Animal identification and certification systems TRACES to support

Animal identification and certification systems (TRACES) to support animal health control Brussels 08/09/2011 D 1 : Animal health Kaido. kroon@ec. europa. eu

TRACES : origin õ Sanitary crisis õClassical swine fever 1997 õ Reports õCourt of Auditors (Report N° 1/2000) õParliament resolution (Resolution A 5 -0396/2000) õ Objective õBetter traceability

TRACES : e-government system õ Functionalities õCertification (INTRA, IMPORT, CVED, EXPORT) õNotification õHelp to decision õControl registration õ Availability to õMember states (compulsory from 01/01/2005) õNon-EU countries (Voluntary)

TRACES: Policy areas õ Animal Health õ Animal Welfare (EU exclusive) õ Veterinary Public Health õLive animals õSemen and embryos õProducts of animal origin

TRACES’ main characteristics õ õ õ Workflow between private and public Centralized system Interoperability (Custom Nomenclature) Multilinguism Statistics automatisation;

TRACES: WEB BIP BIP LVU LVU CCA BIP LVU CCA EC CCA LVU CCA CCA LVU BIP BIP

TRACES: Workflow Creation (EO, AC) Certificates Route plans Validation (CA Origin) Control (CA Destination) CVEDs TRACES

TRACES: Implementation õ Countries: õEU, EFTA, AD, FO õHR, BA, MU, SC, YT, MX, NC, PF, MG, GT, CR õNZ (S 2 S) õ Users: 16 000 õ BIP/ LVU: 2000/8000 õ EO/AGENT: 3000/3000 õ Certificates: 100 000 (monthly) õ INTRA : 50 000 õ CVEDP/CVEDA : 45 000/5000 õ IMPORT: 3 000

TRACES : Management tool õ Notification and Controls Planning õBIP, Control post, Abattoir… õ Follow up of the decision taken õEnd to end information õHelp to decision (reinforced controls) õ Statistics and Crisis management õDWH, S 2 S õTrace back and forth animals and products movements

TRACES : Fraud preventing tool õ IMPORT and false certificates õ Help to decision tool õRejected consignments at the EU BIP õ Cross controls with Customs

TRACES : Trade facilitation tool õ Integration of private sector õ Integration of non-EU countries õ Speed up of the border procedures õAutomatic transfer from IMPORT to CVED õCustoms clearance and interconnection õPilot project (TRACES-Delt@ (FR))

TRACES : Improvements õ õ õ A better traceability for higher consumer confidence Extension of the scope of TRACES õProducts of plant origin Extension of the participation õNeighboring policy (UPM, Eastern borders) õRemote countries Towards the electronic certification

TRACES and benefits õRapid reaction system õCooperation between services and sectors õFight against fraud õFacilitation of trade õStandardisation of the procedures õIncrease in security and speed of data transmission

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TRACES Glossary BIP: Border Inspection Post LVU: Local Veterinary Unit CCA: Central Competent Authority EO: Economic Operator TRANSITAIR: EO at the border CVED: Common Veterinary Entry Document Animal/Product INTRA: Intra trade certificate IMPORT: Import certificate into EU ADM: Administrator TRACES MS: EU Member states EC: European Commission 1/3 C: Non-EU country vis à vis EU LCA: 1/3 C Local Competent Authority RCA: Regional Competent Authority DWH: Data Warehouse S 2 S: System to system