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OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission/September 2014
Annex I
MEETING OF THE OIE
TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH STANDARDS COMMISSION
Paris, 9‒18 September 2014
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List of participants
MEMBERS OF THE CODE COMMISSION
Dr Alejandro Thiermann
President
OIE
12, rue de Prony
75017 Paris
FRANCE
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
Dr Etienne Bonbon
Vice-President
Scientific Counsellor
EU Delegation to the International
Organisations in Paris
12, avenue d’Eylau
75016 Paris
FRANCE
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dr Jorge Caetano
General Coordination of the Brazilian
Official Plant and Livestock Lab Net
Ministerio da Agricultura, Pecuaria e
Abastecimento
Espl. dos Ministerios
Bloco D Anexo A – Sala 301
70043-900 Brasilia DF
BRAZIL
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
Prof. Salah Hammami
Services of Microbiology-
Immunology & General Pathology
National School of Veterinary
Medicine
Sidi Thabet -2020
TUNISIA
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel.: + 216 71 552 200
Prof. Stuart MacDiarmid
Vice-President
Principal Adviser
Risk Analysis and
Adjunct Professor in Veterinary
Biosecurity
(Massey University)
Ministry for Primary Industries
P.O. Box 2526, Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
Dr Toshiyuki Tsutsui
Director
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research
Division
National Institute of Animal Health
5-1-3 Kannondai Tsujuba-shi Ibaraki Pref
JAPAN
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
OIE HEADQUARTERS
Dr Bernard Vallat
Director General
12, rue de Prony
75017 Paris
FRANCE
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
Dr Derek Belton
Head
International Trade Department
[email protected]
Dr Gillian Mylrea
Deputy Head
International Trade Department
[email protected]
Dr Masatsugu Okita
Chargé de mission
International Trade Department
[email protected]
Dr Tomasz Grudnik
Chargé de mission
International Trade Department
[email protected]
Dr Leopoldo Stuardo
Chargé de mission
International Trade Department
[email protected]

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OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission/September 2014
Annex II
MEETING OF THE OIE TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH STANDARDS COMMISSION
Paris, 9–18 September 2014
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Agenda
A. MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
Welcome–Director General
B. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
C. JOINT MEETING OF THE CODE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION
(Tuesday 16 September)
D. EXAMINATION OF MEMBER COUNTRY COMMENTS AND WORK OF RELEVANT EXPERT
GROUPS
Item 1 General comments of Member Countries
Item 2 Horizontal issues
a) User’s guide
b) General obligations related to certification (Chapter 5.1.)
Item 3 Glossary
Item 4 Criteria for listing diseases (Chapter 1.2.)
Item 5 Import risk analysis (Chapter 2.1.)
Item 6 Evaluation of Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.2.)
Item 7 Semen and embryos
a) Collection and processing of bovine, small ruminant and porcine semen (Chapter 4.6.)
b) Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and equids (Chapter 4.7.)
Item 8 Certification procedures (Chapter 5.2.)
Item 9 Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella in poultry (Chapter 6.5.)
Item 10 Antimicrobial resistance
a) Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine (Chapter 6.9.)
b) Risk assessment for antimicrobial resistance arising from the use of antimicrobial agents in
animals (Chapter 6.10.)

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Annex II (contd)
Item 11 Animal welfare
a) Draft new chapter on Animal welfare and dairy cattle production systems (Chapter 7.X.)
b) Member Country comments on existing chapters (Chapter 7.10.)
c) Report of the meeting of ad hoc Group on Disaster Management and Risk Reduction in relation
to Animal Health and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health
d) Report of the meeting of ad hoc Group on the Welfare of Working Equids
e) Report of the meeting of Animal Welfare Working Group
Item 12 Infection with Taenia solium (Draft Chapter X.X.)
Item 13 Foot and mouth disease (Chapters 8.7. and 1.6.)
Item 14 Infection with Rift valley fever (Chapter 8.13.)
Item 15 Infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis (Chapter 8.4.)
Item 16 Infection with avian influenza viruses (Chapter 10.4.)
Item 17 Equine diseases
a) Glanders (Chapter 12.10.)
b) High health status horse subpopulation (Chapter 4.16.)
Item 18 Infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (Draft Chapter 15.X.)
Item 19 Report of the meeting of the ad hoc Group on Salmonellosis in Pigs
E. OTHER ISSUES
Item 20 Update of the Code Commission work programme
Item 21 Review of applications for recognition as OIE Collaborating Centre
- Safety of bee products (Ukraine)
Item 22 Other issues
a) Proposed dates for next meetings
b) Prescribed and alternative diagnostic tests for OIE listed diseases (Chapter 1.3.)
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Annex III
JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE OIE SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION FOR ANIMAL DISEASES
AND THE OIE TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH STANDARDS COMMISSION
(16 September 2014)
The OIE Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases (the Scientific Commission) and the OIE Terrestrial
Animal Health Standards Commission (the Code Commission) held a joint meeting on Tuesday 16 September
2014 to discuss issues of mutual interest. All members of all Commissions as well as the Director General,
Deputy Director General, and his staff participated in the meeting.
The main discussion points were as follows:
1. Procedure for reviewing chapters in the Terrestrial Code
Considering the increasing complexity, horizontality, integration and multi-layered inputs and decision-
making process to address the issues presented to both Commissions, ad hoc groups and the OIE
Headquarters required to support the development of new or amended chapters, it was agreed that the OIE
Headquarters would establish revised procedures for improving the internal coordination for management
of working documents and the provision of comments received from Members to both of the Commissions
as appropriate.
2. Foot and mouth disease
The revised foot and mouth disease (FMD) chapter was extensively discussed and both Commissions
agreed that the chapter should be circulated for Member Country review in both clean text format and usual
‘double underline and strikethrough’ format. It was reiterated that Member Countries are advised to consult
not only the Code Commission report but also the Scientific Commission report and the associated ad hoc
group reports when reviewing the revised chapter.
3. International horse movement for equestrian events
Both Commissions noted the work of the ad hoc Group on the draft veterinary certificate for horses in the
high health status subpopulation. The Scientific Commission explained its view on Chapter 4.16. and the
draft certificate to assist the Code Commission in their review of the ad hoc Group work.
4. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
Both Commissions noted the significant volume of comments received from Member Countries on this
draft chapter. It will be included in the agendas of the February Commission meetings.
5. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Considering the evolution of this disease, in particular in respect of recent cases of atypical bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), both Commissions recognised the need of in-depth analysis and further
discussion on how to deal with atypical BSE.
6. Other disease chapters for revision
The Scientific Commission informed the Code Commission on the draft revised chapters on African swine
fever and tuberculosis, which would be forwarded to the Code Commission as soon as the Scientific
Commission concluded its deliberations and endorsed the ad hoc Group reports during the course of the
week. Similar procedures would be followed with the proposal of the Headquarters with the harmonisation
of chapters on African horse sickness, bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease.