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Update from the European Commission
Bernard Van Goethem Director for Veterinary and
International Affairs
European Commission
26th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe, 22-26 Sept. 2014, Bern, Switzerland
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Health and Consumers
REGULATION ON ANIMAL HEALTH -
STATE OF PLAY
EU Animal Health Law:
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Health and Consumers
Regulation on Animal Health – State of Play
• Commission legal proposal adopted 6 May 2013
• The European Parliament has adopted a first reading opinion in April 2014 just before the end of its term (2009-2014)
• The new European Parliament (2014-2019) has just confirmed that opinion in September 2014
• The Council of the European Union is expected to deliver its negotiating mandate in autumn 2014
• The co-legislators largely support the principles of the initial Commission proposal
• Final adoption of the new Animal Health Regulation is expected in 2015, with a transitional period of 36 months for it to take effect in 2018
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Health and Consumers
STATE OF PLAY
Regulation on Veterinary medicinal products:
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Health and Consumers
Regulation on Veterinary medicinal products
• Commission legal proposal adopted on 10 September 2014 COM(2014) 558 final
• Adopted together with:
• Proposal for a Regulation on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed COM(2014) 556 final
• Proposal submitted to European Parliament and Council of the EU
• Main objectives:
• To increase the availability of veterinary medicinal products
• To reduce administrative burden
• To improve the functioning of the internal market
• To tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR )
• To support innovation and competitiveness in the sector
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Health and Consumers
European Commission activities in Europe
Recent events 2013/2014:
• 5th GF-TADs Regional Steering Committee Europe • October 2013 in Brussels
• TAIEX workshop on ISSB – OIE for Western Balkans • February 2013 in Belgrade
• TAIEX workshop ENP South on rabies • October 2013 in Paris
• TAIEX workshop ENP East on CSF and ASF • September 2013 in Vilnius in cooperation with the Lithuanian Presidency
• BTSF training workshops on rabies • Series of workshops across Europe
• OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe • Steering group meetings in Dec. 2013 and May 2014; workshop on stray
dogs in Romania June 2014
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Health and Consumers
Upcoming events 2014/2015:
• Standing Group of Experts on ASF in the Baltic and Eastern Europe Region under GF-TADs
• Series of regular technical meetings of CVOs and ASF experts
• Organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the OIE
• BTSF World workshop on ASF in Ukraine
• 28-31 October 2014
• TAIEX workshop ENP East on Biosecurity
• End of March 2015 in Riga in cooperation with the Latvian Presidency
• EU Conference on the role of Wildlife in animal health in Europe
• 5 May 2015 in Brussels
European Commission activities in Europe
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Health and Consumers
Upcoming events 2014/2015:
• OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe
• Steering group meeting in Dec. 2014
• Awareness campaign stray dogs in Dec. 2014
• Transport and slaughter trainings in 2015, 1 quarter
• Launching of website in 2015, 1 quarter
European Commission activities in Europe
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Health and Consumers
Upcoming events 2015:
• Milan Expo 2015 – 1 May to 31 October 2015
• Several Commission events on food safety, animal health and welfare
• Conference on Compliance with International Animal Health Standards on Saturday 1 June 2015 – right after the 83rd OIE General Session
• Conference on Emerging Diseases and "One Health" on 11 June 2015
• More information will be available soon
European Commission activities in Europe
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ASF in eastern Europe
in recent years
• Introduced in Georgia from Africa
• Virus different from the one in Sardinia
• Spread to bordering countries including Russia
• Unprecedented spread within Russia and from there to Ukraine and Belarus
OIE data
2007-2014
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Health and Consumers
EU situation for ASF
4 MS affected – Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia
•Same strain as in Georgia, Russian Federation and Belarus (Genotype II )
Zoning applied according to EU legislation in •Sardinia •parts of Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia
Zoning intended to protect the EU internal market and trading partners
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Health and Consumers
•New Regionalisation repealing Decision 2014/178/EU •Voted on 12/9/2014 in the Standing Committee
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Thank you for your attention!
For more information on the EU Animal Health Law: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/animal-health-
proposal-2013_en.htm