DEVELOPING & PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

1. DEVELOPING & PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF HORSES - INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE BERNARD VALLAT, DIRECTOR GENERAL, OIE

2. Challenges of International Movement of HorsesInternational Alliances Bernard Vallat Director General, OIE Paris IFHA General Assembly and 47th International Conference, Paris, 7 October 2013

3. Introduction • International Alliances • Perceived constraints to international horse movement • Issues specific to the racehorse industry • The HHP proposal • Conclusions Content

4. The mandate, scope and structure of the OIE • The process of standard setting • The obligations of OIE member countries • The notifiable equine diseases Introduction Black Caviar (AUS) – horse of the year 2013

5. INTRODUCTION

6. Historical: “To prevent animal diseases from spreading around the world” The 5th Strategic Plan 2011/2015 extends the OIE’s global mandate to: “Improve animal health, veterinary public health, animal welfare, and consolidate the animal’s role worldwide” OIE Mandate http://www.oie.int/en/about-us/director-general-office/strategic-plan/

7. CHRONOLOGY An intergovernmental organisation preceding the United Nations 1924 1945 2003 Creation of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) In 2013 Creation of the United Nations World Organisation for Animal Health Headquarters in Paris (France) 6 Regional Representations 6 Sub-Regional Representations

8. 178 Member Countries in 2013 Africa: 52 – Americas: 30 – Asia, the Far East and Oceania: 36Europe: 53 – Middle East: 20 Some countries belong to more than one Region

9. Regional and Sub-Regional Representations These representations closely collaborate with Regional Commissions and are directly under the Director General’s authority

10. Governance structure of the OIE

11. SCAD & TCC Commission)/Consultant Editor General Process for developingChapter for the Terrestrial Code Authors (Experts) Consultant Editor Review by the TCC with the help of the editorial team Comments 1 2 DELEGATES & otherpeerreviewers Assembly Inclusion on the nexteditionof the CODE/OIE website Adoption of the Chapter

12. In order to ensure transparency and enhance knowledge of global animal health situation (incl. zoonoses), • Members shall submit information on animal disease situation (incl. zoonoses) in their territory - in the most timely and transparent way, • Using the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) coupled with the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) interface. Obligations of Member Countries

13. “Official disease status” : FMD, CBPP, BSE, AHS, PPR, CSF • “Self declaration” by the country: Dourine, EI, Glanders, VEE, Rabies, WNF • “Follow recommendations for importation as given in respective disease chapters in the Code” Categories of equinenotifiablediseases African Horse Sickness ** Equine infectious anaemia Contagious equine metritis Equine influenza * Dourine * Equine piroplasmosis Equine encephalomyelitis Equine rhinopneumonitis (Western and Venezuelan *) Equine viral arteritis Rabies * , WNF *, VS, JE and Anthrax Glanders * ** - Official disease status; * - Self declaration

14. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE

15. MoU between IFHA and OIE and FEI and OIE • Grant provided by FEI to the OIE • Engagement in Public-Private-Partnership to address movement constraints: • International movement of race and FEI horses within the EU and between EU and selected approved third countries is already facilitated • Challenges exist in countries and regions not governed by these regulations • International Alliance addresses these challenges at globallevel International Alliance

16. Application of excessive, inconsistent sanitary regulations • Differing approaches to quarantine, laboratory testing • Lack of knowledge/skills/interest/low priority for Veterinary Services • No national regulations for temporaryimportation • Race horses import follows permanentimport regulations in some important countries Perceived challenges to travel internationally

17. IFHA has a structure in place to provide a framework to support the “high health status” horse concept Guidelines to facilitate the temporary movement of registered racehorses for international races • Racing circuit is well established UK –France – USA – Australia – Japan – Hong Kong – Singapore - Dubai Issues specific to the racehorse industry Black Caviar (AUS) world best Wise Dan (USA) 2nd world best

18. The HHP initiative might open up this closed circuitto other countries or regions, wishing to expand their racing industry

19. IFHA Annual Report 2011

20. Proposal for The Facilitation of International Competition Horse Movements Based on OIE Standards and approaches

21. The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code lists 11 equine diseases and 5 multiple species diseases Members have reporting obligations! • Zoning, Disease Free Zones, and Compartmentalisation are defined in the Code • Animal identification and Traceability described in the Code • Global Model Health Certificates • Quality of Veterinary Services and the PVS Framework OIE principles

22. Compartmentalisation - the establishment and maintenance of a sub-population of animals with a specified disease free status Based on sound management and biosecurity measures • Conceptually could be applied to HHP horse movements If ID, traceability, management, biosecurity in place • If public-private partnership is endorsed Compartmentalisation

23. The High health «sub-population»

24. Based on 4 pillars: High Health status: vaccinations, tests, quarantine, health certification Performance and activities Identificationandtraceability Biosecurity (biosecurity Guidelines for HHP in viewofcompartmentalisation principle have been developed) HHP sub-population complieswith these principles

25. Formation of an OIE ad hoc Group on the International Movement for Equestrian Sport • AHG is examining definitions, standards, biosecurity, EDFZs, PVS Performance Indicators, Welfare during transport • And has developed a 3 years work program • IFHA represented by Dr Anthony Kettle and Dr Kenneth Lam Operationalisationoftheproposal

26. Based on the OIE standards currently under development, importing countries that are hosting international equestrian events or horse races are advised to: • Develop temporaryimportation requirements • Reduce the Pre-export quarantineperiod to a very minimum, or not request at all • Recognise the biosecurity level at the venue or race course to be equivalent to Post-arrival quarantineif biosecurity measures are applied in line with OIE provisions • Establish EDFZ at the venue where necessary (as done successfully for Asian Games 2010) Expected outcomes

27. Clear socio economic benefits can be gained from the expanding HHP horse industries, also in “non-classical” countries/regions • There is a demand for OIE standards to support safe international movements of the HHP horse • The HHP sub-population is designed to participate in FEI international competitions and IFHA Group/ Graded races • HHP horses have high health status and sound management underpinnings Conclusions (1)

28. Veterinary Services complying with OIE standards are essential to the implementation of OIE Standards and to provide credible certification • Regulatory services should work with industry organisations (e.g. IFHA and FEI) through Public-Private Partnerships • The development of OIE Standards for HHP horses is a logical progression from the current OIE general Standards • OIE Standards’ for HHP horses can be elaborated if based on science, the process is transparent and dialogue between public and private sector takes place Conclusions (2)

29. Thank you for your attention