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The European Union

1st GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY LEGISLATION “Modernising veterinary legislation for good governance” DJERBA, Tunisia, 7-9 December 2010 THE EU VETERINARY LEGISLATION Dr Alberto Laddomada Head of Unit – Animal Health DG Health and Consumers, European Commission. The European Union.

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The European Union

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  1. 1st GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY LEGISLATION“Modernising veterinary legislation for good governance”DJERBA, Tunisia, 7-9 December 2010 THE EU VETERINARY LEGISLATIONDr Alberto LaddomadaHead of Unit – Animal HealthDG Health and Consumers, European Commission

  2. The European Union • 27 Member States • over 4 million km² • 500 million citizens • 23 official languages All the MSs have had a veterinary legislation for a long time, and their own organisation

  3. The European Union • Internal trade   • Animal production  • First world importer • High health status • Enlargement The configuration of the EU led to progressive and targeted harmonisation of the veterinary legislations

  4. A Single Market for goods (1993) • Free movement of goods, which may be restricted only in exceptional cases (e.g. animal or public health, environment, or consumer protection risks) • Once allowed into the EU, goods including live animals and animal products can be traded in any Member States • Need for a fully harmonised legislation in animal and veterinary public health

  5. Types of legislation Treaty: basis for rest of EU legislation Regulation: directly applicable by Member States Competent Authorities Directive: needs transposition into national legislation Decision: directly applicable for addressee - administration, institution, private body

  6. EU legal support - Harmonised legislation “HORIZONTAL” LEGISLATION • Veterinary checks in EU trade • Veterinary certification for EU trade and export • Identification/registration of holdings and animals • Imports – BIP (border inspection posts) • Bilateral vet agreements with some third countries

  7. EU legal support - Harmonised legislation “VERTICAL” LEGISLATION Harmonised veterinary public health standards Harmonised approach to the control/eradication of major animal diseases including zoonoses Financial support to MS to ensure/improve animal health

  8. Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health: all Member States represented • Major role in AH/PH crisis management (In case of emergencies the Commission may adopt interim measures without the need of a prior SCoFCAH opinion) • Rapid decision making process

  9. Example of legal architecture The Food law • Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 = Basic law to create a general frame for global consistency and for general requirements • Reg852/2004 - Hygiene of foodstuffs, Reg853/2004 - Hygiene for foods of animal origin • Reg882/2004 – General rules Official controls Reg854/2004 – Specific rules Official controls

  10. Treaty of Lisbon • Entry into force on 1 December 2009 • New distinction of secondary acts, for new basic acts or if basic acts are amended • “Delegated Acts” – Article 290 • Amending non essential elements of basic acts: the European Commission decides alone, after consultation of an expert group • “Implementing Acts” – Article 291 • For uniform rules of implementation of basic or delegated acts: the SCOFCAH is still used for decision making as the voice of the EU Member States

  11. The future legal architecture The Animal Health law • The main instrument to achieve the objectives of the Animal Health Strategy • Replace the existing complex set of related acts by a single, simple and coherent legal framework

  12. The future legal architecture The Animal Health law • A general frame for global consistency and for general requirements gradually supplemented by a number of delegated and/or implementing acts • Will be developed under the new Lisbon Treaty legal framework

  13. The future legal architecture The Animal Health law • Simplify, clarify, more coherence, suppress duplication and grey areas • More consultation, more accessibility, more responsibility • Less administrative burden and compliance costs • Based on the animal health strategy: prevention, flexibility, compatibility with OIE Standards

  14. Animal Health Law specific objectives – simplification • General issues: • x duplication • x“grey areas” • < administrative burdens, administrative and compliancecosts • > OIE convergence

  15. Animal Health Law specific objectives – simplification • Specific issues: • Identification and registration of animals • Animal health conditions related to imports • Definition of epidemiological unit and holding

  16. Animal Health Law specific objectives –prevention • Increased focus on prevention • Biosecurity • Surveillance system • Principles of early detection and notification system • Links between preventive approaches, such as surveillance and biosecurity • Surveillance network (fully functional services in line with the OIE standards, expertise incl. labs, institutions)

  17. Animal Health Law specific objectives –prevention • Responsibilities of different actors (keepers, operators, competent authorities) • Disease control rules and their relation to trade

  18. Find out more Visit our website http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm

  19. Thank you very much for your attention

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