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1 Update from the European Commission Bernard Van Goethem Director for Veterinary and International Affairs European Commission 26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe, Sept. 2014, Bern, Switzerland

2 EU Animal Health Law: REGULATION ON ANIMAL HEALTH - STATE OF PLAY

3 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 ( ) The new European Parliament ( ) 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

4 Regulation on Veterinary medicinal products: STATE OF PLAY

5 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

6 European Commission activities in Europe Recent events 2013/2014: 5 th 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 and May 2014; workshop on stray dogs in Romania June 2014

7 European Commission activities in Europe 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 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

8 European Commission activities in Europe Upcoming events 2014/2015: OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe Steering group meeting in Dec Awareness campaign stray dogs in Dec Transport and slaughter trainings in 2015, 1 quarter Launching of website in 2015, 1 quarter

9 European Commission activities in Europe Upcoming events 2015: Milan Expo 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

10 ASF in eastern Europe in recent years OIE data 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

11 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

12 New Regionalisation repealing Decision 2014/178/EU Voted on 12/9/2014 in the Standing Committee

13 Thank you for your attention! For more information on the EU Animal Health Law:

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