Outcomes of the 76th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health OIE May 25-30, 2008

1. Outcomes of the 76th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)May 25-30, 2008

2. 2 Introduction 76th Annual General Session held in Paris, May 25-30 Over 600 participants representing the 172 member countries, intergovernmental organizations (FAO, WHO, World Bank, WTO etc.), regional and national organizations attended The General Session provides for the conclusion of the annual cycle: for the revision and the development of international science-based standards for the adoption of resolutions for guiding the administration, and the future work program

3. 3 Canadian Delegation The Canadian Delegation was led by Dr. Brian Evans. Representatives were included from: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Public Health Agency of Canada Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Provinces of Quebec and British Columbia Canadian livestock industry Bilateral meetings concerning trade were conducted by Francine Lord, CFIA and Gary Koestler, AAFC

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5. 5 Technical Items Each year two technical items of interest are chosen A resolution outlining recommendations on the use of the information to direct the future work of the OIE Canada was directly involved in the drafting of the resolutions The Role of Small Farmers in Animal Health Programmes Presented by Jeffrey Mariner, South Africa Implication of private standards in international trade of animals and animal products Presented by Christiane Wolff, WTO and Michael Scannell, EU

6. 6 Preparations for 76th General Session Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission 35 new/revised chapters and/or appendices for adoption Who helped out? Thank you to… MAPAQ Nitta Gelatin Canada Canadian Egg Marketing Agency National Poultry Group AAFC CFIA – Import/Export, Office of Animal Welfare, Reference laboratory experts, Veterinary biologics section Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission 15 new/revised chapters and/or appendices for adoption Who helped out? Thank you to… DFO National Aquatic Animal Laboratory Network experts CFIA- Aquatic Animal Import/Export, Surveillance Unit, Risk Assessment Section Terrestrial Animal Health Code revisions received in December (total of 22 chapters) Broken down into individual files and forwarded to provinces, stakeholders and other Departments for receipt of comments in January Similar process followed for Aquatic Animal Health CodeTerrestrial Animal Health Code revisions received in December (total of 22 chapters) Broken down into individual files and forwarded to provinces, stakeholders and other Departments for receipt of comments in January Similar process followed for Aquatic Animal Health Code

7. 7 Adoption of texts Most texts were adopted without further revisions – see March 2008 Report, http://www.oie.int/tahsc/eng/en_reports.htm Other texts were revised further or not adopted Additional revisions: BSE Chapter Animal welfare definition Newcastle Disease – wording mirrors that of the Avian Influenza chapter Not adopted: Classical Swine Fever – text will go back to existing text of the 2007 edition of the Code Aquatic Animal Code texts were all adopted as is – see March 2008 Report, http://www.oie.int/aac/eng/commission/en_reports.htm

8. 8 Sanitary Status OIE recognizes sanitary status for four diseases: Foot and Mouth disease, Rinderpest, BSE, and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. Canada’s continued disease-free status for Foot and Mouth Disease and Rinderpest confirmed. Proposed recommendations for BSE risk categorization – new evaluations: Controlled risk: 23 EU Member States, Mexico and Liechtenstein Negligible risk: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Paraguay Canada maintains current controlled risk status

9. 9 Resolution XXII Update on procedures for official recognition and maintenance of status Maintenance of status requires Members to be compliant with the relevant provisions of the Code – OIE Central Bureau is informed every November Failure to comply = removal from the list

10. 10 Changes in OIE Membership The complement of OIE member countries has increased to 172 with the addition of Serbia-and-Montenegro, Liechtenstein and the Maldives The resolution that was adopted last year to provide for the active participation of both Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China remains in effect. Both Members were represented at this year’s General Session, and both participated accordingly.

11. 11 Next Steps… Canada will demonstrate the steps and measures in place to maintain its controlled BSE status, as well as the other current disease statuses for Rinderpest, Foot and Mouth Disease Initiate consultative processes on the various Code Chapters being advanced as part of the 2008/09 work program of the Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health Codes Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia Scrapie Guidelines on the detection, control and prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium in poultry producing eggs for human consumption Hygiene and disease security procedures in poultry breeding flocks and hatcheries

12. 12 Upcoming OIE Conferences 2nd Global Conference on Animal Welfare, Cairo, October 20-22, 2008 19th Conference of the Regional Commission of the Americas, Havana, November 17-21, 2008 International Conference on Animal Identification and Traceability, Buenos Aires, March 17-19, 2009 2nd International Conference of OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating Centres, 2010

13. 13 Dates of Interest June 2008 launch consultations on the revised or new standards 29 September to 10 October 2008 Code Commission 29 September to 1 October 2008 Scientifique Commission 13 to 17 October 2008 Aquatic Commission 23 to 25 September 2008 Biologics Commission

14. 14 Adoption of the BSE Chapter Categorization component of the chapter is stable Article referring to the production of gelatin

15. 15 Animal Welfare Definition New definition Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by scientific evidence) it is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, able to express innate behaviour, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear, and distress. Good animal welfare requires disease prevention and veterinary treatment, appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, humane handling and humane slaughter/killing. Animal welfare refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry, and humane treatment.