• Coordination between 53 member countries of Regional Commission for Europe

Ago Pärtel

• OIE REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR EUROPE• – 53 MEMBERS –

• 1. ALBANIA • 2. ANDORRA• 3. ARMENIA• 4. AUSTRIA• 5. AZERBAIJAN• 6. BELARUS• 7. BELGIUM• 8. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA• 9. BULGARIA• 10. CROATIA• 11. CYPRUS (+ME)• 12. CZECH REP.• 13. DENMARK• 14. ESTONIA• 15. FINLAND• 16. FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA• 17. FRANCE (+AMER)• 18. GEORGIA• 19. GERMANY• 20. GREECE• 21. HUNGARY• 22. ICELAND• 23. IRELAND• 24. ISRAEL• 25. ITALY• 26. KAZAKHSTAN

• 27. KYRGYZSTAN• 28. LATVIA• 29. LIECHTENSTEIN• 30. LITHUANIA• 31. LUXEMBOURG• 32. MALTA• 33. MOLDAVIA• 34. MONTENEGRO• 35. NETHERLANDS• 36. NORWAY• 37. POLAND• 38. PORTUGAL• 39. ROMANIA• 40. RUSSIA (+ASIA)• 41. SAN MARINO• 42. SERBIA• 43. SLOVAKIA• 44. SLOVENIA• 45. SPAIN• 46. SWEDEN• 47. SWITZERLAND• 48. TAJIKISTAN• 49. TURKEY (+ME)• 50. TURKMENISTAN• 51. UKRAINE• 52. UNITED KINGDOM• 53. UZBEKISTAN

25th Conference - OIE Regional Commission for Europe

Proposal on taking steps towards a closer regional coordination of positions at the OIE General Sessions with a view to delivering common proposals and positions "on behalf of the 53 Members of the OIE Region of Europe„

Decision to create a Task Force composed of Regional Commission Bureau and some representatives of countries or regional organisations, that would, as a first step, identify a few non-controversial topics in view coordination of first common regional positions at the 81st GS in May 2013

Task Force

- List of volunteers was drawn up in Fleesensee with the intention to organise the first meeting still in 2012 – France, Austria, Norway, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Spain, Ukraine, Estonia and EC.

- The European Commission organised and financed the First Meeting of the Task Force on 18 December 2012 in Brussels (TF-1)

- Outcomes were presented to CVOs on 19 December 2012

Task Force

- Opening session- Introduction on OIE standard setting

- Standard Setting Procedure of the OIE- OIE coordination in the EU

- Regional Coordination – Mechanism and way forward- Mechanism for an OIE coordination at Regional level- Items for Regional coordination / common Position at the 81st OIE

81st OIE General Session in May 2013

- Mechanism for coordination was agreed, incl. meeting frequency, financial and linguistic aspects, and secretariat of the Task Force

Task Force

- Physical meetings at least twice a year (Nov/Dec and March/April), to select items for coordination

- To draft common positions and speaking points for the OIE General Session, at meeting of March/April and by electronic consultation

- Circulation of draft common positions and speaking points late April / early May to all 53 Delegates for comments / approval

- Final validation of draft common positions and speaking points at the meeting of the OIE Regional Commission in May in Paris

Task Force

- Topics for Regional coordination were discussed and a number of non-controversial items were selected- Terrestrial Code: e.g. Glossary, Biosecurity Poultry,

Zoonoses, Introduction Animal Welfare, AI, CBPP- Aquatic Code: Glossary, Work Programme

- Second meeting in Tallinn on 26 April 2013 (TF-2) to draft Regional common positions for 81st OIE General Session

- Summary minutes with agreed speaking notes distributed to 53 MC 17.05.2013

Task Force

During 81 GS 6 positions were presented on behalf of 53 countries of Europe on Terrestial Code

-Glossary-Biosecurity in poultry production-Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials-Zoonoses transmissible from non-human primates-Introduction to the recommendations of animal welfare-Use of animals in research and education

Task Force

Task Force 3 meeting in Vienna, 12 November 2013

- Discussion of meeting reports of OIE Terrestial and Aquatic Health Standards Commissions ( Sept/Oct 13 ) i.e proposed amendments to Terrestial and Aquatic Code.

- TAHSC – 15 possible items for common support and 8 items for further discussion at TF-4 meeting

- AAHSC – 4 possible items for common support and 6 items for further discussion at TF – 4 meeting

Task Force

• Task Force 3 meeting in Vienna, 12 November 2013

• - AOB – utilise the TF meetings also as Regional Commission Bureau meetings for any questions of relevance

• - Questionnaire and discussion topic for Regional Commission meeting at 82 GS

• - Minutes distributed to 53 Delegates 20 January 2014• - TF 4 meeting volunteered by Serbia for late April 2014