czech experts trained by the EURL
CZ EURL technical assistance by inviting CZ NRL experts and provide training on ASF serological confirmatory tests and molecular characterization techniques
y
30/10/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1635 of 30 October 2018
amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning
animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain
Member States
y
22-26/10/2018 (planned)
BTSF workshop on BIPs in Antwerp
EU MS BTSF workshop on Food Import Controls in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) – including ASF measures and risks.
y
21-26/10/2018 EURL In Greece HE EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) mission to assist Greece in their diagnostic capacity
y
17-24/10/2018 (planned)
SANTE audit in Romania
RO DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to African swine fever
y
18-19/10/2018 EUVET in France FR EUVET mission on African swine fever preparedness in France
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
18/10/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1576 of 18 October 2018
amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning
animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain
Member States
y
15/10/2018 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on African swine fever
11-12/10/2018 EUVET in Belgium BE EUVET mission on African swine fever in Belgium y
10/10/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1512 of 10 October 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
24-28/09/2018 BTSF workshop on BIPs in Paris
EU MS BTSF workshop on Live Animals Import Controls in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) – including ASF measures and risks.
y
24-25/09/2018
ASF GFTADs in Warsaw
EU and third
countries
Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region on ASF epidemiology in wild boar population and in the environment.
y
24/09/2018 Customs to review risk profile in relation to ASF
EU The Commission, through the EU Customs Risk Management System (CRMS) issued a specific Risk Information Form (RIF) for the custom services of the EU, requesting that attention is paid to the risks related to goods that may be contaminated. This is the specific EU risk profile for goods in personal consignments (meat, meat products, sandwiches, wild boar hunting trophies) which is to be considered a priority by the EU custom
21/09/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1282 of 21 September 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
21/09/2018 EC Decision for BE BE Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1281 of 21 September 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Belgium
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
21/09/2018 EC Decision for BG BG Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1280 of 21 September 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Bulgaria
y
14-17/09/2018 EUVET in Belgium BE EUVET mission on African swine fever preparedness in Belgium y
14/09/2018 EC Decision for BE BE Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1242 of 14 September 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Belgium
y
10-14/09/2018
EURL support BG Review of diagnostic procedures and scaling up capabilities Y
09-14 /09/2018 EURL in Bulgaria BG EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) mission to assist Bulgaria in their diagnostic capacity and review the scaling up capabilities
y
13/09/2018 First wild boar case in BE
BE Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in BE(Luxembourg region)
04-06/09/2018 EUVET in Bulgaria BG EUVET mission on African swine fever in Bulgaria y
04/09/2018 EC Decision for BG BG Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216 of 04 September 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Bulgaria.
y
31/08/2018 First outbreak in BG
BG Confirmation of first ASF outbreak in BG (Varna) in a small back yard farm
27-28/08/2018 Commissioner meets Belarusian deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Food
EU and BY Visit to Belarus
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
27/08/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1205 of 27 August 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
09/08/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1114 of 09 August 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
01-03/08/2018
EUVET in Bulgaria BG EUVET mission on African swine fever preparedness in Bulgaria Y
27/07/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1068 of 27 July 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
16/07/2018 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on African swine fever.
16/07/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1008 of 16 July 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
11/07/2018 EFSA opinion on ASF in wild boar
EU EFSA scientific opinion on African swine fever in wild boar
09/07/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/971 of 9 July 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
02-04/07/2018 EUVET in Romania RO EUVET mission on ASF in Romania (Tulcea region).
y
26-28/06/2018 EURL in Moldova MD EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) mission to assist Moldova in their diagnostic capacity
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
25/06/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/910 of 25 June 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
06-08/06/2018 EUVET in Romania RO EUVET mission on ASF in Romania.
y
04/06/2018 EC decision for Hungary
HU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/835 of 4 June 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Hungary.
y
04/06/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/834 of 4 June 2018 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
29/05/2018 EURL meeting (held in Germany) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed.
y
23/05/2018 EC decision for Hungary
HU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/758 of 23 May 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Hungary.
y
22/05/2018 ASF GFTADs in Paris
EU and third
countries
Tenth coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions.
16/05/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/745 of 16 May 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
14-18/05/2018
BTSF workshop on BIPs in Antwerp
EU MS BTSF workshop on Food Import Controls in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) – including ASF measures and risks.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
30/04/2018 EC decision for Hungary
HU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/663 of 27 April 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Hungary.
y
24-25/04/2018 EUVET in Hungary HU EUVET on ASF field visit in Hungary to review surveillance, outbreak management, biosecurity measures and wildlife management for ASF.
y
23-27/04/2018
SANTE audit in Latvia
LV DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to African swine fever.
y
21/04/2018
First wild boar case in Hungary
HU Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in HU (Heves region).
16-18/04/2018 TAIEX workshop on management measures for African swine fever
ME TAIEX Workshop to share the best practices of EU in managing African Swine Fever and to train the official and private veterinarians.
y
16/04/2018 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on African swine fever.
03/04/2018 Clinical signs and lesions induced by ASF
EU EURL for ASF presents a copyright free flyer providing essential information about the clinical presentation of the disease to facilitate identify the most common clinical signs and lesions induced by ASFV isolates of different virulence.
y
22-23/03/2018
ASF GFTADs in Kiev
EU and third
countries
Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region on Cross border cooperation addressing (legal and) irregular movements of pigs and their products.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
20/03/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/478 of 20 March 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
16/03/2018
EC Decision for RO RO Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/419 of 16 March 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Romania.
y
12-16/03/2018 SANTE audit in CZ CZ DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Czech Republic.
y
08-09/03/2018
TAIEX workshop on Animal Health Management (Wildlife)
BG TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on role of the wildlife in animal health management, with specific focus on African Swine Fewer. Representatives of international and EU hunting associations, journalists from media for hunters were present.
y
27/02/2018 to 01/03/2018
BTSF workshop in Belgrade
RS BTSF workshop on ASF focusing in surveillance and wildlife management. y
20/02/2018 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/363 of 20 February 2018 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
12/02/2018 to 14/02/2018
TAIEX Workshop on ASF in Ukraine
UA TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange) Workshop on African Swine Fewer. Beneficiaries are Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
y
05-09/02/2018 BTSF STM in Bucharest on animal by-products
RO BTSF sustained trained missions on focusing on collection and disposal of fallen stock and other ABPs taking into account the risk posed by ASF.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
01/02/2018
Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/169 of 1 February 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
29/01/2018
AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on African swine fever.
29/01/2018 to 02/02/2018
SANTE ASF visit MD SANTE fact finding mission to evaluate the implementation of animal health controls in relation to African swine fever.
y
23/01/2018 Commissioner meets deputy Prime Minister
EU and MD Meeting for European Integration for Moldova
19/01/2018
EC Decision for RO RO Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/86 of 19 January 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Romania.
y
12/01/2018 EC Decision for RO
RO Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/60 of 12 January 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Romania.
y
05/01/2018 EC Decision for PL PL
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/11 of 5 January 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.
y
20/12/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2411 of 20 December 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
18-19/12/2017 OIE-CIC-FACE training course
EU and third
countries
OIE-CIC-FACE training course held in Pravets (Bulgaria) on the surveillance of wildlife diseases - the role of hunters.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
12-13/12/2017
GFTADs expert field visit - Romania
RO GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Romania (with financial support by the Commission).
y
12/12/2017 Commissioner meets Russian Ambassador
EU and Russia
Follow-up of the meeting with Russian Minister of Agriculture held in November 2017
11-12/12/2017 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB point on African swine fever (ASF).
07/12/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EUefsa Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2267 of 7 December 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
30/11/2017 Dispatch of reagents to Moldova
MD EURL dispatched to Moldova further ASF reagents (for PCR and IPT) and biological materials to upscale their diagnostic capabilities
y
27-28/11/2017 EUVET in PL PL EUVET mission on ASF in Poland. Y
27/11/2017 EC Decision for PL PL Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2198 of 27 November 2017 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.
y
22/11/2017 EC Decision for PL PL Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2176 of 21 November 2017 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.
y
20-24/11/2017 Greek expert trained by the EURL
GR EURL provided technical assistance to the Greek's NRL with focus on ASF serological confirmatory tests and genotyping techniques.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
17/11/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2166 of 17 November 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU (as latest amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1850 of 11 October 2017) concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
16/11/2017 Commissioner meets Minister of Agriculture
EU and Russia
Meeting between Commissioner Andriukaitis and Minister of Agriculture in Moscow in the margin of an international meeting
13/11/2017 to 17/11/2017
SANTE audit in LT LT DG SANTE audit on implementation of the programme for the surveillance and emergency preparedness in Lithuania.
y
09/11/2017
Ministerial meeting in Prague
EU and third
countries
Fifth Ministerial Conference on ASF (participation of AT,BG,CZ, FI,DE,HU,LV,LT,PL,RO and SK)-Also present Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine.
07/11/2017 EFSA report on ASF
EU EFSA epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the Baltic States and Poland.
y
27-28/11/2017
EUVET in Poland PL EUVET on ASF field visit in Poland. y
25-27/10/2017 BTSF workshop in Prague
EU BTSF workshop on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management. Invited participants from Austria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic.
y
26/10/2017 EFSA external report on ASF
EU EFSA supporting publication on simulation-based investigation of ASF spread and control in wildlife without consideration of human non-compliance to biosecurity.
y
23-27/10/2017 Hungarian expert trained by the EURL
HU EURL provided technical assistance to the Hungarian's NRL with focus on serological.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
16-19/10/2017 GFTADs expert field visit - Czech Republic
CZ GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in the Czech Republic (with financial support by the Commission)
y
11/10/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1850 of 11 October 2017 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
10/10/2017
Exchange of views on African Swine fever in COMAGRI
EU DG SANTE (BVG) updated the COMAGRI members on the state of play and the EU measures taken to control African swine fever and also provided a short presentation of the state of play of ten Lumpy skin disease.
29/09/2017 Commissioner meets deputy Minister for Agriculture
EU and Ukraine
Meeting between Commissioner Andriukaitis and Ukrainian deputy Minister for Agriculture for European Affairs
20-21/09/2017
ASF GFTADs in Chisinau
EU and third
countries
Eighth coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions.
y
19/09/2017 BTSF STM in Sankt Pölten, Austria
EU BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management. Invited 46 participants from different ministries and institutions, including hunting association.
y
18-22/09/2017
BTSF workshop on BIPs in Bajakovo
EU MS BTSF workshop on Live Animals Import Controls in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) – including ASF measures and risks
y
4-8/09/2017 SANTE audit in HU HU DG SANTE audit on implementation of the programme for the surveillance and emergency preparedness in Hungary.
1/09/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1521 of 1 September 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
20-30/08/2017 SANTE ASF visit in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
FI, EE, LV, PL
SANTE fact finding mission to Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) to evaluate the implementation of measures at the borders to prevent the introduction into the European Union of African Swine Fever from certain third countries.
y
14/08/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1481 of 14 August 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
8-9/08/2016 EUVET in Romania RO EUVET on ASF field visit in Romania (Satu Mare region) to provide support on outbreak management, surveillance for ASF.
y
4/08/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) C(2017) 5413 of 4 August 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
4/08/2017 EC Decision for CZ CZ COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1437 of 4 August 2017 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in the Czech Republic.
y
3/08/2017 EC Decision for RO RO COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1416 of 3 August 2017 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Romania.
y
31/07 to 10/08/2017
SANTE ASF visit in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
LT, SK, HU, RO
SANTE fact finding mission to Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) to evaluate the implementation of measures at the borders to prevent the introduction into the European Union of African Swine Fever from certain third countries.
y
31/07/2017 First outbreak in Romania
RO Confirmation of first ASF outbreak found in RO (in Satu Mare) in a backyard farm.
17/07/2017
AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on African swine fever: state of play.
11-15/07/2017 On the spot diagnostic the NRL
CZ EURL provided technical assistance on-site to the Czech's NRL in view of possible need for upscaling operations .
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
11/07/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1265 of 11 July 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
3/07/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1196 of 3 July 2017 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
29/06/ to 01/07/2017
EUVET in CZ CZ EUVET on ASF field visit in Czech Republic. y
28/06/2017 EC Decision for CZ CZ COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1162 of 28 June 2017 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in the Czech Republic.
y
26/06/2017 First wild boar case in Czech Rep.
CZ Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in CZ (Zlin region).
19-23/06/2017 SANTE audit in SK SK DG SANTE audit on implementation of the programme for the surveillance and emergency preparedness in Slovak Republic.
2/06/2017 Ministerial meeting in Riga
EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK,
HU and RO
Fourth ministerial meeting on ASF (participation of EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK, HU and RO – Also invited Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine)
1/06/2017 Grant Agreement: EU support to Ukraine to control ASF
UA Signature by Ukraine of the Grant Agreement number SANTE/D4/2017/SI2.753488- "Support to the protection measures taken against African swine fever (ASF) in Ukraine".
y y
23/05/2017
ASF GFTADs in Paris
EU and third
countries
Seventh coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions.
16/05/2017 GFTADs STM in Vladimir
RF Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
16/05/2017 Grant Agreement: EU support to Moldova to control ASF
MD Signature by Moldova of the Grant Agreement number SANTE/D4/2017/SI2.756684 - "Support to the protection measures taken against African swine fever (ASF) in Moldova".
y y
11/05/2017 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB on ASF: international situation
28/04/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/767 of 28 April 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States.
y
28/04/2017 GFTADs STM in Kosice
SK Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
27/04/2017 GFTADs STM in Budapest
HU Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
06/04/2017 GFTADs STM in Helsinki
FI Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
05/04/2017 GFTADs STM in Tallinn
EE Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
03-04/04/2017 EU meeting with Belarus authority
EU and Belarus
EU delegation meeting with Belarus authority in Minsk
31/03/2017 EUVET in EE EE EUVET mission on wildlife management in relation to African Swine Fever Y
28-31/3/2017 ASF Task force RO The Commission experts assessed on the spot how the ASF programme is implemented and made recommendations to enhance early detection
y
23/03/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/564 of 23 March 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
13-17/03/2017 SANTE audit in PL PL DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Poland
y
15/03/2017 GFTADs STM in Riga
LV Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
14/03/2017 GFTADs STM in Kaunas
LT Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
08/03/2017 GFTADs STM in Pulawy
PL Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
24/02/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/351 of 24 February 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
16/02/2017 GFTADs STM in Brasov
RO Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
09/02/2017 EFSA report on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Epidemiological analyses on African swine fever in the Baltic countries and Poland
y
03/02/2017 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/205 of 3 February 2017 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
01-03/02/2017
EUVET in Latvia LV EUVET on ASF field visit in Latvia. y
25/01 to 2/02/2017
SANTE audit in RO RO DG SANTE audit on implementation of the programme for the surveillance and emergency preparedness in Romania
y
31/01/2017 EC grant decisions approving ASF 2017 programmes
FI, EE, LT, LV, PO, SK, HU and RO
Grant Decisions approving national programmes and associate funding for 2017 for FI, EE, LT, LV, PO, SK, HU, RO
y y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
31/01/2017 Blueprint and Roadmap (BRMP) on the possible development of an ASF vaccine
EU Publication of BRMP; the strategic goals identified include: • Identification of potential strategies for vaccine development • Identification of gaps and needs for vaccine development and
manufacturing • Identification of a network of dedicated laboratories directed
towards vaccine development • Identification of the research steps
y
20/01/2017 Commissioner meets the Russian delegation
EU and Russia
Commissioner Andriukaitis meets the Russian delegation in Berlin in the margins of the Green Week 2017
20/01/2017 ASF in the Green week
EU and third countries
Seminar on African swine fever – prevention, control and eradication d in the margins of the International Green Week 2017 in Berlin
20/12/2016 BTSF training for ADNS
UA Ad hoc BTSF STM training to Ukrainian authorities for using the EU Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)
y
12-15/12/2016 ASF Task force SK The Commission experts assessed on the spot how the ASF programme is implemented and made recommendations to enhance early detection
y
12-14/12/2016 GFTADs STM in Ukraine and Moldova
MD and UA
Under GFTADs, two separate BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
7/12/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2218 of 7 December 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
28-29/11/2016
ASF GFTADs in Vilnius
EU and third
countries
Sixth coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions
y
16-18/11/2016 GFTADs workshop in Minsk
EU and third
countries
Under GFTADs, BTSF workshop on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management. Invited participants from Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic and Ukraine.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
15/11/2016 GFTADs STM in Minsk
BY Under GFTADs, BTSF sustained trained missions on ASF focusing on surveillance and wildlife management.
y
14/11/2016 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB Point on ASF
11/11/2016 SANTE Note to the College
EU Update by SANTE to the College on the ministerial meeting on ASF in Warsaw
8/11/2016 Dispatch of reagents to Ukraine
UA EURL dispatched to Ukraine ASF reagents and biological materials to upgrade their diagnostic capabilities
y
24-28/10/2016 SANTE audit in EE EE DG SANTE Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Latvia
y
27-28/10/2016 Ministerial meeting in Warsaw
EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK,
HU and RO
Third ministerial meeting on ASF in Warsaw (participation of EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK, HU and RO – Also invited the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova)
25-26/10/2016
STM in Finland FI Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Finnish official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
26/10/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1900 of 26 October 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
25/10/2016 Dispatch of reagents to Moldova
MD EURL dispatched to Moldova further ASF reagents and biological materials to upgrade their diagnostic capabilities
y
13/10/2016
Exchange of views on African Swine fever in COMAGRI
EU DG SANTE updated the COMAGRI members on the state of play and the EU measures taken to control African swine fever
12-14/10/2016
GFTADs expert field visit - Moldova
MD GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Moldova (with financial support by the Commission)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
6/10/2016
GFTADs STM in Ukraine
UA Under GFTADs, one BTSF sustained trained missions in Ukraine on ASF focusing on disease control and wildlife management
y
3-5/10/2016 GFTADs workshop in Warsaw
EU and third
countries
Under GFTADs, BTSF workshop on ASF focusing on surveillance, preparedness and response. Invited participants from Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic and Ukraine.
y
30/09/2016 EC Decision for PL PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2016/1770 of 30 September 2016 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland and repealing Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/1406 and (EU) 2016/1452
y
30/09/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1771 of 30 September 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
20-29/09/2016 SANTE audit in LV LV DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Latvia
y
28-29/09/2016
STM in Poland PL Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Polish official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
21/09/2016 STM in Estonia EE Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Estonia official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
19/09/2016 ASF GFTADs in Lisbon
EU and third
countries
Fifth coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions
17/09/2016 OIE: ASF in Moldova
MD Notification to the OIE of African swine fever in Donduseni
14/09/2016 STM in Lithuania LT Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Lithuanian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
7-8/09/2016 STM in Latvia LV Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Latvian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
2/09/2016 EC Decision for PL PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 2 September 2016 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland ((EU) 2016/1452)
y
30/08/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1441 of 30 August 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
22/08/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1405 of 22 August 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
22/08/2016 EC Decision for PL PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 22 August 2016 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland ((EU) 2016/1406)
y
16-19/08/2016 EUVET in Estonia EE EUVET on ASF field visit in Estonia to review surveillance, outbreak management, biosecurity measures and wildlife management for ASF
y
10/08/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1372 of 10 August 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Latvia and Poland
y
10/08/2016 EC Decision for PL PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 10 August 2016 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland ((EU) 2016/1367)
y
1-4/08/2016 ASF Task force UA The Commission discussed with the Ukrainian authorities their ASF strategy for possible amendments to their national ASF eradication programme and assessed the capacity of the national reference laboratory in view of possible future EU financial support
y
1-2/08/2016 STM in Hungary HU Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Hungarian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
25-29/07/2016 On the spot diagnostic support to MD
MD EURL provided technical assistance on-site to the Moldova’s NRL for diagnostic of both serology and agent identification to ensuring the application of proper standard operating procedures for diagnostic purposes
y
28/07/2016 STM in Romania RO Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Romanian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF outbreak management
y
27/07/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1236 of 27 July 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
y
07/07/2016 Dispatch of reagents to MD
MD EURL dispatched to Moldova further ASF reagents and biological materials in preparation of the on-site technical assistance
y
29/6 to 1/7/2016 EUVET in Czech Rep.
CZ EUVET on ASF field visit in Czech Rep. to provide technical support on surveillance and wildlife management for ASF
y
28-29/06/2016 EUVET in Romania RO EUVET on ASF field visit in Romania to review outbreak management and biosecurity measures for ASF
y
23/06/2016 EUVET in Romania RO EUVET on ASF field visit in Romania to review surveillance and wild life management practices for ASF
y
13-17/06/2016 EUVET in Hungary HU EUVET on ASF field visit in Hungary to review the preparedness to a possible incursion of ASF
y
16/06/2016
Commission President to meet with Russian President
EU and Russia
Visit of President Juncker to St Petersbourg and meeting with Russian President. ASF spread on the list of topics.
7-8/06/2016
EURL meeting (held in DE) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed.
y
23-27/05/2016 STM in Moldova MD Two BTSF sustained trained missions in Moldova on ASF focusing on disease control and wildlife management.
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
27/05/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/857 of 27 May 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Latvia
y
24/05/2016
ASF GFTADs in Paris
EU and third
countries
Fourth coordination meeting with CVOs on the ASF situation and planning actions
23/05/2016 Dispatch of reagents to MD
MD EURL dispatched to Moldova all the necessary reagents, reference panels and consumables for ASF diagnosis (to test 300 samples)
y
22/05/2016 Commissioner meets Russian Minister of Agriculture
EU and Russia
Meeting between Commissioner Andriukaitis and Minister of Agriculture in the margins of the opening ceremony of the 84th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
13-22/04/2016 SANTE audit at the borders on ASF
FI, EE, LV, LT, PL, SK,
HU, RO
SANTE audits to evaluate the implementation of measures at the borders to prevent the introduction into the European Union of African Swine Fever from certain third countries
y
11-15/04/2016 Training Lab experts
MD Two Moldovan experts receive ASF diagnostic training in the EURL in Spain y
29/03/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/464 of 29 March 2016 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia and Poland
y
15-16/03/2016 ASF GFTADs in Moscow
EU and third
countries
Third coordination meeting with CVOs focusing on reviewing the outcome of the ASF filed visits
y
10-11/03/2016 Training Lab experts
EE EURL experts dispatched to Estonia in support of ASF diagnosis y
31/03/2016
EUVET in Estonia EE EUVET on ASF field visit in Estonia. y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
22-26/02/2016 EUVET in Moldova MD EUVET on ASF field visit in Moldova to review the preparedness to a possible incursion of ASF
y
26/02/2016 Ministerial meeting
EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK,
HU and RO
Second ministerial meeting on ASF in Tallinn (participation of EE, LV, LT, PL, FI, SK, HU and RO)
15/02/2016 AGRI COUNCIL EU Point on African swine fever (ASF)
09/02/2016 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/180 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Lithuania and Poland
y
31/01/2016 EC grant decisions approving ASF 2016 programmes
EE, LT, LV, PO, SK, HU
and RO
Grant Decisions approving national programmes and associate funding for 2016 for EE, LT, LV, PO, SK, HU, RO
y
18-22/01/2016 EUVET in RO RO EUVET on ASF field visit in Romania to review the preparedness to a possible incursion of ASF.
y
18/12/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/2433 of 18 December 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU as regards the animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
14/12/2015 EC Regulation for market support
EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334 of 14 December 2015 opening private storage for pigmeat and fixing in advance the amount of aid
Y Y
7-11/12/2015 TAIEX Study Visit veterinary Laboratory in FR
UA TAIEX Study Visit on the Functioning of Metrology Services for Veterinary Laboratories
(Ukraine experts visited French laboratory)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
20/11/2015 Update of ASF Strategy
EU The Commission reviews, in coordination with the Member States, the Working Document on the ASF Strategy for Eastern Part of the EU (SANTE/7113/2015 - Rev 4)
12-16/10/2015 GFTADs expert field visit - Poland
PL GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Poland (with financial support by the Commission)
y
15/10/2015 EC regulation for exceptional aid to farmers
EU Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1853 of 15 October 2015 providing for temporary exceptional aid to farmers in the livestock sectors (500 mio € allocated)
Y Y
07/10/2015 ASF regionalisation principles
EU The Commission agrees with the Member States on the Working Document on the Principles and criteria for geographically defining ASF regionalisation (SANTE/7112/2015)
28/9 to 2/10/2015
GFTADs expert field visit - Estonia
EE GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Estonia (with financial support by the Commission)
y
01/10/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1783 of 1 October 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia
y
30/9/2015 Visit of SANTE to UA to discuss rabies and ASF financial support
UA Initial discussions on an eventual EU financial support for ASF eradication. y
14-18/09/2015 GFTADs expert field visit - Ukraine
UA GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Ukraine (with financial support by the Commission)
y
7/09/2015 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB point on African swine fever (ASF)
28/08/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1432 of 25 August 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia and Lithuania
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
18/08/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1405 of 18 August 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
y
07/08/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1372 of 7 August 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
y
29/07/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1318 of 29 July 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia and Latvia
y
21/07/2015 First outbreak in EE
EE Confirmation of first ASF outbreak in EE (Valga) in a small back yard farm
16/07/2015 Exchange of views on African Swine fever in COMAGRI
EU DG SANTE updated the COMAGRI members on the state of play concerning the fight against the cross border spread of African swine fever and its implications on the farming sector
13-17/07/2015 GFTADs expert field visit – Russian Federation
EU and third
countries
GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Russian Federation (with financial support by the Commission)
y
14/07/2015 EFSA Opinion on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Scientific Opinion on African Swine Fever and wild boar
y
14/07/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1169 of 14 July 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Lithuania and Poland
y
10/07/2015 Ministerial meeting
EE, LV, LT and PL
First ministerial meeting on ASF in Vilnius (participation of EE, LV, LT and PL)
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
07/07/2015 EC financial decision on emergency measures for Estonia in 2015
EE COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 07/07/2015 on the adoption of a financing decision regarding the Union contribution to emergency measures to combat African swine fever in Estonia in 2015 C(2015) 4556 final.
y y
18/06/2015 STM in Slovakia SK Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Slovakian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
17/06/2015 STM in Hungary HU Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Hungarian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
12/6/2015 EC financial decision on preventive measures for Hungary and Slovakia in 2014
HU and SK COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 12/06/2015 on the adoption of a financing decision regarding the Union contribution to emergency measures to combat African swine fever in Hungary and in Slovakia in 2014
y
9-10/06/2015 EURL meeting (held in Spain) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Attending EU Member States as well as Serbia, Norway Switzerland
y
22/05/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/820 of 22 May 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
18-21/05/2015 GFTADs expert field visit - Latvia
LV GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Latvia (with financial support by the Commission)
y
22-24/04/2015 BTSF on ASF in Vilnius
EU BTSF on ASF done in Vilnius for the EU MS (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia)
y
12-17/04/2015 GFTADs expert field visit - Belarus
BY GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Belarus (with financial support by the Commission)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
30/3 to 3/4/2015 GFTADs expert field visit - Lithuania
LT GFTADS Expert field visit on African swine fever in Lithuania (with financial support by the Commission)
y
01/04/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/558 of 1 April 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
23-24/03/2015 TAIEX Workshop on biosecurity in Latvia
Third countries
TAIEX Workshop on animal biosecurity; beneficiaries were Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
y
14/03/2015 AGRI COUNCIL EU AOB Point on African swine fever (ASF)
2-6/03/2015 SANTE audit in EE EE DG SANTE audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Estonia
y
05/03/2015 EC Regulation for market support
EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/360 of 5 March 2015 opening private storage for pigmeat and fixing in advance the amount of aid
Y y
13/02/2015 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/251 of 13 February 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
y
11-12/2/2015 ASF GFTADs in Tallinn
EU and third
countries
Second coordination meeting with CVOs focusing on backyard management y
31/1/2015 EC grant decisions approving ASF 2015 programmes
EU Grant Decisions approving national programmes and associate funding for 2015 for LT, LV, PO, SK, HU, RO
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
30/1/2015 EC Financial Decision on additional support for preventives measures for the second semester of 2014
EE, LV, LT and PL
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 30/1/2015 on the adoption of a financial decision regarding the Union contribution to emergency measures to combat African swine fever in Estonia, Latvia Lithuania and Poland for 2014. C(2015) 348
Y
y
17/12/2014 STM in Latvia LV Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Latvian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
16/12/2014 STM in Estonia EE Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Estonian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
11/12/2014 STM in Poland PL Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Polish official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
1-2/12/2014 ASF GFTADs in Minsk
EU and third
countries
First coordination meeting with CVOs focusing on wild boar management y
26/11/2014 STM in Lithuania LT Sustained training and technical assistance mission (STM) to Lithuanian official veterinarians and private veterinarians on ASF
y
28-31/10/2014 BTSF on ASF in Kiev
EU and third
countries
Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) on ASF for EU MS and third countries (where invited Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Ukraine; NB at the end Russia and Belarus did not participate)
y
13-14/10/2014 EUVET in EE EE EUVET on ASF in wild boar in Estonia y
8-10/10/2014 EUVET with EE-LV-LT-PL (meeting hosted by LT)
EE, LV, LT and PL
EUVET for coordinating and developing the ASF strategy for EE-LV-LT-PL (location: Vilnius)
y
9/10/2014 new Decision reg. EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (2014/709/EU)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
22/09/2014 ASF GFTADs coordination
EU and third
countries
Kick off meeting of the GFTADs coordination in Bern (at the margins of the OIE Regional Commission)
08/09/2014 First wild boar case in EE
EE Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in EE (Valga county)
28/08/2014 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 28 August 2014 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU as regards the areas under restriction for African swine fever in certain Member States (2014/637/EU)
y
11- 15/08/2014 EUVET in LV LV EUVET on ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in Latvia y
13/08/2014 EC interim decision for LV
LV COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 13 August 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Latvia (2014/530/EU)
y
31/07/2014 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 31 July 2014 amending the annex to Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU as regards the areas in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia under restriction for African swine fever (2014/513/EU)
y
30/7- 1/8 2014 EUVET in LT LT EUVET on ASF in domestic pigs in Lithuania y
24/07/2014 First outbreak in LT
LT Confirmation of first ASF outbreak in LT (Utena county) in a big high biosecurity farm with 20.000 pigs
24/07/2014 EC interim decision for LT
LT COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 24 July 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Lithuania (2014/502/EU)
y
23/07/2014 First outbreak in PL
PL Confirmation of first ASF outbreak in PL (Bialostocki) in a small back yard farm y
08/07/2014 Modification of EU regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 8 July 2014 amending Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU as regards African swine fever in Latvia (2014/448/EU)
y
1- 4/07/2014 EUVET in LV LV EUVET on ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in Latvia y
27/06/2014 EC interim decision for LV
LV COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 27 June 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Latvia (2014/417/EU)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
26/06/2014 First outbreak in LV
LV Confirmation of first ASF outbreak in LV (Kraslava) in a small back yard farm
26/06/2014 First wild boar case in LV
LV Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in LV (Kraslava)
9-13/06/2014 SANTE audit in PL PL DG SANTE Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Poland
y
3/06/2014 EURL meeting (held in Spain) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Albania, Belarus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Canada, Japan attended the meeting
y
25/04/2014 EC Regulation for market support
LT and PL Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 428/2014 of 25 April 2014 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Lithuania and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 324/2014 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Poland
y y
24/04/2014 EC Financial Decision on emergency measures for 2014 (1st semester)
EE, LV, LT and PL
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 24 April 2014 concerning a Union financial contribution towards surveillance and other emergency measures implemented in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland against African swine fever (2014/236/EU)
y y
14-16/04/2014 SANTE audit in LT LT DG SANTE Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit on implementation of animal health controls in relation to ASF in Lithuania
y
08/04/2014 WTO – dispute settlement
EU EU files dispute against Russia over measures on the importation of pork products
07/04/2014 EFSA opinion on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Updated Scientific Opinion on African Swine Fever on the risk of introduction into the EU
y
28/03/2014 EC Regulation for market support
PL Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 324/2014 of 28 March 2014 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Poland
y y
27/03/2014 EC Decision on ASF regionalisation
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 27 March 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (2014/178/EU)
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
17/03/2014 EFSA report on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Scientific Report of EFSA on the Evaluation of possible mitigation measures to prevent introduction and spread of African swine fever virus through wild boar
y
11-14/03/2014 SANTE audits at the borders (follow-up)
LV, EE DG SANTE Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) follow-up audits on Implementation of border controls against ASF
y
12/03/2014 EC Decision for PL PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 12 March 2014 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland (2014/134/EU)
y
25-28/02/2014 EUVET in Poland PL EUVET on ASF in wild boar in Poland at the border with Belarus y
18/02/2014 EC interim decision for Poland
PL COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 18 February 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Poland (2014/100/EU)
y
17/02/2014 First wild boar case in Poland
PL Confirmation of first wild boar ASF case found in PL (Sokolski)
14/02/2014 EC Decision for LT LT COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 14 February 2014 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Lithuania (2014/93/EU)
y
06/02/2014 Committee PAFF EU Discussion on ASF and endorsement of interim protective measures relating to ASF in Lithuania. Statement issued by the Committee.
y
27-31/01/2014 EUVET in Lithuania LT Community Veterinary Emergency Team (EUVET) on ASF in wild boar in Lithuania at the border with Belarus
y
27-31/01/2014 TAIEX Study visit on animal identification in Czech Republic
UA TAIEX Study visit on the institutional set up of animal identification and registration for bovines and porcine (Ukraine experts went to EU)
y
27/01/2014 EC interim decision for Lithuania
LT COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 27 January 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Lithuania (2014/43/EU)
y
24/01/2014 First two wild boar cases in LT
LT Confirmation of first two wild boar ASF cases found in LT (Alytus and Vilnius counties)
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
14/01/2014 Guidelines on ASF EU Unanimous endorsement by MS of the SANCO document “Guidelines on surveillance and control of African swine fever in feral pigs and preventive measures for pig holdings”.
11-15/11/2013 TAIEX Study visit on ASF in Spain
UA TAIEX Study Visit on diagnosis of African Swine Fever (Ukraine experts went to EURL)
y
14-24/10/2013 SANTE audit EE, LV, LT, PL
DG SANTE Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audits on implementation of border controls against ASF in Estonia
y
10/10/2013 EC Financial Decision on preventive measure for 2013
EE, LV, LT and PL
Commission Implementing Decision of 10 October 2013 concerning a Union financial contribution towards surveillance and other emergency measures implemented in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland against African swine fever in neighbouring third countries (2013/498/EU)
y y
3-4/09/2013 TAIEX Workshop on CSF and ASF in Lithuania
Third countries
TAIEX Workshop on Classical and African Swine Fever; beneficiary were Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
y
05/08/2013 EC Decision on disinfection of lorries
EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 5 August 2013 on measures to prevent the introduction into the Union of the African swine fever virus from certain third countries or parts of the territory of third countries in which the presence of that disease is confirmed and repealing Decision 2011/78/EU (2013/426/EU)
y
21/06/2013 OIE: ASF in Belarus BY Notification to the OIE of African swine fever in Grodno
03/06/2013 EURL meeting (held in Belgium) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Russia and Croatia attended the meeting
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
01/10/2012 EU Research FP7: ASFORCE
EU and third
countries
In the context of the 7th EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme, launching of the project ASFORCE on Targeted research effort on African swine fever. 9 countries including 7 EU MSs, in collaboration with the FAO, progressed further with research on epidemiological and vaccinology aspects of ASF. The project ended in September 2015
y
31/07/2012 OIE: ASF in Ukraine
UA Notification to the OIE of African swine fever in Zaporozh'ye
18-22/06/2012 TAIEX Study visit on ASF in Spain
UA TAIEX Study Visit on diagnosis of African Swine Fever (Ukrainian experts went to EURL)
y
30/5 to 1/6/2012 EURL meeting (held in Germany) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, USA, South Africa, Cuba, Canada, and China attended the meeting
y
4-5/10/2011 TAIEX Workshop on ASF in Russia
Third countries
TAIEX Workshop on Modern field diagnostics of ASF and Bluetongue (Beneficiaries: Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
y
17-19/05/2011 EURL meeting (held in Slovenia) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, USA, Cuba, Canada, and China attended the meeting
y
10-14/01/2011 TAIEX Study visit on ASF in Spain
BY TAIEX Study Visit on diagnosis of African Swine Fever (Belarus experts went to EURL)
y
8-12/08/2010 EUVET in Ukraine UA Community Veterinary Emergency Team (EUVET) on ASF in Ukraine y
10/08/2010 EFSA opinion on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Scientific Opinion on the Role of Tick Vectors in African Swine Fever in Eurasia
y
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
18/05/2010 EURL meeting (held in Poland) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Switzerland, Norway, Albania, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, USA, Cuba and China attended the meeting
y
26-30/04/2010 TAIEX Study visit on ASF in Spain
UA TAIEX Study Visit on diagnosis of African Swine Fever (Ukrainian experts went to EURL)
y
22/03/2010 EFSA opinion on ASF
EU On request of the Commission, EFSA publishes the Scientific Opinion on African Swine Fever on the risk of introduction into the EU
y
01/10/2009 OIE: Outbreak ASF in Russia near St Petersburg
Start of outbreak of ASF in Russia near St Petersburg; in Leningradskaya Oblast. Notified to the OIE on 20/10/2009.
17/06/2009 EURL meeting (held in Spain) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Georgia, USA, Canada, Cuba South Africa and Israel attended the meeting
y
18/03/2009 First request on ASF opinion to EFSA
EU Commission sends the first request to EFSA to assess the risk of introduction of ASF into the EU
07/05/2008 EURL meeting (held in Germany) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU and USA, Canada and South Africa attended the meeting
y
01/04/2008 EU Research FP7: ASFRISK
EU and third
countries
In the context of the 7th EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme, launching of the ASFRISK project on Evaluating and controlling the risk of African swine fever in the EU. 12 countries, including 8 EU MSs, formed a consortium to address research needs on ASF controls. Project ended in September 2011
y
04/12/2007 OIE: ASF in Russia RF Notification to the OIE of African swine fever in Chechenskaya Respublika
Date Issue Country Details Legislative action
EU Financial support
Link
09/2007 EUVET in Armenia AM EUVET on ASF field visit in Armenia
y
06/2007 EUVET in Georgia GE EUVET on ASF field visit in Georgia.
y
06/06/2007 EURL meeting (held in Germany) to assess ring-trial
EU and third
countries
EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) meeting on ASF and CSF where the outcomes of the inter-laboratory comparison test to assess the diagnostic capabilities were discussed. Laboratories from the EU, USA and Canada attended the meeting
y
05/06/2007 OIE: ASF in Georgia
GE Notification to the OIE of African swine fever in several locations in the country