THE 25 TH AND 26 TH CONFERENCES OF

THE 25 TH AND 26 TH CONFERENCES OF THE OIE REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR EUROPE OIE SEMINAR FOR NEWLY APPOINTED DELEGATES, BRUSSELS, N. Leboucq FEBRUARY 18 -20 2014 OIE sub-regional Representative based in Brussels 1

Reminder – objectives of the regional conferences • Each Regional Commission holds a Conference every two years in one of the countries of the region • The Conferences focus on technical items and on regional cooperation relating to animal health, animal welfare and animal food production safety issues in the region • During the Conferences, elaboration of recommendations and reports 2

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) 3

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) 4

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) 5

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) • Agenda: — Update on the OIE strategies — Report of activities of the RR and SRR in the region — Technical Items — Update on the OIE standards — Report of animal health situation in the region — Report on OIE global conferences — Report on some key OIE activities — Presentation by regional organisations 6

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) • Technical Items presented and discussed: ITEM I (with questionnaire) The role of wildlife in the control of domestic animal diseases ITEM II (without questionnaire) Regional steps towards common Animal Welfare approach in Europe 7

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) Main outcomes: • The setting up of an OIE regional mechanism/platform for animal welfare, to facilitate the implementation of OIE animal welfare standards in all countries of the region • The setting up of a ‘procedure’ to establish common regional positions among the Member Countries of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe during the process of adopting OIE standards • The clarification by the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission of the expression ‘emerging disease’ and the specific circumstances and procedures for notifying emerging diseases • 2 recommendations + 1 report 8

25 th Conference (Fleesensee, September 2012) Main outcomes Recommendations endorsed by the General Assembly of Delegates, May 2013 9

The next Conference of the OIE regional Commission for Europe 10

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Bern, Switzerland 22 – 26 September 2014 11

Bern, Switzerland 12

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Bern 13

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Arrival in Switzerland 4 airports at your disposal • Basel • Bern • Geneva • Zurich 14

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Conference Center - Kursaal 15

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Hotels Hotel IBIS ** Hotel Alpenblick *** Hotel Waldhorn *** Hotel Allegro **** Hotel Ador *** 16

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Welcome dinner OIE dinner - Köniz Kornhauskeller 17

26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Excursion Day 18

26 th Conference (Bern, September 22 – 26 2014) • Technical Items to be presented and discussed ITEM I (with questionnaire) Animal health in the light of natural disasters and bioterrorism ITEM II (without questionnaire) To be selected during the 82 nd OIE GS in May 2014 (see list of items already discussed available in folders) 19

26 th Conference (Bern, September 22 – 26 2014) • Take home messages — Make proposals for the 2 nd Technical Item (to be adopted in May 2014) — Fill out the questionnaire for the 1 st Technical Item (deadline 23 May) — Secure a budget line for your participation (and other staff) in the conference (invitation sent out early April) — Consult the Conference website (hotel accomodation, visa issuance, transport, online registration, etc) available in April — Register online for the Conference — Contact the RR and SRR if you have any questions 20

See you in Bern, Switzerland in September 2014 21

Thank you for your attention! 22