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Activity Report 2012

Ref. Ares(2013)807682 - 24/04/2013

Part I .................................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1

1.1. The European Commission............................................................................................. 1 1.2. Mission Statement........................................................................................................... 1 1.3. EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) ....................................................................... 2 1.4. Animal Health Law......................................................................................................... 5

1.4.1. AHL legal proposal................................................................................................. 5 1.4.2. Consultation with Member States' Experts, CVOs and stakeholders ..................... 5 1.4.3. Internal consultations within DG SANCO with other Directorates General of the Commission ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.4.4. Adoption of the AHL .............................................................................................. 6

1.5. Communication Activities on animal health................................................................... 6 2. Unit G2 within the EU Institutions, Relationship with other bodies and Institutions of the EU................................................................................................................................... 8

2.1. Relationship with the other Units of Directorate G of DG Health and Consumers........ 8 2.2. Relationship with Directorates E and F of DG Health and Consumers.......................... 9 2.3. Relationship with Directorates A, B, C and D of DG Health and Consumers ............... 9 2.4. Relationship with other DGs......................................................................................... 10 2.5. Relationship with the European Food Safety Authority ............................................... 10 2.6. Relationship with the European Centre for Diseases Control....................................... 11 2.7. Relationship with other EU Institutions and Consultative Bodies................................ 11

2.7.1. The European Parliament...................................................................................... 11 2.7.2. The Council........................................................................................................... 11 2.7.3. The European Court of Auditors........................................................................... 12 2.7.4. The Court of Justice .............................................................................................. 12 2.7.5. The Economic and Social Committee................................................................... 12 2.7.6. The Committee of the Regions ............................................................................. 12 2.7.7. European External Action Service (EEAS) .......................................................... 13

3. Comitology, relationship with Member States, International Affairs and Information to the Public.............................................................................................................................14

3.1. Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) .................... 14 3.2. International Affairs...................................................................................................... 15

3.2.1. World Organisation for Animal Health ................................................................ 15 3.2.2. Food and Agriculture Organisation....................................................................... 17 3.2.3. World Health Organisation ................................................................................... 17 3.2.4. World Trade Organisation .................................................................................... 17 3.2.5. Training and technical assistance.......................................................................... 18 3.2.6. Bilateral Affairs..................................................................................................... 19

3.3. Information to the Public .............................................................................................. 20 4. Financial Resources and Staff .....................................................................................21

4.1. Financial Resources ........................................................................................................... 21 4.1.1. Animal disease eradication, control and monitoring programmes ............................ 21 4.1.2 Other actions in the veterinary field............................................................................. 21 4.1.3. Emergency veterinary measures ................................................................................. 21

4.2 Unit G2 Staff....................................................................................................................... 22 PART II ................................................................................................................................ 23 SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF ANIMAL HEALTH/ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND ZOOTECHNICS ..................................................................................................................... 23

1. Legislation .................................................................................................................. 23 1.1. Commission delegated acts........................................................................................... 23 1.2. Commission implementing acts and the SCFCAH....................................................... 24 1.3. SCFCAH Joint meetings............................................................................................... 24

2. Animal health.............................................................................................................. 25 2.1. Community Veterinary Emergency Team .................................................................... 25 2.2. Animal Health situation in the EU................................................................................ 25

2.2.1. Animal Disease notification System (ADNS) ...................................................... 25 2.2.2. Avian Influenza (AI)............................................................................................. 27 2.2.3. Newcastle Disease................................................................................................. 31 2.2.4. Classical swine fever............................................................................................. 33 2.2.5. African swine fever in domestic pigs & wild boar ............................................... 36 2.2.6. Swine vesicular disease......................................................................................... 37 2.2.7. Bluetongue ............................................................................................................ 38 2.2.8. Foot and mouth disease......................................................................................... 40 2.2.9. Equidae.................................................................................................................. 42 2.2.10. Schmallenberg Virus............................................................................................. 44 2.2.11. Other animal diseases – reported in ADNS .......................................................... 45 2.2.12. Diseases in aquaculture animals ........................................................................... 46

2.3. EU Reference Laboratories........................................................................................... 50 3. Trade............................................................................................................................51

3.1. Intra-EU trade ............................................................................................................... 51 3.1.1. Background ........................................................................................................... 51 3.1.2. Status of Member States and parts thereof............................................................ 51

3.2. TRACES ....................................................................................................................... 52 3.3. Import measures taken during 2011.............................................................................. 54

3.3.1. Equidae.................................................................................................................. 54 3.3.2. Equidae.................................................................................................................. 55 3.3.3. Aquaculture animals ............................................................................................. 56 3.3.4. Pets ........................................................................................................................ 56 3.3.5. Bees....................................................................................................................... 57 3.3.6. Semen, ova and embryos ...................................................................................... 57 3.3.7. Meat products........................................................................................................ 59 3.3.8. Milk Products........................................................................................................ 60 3.3.9. Specific safeguard measures relating to imports after the outbreak of certain diseases 60

4. Animal by-products .................................................................................................... 63 4.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 63 4.2 Legislative changes during 2012......................................................................................... 65

4.2.1 Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 ................................................................................... 65 4.2.2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1097/2012 ...................................... 66

4.3 Other activities .................................................................................................................... 66 4.3.1 Working group meetings.............................................................................................. 66 4.3.2 Support to activities of other Commission services..................................................... 66

5. Zootechnics................................................................................................................. 67 6. Identification/Registration of animals/Animal breeding/biodiversity & Cloning of animals................................................................................................................................ 67

6.1. Identification/Registration of animals........................................................................... 67 6.2. Animal breeding and Biodiversity ................................................................................ 67 6.3. Cloning.......................................................................................................................... 67

Annexes Annex I: List of CVOs Annex II: Organisation chart of DG Health and Consumers & G2 Staff list Annex III: Missions in 2011 Annex IV: List of legislation published in 2011 Annex V: ADNS data Annex VI: List of EU Reference Laboratories Annex VII: Status of Member States or parts thereof in relation to certain animal

diseases Annex VIII: TRACES data Annex IX: Scientific Opinions of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare

(AHAW) Annex X: SPS notifications This Report may be consulted on the DG Health and Consumers website at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/resources/publications_en.htm

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PART I Mission, place, role and description of DG Health and Consumers' Unit G2

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. The European Commission The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The European Commission was created to represent the European interest common to all Member States of the Union. So that it can play its role as guardian of the Treaties and defender of the general interest, the Commission has been given a right of initiative in the legislative process, proposing legislation on which the European Parliament and the Council decide. The Commission also implements common policies, administers the budget and manages the European Union's programmes. 1.2. Mission Statement Our citizens expect to live safe, healthy and full lives. They expect their health and their rights to be protected throughout the EU at the same high level. Our goal is to meet citizens' expectations. We aim to:

• Empower consumers • Protect and improve human health • Ensure food is safe and wholesome • Protect the health of animals and plants • Promote the humane treatment of animals • In other words, to promote European values and the well-being of Europeans as requested

by the Constitutional Treaty We aim to fulfil these goals by maintaining and developing soundly based and proportionate policies, laws and programmes. In pursuing these goals we will also aim to contribute to competitiveness, a sustainable environment and good relation with the EU's international partners.

We endeavour to ensure a high level of protection. We do not pretend that a zero risk society is possible. We want to earn citizens confidence by our openness and our professionalism in managing risks. DG Health and Consumers is organised into 7 Directorates (see the organisation chart in Annex II) and has approximately 1092 staff, 800 of which are based in Brussels, 100 in Luxembourg, 184 in Ireland (Grange, County Meath) and 8 in Delegations. Within DG Health and Consumers, Directorate G's mission is to:

• Ensure a high level of animal health and welfare protection, including the development of legislation on animal by-products, and zootechnical standards;

• Guarantee free circulation of feeding stuffs and feed materials, in respect of labelling rules, the requirements on hygiene, as well as the registration and control of feed operators;

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• Monitor and contribute to the implementation of the rights and obligations of the EU in the area of animal health and food safety acquired through international agreements at the multilateral (especially WTO and international standard setting bodies OIE, Codex alimentarius and IPPC) and bilateral levels with third countries;

• Manage standing committees.

Within Directorate G, the mission of Unit G2 "Animal Health" is to: • Ensure the management, through legislative acts, of animal health rules governing the

movement of, trade in, and introduction of live animals and products of animal origin; • Plan, develop and promote a high animal health status, in particular of livestock, poultry and

fish through animal disease surveillance and eradication programmes; • Coordinate the EU's position for and promote at various fora of the World Organisation for

Animal Health (OIE) ; • Develop legislation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption; • Develop and manage the zootechnical standards applicable for breeding animals;

Unit G2's main responsibility is for the drafting, revision, and management of the EU legislation that pertains to the above subjects. The other Units of Directorate G are Unit G1, responsible for animal nutrition, Unit G3 responsible for animal welfare, Unit G4 responsible for food, alert system and training, Unit G5 responsible for veterinary programmes, Unit G6 is responsible for multilateral international relations and Unit G7 responsible for bilateral international relations. More detailed information on these areas can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/index_en.htm

1.3. EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) Work of Unit G2 progressed well in line with the EU's Animal Health Strategy and its subsequent Action Plan1, “Prevention is better than cure” 2007-20132, on actions grouped under four pillars. As many of these activities merit more detailed description than possible under this point, please also refer to later parts of this document for further reading, here only a short overview is given. Details and updates on these and other particular initiatives not mentioned here are also available directly from the on-line Programming document3 4 of the Action Plan.

Two key underlying principles apply to all the work of the Commission in the implementation of the EU Animal Health Strategy: partnership and communication. The action plan acknowledges the importance of dialogue between citizens, civil society and stakeholder associations and the EU institutions and their involvement in the European decision making process. In this spirit the Commission continued to follow up its Communication on Honeybee Health5 to tackle bee mortality in the EU with discussions on various fora with concerned stakeholders, in particular in the European Parliament.

1 COM(2007) 539 and COM(2008) 545 respectively 2 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/index_en.htm 3 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/pillars/action_en.htm 4 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/actionplan_en.htm 5 COM(2010) 714 final, http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/bees/index_en.htm

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The Animal Health Advisory Committee continued to be active in 2012 with many animal health items discussed, including newly emerging diseases such as Schmallenberg disease. Topics include closely related areas such as EU training for competent authorities, research projects, international cooperation, meat inspection, animal welfare, veterinary medicinal products, medicated feed and so on. The Committee includes representatives from non-governmental organisations spanning the animal health sector, consumers and 3 Chief Veterinary Officers of the EU (that of the current Presidency, and of the previous and the following Member State). The Committee provides strategic guidance on the appropriate or acceptable level of animal or public health protection, and on priorities for action and communication. The Committee also follows the strategy's progress. It is consulted on all impact assessments and advises the Commission on how best to deliver agreed outcomes. Not only that, the meetings of the Committee were also partially dedicated to presentations of synergetic stakeholder initiatives (e.g. EU guides of good practices for transport of bovines, EU actions to combat animals, etc.) The Committee had 3 meetings in 2012, all agendas, presentations and summaries are available on-line6.

Within the pillar "Prioritisation of EU intervention" the Commission has been refining its tool for the categorisation of animal disease risks. This tool provides a solid basis to prioritise actions in order to ensure that interventions and resources can be focused on diseases of high public relevance. The original OIE tool was adapted to EU circumstances and populated with local economic data, in preparation of a pilot process with the participation of Member States experts during the first part of 2013 to test the process for the use of the tool. The underlying OIE study is available on-line7.

The pillar "EU Animal Health framework" provides for a proposal for an EU Animal Health Law by the second quarter of 2013. The ongoing preparatory work included numerous actions (see the relevant chapter).

In 2012 the complete new EU legislation on animal by-products was already in full swing following the new implementing rules, Regulation (EU) No 142/20118 applicable from 4 March 2011 (see more details in the relevant section).

Last but not least, 2012 witnessed a further development of fruitful cooperation on the international scene for better animal health. Formalised official relations were concluded between the European Commission and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) with the official signature of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning their general relations9 on 20 January 2012 at the International Green Week fair in Berlin. The Memorandum of Understanding has since been implemented successfully. On the area of the third pillar 2012 was marked by many discussions in the relevant Council and European Parliament forums for the electronic identification for bovine animals. All the Commission's preparatory work is available online.10 Developments in the positions of the co-

6 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/animal_health_advisory_committee_en.htm 8 OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1–254 9 OJ C 241/1 19.8.2011 10 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/identification/bovine/elec_id_bovine_en.htm

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legislators did not conclude in 2012 but a first reading agreement among them is still within reach for this dossier.

On the area of the third pillar "Prevention, surveillance and preparedness" the Action Plan focuses on an overall reinforcement of biosecurity measures, disease awareness and traceability. The project for the development of an Animal Diseases Information System (ADIS) progressed according to plan and its prototype was delivered in 2012 thus providing a proof of concept on the data transfer between the Commission and the OIE. This enabled the start of the next phase with the development, in 2013, of a project that builds up on the progress made so far and allows to align the scope to the current priorities. ADIS will simplify and streamline the notification and exchange of information on animal diseases and zoonoses fulfilling at the same time the legal obligations that Member States have towards both the EU legislation and the OIE standards.

A pilot project for the interoperability for national bovine databases has been completed with the setup of an interface for the data exchange via TRACES after testing successfully the real time data exchange between certain national databases.

For the introduction of electronic certification in TRACES a feasibility study (from 2011) was followed up both with the elaboration of the relevant legal provisions as part of a proposal for an enabling legislative environment and of the technical background that the TRACES needs to implement for this initiative.

An external evaluation of the EU animal health emergency preparedness, response management and communication capacity was completed in mid-2012. This EU rapid response network encompasses the Commission Services, the Member States (MS), especially the veterinary Competent Authorities and in the wider sense also stakeholders, such as private veterinarians and the concerned economic operators, especially those representing farmers as well as agro food industries. This study provided for data collection, analysis and assessment of the entire relevant legislative and non-legislative framework, system and structure.

The two key areas are: • the existence and effective implementation of contingency plans on national level to

fight/control/eradicate major contagious animal diseases and • the mechanism of safeguard decisions at EU level.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the status of this framework of the EU, including for both areas information and communication between the Commission, Member States' Competent Authorities and stakeholders (at European and national levels), with a focus on the years 1998-2009; to identify aspects of measures, acts and processes which may require improvement or changes, and to analyse and develop recommendations for policy options for the future. While the evaluation overall was very positive for the EU system, specific smaller areas have been identified as offering opportunities for fine tuning to optimise its effectiveness and efficiency, for cost saving and to lessen administrative burdens. The final evaluation with further information is available online.11 In the second half of 2012 possible ways ahead were discussed with the Chief Veterinary

11 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/pillars/docs/23_final_report_eu_rapid_response.pdf

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Officers and with the Animal Health Advisory Committee and these are planned to be compiled in a Commission Staff working document in the first semester of 2013.

Finally, the pillar "Science, innovation and research" provides for enhanced cooperation between Commission and other key players such as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Joint Research Centre (JRC) and this continued via requested opinions (e.g. on risk of introducing certain bee pathogens via import of live bees and products) and other ways (e.g. EFSA was frequently participating in the Animal Health Advisory Committee for example on surveillance data on Schmallenberg disease etc.).

1.4. Animal Health Law The "EU Animal Health framework" second pillar of the Animal Health Strategy 2007-2013 provides for a proposal for an EU Animal Health Law (AHL). This new legal framework will provide a legal basis for a series of policy areas in animal health and will practically impact all areas of work of Unit G2. The AHL will introduce a risk based approach for the measures taken to protect human and animal health. Its scope will include animals kept by humans and wild animals. The AHL will provide rules for movement of animals and products, requirements for their introduction into the Union, provisions for identification and registration of animals, traceability of germinal products, surveillance and other disease control measures. Furthermore, the AHL brings under one roof the animal health rules for terrestrial and aquatic animals and replaces a large number of current basic (i.e. Council or Council and Parliament) legislation. The AHL will need to be complemented by a number of delegated or implementing acts over the course of the next years replacing also most of the current Commission legal texts. That will complete the legal framework and make it fully functional.

The work on the AHL in 2012 was related to: • Finalisation of the legislative proposal • Consultation with the Member States experts, CVOs and stakeholders • Internal consultations within DG SANCO with other Directorates General • Internal coordination of the "single package" initiative within DG SANCO

Most of the colleagues (officials, temporary agents and National Experts) in Unit G2 contributed to the different stages of the development of the AHL.

1.4.1. AHL legal proposal A substantial amount of work of Unit G2 was dedicated to the elaboration of the draft legal proposal of the AHL. New revisions were created during the reporting period, using the internal and external expertise. Special consideration was given to important new elements to be covered by the AHL, such as disease prioritisation and categorisation, biosecurity, surveillance.

1.4.2. Consultation with Member States' Experts, CVOs and stakeholders Consultation with Member States experts and the CVOs initiated in 2010, and which were intensified in 2011, were successfully concluded in 2012. Three working groups meeting took place from January to March 2012. Furthermore, the AHL was discussed with the Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) of the Member States in November 2012.

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Stakeholders' consultation on the AHL also continued in 2012, in particular, in the framework of Animal Health Advisory Committee. The AHL was discussed at the meetings in February and November 2012. Furthermore, Unit G2 also discussed different elements of the AHL with different stakeholders groups (such as representatives of livestock farmers, veterinarians, animal protection organisations), at a significant number (15-20) of other multilateral or bilateral meetings throughout the year.

1.4.3. Internal consultations within DG SANCO with other Directorates General of the Commission

During the reporting period the consultation on the text of the draft AHL was first concluded within DG SANCO. The scope and relationship of AHL with other existing legislation, such as EU Food Law, rules on zoonoses, TSEs, veterinary medicinal products and in particular official controls legislation was thoroughly scrutinised internally. This consultation was closely followed by the Inter-Service consultation with other Directorates General of the Commission. By the end of the year we obtained the views of all services on the draft proposal. In addition, Unit G2 worked closely with DG Environment on their new legal initiative on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) related to the protection of biodiversity. The aim was to avoid any unnecessary duplication of rules or administrative burdens arising from the planned animal health and invasive animal species legal frameworks.

1.4.4. Adoption of the AHL Final adoption of the Animal Health Law proposal by the Commission is envisaged for the beginning of 2013 in a single package together with four other legal initiatives:

1. changes to the Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 on official controls, 2. plant health law, 3. legislation on plant reproductive material 4. management of the feed and food chain expenditure.

To that end a number of internal coordination activities took place on the "Single package" initiative in order to ensure coherent approach of all legal proposals linked to the "Single package". 1.5. Communication Activities on animal health Since the arrival of the EU Animal Health Strategy in 2008, the EU has been doing more to communicate the importance of animal health to citizens, to better explain the work that the EU does in this area, and to raise awareness about how it actually impacts directly on the daily lives of Europe’s 500 million citizens, from the food they eat to travelling on holiday with a pet.

The tools and messages used to communicate have evolved in the four years the campaign has been running, from an approach that focussed primarily around the EU Veterinary Week, and a roadshow which was present at 30 events each year, to now a reduced number of high-impact events focussing on getting the message across directly to citizens. In 2012, following the World Veterinary Year in 2011, the message focussed on showing just how many actors are involved in assuring the integrity and safety of the food chain, from farm-to-fork, and why EU policies on

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things like traceability and animal health should help people feel confident about the food they eat. People assume that the food we eat every day - the food that arrives on our plates - is safe. They don't have to think about, for example, the 500,000 veterinarians working across Europe to safeguard the food chain, right from the farm-to-the-fork,. That’s what we want people to think about.

“Going local” DG Health & Consumers was present with a stand at 5 major international events. Between them these events attracted in excess of 2.25 million people. The main element of our stand in 2012 was a live cooking demonstration aimed at children. These demonstrations allowed children to get involved in cooking a dish which demonstrated the different elements of the importance of animal health i.e. when cooking a piece of beef it is possible to talk about traceability, and the link between the health of animals and humans. The events attended in 2012 were: International Green Week, Berlin; Salon International de l’Agriculture, Paris; Roskilde Dyrskue, Roskilde; Good Food Show, Birmingham; and Salone del Gusto, Torino.

Student Ambassadors In 2012 we continued our close involvement with university faculties. Aswell as having their assistance at the events mentioned above, our student “ambassadors” were again invited to Brussels for a one-day seminar on on the role of the EU on animal health issues. Following a half-day of presentations on the role of the EU, and from our stakeholders such as the FVE, the students were asked to take some time to consider what kind of initiatives they could put in place to help take our messages closer to their local community. We are looking to support a number of these activities in 2013.

Conference on the Economics of Animal Health – 3 October 2012

In this period of economic uncertainty this subject was chosen as a timely reminder of the important role animal health plays in the economy, and how it contributes to some of the biggest economic environmental, and social challenges we face. Unfortunately due to a national transport strike in Belgium, the conference was not as well attended as in previous years, however the 200 people present participated in an active debate which highlighted the role of The importance of animal health and its role in the economy; Animal halth as a driver for development; Allocating resources for improved animal health; Trade versus risks; and also how to ensure reasonably priced livestock .

The event brought together vets, policy makers and senior experts of local, regional, national and international authorities, and other stakeholders. Also, for the first time, university faculties and others with an interest were able to interact with the conference live through web streaming and twitter.

Evaluation of animal health communication activities Toward the end of 2012 we appointed an evaluation consortium to carry out an extensive evaluation of the communication activities carried out in this area. The final report is expected mid-2013 and will be used to inform our future strategy for communicating on animal health issues.

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2. UNIT G2 WITHIN THE EU INSTITUTIONS, RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE EU

2.1. Relationship with the other Units of Directorate G of DG Health and Consumers Unit G2 works in close collaboration with the other Units of Directorate G respectively in the fields of:

• Animal nutrition: animal health issues can be co-related with animal feed issues, which are dealt with by G1;

• Animal welfare: many animal health issues are co-related with animal welfare, dealt with by G3.

• Food, alert system and training: management of zoonoses, veterinary control in slaughterhouses, model import certificates integrating animal health (e.g. against contagious diseases such as foot and mouth disease) and veterinary public health (e.g. food hygiene) conditions and on the area of training for veterinary competent authorities under the Better Training for Safer Food programme with G4.

• The design, evaluation, audit and financing of the planned veterinary monitoring, surveillance and eradication programmes of the Member States and on the reimbursement of their emergency measures after outbreaks of certain diseases with G5.

• On multilateral international matters (international organisations) and veterinary import controls of consignments of live animals, animal products (e.g. semen, ova, embryo) and products of animal origin (e.g. food) at veterinary border inspection posts (BIPs) with G6.

• Bilateral international affairs (import from and export to third countries, equivalence agreements etc.) with G7.

Unit G2 is committed to propose its initiatives to be coherent with other Commission and DG Health and Consumers strategies, principles and practices, in particular, it is also committed to better regulation. Hence new legislative and non-legislative initiatives are subject to thorough scrutiny as regards their integration with other policy areas and foreseen impacts on various stakeholders, economic operators and citizens. In many cases impact assessments, evaluations and analysis of economic and other data, support studies and similar are performed to support sound decision making.

Unit G2 is closely working together with Unit 03, especially on the key area of Animal Health and cooperation/interaction with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Another area of close cooperation is the organisation of meetings for the Animal Health Advisory Committee, which is a working group of the plenary meetings of the Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health, managed by Unit 03. Moreover, Unit G2 also, under the guidance of the Director of Directorate G, takes a lead role in the meetings of the SCFCAH section dealing with animal health and welfare and import conditions and controls.

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2.2. Relationship with Directorates E and F of DG Health and Consumers Directorate E is responsible for the safety of the food chain. As such, it also deals with the performance of official controls as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 to verify compliance with, inter alia, animal health rules and their EU-level follow-up and enforcement of non-compliances. Both Directorates G and E work in close co-operation with Directorate F. Directorate F, also known as the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO, based in Grange, Ireland), has a major role in the control function of the Commission in relation to the implementation of the EU legislation on animal health matters. The mission reports issued by the FVO provide valuable information for Unit G2 in its work for the management of the relevant EU legislation.

In particular, a very close level of co-operation exists between Unit G2 and Unit F6 in relation to animal health issues, e.g. when outbreaks of OIE notifiable diseases occur in the EU and between Unit G2 and Unit F2 and F3 as regards production of food of animal origin, be those meat from mammals, birds, fish, milk or other food and with Unit F5 as regards animal by-products and veterinary import controls of consignments entering the EU. The information and reports received from these units are very valuable in particular when safeguard measures are proposed to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health in order to protect the EU from potentially infectious animals or animal products. The reports originating from the FVO’s missions in Member States are also useful when assessing the eradication, control and monitoring programmes annually submitted to the Commission.

In relation to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1169/2011, in 2012, Unit G.2 contributed closely with DG AGRI and Unit E.4 (who has overall responsibility for this dossier) on the technical and legal feasibility and the impact assessment, in particular in relation to issues related to animal identification and traceability.

More information on the tasks and activities of the FVO and all the published reports are available on the Internet at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/index_en.htm

2.3. Relationship with Directorates A, B, C and D of DG Health and Consumers Unit G2 works together with Directorate A, and in particular Unit A1, on inter-institutional issues, including relations with the European Parliament and the Council (see section 2.7 for further details), as well as on communication actions. Unit G2 also works closely with Unit A2 as regards infringement actions, legal advice in preparation and implementation of legislation and follow-up of complaints. Technical assistance is also provided to A2 in the preparation of the dossiers for the Court cases the Legal Service has to defend before the Court of Justice. Good collaboration exists also with Unit A3 on planning and sound financial management, and with Unit A4 to conceive and implement information and informatics systems (such as e.g. TRACES).

Unit G2 works with several Units in Directorate C and D on issues of mutual interest, such as authorisation of veterinary medicinal products, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and to tackle influenza and other non food-borne zoonoses to improve and promote animal and public health, prevent human illness (under the One Health concept) and many more.

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2.4. Relationship with other DGs Unit G2 cooperates with other Commission Directorate-Generals in a number of ways and a few examples age given below:

• On one of the most important aspects of our work, that is the safe and smooth trade of animals and animal products, G2 is in an almost daily relationship with colleagues from DG AGRI, responsible for the internal market of such products and for the management of the section of the EU budget dedicated to market measures and compensation to animal keepers for losses suffered due to animal disease outbreaks.

• When it comes to exports of agricultural commodities, efficient cooperation with DG TRADE proves to be a key factor, especially during outbreaks of diseases when third countries need to kept informed and the Commission needs to ensure that unjustified trade barriers on EU trade exports are not imposed.

• G2 is appointed as SANCO co-ordinator for climate change issues and as contact unit for DG CLIMA. Interservice consultations and briefing notes are handled. During 2012 the "EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change" was prepared by DG CLIMA. SANCO participated in the various working groups and delivered a Commission Staff Working Document on "Adaptation to climate change impacts on human, animal and plant health" which shall accompany the DG CLIMA´s Communication on the strategy.

• G2 also deals with various Interservice consultations of DG ENV and specifically collaborates with that DG on biodiversity and alien species.

• G2 also acts as a coordinator and secretary for the inter-Services Group on bee health and all related issues. In undertaking this role it works closely both within DG Health and Consumers(several SANCO Units are responsible for rules on authorisation of veterinary medicines for bees, residues in honey, pesticides, relations with the Codex Alimentarius, GMO issues, etc.) and primarily with DG Agriculture (national apicultural programmes and agro-environmental measures), DG Research (bee related research) and DG Environment (biodiversity and environment protection issues).

• For the completion of the European single market G2 is also closely working with different DGs. For the Customs single window, G2 is cooperating with DG TAXUD and also testing IT links between TRACES and national customs system and with Delta (a French system that is already fully operational). This contributes to the further development of the European Digital Agenda in close collaboration with DG DIGIT.

2.5. Relationship with the European Food Safety Authority In the preparatory work on health legislation, the Commission is assisted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which, through its Scientific Committee and through its nine scientific expert Panels, prepares scientific advice based on the principles of independence, transparency and excellence. In particular, the Panel dealing with the matters of interest of Unit G2 is AHAW “Panel on animal health and welfare”, primarily relating to food producing animals including fish. It is composed of 21 Members from different Member States, and is chaired by Dr. Philippe Vannier. During 2010, the AHAW Panel adopted thirty-one opinions in answer to requests dating from 2008 and 2009 (see Annex IX for the full list of opinions since 2011,). Unit G2 works together with Unit 03 'Science and Stakeholder relations' in particular as regards relations with EFSA.

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Information about EFSA, including the work of the Scientific Committee and the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) can be found on the following website: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/ScientificPanels/efsa_locale-1178620753812_AHAW.htm

2.6. Relationship with the European Centre for Diseases Control Along with EFSA, Unit G2 maintains close relations with the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), as far as zoonoses are concerned. By working with experts throughout Europe, the ECDC pools Europe’s health knowledge, so as to develop authoritative scientific opinions about the risks posed by current and emerging infectious diseases. More information about ECDC can be found at: http://www.ecdc.eu.int/

2.7. Relationship with other EU Institutions and Consultative Bodies Unit G2 officials participate in meetings of the Council and the European Parliament (Agriculture, Environment, occasionally Petition and Budget Committees). They also participate in meetings of the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions, when requested, in relation to their opinions on legislative proposals or non-legislative initiatives. Unit G2 officials also respond to questions raised by the Court of Auditors and, on occasions, meet with officials of the Court of Auditors when requested to do so. They also participate in any action of the Court of Justice that relates to their areas of responsibility.

2.7.1. The European Parliament The European Parliament, the voice of the people, is one of the EU's two decision-making bodies. In relation to questions raised by Members of the European Parliament to the European Commission, Unit G2 received 41 written parliamentary questions of which four were priority questions. There was also one oral question on the issue of the Schmallenberg virus outbreak. In addition there were three petitions (chronic botulism, horse breed discrimination and trade in equine semen post-mortem). Furthermore, Unit G2 provided contributions to 19 questions for which the unit was not "Chef de File". A timely reply was provided for all of them. Unit G2 officials were also requested to attend hearings and petitions concerning animal health issues. For more information about the activities of the European Parliament visit its website at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu. The Parliamentary Committee dealing with veterinary matters is represented by the Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Additional details on the Committees can be found at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN

2.7.2. The Council The Council, embodiment of the Member States, is one of the EU's two decision-making bodies. The Council configuration dealing with veterinary matters is represented by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. For more information on the activities of the Council, consult: http://consilium.europa.eu

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The Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO group) is one of the preparatory bodies of the Council. It deals with general matters of animal health, animal welfare and veterinary public health. It meets approximately eight times a year, usually in Brussels, but one informal meeting is also held per semester in the country holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meetings are chaired by the CVO of the Member State holding the Presidency of the Council. The meetings allow discussions between Unit G2 and the MS's CVOs to take place on general policies and trade issues, all matters concerning the OIE, international relations, and on questions that have not been resolved or need discussions at a higher level, after first being raised at the SCFCAH. They are also the occasion for the CVOs to put forward issues of a broader political scope. At these meetings, common EU comments and positions can be reached regarding international standards (mainly OIE Standards) relating to animal health and animal welfare. The list of the Member States' CVOs, as well as the CVOs of Candidate and Associated Countries can be found in Annex I.

2.7.3. The European Court of Auditors Set up in 1977, the European Court of Auditors has its headquarters in Luxembourg. The European Court of Auditors audits the revenue and expenditure of the European Union. It aims to contribute to improving the financial management of European Union funds, so as to ensure maximum value for money for all citizens of the Union. For more information on the activities of the Court of Auditors consult: http://www.eca.europa.eu/index.

2.7.4. The Court of Justice The Court of Justice is responsible for maintaining the balance between the respective powers of the EU institutions, and between the powers transferred to the EU and those retained by the Member States. The Court is often called upon to settle questions of a constitutional nature or of major economic significance. Moreover, certain acts of the Parliament can be the subject of an action before the Court and, conversely, the Parliament can challenge acts of the other institutions if they compromised the institutional balance. For more information on the Court of Justice visit: http://www.curia.europa.eu/en/index.htm

2.7.5. The Economic and Social Committee The Economic and Social Committee advises the Parliament, the Council and the Commission on issues such as employment, operation of the single market and animal and public health. It consists of representatives of the various categories of economic and social activity. For more information about the Economic and Social Committee visit: http://www.eesc.europa.eu

2.7.6. The Committee of the Regions The Committee of the Regions, composed of representatives of regional and local authorities, ensures that regional and local identities and prerogatives are respected. It has to be consulted on matters concerning regional policy. In this context the region will examine and express its wishes on proposed animal health legislation. For more information about the Committee of the Regions: http://www.cor.europa.eu

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2.7.7. European External Action Service (EEAS) The European External Action Service was established in April 2010 following the entry in to force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The EEAS is a functionally autonomous body of the European Union, separate from the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council, with Headquarters in Brussels and appreciatively 130 EU Delegations in Third Countries. It works in cooperation with the diplomatic services of the Member States and comprises officials from the relevant departments of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and of the European Commission, as well as staff seconded from the national diplomatic services of the Member States. It is placed under the authority of the High Representative - Catherine Ashton (who is also the Vice-President of the European Commission) and supports her in fulfilling her mandate and extends appropriate support to the other institutions and bodies of the Union. The EEAS cooperates with, inter alia, the services of the Commission as well as with the diplomatic services of the Member States in order to ensure consistency between the different areas of the Union external action and between these and its other policies. The EEAS and the Commission services (such as Unit G2) consult each other on veterinary matters relating to the external action of the Union, and the EEAS and the Commission take part in their respective preparatory work. This encompasses for example development aid and technical assistance for third countries on issues related to good governance of veterinary services, transboundary animal diseases and the promotion of the One Health concept and includes international coordination fora such as the OIE/FAO Global Framework for the progressive control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) and the OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund. Unit G2, along with Unit G6, takes part in the Inter-Service Group on SPS which brings together several Commission Directorates-General and the EEAS at technical level.

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3. COMITOLOGY, RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBER STATES, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC

PART I

3.1. Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) During the procedure for the adoption of its autonomous legal acts, the European Commission is supported by Committees which take part in designing and implementing the Union's policies. The SCFCAH is the main Committee for areas relating to food law, including animal health and welfare and is divided into the following nine sections:

• General food law, • Biological safety of the food chain • Toxicological safety of the food chain • Animal nutrition • Genetically modified food and feed and environmental risk • Animal health and animal welfare • Controls and import conditions • Pesticides legislation • Pesticides residues

The Committee comprises representatives of each of the Member States, as well as representatives from the EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), Switzerland and Croatia (entry of Croatia into the EU foreseen for July 1st, 2013). The section on animal health and animal welfare & the section on controls and import conditions are incorporated into a single SCFCAH committee (for which the Unit G2 is responsible) and meets at least once a month (except August), and, in the event of a crisis, more often. Before presenting a draft measure to the Committee, DG Health and Consumers consults the Legal Service and other concerned DGs, such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Trade, and External Relations. Following the presentation of the draft measure, the Committee may express a favourable or an unfavourable opinion, or may fail to deliver an opinion. The voting system in force is shown in the table below:

Member States Votes France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom 29

Poland, Spain 27

Romania 14

The Netherlands 13

Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Portugal 12

Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria 10

Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovakia 7

Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovenia 4

Malta 3

Total 345 • Qualified majority: 255 votes and expressing the vote of the majority of the 27 MS

(i.e. at least 14 MS) • Blocking minority: 91 votes.

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Member States can delegate other Member States to represent them in a SCFCAH meeting, but each Member State can only represent just one other Member State. The Committee's opinion is binding on the Commission, which cannot adopt the implementing measures unless the Committee's opinion is favourable. When the Committee delivers an unfavourable opinion on the Commission's proposed implementing measures the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act. If deemed necessary, the chair may submit an amended version of the draft implementing proposal to the same committee within 2 months or submit the draft implementing act within 1 month to the appeal committee. When no opinion is delivered the Commission may adopt the draft implementing act. However, where the act concerns, amongst others, the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants, the Commission shall not adopt the act. In that case the chair may, if deemed necessary, submit an amended version of the draft implementing proposal to the same committee within 2 months or submit the draft implementing act within 1 month to the appeal committee. Where the appeal committee delivers a positive opinion, the Commission shall adopt the draft implementing act. Where no opinion is delivered by the appeal committee, the Commission may adopt the draft implementing act. Where the appeal committee delivers a negative opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act. In certain crisis situations, the Commission can adopt a decision on its own, but it has to present the text at the Committee within 14 days. More information on the Standing Committee on Animal Health and the Food Chain, including the latest reports and opinions can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/index_en.htm

3.2. International Affairs

3.2.1. World Organisation for Animal Health The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an intergovernmental organisation created by the International Agreement of 25 January 1924, signed by 28 countries. The OIE includes a total of 178 Member Countries. The Organisation is placed under the authority and control of a World Assembly consisting of Delegates designated by the Governments of Member Countries. All EU Member States are OIE Member Countries. The day-to-day operation of the OIE is managed by Headquarters situated in Paris, placed under the responsibility of a Director General elected by the World Assembly. The Headquarters implement the resolutions passed by the World Assembly and developed with the support of elected Commissions (the OIE Council, the five Regional Commissions and the four Specialist Commissions, among which are the Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commissions). There are also five regional representations as well as sub regional offices, one of which is in Brussels, which facilitates a better cooperation with the European Commission.

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The OIE's financial resources for its core activities are derived from regular annual contributions of its Members, supplemented by voluntary contributions. However, the Members and other organisations, such as the European Commission, can also contribute financially to OIE external actions, through a trust fund, the World Animal Health and Welfare Fund. The aims of the OIE are:

• To ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation; • To collect, analyse, and disseminate veterinary scientific information, notably through its

network of reference laboratories and collaborating centres; • To provide expertise and encourage international solidarity in the control of animal diseases,

including through laboratory twinnings between reference and national laboratories; • Within its mandate under the WTO SPS Agreement, to safeguard world trade by publishing

health standards for international trade in animals and animal products; • To improve the legal framework and resources of national Veterinary Services, especially

through its OIE-PVS Pathway, for "Performance of Veterinary Services" evaluation tool, follow-up gap analysis, veterinary legislation mission, laboratories twinning and focal points training.

The OIE is one of the main international organisations with which Unit G2 deals with. Technically, Unit G2's task is to carry out EU co-ordination work on documents, Standards and Guidelines from the OIE for a possible vote at the Annual General Session (AGS) of the World Assembly in Paris each year in May. The EU's comments and positions submitted to the OIE can be found at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/organisations/oie_en.htm Unit G2 officials also attend on regular basis a number of ad hoc and working groups to assist in the further development of OIE policy on animal health. The amount of work in this area increased again in 2012. DG Health and Consumers’s policy consists of providing continued participation in this area and even to increase its contributions as much as possible, in order to try and improve the links between the International Standards and EU Legislation. The Commission and the OIE launched their formal relations in 2004 through an exchange of letters, with the Commission granted an observer status. The Commission's observer status in the OIE is effective at keeping all Member States informed and working together on matters of common interest. In the context of the cooperation with the OIE, up to the end of 2012, cumulative contribution pledge from the EC reached more than 18.6 million euros, mainly to finance or co-finance support activities related to avian flu, foot and mouth disease, rabies and veterinary governance, as well as studies, conferences and seminars. The majority of funds are allocated by the means of specific Grant Agreements to the OIE "World Animal Health and Welfare Fund" and this was discussed during the annual coordination meeting of 13 December 2012 at the OIE. Negotiations led by DG AIDCO were concluded by the signature in June 2010 of a Framework Agreement facilitating the financial and administrative relations.

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In 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the general relations between the Commission and the OIE was concluded and signed during the International Green Week fair in Berlin in January 2012, which is another step towards ensuring closer links between the two organisations and better recognition of the role of the Commission. This MoU further formalises procedures for the exchange of information between the Commission and the OIE by inter alia creating a "contact point" for OIE in the Commission, who is the Director in charge of animal health and welfare.

3.2.2. Food and Agriculture Organisation The mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, located in Rome, is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, and thus alleviate poverty and better the lives of rural populations. It is thus very active in matters relating to animal health, especially in the field of animal disease control and eradication, through field projects throughout the world. The European Commission has very strong and binding relations with the FAO and is one of the major financial contributors to help ensure that the projects achieve their goals. The secretariat of the European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (EuFMD Commission) is located at the FAO Headquarters. Unit G2 works in close co-operation with EuFMD in the area of FMD research and field operations on the base of an Implementing Agreement on "EC funded permanent activities carried out by the FAO European Commission for the Control of FMD". The Community financial support for joint activities has been made available partly by a Trust Fund established by the EU at the FAO. Detailed information may be found within the FAO website (www.fao.org).

3.2.3. World Health Organisation The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations with a primary responsibility in international health matters and public health. Unit G2 works in close co-operation with the WHO collaborating centres for Rabies located in Nancy, France and in Wusterhausen, Germany. The collaborating centre for Rabies in Nancy is designated as an EU Reference Laboratory and it is responsible for the standardisation of measures of serological titration on carnivores vaccinated against Rabies. Unit G2, together with Unit C3, also works with the WHO in relation with the influenza pandemic. Like the FAO, the WHO has an important role in the management of the avian influenza emergency programmes in South-East Asia, and especially from a public health point of view. Detailed information may be found within the WHO website (www.who.int). A special section on avian influenza emergency programmes is also available (www.who.int/topics/avian_influenza/en/).

3.2.4. World Trade Organisation The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations, with a primary responsibility in the rules and disputes governing international trade. The basic rules are set by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The Agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS Agreement) contains the general provisions and the basic rights and obligations which may directly or indirectly affect international trade. This includes provisions on transparency. On this basis, Unit G2 notifies via either the WTO-SPS or the WTO-TBT notification system all proposals of regulations with a significant effect on the trade of products of animal origin, allowing WTO members to become

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acquainted with these provisions and to make comments within the WTO prescribed period of 60 days.

The exchanges with the WTO secretariat are centralised within Unit G6. In 2012, Unit G6 sent 68 notifications (of which 31 were addenda) to the WTO/SPS Secretariat. Unit G2 coordinated with G6 on 17 notifications (of which 8 were addenda). See Annex X for further details.

3.2.5. Training and technical assistance

3.2.5.1. Training "Better Training for Safer Food" is a Commission initiative aimed at developing an EU training strategy in the areas of food law, feed law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as well as plant health rules. Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, provides the legal basis for this initiative. In practice, planning of trainings and annual financial support for trainings is coordinated by Health and Consumer's Unit G4 and later on implemented by the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC)12. The topic of the trainings is mainly based on identified priorities by the policy Units such as Unit G2. Training is designed for all staff of competent authorities of Member States involved in official control activities so as to keep them up-to-date with all aspects of Community law in the areas specified above and ensure that controls are carried out in a more uniform, objective and adequate manner in all Member States. It is also essential that third countries and in particular developing countries are familiar with EU import requirements and, where it exists, with the possibility of EU support. For this purpose, training organised for Member States in the EU is open to participants from third countries and specific training sessions are organised for third country participants on the spot. In 2012 colleagues from G2 lectured at the following workshops for the BTSF programme: January/February M. Giaprakis & Didier Carton, TRACES, Ivory Coast & Ghana February K. Kroon, TRACES, London March D. Carton, TRACES, Peru & Ecuador April K. Kroon, TRACES, Ljubljana May L. Kuster, Bees, Prague June D. Carton, TRACES, Athens August D. Carton, TRACES, Namibia September P. Bernorio, Zoo animals, Antwerp (BE) & Hilvarenbeek (NL)

K. Kroon, Border inspection training, Hamburg K. Kroon, RASFF, Athens

September/October D. Carton, TRACES, Papua New Guinea October K.Kroon, Border inspection training, London K. Kroon, TRACES, Graz November D. Carton, TRACES, El Salvador P. Reviriego, Contingency planning & disease control, Montpellier L. Kuster, Contingency planning workshop, Maribor (SI)

12 http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/food/food.html

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G2 also sat on the BTSF evaluation board for selection of contractors for implementing training on TRACES, animal by-products, and commercial and non-commercial movement of dogs and cats. With regard to commercial and non-commercial movement of dogs and cats, training was initiated for the first time in 2012, with the first workshops taking place in 2013.

Further information can be found on BTSF at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/training_strategy/index_en.htm

3.2.5.2. Technical assistance The Technical Assistance Information Exchange instrument (TAIEX) is a part of the Institution Building Unit of DG Enlargement and its function is to provide technical aid and information to its beneficiary countries on the transposition, implementation and enforcement of the EU's legislative "acquis". Unit G2 takes part in and helps arrange meetings organised by TAIEX. Within the context of the SPS Agreement (Article 9 thereof), technical assistance should be provided to help developing and least-developed countries (DC and LDC) meet the SPS requirements in their export markets. In this context and as it was felt that serious gaps exist in data gathering and coordination of technical assistance activities in the SPS field, the Standards and Trade Development Facility was established. The European Commission and several of the EU Member States contribute to this facility financially in order to secure its operation. The Commission, and in particular DG Health and Consumers' Unit G6, is contributing substantially to the proper functioning of this facility while Unit G2 provides specialised expert knowledge to the covered topics. Next to this, considerable effort is provided to Third Countries, in particular the DC and LDC to help them deal with SPS concerns, animal health issues being an important element. DG Health and Consumers' Unit G2, in close collaboration with Units G6 and G7, provides for tailor-made input to expert missions that contain an animal health part. In addition, Unit G6 ensures that other Commission activities that deal with SPS issues, include animal health related topics and provide for expert knowledge input (e.g. training and technical assistance programmes from the EEAS, specific assistance programmes run by DG TRADE, EUCTP, etc.) with input from G2 wherever and whenever needed Unit G.2 provided collaboration with major international organisations during 2012 by providing technical assistance and co-operation at international seminars on issues related to animal health, animal identification and traceability (e.g.: AU-IBAR Pan-African CVO meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, April 2012; REMESA Joint Permanent Committee in Montpellier, France, November 2012).

3.2.6. Bilateral Affairs The EU signed a significant number of agreements with third countries. Unit G2 participated in the majority of the Joint Management Committee meetings and provided technical support to Unit G7 – taking into account that Unit G7 has direct responsibility for animal health requirements on legislation dealing with imports in animal and animal products.

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In particular, meetings with the veterinary services of third countries were held to discuss import and export matters. Trade relations in SPS matters involved a larger number of third countries and the expertise of Unit G2 was frequently called upon in the negotiations.

3.3. Information to the Public In accordance with the Commission’s policy to improve transparency, Unit G2 officials have frequently been invited to participate in and to present papers at international seminars, workshops and meetings concerning animal health policy. In addition to the formal publication of all legislation produced by the Official Journal, Unit G2 continues to produce a wide range of information to ensure the public has a direct access to the work that is carried out by the unit. This includes:

• DG Health and Consumers' website, including the animal health area. It provides information on the activity of the different matters Unit G2 deals with including: Live animals; Semen, ova and embryos; Animal products, Animal diseases; Identification, Zootechnics, the EU Animal Health Strategy and many more: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/index_en.htm

• Progess of various steps and actions of the Animal Health Action Plan http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/strategy/pillars/action_en.htm

• Animal diseases control measures (including chronology of the Avian Influenza epidemic). http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/index_en.htm

• Reports of the SCFCAH meetings, which are regularly published on the web and provided to the European Parliament. http://ec.europa.eu/comm/food/committees/regulatory/index_en.htm

• Information and details of staging points, assembly centres, quarantine facilities or centres for importation of birds, semen collection centres and embryos collection teams, and Third Countries establishments that have been approved for imports into the EU. http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/sanco/vets/information

• Regularly updated information concerning General guidance for Third Country authorities on the procedures to be followed when importing live animals and animal products into EU. http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/importing_en.htm

• Weekly updated information concerning the animal health situation in the EU with the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS).

EUROPA-Animal Health & Welfare-Animal Diseases-Animal Disease Notification System In addition, a range of press releases and other single publications were produced throughout the year. Information on all such publications can be found on the updated animal health pages of DG Health and Consumers' website. Several press and media interviews and broadcasting were produced by Unit G.2 during 2012, including at major International fairs.

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4. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND STAFF

4.1. Financial Resources The budget allocated for actions within the area of animal health, zootechnics and animal by-products was given under three different budget lines.

4.1.1. Animal disease eradication, control and monitoring programmes The management (veterinary evaluation, approval and follow up) and the financing of animal disease eradication, control and monitoring programmes are under the responsibility of DG Health and Consumers', Unit G5: "Veterinary programmes". In 2012, a total of 140 programmes for eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases have been approved with a total commitment of €202.178.259.

4.1.2 Other actions in the veterinary field EU financial contributions are available for a number of different activities (including communication on animal health, publications and dissemination of information) within the framework of Council Decision 2009/470/EC and are under the responsibility of Health and Consumers' Unit G5 "Veterinary programmes". The figure expended in 2012 was €17.915.586.

4.1.3. Emergency veterinary measures Under the responsibility of DG Health and Consumers' Unit G5. Following the occurrence of infectious diseases such as avian influenza,, classical swine fever, and others listed in Chapter 1 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC, affected Member States shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of the disease, on the condition that certain measures have been implemented:

• the establishment of protection zones • the imposition of suitable measures to prevent the risk of the spread of infection • the establishment of a waiting period to be observed after slaughter before re-stocking of the

holding; • swift and adequate compensation of livestock farmers (50% EU contribution); • the compulsory slaughter and destruction of animals of the susceptible species (50% EU

contribution); • the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and equipment (50% EU contribution); • the cleaning, disinfectisation and disinfecting of holdings (50% EU contribution); • supply of the vaccine (100% EU contribution) and carrying out vaccination (50% EU

contribution), where vaccination has been decided in accordance to a Decision. In accordance with the financial regulation, the role of Unit G2 in the payments mentioned above is as the operational initiator and operational verificator, while Unit G5 carries out the financial initiator and verificator roles. The figure expended in 2012 (in relation to outbreaks of Avian Influenza, Rabies, Foot and Mouth Disease and Classical Swine Fever) was €.2.613.487. A full comprehensive breakdown of all veterinary expenditure may be found in the 2012 Annual Report of Unit G5.

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4.2 Unit G2 Staff For the year 2012, the unit allocation of posts within the different staff categories was as follows:

Grade Number ADs 16 END's (National Experts) 6 ASTs 13 Consultants 3 Trainees 2 Total 40

Information on the roles of individual staff members is given in Annex II. The missions carried out by the unit have primarily been associated with the seminars, workshops and meetings. The total number of missions carried out in 2012 was 157 (see Annex III for details).

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PART II SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF ANIMAL HEALTH/ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND ZOOTECHNICS

1. LEGISLATION The EU has a comprehensive set of legislative texts in the area of animal health, animal welfare and zootechnics, with more than 600 Regulations, Directives and Decisions in force. During 2012 Unit G2 was engaged in managing EU legislation, based on previous Article 37 (agricultural matters, current Article 43 of the TFEU), Article 95 (internal market, current Article 114), and on Article 152 of the Treaty (matters having an impact on human health, current Article 168). The legislative highlights of 2012 included the adopted final proposal for the non-commercial movements of pets. Preparatory work on the review of the Zootechnics legislation was continued in 2012 with a view to adoption of the respective proposal in early 2013. A considerable volume of preparatory work was also undertaken in 2012 on the proposal for an EU Animal Health Law which is foreseen for adoption in the first semester of 2013. This preparation included also the thorough alignment of the proposal with that of a parallel review of the rules of official controls on this area (and several other areas such as plant health rules etc.). Given their interrelated nature these are likely to be adopted together, as a package. In relation to the work of Unit G2, and with regard to legislation prepared and adopted by the European Commission, the total number of Decisions (CD), Regulations (CR) and Directives (CDIR) was 46 (24 CD, 21 CR, and 1 CDIR). See Annex IV for the number of veterinary legislative texts adopted in 2012. As regards such acts, important changes were introduced during 2011 due to the new provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon (and, in particular, those laid down in Articles 288 to 299 of the consolidated version of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These aim at improving the efficiency of European decision-making and the implementation of these decisions.

1.1. Commission delegated acts The TFEU created a new category of legal act, the delegated acts, and enabled the Commission to adopt those. In each piece of basic legislation the legislator (The European Parliament and the Council) may delegate the power to the Commission to adopt acts amending or supplementing non-essential elements of a legislative act. The legislator can then concentrate on policy direction and objectives without entering into overly technical debates. As such, delegated acts may specify certain technical details or they may consist of a subsequent amendment to certain elements of a legislative act. They can also be a separate Commission act. However, this delegation of power has strict limits and the legislator sets the conditions under which this delegation may be exercised. It must also be noted that after its adoption the delegated act is not to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union until the end of the time-period for objections by the both legislators.

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In 2012 Unit G2 pioneered the way on the work on two delegated acts13 given the power by certain articles of the "Pet Regulation" that, after its amendment of 2010, is already partially aligned to the TFEU14. In doing so, Unit G2 consulted experts from all Member States in accordance with the applicable Commission guidelines.

1.2. Commission implementing acts and the SCFCAH Moreover, the TFEU strengthens the implementing powers of the Commission. The implementation of European law on Member States’ territories is, as a matter of principle, the responsibility of Member States. However, certain European measures require uniform implementation across the EU.

Until the entry into force of the TFEU, implementing power was held by the Council, which delegated the adoption of implementing acts to the Commission. Article 291 of the TFEU however recognises the competence of principle of the Commission. Therefore, European measures which require uniform implementation in the Member States directly authorise the Commission to adopt implementing acts. In practice, from 1 March 2011 the Commission exercises this right in accordance with the relevant procedural rules15. In doing this the Commission is assisted by various regulatory committees. On the animal health area this is the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) employing the so-called "examination procedure".

During 2012, the section of the SCFCAH for animal health and welfare (the main section and Committee for Unit G2) met 20 times, most of the time in a joint meeting of the Controls and Import Conditions section. The Standing Committee on Zootechnics met twice. Numerous points were discussed by the Committees, which gave favourable opinions on 46 draft proposals presented under the responsibility of Unit G2.

In addition to providing secretariat functions for the Animal Health and Welfare section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, the common secretariat within Directorate G also dealt with the administration of all the other SCFCAH sections and Standing Committees of Directorates G and E. These sections and Committees met a total of 78 times during 2012.

1.3. SCFCAH Joint meetings The SCFCAH Section also organised all the other meetings under the responsibility of Directorates E & G including expert working groups and meetings with representatives of the Member States, acceding Member States and Third Countries.

13 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 of 14 July 2011 and Commission Delegated

Regulation (EU) No 1153/2011 of 30 August 2011 respectively 14 Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 438/2010 of the European Parliament and

of the Council 15 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying

down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers

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2. ANIMAL HEALTH

2.1. Community Veterinary Emergency Team Serious animal epidemics in the past have highlighted the importance of having well-prepared, highly-trained personnel available to efficiently manage animal disease outbreaks. In the Community, an extensive experience with eradicating animal diseases has been gained over recent years. In times of crisis, animal disease experts have been called upon to support the authorities of the Member States or Third Countries that were affected by a disease for the first time. On February 28, 2007 a Commission Decision established a Community Veterinary Emergency Team to assist the Commission in supporting Member States and third countries in veterinary matters relating to certain animal diseases. A Community Veterinary Emergency Team composed of experts was created for veterinary technical assistance on control measures relating to certain animal diseases. Team members were designated from among experts in the field of veterinary epidemiology, virology, wildlife, management of eradication, laboratory diagnostics, organisation of veterinary services and regulatory framework, risk communication, management and any other relevant field for animal disease control. From this list of experts, the Commission selects ad hoc team members when a request for assistance is submitted by a Member State or a third country during an animal health emergency. The Commission provides financial cover for all the operations of the Community Veterinary Emergency Team and informs the Member States of its activities through the SCFCAH. Since the adoption on 28 February 2007 of the Decision laying down the principles relating to the Team management, experts have been sent out 15 times, to support Cyprus in 2007 (2) in the control of Foot and Mouth Disease, Georgia in 2007 (1), Armenia in 2007 (1) for African swine fever, Croatia in 2008 (2) for Classical Swine Fever, Slovakia in 2008 (1) for Classical Swine Fever, the Netherlands in 2008 (1) for Bluetongue, Lithuania in 2009(1) for Classical Swine Fever, Ukraine in 2010 for African Swine Fever (1), Bulgaria in 2011 for Foot and Mouth Disease (2), South Africa in 2011 for highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (1), Lithuania in 2011 for Classical Swine Fever (1) and Latvia in 2012 for Classical Swine Fever (1). DG Health and Consumers itself organises the missions and during such missions colleagues stay in direct contact with the expert. This enables the Commission to take immediate action when necessary. The Community Veterinary Emergency Team expert list with the list of the missions carried out can be consulted on the DG Health and Consumers website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/cvet_en.htm

2.2. Animal Health situation in the EU

2.2.1. Animal Disease notification System (ADNS) According to EU legislation, EU Member States must notify to the Commission and the other Member States the details on outbreaks of specific animal diseases found on their territory. For this purpose, the ADNS system has been developed under Council Directive 82/894/EEC.

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The ADNS system enables the Central Veterinary authority of each of the 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Andorra, the Faeroe Islands and the Western Balkan countries, to notify the Commission and the other participating countries of new disease outbreaks, in accordance with specific procedures and a codified system. The formats and codes to be used are laid down in Commission Decision 2005/176/EC. The web-based ADNS system simplifies input via the web by using drop-down menus on structured input screens and gives users access to the detailed information on any outbreak notified to the system. Annex I to Directive 82/894/EEC contains a list of 22 diseases of terrestrial animals and 14 aquatic diseases which are to be notified to the ADNS system. In 2012, EU Member States made more than 2300 notifications to the ADNS system. The Commission dispatched each week to all Member States information on the animal health situation in the EU, as reported through ADNS. The Commission implementing decision 2012/737/EU was adopted in 2012. It amends Annexes I and II of Directive 82/894/EEC. These changes entered into force on 1 January 2013 and they amend the list of notifiable diseases and give specific provisions for notification of bovine brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, enzootic bovine leukosis and caprine and ovine brucellosis (excluding Brucella ovis) for not officially free Member States of region thereof. The following notifiable diseases were notified by Member States in 2012: • African swine fever (both in domestic pigs and wild boar) • Avian influenza (low pathogenic) • Bluetongue • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy • Classical swine fever (both in domestic pigs and wild boar) • Equine encephalomyelitis (West Nile Fever in equidae) • Equine infectious anaemia • Infectious haematopoietic necrosis • Koi herpes virus disease • Newcastle disease • Swine vesicular disease • Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia The following notifiable diseases were not notified by the EU Member States to the Commission in 2012: • African horse sickness • Avian influenza (highly pathogenic- both in poultry and wild birds) • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia • Dourine • Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis • Epizootic ulcerative syndrome • Foot and mouth disease

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• Glanders • Infection with Bonamia exitiosa • Infection with Bonamia ostreae • Infection with Marteilia refringens • Infection with Microcytos mackini • Infection with Perkinsus marinus • Infectious salmon anaemia • Lumpy skin disease • Peste des petits ruminants • Rift valley fever • Rinderpest (cattle plague) • Sheep and goat pox (Capripox) • Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) • Taura Syndrome • Tropilaelaps mite • Vesicular stomatitis • White spot disease • Yellowhead disease Details of the disease situation in the EU and in other participating countries can be found in Annex V. All information is based on ADNS notifications received from the different countries. For more information visit: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/adns/index_en.htm

2.2.2. Avian Influenza (AI) Council Directive 2005/94/EC on AI includes control and eradication measures for both highly pathogenic AI (HPAI) and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI). The latter concerns AI viruses of the H5 and H7 subtypes, as those have shown a potential to mutate to HPAI viruses. Additional protection measures were adopted to prevent the introduction and spread of the "Asian" strain HPAI H5N1. These measures effectively reduced the impact of the disease on animals and humans. Since the start of the epidemic in 2003, no human death caused by HPAI H5N1 has occurred in the EU. Preventive measures include early detection systems in poultry holdings, routine surveillance for AI in poultry and wild birds and biosecurity measures at farm level. Additional control measures comprise the establishment of additional buffer zones with movement restrictions around outbreaks in poultry, controls and hygienic measures on poultry holdings when those are at risk of becoming infected by contact with diseased wild birds.

2.2.2.1. Highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry In 2012 no outbreak of HPAI in poultry or captive birds was reported. The last two HPAI outbreaks – both of the H5N1 subtype - were reported in March 2010 in poultry backyard flocks in the county of Tulcea in the Danube delta of Romania.

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2.2.2.2. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in wild birds In 2012 no wild bird was found positive for HPAI H5N1 or for any other HPAI subtype. The last wild bird infected with HPAI H5N1 in the EU was a buzzard found dead in March 2010 at the Black Sea coast in Varna County, Bulgaria.

2.2.2.3. Low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in poultry In 2012 a total of 19 LPAI outbreaks occurred in three Member States, while in 2011 56 LPAI outbreaks in poultry had been reported from four Member States. Ireland reported one outbreak of LPAI of the H5N2 subtype in a holding keeping pheasants intended for release in the wild. Italy recorded 16 LPAI outbreaks. One outbreak was caused by a H7 subtype and all other 15 by the subtype H5, predominantly by H5N2. The outbreaks occurred mainly in small rural holdings and dealer farms, but also a few commercial fattening turkey holdings in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. Outbreaks also occurred in the regions of Tuscany, Calabria, Campania and Lazio. The Netherlands confirmed two LPAI outbreaks: one of the H5N2 subtype in a fattening turkey holdings and the second outbreak occurred in laying hens with access to the open and was caused by a H7 subtype.

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2.2.2.4. Surveillance for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds EU Member States are carrying out EU co-financed AI surveillance programmes in domestic poultry and wild birds according to harmonised guidelines with the main objective to detect the circulation of LPAI of the H5 and H7 subtypes in poultry farms to set measures to possibly prevent their potential mutation to HPAI. The serological surveys target poultry production systems deemed at increased risk for virus introduction such as those that are located close to waterways where migratory wild birds gather, free range holdings, multi-age and multi-species poultry farms and long lived poultry. Sero-positive findings in poultry must be followed up by clinical, epidemiological and laboratory examinations for virus detection. Wild bird surveys focus on sampling and virological testing of migratory waterfowl to primarily detect highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype as well as wild birds that have previously shown to be infected by that virus. The annual surveillance reports can be consulted under: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/avian/eu_resp_surveillance_en.htm

2.2.2.5. Control measures applied in affected MS In the EU there is a high level of disease awareness and preparedness in relation to AI. When AI outbreaks occur in poultry, the stringent control, surveillance and biosecurity measures in accordance with Directive 2005/94/EC are applied in MS. In relation to HPAI of the Asian subtype H5N1, MS apply additional measures laid down in Decision 2006/415/EC establishing restriction zones "A" (high risk zone) and "B"(low risk zone) around poultry outbreaks with supplementary restrictions on movements of live poultry and poultry products. If HPAI H5N1 is detected in wild birds, measures as laid down in Decision 2006/563/EC are applied which require the establishment of control and monitoring areas with intensified wild bird surveillance, enhancement of biosecurity and investigations in poultry holdings. Standard safeguard decisions are in place allowing a quick adoption of urgent interim protection measures by the Commission.

2.2.2.6. Vaccination against AI Directive 2005/94/EC foresees both emergency vaccination of poultry and captive birds as a short term measure in response to disease outbreaks on the Member States' territory and in neighbouring Member States or third countries and preventive vaccination as a long term measure for protection against AI infection. In both situations, the decision to apply vaccination must be based on the outcome of the Member State's risk assessment. A DIVA vaccination strategy (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) must be employed by using a vaccine strain of a heterologous subtype different from the circulating field strain. The vaccination campaign must be accompanied by stringent clinical and laboratory surveillance of vaccinated and unvaccinated flocks to detect possible virus infection and its unnoticed circulation in vaccinated birds. This strategy is in particular important for enabling the marketing of offspring and products from vaccinated poultry.

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2.2.2.6.1. Vaccination against AI in poultry During 2012, only Portugal carried out preventive vaccination against AI in one holding keeping valuable breeding mallards according to a plan which had been approved by Decision 2012/110/EU until 31 July 2013.

2.2.2.6.2. Vaccination against AI in other captive birds (zoo birds) Data collected during the first quarter of 2012 concern vaccination of zoo birds carried out during 2011. In 2011 two Member States, namely Germany and Ireland reported the vaccination of 414 birds under approved preventive vaccination plans against avian influenza according to the requirements of Decision 2007/598/EC. During the previous year 3048 birds were vaccinated in six Member States.

2.2.3. Newcastle Disease

2.2.3.1. EU legislation on Newcastle disease The control measures for Newcastle disease (ND) are laid down in Council Directive 92/66/EEC. In case of disease outbreaks, current EU legislation requires the implementation of specific control measures in the infected holdings and in areas around the outbreaks. These include stamping-out of all poultry on the infected holding, destruction of eggs, meat, manure, slurry etc. Both prophylactic and emergency vaccination can be authorised by the Member States. When disease is detected in pigeons or other captive birds these birds can be placed in quarantine until 60 days have elapsed without birds showing clinical symptoms of the disease sparing them from being culled.

For wild bird cases, MS have the obligation to inform the Commission of the measures they are taking (for e.g. they may apply more stringent hygienic measures in poultry farms to prevent disease introduction). MS are obliged to report via the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) outbreaks in poultry. Cases in wild birds do not need to be notified through this system.

2.2.3.2. Newcastle disease outbreaks in Member States reported in 2012 In 2012 three Member States reported Newcastle disease outbreaks through ADNS, namely in: The Czech Republic reported two outbreaks in backyard pigeons in two different regions (Central Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia). Italy reported Newcastle disease in three small holdings (less than 150 birds) in Tuscany, Piedmont and Campania. Romania confirmed one outbreak in a small poultry holding in the province of Brasow.

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2.2.3.3. Control measures applied in the affected MS Member States applied control measures as laid down in Council Directive 92/66/EEC. All poultry present on the affected holdings are culled. Protection and surveillance zones were established around the infected holdings. Epidemiological and laboratory investigations were carried out. The Commission kept other Member States and trading partners regularly informed about the disease evolution, the measures taken, and the respective trade restrictions. No protection measures were taken at EU level with respect to ND outbreaks in these two Member States. However, on request of France a Commission Decision was adopted to grant a derogation from the prohibition of movements for day-old chicks and ready to lay pullets out of the established 3 km protection zone to areas outside the protection and surveillance zones provided specific biosecurity provisions were complied with. This was necessary as France faced difficulties in placing all poultry produced in the protection zone in holdings situated within the restricted zones.

2.2.3.4. Vaccination policy The EU policy on ND control allows the use of prophylactic and emergency vaccination. All Member States except Sweden and Finland apply a prophylactic vaccination policy. The non-vaccinating status of Sweden and Finland is officially recognised by Commission decisions and allows these two Member States to require additional testing and certification when introducing live poultry and hatching eggs from a country or Member State that carries out ND vaccination . Member States need also to ensure that only vaccinated racing pigeons may participate in races and shows.

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2.2.4. Classical swine fever

2.2.4.1. Epidemiological situation in 2012 Domestic pigs In November 2012 classical swine fever (CSF) outbreaks have been reported in three backyard holdings in Latvia, all the outbreaks were located in the county of Kraslava, which is located at the border with Russian Federation and Belarus. These outbreaks were identified during the control activities carried out after the detection of CSF cases in the wild boar.

The first notified outbreak was located in the close vicinity to the cluster of positive wild boar, while outbreaks 2 and 3 were outside this cluster and not geographically linked to the places were the positive wild boar were found.

Molecular epidemiology investigations proved that the CSF strain was genotype 2.3, showing its closest genetic relationship with isolates from Russian Federation.

The Control measures foreseen by Council Directive 2001/89/EC have been applied as soon as the CSF outbreaks have been detected and a surveillance programme has been carried out in the area considered at risk.

Part of the territories of Germany and Hungary were still listed in part I of the Annex to CD 2008/855/EC16. In 2012 these Member States have informed the Commission about the favourable epidemiological situation for CSF in their countries. The information provided indicated that the disease has been eradicated in Germany and in the county of Nograd in Hungary, accordingly, the measures provided for in Decision no longer apply to these territories. As regards as Hungary, the measures remain in place in the County of Pest.

Romania is still listed in part III of the Annex to Commission Decision 2008/855/EC however, in the last years the CSF situation in Romania has substantially improved. Romania is currently authorized to dispatch to other Member States fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products throughout two different separate systems: Lohan and channeling systems.

In the Lohan system it is processed pigmeat derived from pigs which have been kept since birth in holdings located outside the areas under restriction for CSF, whilst the second system processes meat from selected pig holdings and establishments of the restricted area, which follow high bio-security, hygiene and surveillance requirements for CSF. Since 2012 slaughterhouses, cutting plants and meat processing establishments can work under both systems at the same time provided that some further requirements related to the notification of the lists of holdigs and establishments are in place.

Bulgaria is still listed in Part II of the Annex to CD 2008/855/EC.

Wild Boar In November 2012, several cases of CSF were detected in the wild boar, in Latvia, within the framework of a national surveillance programme.

16 2008/855/EC: Commission Decision of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical

swine fever in certain Member States. OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19–25.

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The animals were shot in the South-East of the country close to the border with Belorussia. Based on the genotyping performed at the EU Reference Laboratory for CSF in Hannover, the wild boar isolates were assigned to the CSF genotype 2.3, showing its closest genetic relationship with isolates from Russia. Due to the close vicinity of the infected area to Belorussia and Russia and based on the genotyping results it is hypothesized that the infection might have crossed the border from Belorussia with infected wild boar. However, so far this hypothesis is only based on the sequencing data and geographical proximity.

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Classical Swine Fever Wild Boar

2.2.4.2. Classical Swine Fever Vaccines Classical swine fever is a highly infectious viral disease of swine which can lead to very serious consequences and economic losses within the Union. Therefore, the Union adopted a policy of eradication of the disease with a prohibition of prophylactic generalised vaccination of pigs as laid down in the Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 200117 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever. However, emergency vaccination of pigs may under certain conditions be used by the Member States in case of the outbreaks of classical swine fever. For that purpose by CD 2007/682/EC18 the Union made arrangements for purchase and keeping in stock of 1.000.000 doses of attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever in order to make them rapidly available in case of a need for an emergency vaccination. This CD also allows a replacement of the vaccine stock when depleted up to four times during the period of five years. That period may be extended by the remaining shelf life of the vaccine in stock.

Serbia is currently in the process of eradicating CSF throughout compulsory vaccination of domestic pigs. In 2012 Serbia experienced a vaccine shortage and it was impossible for them complete vaccination, impairing the outcome of the vaccination campaign. Due to this exceptional circumstance, the European Union provided Serbia with 400.000 doses of CSF C strain attenuated vaccine, in order to support them in their effort to eradicate the disease.

17 Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever. OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5–35. 18 2007/682/EC: Commission Decision of 18 October 2007 on the renewal of the Community stocks of live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever. OJ L 281, 25..10..2007, p.

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2.2.5. African swine fever in domestic pigs & wild boar In 2012 African swine fever (ASF) was reported only in Italy (Sardinia). During the first part of 2012 a recrudescence of ASF was recorded in Sardinia with a significant increase in numbers and territorial extension of the outbreaks. Seventy-four outbreaks were identified in pig holdings and seventeen cases were reported in wild boar, six out of eight Sardinian provinces were affected. The outbreaks were mainly detected in the first part of the year and they were part of the ASF epidemic which affected Sardinia in the second part of 2011.

The Italian surveillance and eradication plan for ASF in Sardinia, approved by Commission Decision 2011/807/E , has been reviewed taking into consideration the evolution of the epidemiological situation occurred in 2011 - 2012. The animal health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, as laid down in CD 2005/363/EC, continue to apply.

In 2011, due to the evolution of the infection it was necessary to extend the risk areas in Annex I to Decision 2005/363/EC to the whole of the region of Sardinia; the same provisions are still in place.

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African Swine Fever Wild Boar

2.2.6. Swine vesicular disease

In 2012, seven outbreaks of swine vesicular disease (SVD) were reported from Italy. Almost all the outbreaks (6/7) were identified in Molise and they were detected during the surveillance and eradication activities carried out in the region, following the detection of an SVD outbreak at the end of 201.

Since 1995, Italy has also taken additional eradication and surveillance measures for SVD covering the whole country. These measures are laid down in yearly programmes for the eradication and monitoring of SVD presented by Italy and approved according to the provisions of articles 24(6), 29 and 32 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 199019, as last amended, on expenditure in the veterinary field.

19 90/424/EEC: Council Decision of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field. OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19–28.

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2.2.7. Bluetongue In 2012, 388 outbreaks of bluetongue were notified to the ADNS system and only in the southern parts of the EU. This means the trend towards a more favourable and "normal" disease situation has continued and the disease is now only found in territories which are historically known to be at-risk areas.

Member State No. of outbreaks BTV Serotype(s)

Greece 91 4, not typed

Italy 287 1, 2, 9, not typed

Portugal 3 1

Spain 7 1, 4

Total 388

In 2011, 39 outbreaks of bluetongue were notified by Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV8) was reported only in Italy.

In 2010, 174 outbreaks were notified and approximately 50% of these outbreaks concerned BTV-1 (Spain). For the first time since the big epidemic that started in 2006 in the north-western part of the EU, BTV-8 was not notified in the areas that were previously heavily affected by this serotype of the bluetongue virus.

In the year before (2009) there were still more than 1 100 outbreaks of bluetongue, of which about 50% of the outbreaks were caused by BTV-1 (Spain and Portugal), and about 25% by BTV-8. Bluetongue virus serotype 16 (BTV-16) was circulating in Greece, on the Island of Lesbos in 2009.

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The control of bluetongue is based on vaccination, protection from vectors attack, and restrictions on animal movements and surveillance. Movement restrictions for live animals are implemented in principle in an area of approximately 150 km around the disease outbreaks to avoid further disease spread due to animal movements. But because bluetongue is a vector-borne disease, spread by small midges (Culicoides), the effectiveness of movement restrictions applied to susceptible animals (mainly cattle, sheep and goats) to control disease spread is limited.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 introduced new rules on the definitions of case and outbreak, restricted zones, seasonally free periods, compulsory monitoring and surveillance; reporting on bluetongue and a simplified listing of restricted zones. As regards the conditions for movements of animals from a bluetongue restricted zone to a free area, the Regulation offers a set of alternatives (health guarantees) that provide for safe trade of animals from the affected areas. One of the options is vaccination.

The maps of the bluetongue restricted zones that are kept updated on the DG Health and Consumers' website (http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/bluetongue_en.htm) clearly reflect the disappearance of bluetongue serotype 8 from the Northern part of the EU. As a result of the favourable epidemiological situation and following the presentations at the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain lifted the restricted zone for BTV8, France lifted their restricted zones for BTV1 and BTV8 and finally, Italy lifted the restricted zone for BTV8 in several provinces of northern Italy.

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2.2.8. Foot and mouth disease

2.2.8.1. FMD in Bulgaria In January 2011 Bulgaria reported a case of FMD in a wild boar shot near the border with Turkey in the very south-east of the Burgas region. Until 7 April 2011 a total of 11 outbreaks in domestic animals were reported. The Commission immediately adopted protection measures for FMD which provided also for a regionalisation of Bulgaria later reduced to the part of the territory of Bulgaria where an FMD control programme in wildlife was carried out until April 2012 in accordance with Decision 2011/493/EU. The EU supported the eradication measures in Bulgaria within the framework of Council Decision 2009/470/EC and provided particular support to the eradication measures in wildlife as this is the first time that wildlife was significantly involved in a FMD epidemic in the EU. On request of the Commission EFSA published a scientific opinion on foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Thrace20. This opinion was instrumental for Bulgaria to regain its previous FMD-free status without vaccination granted by the World Organisation for Animal Health with effect from 31 August 2012. The measures to survey wildlife for the presence of FMD in the entire Thrace region were substantially supported through the EU Trust Fund by the FAO basedEuropean Commission for the Control of FMD (EuFMD).

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2.2.8.2. EuFMD Meetings and Global Conference on FMD

2.2.8.2.1. 83rd Executive Committee Meeting of the EuFMD 12-13 April 2012 Bucharest, Romania,

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/eufmd/docs/Executive_Committee/ExCom83-Bucharest2012/Full_Report.pdf

2.2.8.2.2. 84th Executive Committee Meeting of EuFMD 5th October 2012 Pirbright, United Kingdom

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/eufmd/docs/Executive_Committee/84_excom/84_FINAL_Finalreport_revised_track_changes.pdf

2.2.8.2.3. Global Conference on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Bangkok, Thailand, 27 through 29 June, 2012

The first Global Conference on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), ’The way towards global control’, was organized by OIE and FAO in Asuncion, Paraguay in June 2009. The participants of the Conference formulated a set of recommendations and reiterated their strong support for a globally coordinated approach to FMD control. Under the umbrella of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs), FAO and OIE jointly prepared a draft Global FMD Control Strategy by the end of 2011 with the participation of member countries, regional organizations and experts. The Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) for FMD developed by FAO, and here largely EuFMD, and OIE, and the Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) Pathway and other standards provided by the OIE, are important tools to build and implement the Global FMD Control Strategy. The SANCO/G2 presentation on the EU experience on remaining free of FMD or regaining freedom was much appreciated by the over 400 participants, including Ministers, Chief Veterinary Officers and Directors of Animal Production, representatives of regional organizations, donor agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and industry and agricultural producer organizations.

2.2.8.2.4. Open Sessions of the Standing Technical and Research committees of the Eu FMD Commission, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, 29-31 October 2012

The open session of the Standing Technical and Research Committees of the EuFMD Commission was convened under the motto 'Appliance of science in the progressive control of FMD' in jerez de la Frontera, Spain from 29th to 31st October, 2012. More than 200 scientists in the field of FMD (including laboratory scientists, epidemiologists, disease control experts and many more with a specific expertise,) came together to exchange the latest news and advances in order to support the Global Progressive Control Pathway for FMD. Participants reported, as the Commission was not represented, that our Spanish colleagues had been excellent hosts and created a truly creative atmosphere for hard work during the sessions. They also enjoyed the hospitality of Andalusia and marvelled at the beauty of its horses.

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2.2.8.3. Foot and Mouth disease vaccines In order to protect livestock in Member States from contracting foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and based on risk assessment, the EU has established stocks of antigens of different strains of the FMD virus. In 2012 the bank was operated when 500 000 doses of trivalent vaccine were formulated to assist the Trans-Caucasian republics to step up their controls on FMD in particular in response to the emergence of a new ASIA-1 strain in that region.

2.2.9. Equidae Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a worldwide occurring viral disease affecting only animals of the family Equidae. The disease is endemic in certain parts of Romania and has been seen sporadically in a few Member States, in the most recent cases related to trade within the Union in equidae but also, and again, to the use of contaminated hyperimmunserum. http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/presentations/1011092012_eia_germany.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/presentations/0405062012_eia_belgium.pdf The EU reference Laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness organised the forth workshop since designation and the second workshop on Dourine at the regional Council of Caen in Lower-Normandy, on 20 and 21 November 2012. To underline the fact that the EU RL is located on two sites with the Maisons- Alfort laboratory for animal health and the laboratory for equine diseases in Dozulé near Caen, 50 participants coming from 21 NRLs attended this workshop in the beautiful buildings of the Ladies’ Abbey. Dourine, a venereal disease of equidae caused by the parasite Trypanosoma equiperdum, re-emerged in 2011 in Italy. No surprise that the presentations by Italy, and notably the Institute in Teramo, contributed substantially to the success of that workshop. Nineteen national reference laboratories and three third countries participated in the 2012 proficiency test on dourine Twenty one performed CFT and three IFAT. Each participant received ten sera including two negative samples and eight positive samples. 13/21 laboratories returned 100% good results. No false negative was returned and there were 9,5% false positives. The sample of the stallion from the 2011 Italian outbreak was found positive by all the laboratories via CFT and IFAT. It was still observed a high variability concerning the titres, but the repeatability of the method was good among the participants. The Commission was not represented at the workshop. General information on this EU RL may be consulted at: http://www.ansespro.fr/eurl-equinediseases/

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2.2.10. Schmallenberg Virus In 2011 a new animal virus was detected in the North-West of Germany, in the Netherlands and in the Northern part of Belgium. It has been called Schmallenberg virus (SBV) after the German town where it was isolated for the first time. The preliminary scientific findings indicate that this virus affects domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep and goats) and in wild ruminants. The route of transmission of this virus is through insect vectors, in particular Culicoides midges. The information available on its genome confirms that this virus is part of the Simbu serogroup of the Bunyaviridae family, genus Orthobunyavirus, and that this virus may occasionally cause non-specific clinical signs in cattle and some congenital malformations. In 2012, 15 European Union's Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) have reported the circulation of SBV in part of their livestock population.

The Commission issued two requests of technical assistance to EFSA for identifying the risks related to this infection and producing reports on the epidemiology of SBV, forecast on the spread and an overall assessment of the impact. As a result, four reports have been issued by EFSA in 2012. The forecast made by EFSA in 2012 is that the virus will continue to spread to new areas due to the occurrence of insect vectors throughout Europe and in its surroundings, and it is likely that new cases will be found in Southern and Eastern regions of Europe in 2013. For all affected Member States, the number of SBV affected herds is low compared with the total number of herds infected. In the regions which were most heavily affected by this infection, the maximum proportion of confirmed sheep herds is 6.6% and 4% for cattle herds; while in the majority of regions infected the proportion is significantly lower. Overall, there were less than six thousand farms across the European Union with confirmed cases since the beginning of the event in 2011. Besides the low impact on the animal side, the public health risk has been determined as absent or extremely low by the ECDC.

Through the adoption of the Commission implementing decision 2012/349/EU, almost EUR 3 million have been dedicated to support 7 Member States to carry out scientific studies aiming to gather further information on the SBV with the intent to fill the SBV knowledge gap in 3 main areas: pathogenesis; epidemiology as well as the development of suitable analytical methods allowing large-scale testing.

For ensuring transparency, the Commission hosted an international scientific seminar to discuss SBV with over 120 experts and scientists from around the world. Representatives from over 44 countries, including major partners such as Russia, US, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Mexico and Ukraine were also invited. The event was an opportunity for an exchange of views on the approach being taken by the EU to tackle this virus, and also an opportunity to share and discuss the most up-to-date information and science. To ensure continuity in the transparent sharing of data related to SBV, a DG SANCO web site was created and kept updated: http://ec.europa.eu/food/sbv

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The Commission coordinated the EU activities related to SBV both internally (coordination among Member States) and externally either bilaterally or multilaterally (providing input in in OIE and WTO fora).

2.2.11. Other animal diseases – reported in ADNS Both peste des petits ruminant (PPR) and sheep pox and goat pox are OIE listed diseases which have spread in the southern and eastern part of the Mediterranean in the past few years. These diseases are exotic to the EU and the consequences related to the introduction any of these diseases in the EU could be severe for the small ruminant farming sector.

Both diseases are notifiable through ADNS as per directive 82/894/EEC. PPR has never been reported in the EU and sheep pox and goat pox has been reported only in Greece (last occurrence in 2007). Turkey, as an EU accession country, has reported in ADNS for 2012, 59 outbreaks (with more than 1900 affected sheep and goats) of PPR and 75 outbreaks (with more than 2200 affected sheep and goats) of sheep pox and goat pox. This demonstrates the transparency of Turkey and its veterinary services, however it still needs to be noted that this animal health situation represent a risk for the EU

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2.2.12. Diseases in aquaculture animals

2.2.12.1. Exotic diseases (Listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC) There were no outbreaks in the Member States of any of the exotic diseases listed in Directive 2006/88/EC in 2012.

2.2.12.2. Non exotic diseases (Listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC))

The disease situation as concerns non-Exotic diseases within the Community is not uniform; some diseases are present, and even considered as endemic, in certain parts of the Community, while being absent in other areas.

• Fish diseases (Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Koi herpes virus disease (KHV) and Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). o VHS and IHN

The territories of Ireland, Sweden and the UK, including Guernsey and the Isle of Man, the territories of Finland, except from some areas, and the continental areas of Cyprus are approved free from VHS. Major parts of Denmark are recognised free from VHS while an EU co-financed VHS eradication programme covers those areas where the disease previously has been endemic.

The territories of Denmark, Ireland, Finland and Sweden and United Kingdom and the continental areas of Cyprus are officially free from IHN.

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In Austria, Belgium, Spain, Estonia, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Denmark, a number of zones and compartments are recognised as free of one or both diseases. Slovenia established a VHS/IHN surveillance programmes for certain areas.

Over the years, there has been a steady increase in the number of disease free zones and compartments.

Showing a slight increase compared to 2011, during 2012, 20 VHS outbreaks were reported via ADNS by the Member States: Austria (9), Belgium (1), Finland (1), France (1), Poland (7) and United Kingdom (1).

Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

In 2012, a total of 15 outbreaks of IHN were reported by Austria (1), Germany (2), Italy (2) and Poland (10); compared to 16 in 2011.

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Koiherpes Virus Disease

o KHV There are several compartments declared free of KHV in the United Kingdom. In addition there are surveillance programmes established for Northern Ireland, Ireland and Hungary, covering the entirety of their territories. Furthermore, an EU co-financed KHV eradication programme is on-going for the Land of Saxony in Germany.

During 2012, 97 KHV outbreaks were reported via ADNS by the Member States: Belgium (3), France (1), Germany (74), Hungary (2), Italy (1), Poland (8), Romania (1), Sweden (1) and United Kingdom (6). This is a slight increase compared to 2011.

o ISA The whole Community continues to remain free of ISA, except the South West Shetland Islands of UK, where ISA was detected in 2009. UK implemented an eradication programme for that area.

• Mollusc diseases: infection with Bonamia ostreae (Bonamiosis) and infection with Marteilia refringens (Marteiliosis)

The whole coastline of Ireland and United Kingdom is approved as free in regard to Bonamiosis and Marteiliosis (except some areas in Great Britain and Ireland as regards Bonamiosis).

Limfjorden, in Denmark, maintained its free status with regard to Bonamiosis and Marteiliosis.

Parts of the Western coastline of Sweden are declared free from Bonamiosis.

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During 2012, no outbreaks of infection with Marteilia refringens were reported via ADNS by the Member States: and there were also no notifications of outbreaks of Infection with Bonamia ostreae.

• Crustacean diseases: White spot disease In Germany, there is one compartment declared free of White spot disease (WSD). During 2012, no WSD outbreaks were notified by Member States.

2.2.12.3. Diseases for which some Member States have established national measures approved according to Decision 2010/221/EU

Commission Decision 2010/221/EU approves national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC. Member States may take measures to prevent the introduction of or to control diseases not listed which constitute a significant risk for the animal health situation of aquaculture animals or wild aquatic animals in that Member State. Member States and parts thereof regarded free of the diseases are approved for national measures to prevent the introduction of the following diseases: • Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) • Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) • Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) • Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris In total, five Member States are listed for having national measures in place for one or more of these diseases, in some cases the whole Member State, in some cases defined areas. The purpose of the measures is either to prevent the introduction of a disease or to control it.

During 2012, Finland reported that, while progress has been made in several areas, some areas still remain infected with BKD. Finland therefore requested that a water catchment area be excluded from the eradication programme. Commission Decision 2010/221/EU was amended accordingly.

Ireland and the United Kingdom notified the detection of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) within their territories. Consequently, the geographical demarcation of those territories in Decision 2010/221/EU was amended.

Commission Decision 2009/177/EC of 31 October 2008 implements Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments. It sets out a list of Member States, zones and compartments subject to approved surveillance programmes, with regard to one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Directive 2006/88/EC (‘non- exotic diseases’). The Decision also sets out a list of Member States, zones and compartments declared disease-free with regard to one or more of those diseases.

Finland has submitted documentation regarding the municipalities of Uusikaupunki, Pyhäranta and Rauma being free from viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and the United Kingdom has

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submitted documentation regarding the south west Shetland Islands being free from infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). Consequently, Commission Decision 2009/177/EC was updated.

2.2.12.4. Emerging aquaculture diseases There were no new emerging diseases that warranted Commission action in 2012.

2.3. EU Reference Laboratories A network of European Union reference laboratories (EURLs) has been gradually established to ensure co-ordination between Member States national reference laboratories and provide harmonised diagnosis of some of the diseases for which European Union (EU) legislation is in place. This network plays an important role in the implementation and development of the Community policy on animal diseases.

The functions and duties of the EURLs were in particular related to harmonisation of diagnostic methods for the disease control. EU finance was made available under CD 2011/889/EU. The majority of CRLs organised inter-laboratory comparative tests for the National Reference Laboratories of the Member States. EU funds were made available under CD 2011/889/EU.

See the list of Community Reference Laboratories in Annex VI.

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3. TRADE

3.1. Intra-EU trade

3.1.1. Background The general animal health requirements applicable to trade in animals, their semen, ova and embryos are laid down in a number of Council Directives. A health certificate must accompany all such consignments being moved. This makes the Animal Health Certificate a very important part of the legislation as it puts the onus for ensuring compliance with the requirements for trade on the veterinarian signing the certificate and on the veterinary administration in the Member State of origin. The use of veterinary frontier controls relating to intra-Union trade in live animals and animal products was phased out in 1993 and replaced by the following measures being implemented by the Member States:

• registration and identification of holdings and animals; • application of harmonised control and eradication measures in relation to diseases of major

economic importance; • checks on, and controls at the farms and establishments of origin or place of dispatch in line

with current legislation governing the pre-movement residence, tests and examinations to be carried out;

The use of a computerised system, TRACES, which links local offices throughout the EU and enables notification of animal movements to be made from origin to destination.

3.1.2. Status of Member States and parts thereof A number of Decisions were adopted in 2012 by the Commission as concerns intra-Union trade in live animals and products, in particular a number of amendments were made to CD 2003/467/EC, laying down the lists of Member States and regions thereof officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis, and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds:

• Commission Implementing Decision 2012/204/EU of 19 April 2012 amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially brucellosis-free Member State and of certain regions of Italy, Poland and Portugal as officially tuberculosis-free, brucellosis-free and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions;

• Commission Implementing Decision 2012/303/EU of 11 June 2012 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Lithuania as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State;

• Commission Implementing Decision 2012/449/EU of 27 July 2012 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State.

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During 2012, amendments were also made to: • CD 2008/185/EC (former CD 2001/618/EC before codification), establishing a list of

Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky's disease and a list of Member States or regions thereof where disease control programme for that disease are in place. Commission Implementing Decision 2012/701/EU of 13 November 2012 amending Decision 2008/185/EC includes Ireland, Northern Ireland and the province of Bolzano in Italy in the list of Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease.

Annex VII to this report provides a list of the Member States of parts thereof officially free from bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, brucellosis of sheep and goats (B. melitensis), Aujeszky’s disease and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. For more detailed information on animal health status as regards notifiable diseases of bovine animals and swine and of sheep and goats of the Member States please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/bovine/intra_trade_en.htm or http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/porcine/intra_trade_en.htm or http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/ovine/intra_trade_en.htm

3.2. TRACES TRACES, 'TRAde Control and Expert System', is a modern and multilingual web-based system networking veterinary authorities in all Member States and economic operators (EOs) TRACES:

• allows the production in the 22 official languages of the EU, with a collaboration between the private sector and health authorities, of all certificates and route plans that must accompany live animals within the framework of intra-Union trade as well as the production of all Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) issued by EU Border Inspection Posts for imports of animals or products of animal origin ;

• notifies to the competent authority at the place of destination on movements of the trades commodities from the place of origin ;

• allows the introduction of all performed controls on animal or public health and animal welfare carried out by the competent authorities en route or at the place of destination;

• allows the creation of RASFF border rejection notification in case of public health threats; • assists the competent veterinary authorities in decision-making and reacting rapidly in the

event of a disease emergency by tracking back and forth the movements of traded and imported animals and products. TRACES has allowed to immediately provide all health authorities with elements identifying the origin and destination of susceptible animals during the recent outbreaks of foot-and mouth disease, avian influenza, classical swine fever or bluetongue all over the EU;

• provides consolidated statistical information on animal health and welfare and public health using the data entered into the system. This allows to react rapidly in case of a disease emergency by tracking back and forth all the movements of traded and imported animals and by products, as well as imported products of animal origin;

• integrates EOs allowing them to introduce their requests on line to speed up all the administrative procedures either for intra trade or for import;

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• integrates third countries to introduce the health certificates for export to the European Union directly into the EU system . This option aims to expedite the work of inspectors together with increasing security within the international trade.

Four new versions were made available in 2012 - 5.30 launched on 15 March, 5.31 on 25 May, 5.32 on 15 June, and 5.33 on 3 October. The major improvements concern the introduction of reinforced checks module for products of animal origin (CVEDP) introducing the possibility to force systematic checking from suspicious establishments, the introduction of the commercial document module (DOCOM) for intra-trade exchanges with a link when necessary with relevant intratrade certificates, the introduction of the declaration module (DECLAR) for the importation of certain animal by-product, the derogation for the imported fish products from EU flagged ships, the introduction of the official private veterinarian for them to issue certificates under the control of the competent authorities, the creation of the listing of EU establishments Like it is done for third countries bound with the development of specific WEB services for the automatic update of this lists, the update of the statistics tool with the introduction of BO XI version coupled with the creation of specifics reports for import certificates and the introduction of a new software Qlickview:

• 22 000 users (70% from competent authorities and 30% from the private sector) are connected to TRACES all over the world.

• Member States issued, via the TRACES application, more than 670 000 intra-trade certificates, more 67 000 CVEDs for animals and more than 500 000 CVEDs for products.

• In addition, in 2012 approximately 50 000 export certificates to the EU were issued, via the TRACES application, by 30 third countries/overseas territories: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Morocco, Senegal, Kenya, Tunisia, South Africa, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Uruguay, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, USA, New Zealand, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Benin, Mauritania, Cabo Verde, Ecuador.

• A direct communication between TRACES and the certification system of New-Zealand named eCert, was extended to all BIP and for any kind of meat. More than 70000 certificates, about 60 % of all the consignments, were electronically received. The development of a protocol for electronic exchanges with USA based on the UN/CEFACT protocol the international norm was implemented.

• 72 % of all the received export certificates were automatically transferred for the creation of a CVED.

• Croatia created more than 4000 CVEDs to be fully experimented in the framework of its future enlargement.

A detailed report of TRACES data for traded animals between Member States in 2012 can be found in Annex VIII.

In addition, a more detailed report on the TRACES application will be available on the EUROPA website later this year.

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3.3. Import measures taken during 2011 Import of animals is based on a general, comprehensive set of animal health rules laid down in European Union legislation. Specific requirements are defined for individual live animals as well as for animal products. They are dynamic as they have to be adapted to the prevailing disease situation in the country that wishes to export.

To guarantee that there is no unacceptable risk, all consignments to the European Union (EU) must be accompanied by a health certificate containing all necessary information confirmed by the competent authority in the country of export.

Information on imports of live animals or animal products into the EU may be found on DG Health and Consumers' website. To assist with the required procedures, a general guidance for countries wishing to export live animals or their products into the EU may be found on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/guide_thirdcountries_en.pdf

3.3.1. Equidae The Regulation on the import of live animals and fresh meat, Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010, laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements was amended more than once in 2012 as its annexes are dynamic. They constantly need to be adapted to the world animal health situation:

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 497/2012 of 7 June 2012 updates Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the requirements for imports of animals susceptible to bluetongue.Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 546/2012 of 25 June 2012 amends Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entries for Canada and Botswana. Canada demonstrated compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free from brucellosis (B. melitensis) for the entire territory of that third country for the purposes of exports to the Union of domestic ovine and caprine animals intended for breeding and/or production. Botswana notified the Commission of the successful approval of veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 as free from foot-and-mouth disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health. The suspension of the authorisation to export fresh de-boned and matured meat from ungulates into the Union from that region is therefore no longer necessary.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2012 of 16 July 2012 amends Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the Russian Federation. Russia requested to authorise the transit of live bovine animals for breeding and production from the region of Kaliningrad through the territory of Lithuania. As the animal health situation in that region appeared to be favourable, the introduction into the Union of consignments of such animals for the sole purpose of transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other parts of the territory of Russia through the territory of Lithuania by means of road vehicles was authorised.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1160/2012 of 7 December 2012 updates Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the model veterinary certificate for domestic

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bovine animals intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1036/2012 of 7 November 2012 amends Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entries for Croatia in the lists of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction of fresh meat and of certain meat products into the Union is authorised.

The inclusion of exotic ungulates into Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 continued to be subject of various meetings with the Member States as well as with stakeholders. The draft on the possibility of imports of exotic ungulates such as elephants was further discussed and consequently developed and foreseen to be voted in 2013.

3.3.2. Equidae CD 2004/211/EC establishes a list of third countries, or parts thereof where regionalisation applies, from which Member States authorise the importation of equidae and semen, ova and embryos thereof, and indicates other conditions applicable to such imports.

In 2012, CD 2004/211/EC was amended several times to take into account of the animal health situation as regards disease of equidae in certain third countries.

Commission Implementing Decision 2012/532/EU of 27 September 2012 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entries for Bahrain and Brazil in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised.

In view of the information and guarantees submitted by Bahrain as regards glanders in that country, it was possible to authorise the re-entry into the Union of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export from the southern part of that third country, as well as the imports and the temporary admission into the Union of registered horses from the northern and the southern parts of Bahrain.

On 22 May 2012, Brazil notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmation of a case of glanders in a horse in Minas Gerais. Brazil has accordingly ceased issuing animal health certificates in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC for the entire group of federal States included in region BR-1 from where imports of equidae into the EU are authorised. In addition, on 16 July 2012, Brazil notified the Commission of a further case of glanders detected in the State of Rio de Janeiro. However, the Commission allowed the re-entry from that state of registered horses during October 2012, taking into account the biosecurity measures applied to the horses participating in a particular competition under the auspices of the World Equestrian Federation.

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3.3.3. Aquaculture animals In 2012, the following legislation in relation to aquaculture animals was adopted:

• Commission Implementing Directive 2012/31/EU of 25 October 2012 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards the list of fish species susceptible to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia and the deletion of the entry for Epizootic ulcerative syndrome

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted

• Commission Implementing Decision 2012/753/EU of 4 December 2012 amending Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards surveillance programmes for Finland and the United Kingdom and the disease-free status of Finland and the United Kingdom for certain aquatic animal diseases

• Commission Implementing Decision 2012/786/EU of 13 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/221/EU as regards national measures for preventing the introduction of certain aquatic animal diseases into parts of Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom

3.3.4. Pets During 2012, in relation to movements of pet animals, Commission adopted on 5 March 2012 a proposal for a Regulation of the European parliament and of the Council on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 and a proposal for a Directive of the European parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the animal health requirements governing intra-union trade in and imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets.

The two proposals have been discussed at veterinary experts and Agricultural Counsellors/Attachés level at Council in 2012 and on 6 November 2012 the ENVI Committee of European Parliament adopted by a large majority the Rapporteur's draft report which mainly supports the Commission proposals.

Moreover, the Commission adopted Regulation (EU) No 52/2012 which added the territories of American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands in the entry for the United States in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.

Finally, the Commission adopted Commission Implementing Decision 2012/304/EU and Commission Implementing Decision 2012/752/EU authorising laboratories respectively in Croatia and Mexico and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.

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3.3.5. Bees G2 action on bee health continued also throughout 2012 following up the commitments from the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on honeybee health. This document explained the state of play and understanding on the bee colony losses as well as the actions already undertaken and outlined the planned actions for the future. It included aspects related to bee pathogens and their regulation during trade and imports, veterinary medicines, use of pesticides in agriculture, research, financing of apiculture programmes of MSs and also environmental aspects. The communication on bee health has also been presented to the press and has obtained significant visibility in the international media. The Communication received not only positive feedback from the Council21 and the Parliament22, but also from other key stakeholders23 and MSs competent authorities and achieved its main objective, to enhance awareness, information and knowledge transfer on this important area. All concerned agreed with the initial and main assessment of the situation by the Commission, i.e. the health of bees is affected by various, often interacting factors and science has not yet determined the exact causes or the extent for bee losses. Nevertheless in 2012 several new scientific information and their assessment by the European Food Safety Authority directed the focus of attention to certain systemic pesticides (neonicotinoids) which are thought to play a role in higher than normal colony losses in the EU. As regards concrete actions, Unit G2 actively coordinated Commission response to European Parliament and other requests, invitations and initiatives, participated in several events with specific expertise, chaired the Commission's inter-Services group on bee health and oversaw progress on the planned announced actions and among them launched EU co-financed surveillance studies with the participation of 17 Member States24, with the technical assistance of the EU bee health Reference Laboratory (EURL)25 which is operational since 1 April 2011.

3.3.6. Semen, ova and embryos Directive 88/407/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade within the Union in semen of domestic animals of bovine species and establishes a model animal health certificates for such trade in that commodity. The Directive, as amended by Council Directive 2008/73/EC, introduced a simplified procedure for the listing of semen collection and storage centres in the Member States.

Directive 88/407/EEC also lays down the animal health requirements governing imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species. It provides that only the semen that come from a third country included on a list of third countries drawn up in accordance with that

21 Council conclusions on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council

on Honeybee Health 22 European Parliament resolution of 15 November 2011 on honeybee health and the challenges of the

beekeeping sector, P7_TA(2011)0493 23 http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/bees/index_en.htm 24 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012D0362:EN:NOT 25 Regulation (EU) No 87/2011, Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et

du travail (ANSES) in Sophia-Antipolis, France

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Directive and accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to a specimen also drawn up in accordance with that Directive, may be imported into the Union.

Moreover, Commission Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU of 20 September 2011 sets out the list of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of the semen and animal health and certification requirements for such imports.

In 2012, CID 2011/630/EU was amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/415/EU of 18 July 2012 as regards animal health requirements relating to bluetongue and Simbu viruses (responsible for Akabane and Aino virus diseases): in conformity with the recommendation of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the requirements for annual testing for Akabane and Aino diseases have been deleted from Annex I to Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU and from the model health certificate in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II thereto, as these diseases are not listed by OIE; in parallel, the animal health requirements for bluetongue have been put in conformity in the model health certificate in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II with the recommendation of OIE laid down in the Bluetongue Chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE), which recommends a whole range of risk mitigating measures aiming at either protecting the mammalian host from exposure to the infectious vector or at inactivating the virus by antibodies. The model health certificate in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II has been modified to set out clearly the relevant requirements and the guarantees to be provided by the exporting third country, depending on the epidemiological situation regarding bluetongue.

Amendments concerning the requirements related to bluetongue and Simbu viruses were also provided in 2012 to the health certificates in the Annexes to Commission Decision 2006/168/EC of 4 January 2006 establishing the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Community of bovine embryos and repealing Decision 2005/217/EC, and to Commission Decision 2010/472/EU of 26 August 2010 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species into the Union, respectively by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/414 of 17 July 2012 amending Annexes I to IV to Decision 2006/168/EC as regards certain veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Union of bovine embryos, and by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/411/EU of 17 July 2012 amending Decision 2010/472/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to Simbu viruses and epizootic haemorrhagic disease.

In 2012, Commission Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU of 1 March 2012 on imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species repealed Commission Decision 2009/893/EC of 30 November 2009 on importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species into the Community as regards lists of third countries and of semen collection centres and certification requirements, to take into account the revised animal health requirements for donor animals of the porcine species and semen as regards brucellosis and Aujeszky’s disease provided by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 176/2012, and to align certain animal health requirements for imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species to the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in particular as regards country freedom of swine vesicular disease and semen collection centre freedom of tuberculosis and rabies, by deleting in the model animal health certificate for imports of semen of

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domestic animals of the porcine species all references to Teschen disease (porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis), country freedom of swine vesicular disease and semen collection centre freedom of tuberculosis and rabies.

Concerning the lists of embryo collection and production teams and semen storage and collection centres in third countries approved for imports of bovine, equine, ovine, caprine and porcine embryos and semen into the European Union, Council Directive 2008/73/EC simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC introduced a simplified procedure. Under that new procedure, which applies from 1 January 2010, the competence to establish the list no longer lies with the Commission. The lists of teams and centres that the competent authority of the third country has approved in accordance with the conditions laid down in relevant Directives and from which the embryos and the semen may be dispatched to the EU are to be communicated to the Commission, which is to make it available to the public for information purposes.

During 2012, the following lists have been updated :

• bovine semen collection and storage centres of United States and Croatia; • equine semen collection centres of Argentina, Australia, Canada, United States; • ovine/caprine semen collection centres of Canada; • porcine smeen collection centres of Canada; • bovine embryo collection and production teams of Australia, Canada, Israël, and United

States; • equine embryo collection and production teams in United States and Australia.

Lists of approved of semen collection centres, semen storage centres, embryo collection teams and embryo production teams in Third Countries are published on the DG Health and Consumers website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/index_en.htm .

3.3.7. Meat products Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 lays down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries. In particular, it lays down the animal health requirements concerned the origin and treatment of the meat products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines. During 2012, Commission Decision 2007/777/EC was amended to meet the recent changes in the world animal health situation:

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1162/2012 of 7 December 2012 amends Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Russia in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products and eggs may be introduced into the Union.

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As for composite products, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 was constructed to lay down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products. With this new Regulation, public and animal health aspects are united in the one act. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 468/2012 of 1 June 2012 amends certain aspects of it.

3.3.8. Milk Products In 2012, the Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 from 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption has not been amended. The definitions of raw milk and dairy products set out in the Hygiene Package (Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004) broaden the scope of milk hygiene rules to all mammalian species. Raw milk is defined as milk produced by the secretion of the mammary gland of farmed animals that has not been heated to more than 40 °C or undergone any treatment that has an equivalent effect. In addition, dairy products are defined as processed products resulting from the processing of raw milk or from further processing of such processed products.

A proposal on dairy products stemming from camels was introduced and discussed with scientists and Member States.

3.3.9. Specific safeguard measures relating to imports after the outbreak of certain diseases

The Commission has further used its competence in the response to HPAI by banning imports of live poultry and their products liable to spread the virus from affected third countries where outbreaks of HPAI have occurred or are endemic. Following an outbreak of HPAI of the H5N1 subtype in two turkey holdings in Israel in March 2012 the regulation for imports of live poultry, hatching eggs, poultry meat and certain other poultry commodities was amended to "regionalise" the country by limiting import restrictions to a defined area which has been placed under restrictions by the Israeli authorities while imports could be authorised from the remainder of the Israeli territory. Import restrictions on certain poultry commodities were prolonged until 31/12/2013 for China, Malaysia and South Korea due to the epidemiological situation as regards HPAI in the region.

International Bilateral Agreements There are a number of agreements in place on veterinary matters (which could be under the framework of Free Trade Agreements (FTA), standing-alone SPS Agreements or veterinary agreements) with certain third countries and Unit G2 participated or had input into a number of the Joint Management Committee (JMC) meetings or technical meetings held during the year 2012 concerning USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Korea (which come under the overall responsibility of Unit G7):

With New Zealand, Canada and the USA a joint meeting was organised by Unit G7 to discuss composite products with G2 playing an important role. Apart from that, G2 was involved in several meetings with representatives from one country at a time.

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Activities with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (Customs Union) G2 officials provided technical and linguistic support for various documents, available in Russian, and technical and veterinary consultations upon request of Unit G7 & the FVO:

• evaluated Customs Union and their members legislation; • evaluated disease situation and veterinary legislation in these countries; - provided technical

assistance to FVO inspectors going to these countries and shared know how specific for this region;

• drafted and updated pre export certificates for animals, animal and non-animal products exported to Customs union.

• participated in numerous negotiations with Customs Union countries ensuring excellent technical and linguistic support to G7 when negotiating animal an public health conditions for imports into the Customs Union and the EU;

• participated in numerous meetings and teleconferences on import and export matters with Customs Union countries and resolved or contributed to the resolution of various trade obstacles in SPS area;

• drafted and contributed to numerous letters, back to office reports and briefings; These activities required very good technical expertise, management of challenging consultations with stakeholders and experts in MS, and Commission. G2 provided know-how, negotiation/linguistic skills and ensured excellent co-operation with other units that contributed to very good achievements dealing with these countries in 2012.

Other International issues G2 provided valuable assistance to meetings with Third Countries when discussing certain issues. Input was given when presenting the legislation on animal health imports to representatives from Korea.

Furthermore, input was provided to the discussions in the framework agreements with the Philippines.

Unit G2 actively supports, on a regular basis, the activities under the agreements with Canada, the US, New Zealand, Switzerland, Faeroe Islands, Norway and Iceland, in particular as Norway, Iceland and Switzerland participate as observers in SCFCAH meetings and these countries are invited to the OIE coordination meetings and some other meetings.

G2 participated in meetings with Croatian authorities that are also present at the Scientific Committees prior to their accession in July 2013.

On other international matters Unit G2 made a contribution on the following issues: • the re-opening of trade after the outbreak of FMD in Botswana • discussions with Paraguay on their recent FMD outbreaks • Presentations on avian influenza, regionalisation and compartmentalisation and participation

in videoconferences e.g. for Taiwan, Japan.

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Valuable technical support was also provided by Unit G2 to other units within DG Health and Consumers on issues related to:

• multilateral aspects including on dispute trade settlement with Unit G.6 • SPS communication on regionalisation within the EU including a case study for avian

influenza (Unit G.6) • bilateral international affairs, including Free Trade Agreements • planning and implementation of a TAIEX workshop on regional veterinary policies to

support trade for Mediterranean neighbourhood countries that took place in September 2012 in Cyprus.

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4. ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS Unit G2 has overall responsibility for EU legislation on animal and public health requirements on animal by-products as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/200226 of the European Parliament and of the Council on animal by-products not intended for human consumption until 4 March 2011. The above-mentioned Regulation was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1069/200927 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and is valid from March 4th, 2011. What are animal by-products?

Animal by-products (ABP) are materials of animal origin that people do not consume. ABP include among others:

• Animal feed - e.g. based on fishmeal and processed animal protein; • Organic fertilisers and soil improvers - e.g. manure, guano, processed OF/SI on the base of

processed animal protein; • Technical products - e.g. pet food, hides and skins for leather, wool, blood for producing

diagnostic tools.

Over 20 million tons emerge annually in the EU from slaughterhouses, plants producing food for human consumption, dairies and as fallen stock from farms.

ABP are a potential source of risks to public and animal health. Past crises related to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, the spread of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and the occurrence of dioxins in feedingstuffs have shown the consequences of the improper use of certain ABP for public and animal health, the safety of the food and feed chain and consumer confidence. In addition, such crises may also have a wider adverse impact on society as a whole, by their impact on the socioeconomic situation of the farmers and of the industrial sectors concerned and on consumer confidence in the safety of products of animal origin. Disease outbreaks could also have negative consequences for the environment, not only due to the disposal problems posed, but also as regards biodiversity.

4.1 Background The key lesson from various feed-borne crises, such as BSE, Foot and Mouth Disease or Classical Swine Fever was that the use of certain animal by-products (ABP) can spread these diseases or spread chemical contaminants such as dioxins, and thus can pose a threat to human and animal health if not properly disposed of or treated. On the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council which entered into application in mid-2003, the Commission introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework, based on scientific research, which helps to control deficiencies in the feed sector and to prevent feed-born crises in the future. The Regulation covered the handling of animal by-products within the EU and sets the standards for

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their import into and transit through the EU. The new ABP legislative package, which repeals and replaces Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, came into effect on March 4, 2011.

The new ABP legislation keeps in force the basic principles of former ABP legislation. It classifies ABP into three categories based on their potential risk to public and/ or animal health and to the environment and it sets out clear rules on how each category must be treated. The three categories are as follows:

Category 1 materials (e.g. BSE specified risk materials) must be disposed of as waste.

Category 2 materials (e. g. dead on farm pigs) may be recycled for uses other than feed after appropriate treatment (e. g. production of biogas, bio-fertilisers, oleo-chemicals, etc.)

Category 3 materials (e. g. from healthy animals slaughtered for human consumption following veterinary inspection) may be used in the production of animal feed.

The new ABP Regulation also contains revised rules on import including necessary health certificates. Also, following rigorous safety evaluations, specific exemptions have been granted from the general standards in certain areas, allowing, for example; intra-species recycling for fish and fur animals, local feeding practices for endangered species of necrophagous birds and exemptions for several samples.

With Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, the Council and the European Parliament established the basic principles of how animal by-products are categorised. That categorisation varies according to the risk these by-products pose and it determines how they should be produced, collected, transported, stored processed, used or disposed of and which official controls the competent authorities of Member States have to carry out in order to ensure compliance as well as imports rules from third countries, of animal by-products. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 replaces former ABP regulation and a number of other implementing legal acts.

The Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 through an implementing Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/201128 laying down more specific requirements based on the technical standards for ABP and specifying how the changes may be introduced, especially the more risk-proportionate approach, should be enforced in relation to the various sectors concerned. The Implementing Regulation has been prepared on the basis of extensive consultations with operators, interest groups, experts from Member States, major trading partners of the EU and in close contact with the European Parliament.

Administrative burden In order to simplify existing legislation and reduce the administrative burden the new implementing rules consolidate approximately 30 separate measures into a single, more coherent legal act. An end point in the manufacturing chain has been fixed for processed and packaged petfood, biodiesel, tanned hides and skins and a number of other products. Since these products have been subject to

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treatments, which ensure that health risks are mitigated, it is justified to release them from veterinary controls.

As a result, operators handling or selling animal by-products would not have to be approved or registered by the competent authorities. This should allow focusing controls on major health risks, without putting the current high level of protection of public and animal health into question.

The administrative burden for economic operators producing medicines and diagnostics from animal by-products has also been reduced. This facilitates the use of blood fractions, enzymes and tissues from animals in such products, which are used in human and veterinary medicine. Moreover, the new rules facilitate official controls of laboratories of processing plants and biogas plants in which animal by-products are handled. The new traceability rules for animal by-products make it easier to follow materials coming from food production and destined for non-food uses.

Risk-proportionate rules The new rules allow more risk-proportionate solutions for the transport and processing of different categories of animal by-products. Furthermore, animal by-products of any category may be imported for research and development, provided that potential risks arising from such materials are properly mitigated.

The rules introduce a more proportionate framework for the use of animal by-products for the feeding of protected species, inside and outside feeding stations. In that way it is possible to reconcile the natural feeding patterns of such species with the objective to prevent the spreading of diseases, thus helping the goal of preserving and strengthening biodiversity in the EU.

4.2 Legislative changes during 2012

4.2.1 Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 introduces a simplification related to the wool and wool industry. On the request of European wool industry the Commission assess possibility for reduction of administrative burdens and related costs of official controls. Several simplifications apply to placing on the market and to import. Furthermore, the current treatments for placing on the market within the EU, as well as for imports from third countries, of wool and hair laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 have been supplemented by internationally recognised procedures for the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus in wool and hair of ruminants for industrial use in particular with reference to all requirements laid down in Article 8.5.35 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) , provides for a list of procedures for the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus in wool and hair of ruminants for industrial use. Therefore, the current treatments for placing on the market within the EU, as well as for imports from third countries, of wool and hair laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 have been supplemented by internationally recognized procedures for the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus in wool and hair of ruminants for industrial use. Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 simplify and clarify the requirements for transport of wool between Member States and introduce several simplification into the requirements for import of the wool from third

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countries. Imports into the Union of untreated wool and hair from particular third countries or regions thereof has been authorised provided that they meet the necessary requirements and are accompanied by an importer's declaration in accordance with the model provided for in the Annex IV to this Regulation. That declaration is to be presented at one of the approved Union border inspection posts listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2009/821/EC where they should undergo, by way of derogation from Article 4(4) of Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries only the documentary checks provided for in Article 4(3) of that Directive.

4.2.2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1097/2012 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1097/2012 simplify several procedures related to placing on the market of animal by-products. Regulation (EU) No 1097/2012 introduce a derogation for small operators who place their products only on the local market, simplify and clarify commercial document for trade between Member States and introduce a clarification of information for the request of business operators to the Competent authority of Member State of destination in case of trade of certain animal by-products and derived products which may present higher risk.

4.3 Other activities

4.3.1 Working group meetings Due to the consultation on the implementation of the new ABP legislation, a number of working group meetings and audio-conferences with the delegates of Member States has held. A total of three working groups, one specialised working group on combustion of animal by-products as a fuel and an additional six teleconferences were held to discuss intended changes to the legislation and to discuss questions of application, so as to promote a harmonised interpretation of EU rules.

4.3.2 Support to activities of other Commission services In 2012, support was also provided to the activities of other Commission services with certain relevance to the area of animal by-products. In particular, support was given to research performed by The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) , DG ENER in discussion on application of certain animal by-products and derived products for energetic purposes, DG ENV in discussion on overlapping of legislation in case of combustion of certain animal by-products as a fuel and DG ENTER in discussion on revision of legislation on fertilisers.

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5. ZOOTECHNICS Satisfactory results in animal production depend to a large extent on the use of breeding animals of high genetic quality. The EU’s zootechnical legislation aims to promote the free trade of breeding animals and their genetic material considering the sustainability of breeding programmes and preservation of genetic resources. The general requirements are laid down in a number of Council Directives and implementing Decisions.

The main emphasis in 2012 focussed on the preparation of a review of EU legislation which ensures intra-EU trade and more clarity for other provisions, including, on the approval of breeding organisations. In addition, the EU continued to grant financial assistance during 2012 to the INTERBULL Centre, Uppsala, Sweden for genetic evaluation and co-ordination of the various methods of performance testing for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species.

6. IDENTIFICATION/REGISTRATION OF ANIMALS/ANIMAL BREEDING/BIODIVERSITY & CLONING OF ANIMALS

6.1. Identification/Registration of animals The basic objectives for EU rules on the identification of animals are:

• the localisation and tracing of animals for veterinary purposes, which is of crucial importance for the control of infectious diseases;

• where applicable, the traceability of meat for animal and public health reasons and the management and supervision of livestock premiums.

Further work has been done in a legislative proposal aiming to introduce electronic identification in bovine as an official means of identification.

The draft Commission proposal (COM (2011) 162 Final) to introduce electronic identification was submitted to the Council and the European Parliament in August 2011 following the new 'ordinary' procedure (previously Co-Decision).

A meeting was organised ISO members. The aim was to gain experience from stakeholders on bovine EID in the field, to exchange views and ideas on the functioning and performance of the RFID technology (currently used for animal identification in the EU).

6.2. Animal breeding and Biodiversity In terms of Biodiversity, Unit G.2 has contributed to defend the major lines for SANCO in relation to Animal genetic resources (respect to animal health, welfare and support for breeds which are under genetic erosion). In addition, DG Health and Consumers' political line was developed in relation to the Nagoya protocol and Biodiveristy.

6.3. Cloning Unit G.2 contributed closely with Unit G6 (who has overall responsibility for this dossier) on the technical and legal feasibility and the impact of any Commission's proposal, in particular in relation to issues related to animal identification and traceability.

Chief Veterinary Officers Animal Health contact list Permanent Representations contact list

(Member States and candidate countries)

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Chief Veterinary Officers (Animal Health) Member States of the European Union

БЪЛГАРИЯ (BULGARIA) Dr Yordan Voynov Executive Director of BFSA Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) Pencho Slaveikov blv, 15A BG-1606 Sofia Tel.: +359 2 915 98 20 Fax.: +359 2 954 95 93 GSM: E-mail: ceo@bfsa.bg - cvo@nvms.government.bg

BELGIQUE-BELGIË (BELGIUM) Dr. Pierre Naassens Chief Veterinary Officer Director for Animal health and Safety of animal products Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain AC-Kruidtuin Food Safety Center Kruidtuinlaan 55 1000 Brussel Tel: 32-2-211.86.42 Fax: 32-2-211.85.09; 32-2-524.73.49 GSM: 32-475-77.00.50 E-mail: cvo.belgium@afsca.be

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA (CZECH REPUBLIC) Dr. Milan Malena Chief Veterinary Officer State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic Slezská 7 CZ-12056 Praha 2 Tel: 420-227.010.142/143/154 Fax: 420-227.010.191 GSM: 420-602.433.394 Telex: E-mail: m.malena@svscr.cz

DANMARK (DENMARK) Dr. Per S. Henriksen Veterinærdirektør Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Danish Veterinary Service Mørkhøj Bygade 19 DK-2860 Søborg Tel: 45 72 27 66 20 Fax: 45-33 95 60 01 GSM: 45-4038.0252 E-mail: pesh@fvst.dk af@fvst.dk

DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY) Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer Chief Veterinary Officer Leiter der Unterabteilung „Tiergesundheit, Lebensmittelhygiene“ im Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Rochusstr. 1, D-53123 Bonn Tel: 49-228-529-4176 Fax: 49 228-99-529.38.67 GSM 49-160-8848658 E-mail: ual33@bmelv.bund.de

EESTI (ESTONIA) Dr. Ago Pärtel Chief Veterinary Officer Veterinary and Food Board Väike-Paala 3 EE-11415 Tallinn Tel.: 372-605.17.10 Fax.: 372-621.14.41 GSM: 372-503.5747 Telex: E-mail: ago.partel@vet.agri.ee

ELLAS (GREECE) Mrs. Eleni Protopapa Acting CVO Chief veterinary Officer - Directorate General of Veterinary Services Ministry of Rural Development and Food 2, Acharnon Street EL-10176 Athens Contact person: Ioanna Angeli Tel: 0030 210 2125759 Fax: 0030 210 8229188 GSM: Telex: 22 17 38 YDAGGR E-mail: ka6u040@minagric.gr

ESPAÑA (SPAIN) Dr. Lucio Carbajo Goñi Chief Veterinary Officer Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente - Dirección General de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria - Subdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad Calle Alfonso XII, 62 E-28071 Madrid Tel: 34-91-347.82.95 Fax: 34-91-347.58.83 GSM: 34-679.434.633 Telex: 27422 MAPA E E-mail: lcarbajo@magrama.es

FRANCE (FRANCE) Dr. Jean Luc Angot Chief Veterinary Officer Ministère de l’Agriculture Direction Générale de l’Alimentation 251, rue du Vaugirard F-75732 Paris Cedex 15 Tel: 33-1-49.55.81.77 Fax: 33-1-49.55.81.82 GSM: 33-6.23.88.40.48 E-mail: jean-luc.angot@agriculture.gouv.fr

IRELAND (IRELAND) Dr. Martin Blake Chief Veterinary Officer Floor 5E, Department of Agriculture and Food and the Marine 5 East, Kildare Street IRL-Dublin 2 Tel: 353-1-3072 185 Fax: 353-1-6762 989 E-mail: sanco@agriculture.gov.ie; martin.blake@agruiculture.gov.ie; agriculture.rpirl@dfa.ie

ITALIA (ITALY) Dr. Romano Marabelli Chief Veterinary Officer Direzione Generale della Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, degli Alimenti e Nutrizione Via Giorgio Ribotta 5 – Angolo Viale Oceano Pacifico 00144 Roma Tel.: 39-06-59.94.69.45/46 Fax.: 39-06-59.94.62.17 GSM: 39-335.606.4620 Telex: 625205 MINISAN I E-mail: alimentivet@sanita.it

KYPROS (CYPRUS) Dr. Georgios Kyriakides Chief Veterinary Officer Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment CY-1417 Nicosia Tel.: 357-22-80.52.00/1 Fax.: 357-22-30.52.11 GSM: 357-99.20.27.35 Telex: E-mail: director@vs.moa.gov.cy

LATVIJA (LATVIA) Dr. Maris Balodis Chief Veterinary Officer Food and Veterinary Service Peldu 30 LV-1050 Riga Tel.: 371-6709.52.30 Fax.: 371-6732.27.27 GSM: 371-2926.44.36 Telex: E-mail: maris.balodis@pvd.gov.lv

LIETUVA (LITHUANIA) Dr. Jonas Milius Chief Veterinary Officer State Food and Veterinary Service Siesiku 19 LT-2010 Vilnius Tel: 370-5-240.43.61 Fax: 370-5-240.43.62 GSM: 370- 687.50.100 Telex: E-mail: jmilius@vet.lt

LUXEMBOURG (LUXEMBOURG) Dr. Felix Wildschutz Chief Veterinary Officer Administration des Services Vétérinaire Boite postale 1403 211, route d'Esch L-1014 Luxembourg Tel: 352-247.78.25.40 Fax: 352-40.75.45 GSM: 352-621.139 504 Telex: 2537 AGRIM LU E-mail: info@asv.public.lu felix.wildschutz@asv.etat.lu

MAGYARORSZAG (HUNGARY) Dr.Endre Kardeván Chief Veterinary Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Kossuth Lajos tér, 11 H-1055 Budapest Tel: 36-1-301.44.98 Fax: 36-1-301.46.69 GSM: 36 30 215-6773 Telex: E-mail: efaa@vm.gov.hu

MALTA Dr. Anthony Gruppetta Chief Veterinary Officer Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries Division Civil Abattoir Square Albert Town Marsa Tel.: 356-250905168/169 Fax.: 356-250905182 GSM: 356-7947.2542 Telex: E-mail: cvo.mrra@gov.mt

NEDERLAND (NETHERLANDS) Dr. Christianne Bruschke Chief Veterinary Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Clauslaan 8 Postbus 20401 NL-2500 EK Den Haag Tel: 31-70-378.50 37 Fax: 31-70-378.61.34 Telex: 32040 LAVI NL GSM: 31-653.707.842 E-mail: c.j.m.bruschke@mineleni.nl

ÖSTERREICH (AUSTRIA) Mag. Ulrich Herzog Chief Veterinary Officer Bundesministerium für Gesundheit Radetzkystraße 2 A-1031 Wien Tel: 43 1 711004825 Fax: 43 1 713.44.04.2286 GSM: 43-664.611.2996 E-mail: CVO-AUSTRIA@bmg.gv.at

POLSKA (POLAND) Dr. Janusz Zwiazek Chief Veterinary Officer General Veterinary Inspectorate ul. Wspolna 30 PL-00-930 Warsawa Tel: 48-22-623.20.88 Fax: 48-22-623.14.08 GSM: 48-668.13.14.82 E-mail: janusz.zwiazek@wetgiw.gov.pl

PORTUGAL (PORTUGAL) Mrs Flavia Alfarroba Chief Veterinary Officer – ff- Deputy Director General of Largo da Academia Nacional das Belas Artes , n.º 2 PT - 1249-105 LISBOA Tel.: 351-213 239 655 Fax.: 351-213 463 518 GSM: E-mail: dirgeral@dgav.pt

ROMÂNIA (ROMANIA) Dr Mihai Ţurcanu CVO and President Autoritatea Nationala Sanitar-Veterinara si pentru Siguranta Alimentelor (ANSVSA) Piaţa Presei Libere no. 1, D1 Sector 1 RO-013701 Bucharest Tel.: 40 374 150 200 Fax.: 40 21 3124967 GSM: E-mail: presedinte@ansvsa.ro

SLOVENIJA (SLOVENIA) Dr. Vida Čadonič-Špelič Chief Veterinary Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Dunajska 22 SL-1000 Ljubljana Tel: 386-1-300.13.15 Fax: 386-1-300.13.57 GSM: 386-4167-8731 E-mail: gp.vurs@gov.si

SLOVENSKO (SLOVAKIA) Prof. Jozef Bíreš, DVM, DSc. Chief Veterinary Officer State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVFA) of the Slovak Republic Botanická 17 SK-84213 Bratislava Tel.: 421-260257211 / 421-2 602 57 212 Fax.: 421-260257242 GSM: 421 905 307 681 E-mail: cvo.svfa@svssr.sk ; bires@svssr.sk

SUOMI – FINLAND (FINLAND) Dr. Riitta Heinonen Chief Veterinary Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Food Department Mail address: PO Box 30, FIN-00023 Government Visit address: Mariankatu 23, FIN-00170 Helsinki Tel: 358 50 367 10 40 Fax.: 358-9-1605.47.77 GSM: 358- 50 367 10 40 E-mail: cvo-finland@mmm.fi

SVERIGE (SWEDEN) Dr. Ingrid Eilertz Chief Veterinary Officer Swedish Board of Agriculture Vallgasian 8 SE-551 82 Jönköping Tel: 46-36-15.50.00; 15 58 10 (direct) Fax: 46-36-30 81 82 GSM: 46-706.452.768 E-mail: cvo@jordbruksverket.se ingrid.eilertz@jordbruksverket.se gudrun.wilkens@jordbruksverket.se

UNITED KINGDOM Dr. Nigel Gibbens Chief Veterinary Officer Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Area 5B, Nobel House 17 Smith Square UK-London SW1P 3JR Tel: 44-20 72 38 64 95 (direct line) 44-20 72 38 30 00 (switchboard) GSM: 44-77.6871.2142 Fax: 44-20 72 38 58 75 E-mail: Nigel.Gibbens@defra.gsi.gov.uk

HRVATSKA (CROATIA) Dr. Mirjana Mataušić-Pišl, DVM, PhD

Assistant to Minister Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Directorate Planinska 2a HR – 10 000 Zagreb Tel: +385 1 6443538 Fax: +385 1 6443899 E-mail: mirjana.matausic@mps.hr

Chief Veterinary Officers (Animal Health) Candidate and Associated Countries

TÜRKIYE (TURKEY) Prof. Irfan Erol Chief Veterinary Officer Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Food and Control Animal Health and Quarantine Department Eskisehir Yolu 9. km. Lodumlu TR- Ankara Tel.: +90 312 258 76 10 Fax.: +90 312 258 76 93 GSM: +90 533 214 16 28 E-mail: vet_service@tarim.gov.tr / irfan.erol@tarim.gov.tr / maydemir@tarim.gov.tr

ISLAND (ICELAND) Mrs. Sigurbjörg Daðadóttir Chief Veterinary Officer Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) Austurvegur 64 IS-800 Selfoss Tel.: 354-530 4800 Fax.: 354-530 4801 GSM: 354-895 62 65 Telex: E-mail: sigurborg.dadadottir@mast.is

NORGE (NORWAY) Dr. Keren Bar-Yaacov Chief Veterinary Officer The Norwegian Food Safety Authority Felles postmottak Postboks 383 N-2381 Brumunddal Office: Ullevalsveien 76, Oslo Tel: +47 23 21 68 00/40 Fax: +47 23 21 68 01 GSM: + 47 91 30 03 51 Telex: E-mail: kebay@mattilsynet.no – international@mattlilsynet.no

SCHWEIZ – SUISSE – SWIZZERA – SVIZRA (SWITZERLAND) Dr. Hans Wyss Chief Veterinary Officer Federal Veterinary Office FVO Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 CH-3003 Berne Tel.: +41 31 323 85 11 Fax.: +41 31 325 40 89 GSM: +41 79 292 08 47 E-mail: eucontact@bvet.admin.ch ; hans.wyss@bvet.admin.ch

БЪЛГАРИЯ (BULGARIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) Operational as of 18/02/2011, merging into one the following institutions: The National Veterinary Medical Service, the National Grain and Fodder Service, the National Plant Protection Service, the Regional Health Inspectorates Address: Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA), Pencho Slaveikov blvd, 15A

BG-1606 Sofia Phone: + 359 2 915 98 20 Fax: + 359 2 954 95 93 E-mail: ceo@bfsa.bg cvo@nvms.government.bg Website: http://www.babh.government.bg/en/ (structure and functions of of BFSA: http://www.tbp.bg/uploads/assets/TBP%20alert%20The%20New%20Bulgarian%20Food%20Safety%20Agency.pdf) Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr Yordan VOYNOV Executive Director

+ 359 2 915 98 20 (o) +359 2 954 95 93 (fax)

ceo@bfsa.bg ceo@babh.government.bg BG-EN-RU

Dr Ventseslava TASEVA Deputy Executive Director (animal health and welfare, food control, control of VMPs and border control)

+359 2 915 98 84 (o) +359 2 951 59 11 (fax) ventseslava.taseva@babh.government.bg BG-EN

Dr Tencho TENEV Deputy Executive Director (quality management, laboratory activities, Centre for Risk Assessment)

+ 359 2 915 98 83 (o) +359 2 951 59 11 (fax) tencho.tenev@babh.government.bg BG-EN

Mr Anton VELICHKOV Deputy Executive Director (plant protection, quality control of fresh food and vegetables, plant protection products and fertilizers, training, feed control)

+ 359 2 917 37 02 (o) +359 2 953 09 87 (fax) anton.velikchov@babh.government.bg BG-RU

Dr Damyan ILIEV Chief Veterinary Officer and Chief Secretary of BFSA

+359 2 915 98 30 (o) +359 886 890 685 (m)

+359 2 915 98 29 (fax) cvo@babh.government.bg BG-EN

Specific Contact points VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Vesselin BORISSOV (BIP related trade) +359 2 915 98 72 (o) +359 884 600 459 (m) +359 2 915 98 74 (f)

v_borissov@nvms.government.bg

Asen ZHELYAZKOV (Intracommunity trade) +359 2 915 98 32 (o) +359 884 600 412 (m) +359 2 915 98 31 (f)

a_zhelyazkov@nvms.government.bg

Tsviatko ALEXANDROV (live animals) +359 2 915 98 42 (o) +359 886 399 745 (m) +359 2 915 98 42 (f)

tsv.alexandrov@nvms.government.bg

BIPS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Vesselin BORISSOV National Veterinary Service of Bulgaria Directorate General "Control of veterinary activities" Border Veterinary Control Directorate 15А Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. BG – Sofia

+359 2 915 98 72 (o) +359 2 915 98 74 (f) v_borissov@nvms.government.bg

Dr. Damyan ILIEV Deputy Director General of the National Veterinary Service of Bulgaria 15A, Pencho Slaveikov blvd. Sofia, 1606

+359 2 915 98 30 (o) +359 2 954 95 93 (f) d_iliev@nvms.government.bg

Dr. Vanya RUSEVA Chief Expert Animal Health Unit Animal Health and Food Safety Directorate Ministry of Agriculture and Food 55 “Hristo Botev” blvd. 1040 Sofia

+359 2 985 11 401 (o) +359 2 981 67 32 (f) VYRuseva@mzh.government.bg

P.R. of Bulgaria to the EU, Square Marie-Louise 49, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-235 83 00, Fax: 02-374 91 88 E-mail: info@bg-permrep.eu, E-mail Agri section: agri@bg-permrep.eu Ms Tsvetanka VOYNOVA Agricultural /veterinary Attaché BXL (food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary issues)

+32 2 2358337 / 2801162 +32 484 797608 (m) Fax +32 2-374 91 88

tsvetanka.voynova@bg-permrep.eu BG-EN

Ms Iskra VALCHEVA Minister Counsellor (Head of Unit, SCA spokesperson)

+32 2-235 83 35 (o) +32 02 231 12 02

+32 487-277 419 (m) Iskra.Valcheva@bg-permrep.eu BG-EN

Mr Plamen ABROVSKY Counsellor, (SCA, agriculture, forestry)

+32 2-235 83 36 (o) Plamen.Abrovsky@bg-permrep.eu BG-EN

Ms Margarita MIHAYLOVA Counsellor (fisheries, partly SCA)

+32 2-235 83 34 (o) Margarita.Mihaylova@bg-permrep.eu BG-EN

Ms Yolita VLAEVSKA Counsellor (coordination Agriculture, Coreper I issues)

+32 2-235 83 42 (o) Yolita.Vlaevska@bg-permrep.eu BG-EN

BELGIQUE – BELGIË (BELGIUM) VETERINARY SERVICES

DIVISION ANIMAL HEALTH AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS Address: Federal Agency for the Safety of the Foodchain DG Control Policy

AC - Kruidtuin Food Safety Center, Kruidtuinlaan 55, B-1000 Brussel

Phone: 32-2-211.86.42 Fax: 32-2-211.85.09 (CVO); 32-2-5247349 (Deputy CVO) E-mail: cvo.belgium@afsca.be Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dr. Pierre NAASENS Chief Veterinary Officer

32-2-211.86.42 (o) 32-475-77.00.50 (m) cvo.belgium@afsca.be NL-EN-FR

Dr. Gerard LAMSENS Deputy CVO

32-2-524.73.00 (o) 32-496-59.96.77 (m) 32-50-21.63.32 (p)

gerard.lamsens@health.fgov.be NL-EN-FR

FEDERAL AGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD CHAIN Address: SPF Santé Publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne Alimentaire et Environement DG Animaux, Végétaux et Alimentation Service Politique Sanitaire Animaux et Végétaux

Eurostation II Place Victor Horta 40 bte 10

B-1000 Brussel Phone: 32-2-524.73.03 Fax: 32-2-524.73.49 Email: info@health.fgov.be Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Philippe MORTIER Veterinary director

32-2-208.36.38 (o)

32-475-68.06.86 (m) Philippe.mortier@favv.be FR-EN-NL

Dr. Jean-Marie DOCHY Crisis Manager 32-475-91.32.00 (m) Jean-Marie.dochy@favv.be FR-EN-NL

Dr. Philippe HOUDART Dep. Crisis Coordinator 32-478.50.01.72 (m) Philippe.houdart@favv.be FR-EN-NL

Dr. Gil HOUINS CEO - Veterinary officer

32-476.45.75.24 (m) +32 2 211 82 01 (o)

Fax: +32 2 211 82 00 gilbert.houins@afsca.be FR-EN-NL

Herman DIRICKS Directeur-generaal Controlebeleid - Directeur-général Politique de contrôle

+32 2 211 85 75 (o) herman.diricks@favv.be NL-EN-FR

Specific Contact points VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

S. VERBRAEKEN +32-2-211-84-56 (o) +32-497-51-64-84 (m) +32-2-211-84-70 (f)

import.export@favv.be

A. MALLIET +32-2-211-84-52 (o) +32-476-57-25-37 (m) +32-2-211-84-70 (f)

import.export@favv.be

BIPS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr. Jan Van SEGHBROECK AFSCA-FAVV-FASFC DG Control Policy, International Affairs CA Botanique - Food Safety Center Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 55, B – 1000

+32 2 211 86 21 (o) +32 2 211 86 40 (f) jan.vanseghbroeck@favv.be

P.R. of Belgium to the EU 61-63 Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-233 21 11 – Fax: 02-231 21 95, - Fax AGRI: 02-553 62 10 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@diplobel.fed.be SCA spokesman 2012 Ms Loes LYSENS

+ 32 2 553 20 41 + 32 496 498 227 Loes.lysens@lv.vlaanderen.be NL-EN-FR

SCA spokesman 2013 Mr José RENARD, Inspecteur Général

+ 32 81 64 94 26 (o) + 32 497 51 65 71 José.renard@spw.wallonie.be NL-EN-FR

Mr Herman CLAEYS Veterinary Attaché (coordination Animal - Plant - Food - Feed)

+32 2-233 21 84 (o) +32 474-25 00 07 (m) herman.claeys@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Ms Sonia HERREMANS Secretary +32 2-233 21 76 Sonia.herremans@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Mr Benjamin BAELUS Attaché Vlaamse Gemeenschap (internal/external fisheries)

+32 2-233 21 75 (o) +32 491 62 93 95 (m) benjamin.baelus@lv.vlaanderen.be NL-EN-FR

Ms Loes LYSENS SCA spokesperson and Attaché Vlaamse Gemeenschap (agriculture)

+32 2-233 14 17 (o) +32 496-49 82 27 (m) loes.lysens@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Mr Jean RENAULT Counsellor (Walloon Region – agriculture)

+32 2 233 03 14 (o) jean.renault@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Ms Annie DENEYER Secretary (Walloon Region – agriculture)

+32 2-233 21 82 (o) annie.deneyer@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Ms Sonia HERREMANS, Secretary +32 2-233 21 76 (o) sonja.herremans@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

Ms Moira MACHIELSEN,Secretary +32 2-233 21 76 (o) moira.machielsen@diplobel.fed.be NL-EN-FR

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA (CZECH REPUBLIC) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic Slezská 7

CZ-12056 Praha 2

Phone: +420-227 010 142/143/154 Fax: +420-227 010 191 E-mail: e.podatelna@svscr.cz eu@svscr.cz Internet: www.svscr.cz Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Assoc. Prof. Milan MALENA, DVM, Ph.D. Chief Veterinary Officer

420-227.010.142 (o) 420-602.433.394 (m) m.malena@svscr.cz CZ-EN-DE

MVDr. Milan SEHNAL First Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

420-227.010.183 (o) 420-602.298.134 (m) m.sehnal@svscr.cz CZ-EN

MVDr. Zbyněk SEMERÁD Head of Animal Health and Welfare Department

420-227.010.145 (o) 420-606.643.931 (m) z.semerad@svscr.cz CZ-EN

MVDr. Petr ŠATRÁN, Ph.D Deputy Head of Animal Health and Welfare Department, Head of Animal Health Division

420-227.010.150 (o) 420-606.638.735 (m) p.satran@svscr.cz CZ-EN

MVDr. Jan VÁŇA Head of Department of Veterinary Hygiene, Public Health and Ecology

420-227.010.160 (o) 420-606.749.674 (m) j.vana@svscr.cz CZ-EN

MVDr. Jan HRZAL Head of EU Relationship Department

420-227.010.144 (o) 420-724.054.859 (m) j.hrzal@svscr.cz CZ-EN

MVDr. Pavel BARTÁK Coordinator for NRLs 420-567.143.232 (o) bartak@svujihlava.cz CZ-EN-DE

Dr. Pavel BOHATEC Director-General of Food Safety Authority

+420 221 812 254 (o) +420 221 812 965 (fax) pavel.bohatec@mze.cz CZ-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

S. NINČÁKOVÁ (animals) +420-227-010-126 (o) +420-725-805-753 (m) +420-227-010-195 (f)

s.nincakova@svscr.cz

J. VÁŇA (products of animal origin) +420-227-010-160 (o) +420-725-787-549 (m) +420-227-010-193 (f)

j.vana@svscr.cz

M. PIKÁLKOVÁ (import from TC) +420-227-010-188 (o) +420-725-787-546 (m) +420-227-010-198 (f)

m.pikalkova@svscr.cz

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

MVDr.Jan HRZAL State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic Head of EU Relationship Department Slezská 7 CZ – 120 56 Praha 2

+420 227 010 127 +420 227 010 600

j.hrzal@svscr.cz

MVDr. Miroslava PIKÁLKOVÁ Head of Department of External Affairs and Import and Export Control State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic Slezská 7 CZ – Prague 2, 120 56

+420 227 010 188 (Direct line) +420 227 010 198 +420 227 010 142 +420 227 010 191

m.pikalkova@svscr.cz

Miroslava PLEVOVÁ m.plevova@svscr.cz Amer Mustafa ALI a.mustafa@svscr.cz Pavla BUTULOVA p.butulova@svscr.cz P.R. of the Czech Republic Rue Caroly 15, 1050 Brussels Tel. 02-213 91 11, Fax 02-213 91 84 (Agri) E-mail: Firstname_Familyname@mzv.cz MVDr. Milan MALENA Third Secretary -Veterinary Issues, SCOFCAH, welfare, Food Safety, Foodstuffs, Phytosanitary Issues)

+32 2-213 91 99 (o) 32-473.978.824 (m) Fax +32 2-213 91 84

milan_malena@mzv.cz CZ-EN-FR

Mr Jiri JILEK Head of Unit Agriculture and Environment (CAP – Rural Development (EAFRD, National Strategic plan, National programme for rural development), CAP audits)

+32 2-213 91 38 (o) +32 479 860 049 (m) Fax +32 2-213 91 84

Jiri_Jilek@mzv.cz

Mr Jiri Sir Joint Spokesperson in the Special Committee for Agriculture (SCA) (CAP, SAPS, CNDP, EAGGF, EGGF; Agrifin)

+ 32 2 21 39 138 (o) + 32 473 850 349 (m)

Jiri_Sir@mzv.cz

Mr Jan SRB Third Secretary (Plant Commodities, state-aid, FAO, WTO, OECD, WFP, IFAD)

+32 2-213 92 11 (o) +32 473 841 497 (m) Fax +32 2-213 91 84

jan_srb@mzv.cz

Ms Marcela SALOVA, Assistant +32(0)2-213 91 83 (o) +32(0)479.995.359 (m) Marcela_salova@mzv.cz

DANMARK VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Stationsparken 31-33 DK-2600 Glostrup Phone: +45-72 27 69 00 Fax: +45-72 27 65 01 Telex: E-mail: fvst@fvst.dk Internet: www.fvst.dk Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Per S. HENRIKSEN Chief Veterinary Officer Danish Veterinary Service

+45 72 27 66 20 (o) +45 40 38 02 52 (m) pesh@fvst.dk DA-EN

Dr. Hanne LARSEN Chief Food Safety Officer Foodstuffs

+45 72 27 60 02 (o) hal@fvst.dk DA-EN

Dr. Birgit HENDRIKSEN Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Animal Health Division

+45 40 93 58 75 (o)(m) bh@fvst.dk DA-EN

Dr. Sten MORTENSEN Senior veterinary officer Animal Health Division

+45-72 27 65 17 (o) +45-48 48 02 08 (p) +45-22 63 68 74 (m)

stm@fvst.dk DA-EN

Dr. Stig MELLERGAARD Head of Division, Senior Veterinary Officer Animal Health Division

+45-72 27 65 18 (o) +45-44 92 26 82 (p) +45-20 87 14 41 (m)

stim@fvst.dk DA-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS, 3RD COUNTRIES

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

T.L. LODAHL (3rd countries) +45-72-276572 (o) +45-20-732501 (m) +45-72-276501 (f)

tlj@fvst.dk

STEN MORTENSEN

+45-72-276517 (o) +45-22-636874(m) +45-72-276501 (f)

stm@fvst.dk

VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS, INTRA COUNTRIES NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

BIRGIT HENDRIKSEN +45-40-935875 (m) +45-72-276900 (o) +45-72-276501 (f)

bh@fvst.dk

STIG MELLERGAARD

+45-72-276518 (m) +45-72-276900 (o) +45-72-276501 (f)

stim@fvst.dk

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL Anne RAMLØSE Veterinary Officer Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries International Trade Division Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Stationsparken 31-33 DK – 2600 Glostrup

+45 7227 6585 (Direct line) +45 72 27 69 00 (o) +45 72 27 65 01 (f) ram@fvst.dk

3kontor@fvst.dk

Erik ENGELST Veterinary Officer Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries International Trade Division Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Stationsparken 31-33 DK – 2600 Glostrup Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri Fødevarestyrelsen / Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Stationsparken 31 - 33, 2600 Glostrup e-mail

+45 7227 6900 +45 7227 6568 (Direct line)

eep@fvst.dk fvst@fvst.dk; www.fvst.dk

P.R. of Denmark to the EU Rue d'Arlon 73, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-233 08 11 – Fax: 02-230 93 84 – Fax AGRI: 02-230 72 42

Mrs Jesper Wulff PEDERSEN (SCA Spokesman – Ministry of Food Agricultural and Fisheries – Slotsholmsgade 12, DK – 1216 Copenhagen

+ 45 50 96 68 03 jwp@fvm.dk DA-EN

Mr Jacob LOVENSTJERNE Attaché, (Foodstuff)

+32 2-233 08 33 (o) +32 478 60 24 39 (m) jaclov@um.dk DA-EN

Mr Peter HALLENBERG, Attaché (agriculture, SCA) +32 491-86 88 84 (m) pethal@um.dk DA-EN

Mr. Jan BAY-SMIDT Attaché (food safety, fisheries, phytosanitary and veterinary issues)

+32 (2) 233 0988 (o) +32 491 86 88 85 (m) Fax +32 2-230 72 42

janbay@um.dk DA-EN

Ms Christina RUGHEDE Attaché (fisheries) +32 478-60 24 38 chrrug@um.dk DA-EN

Ms Li Dong TOFT + 32 2 233 08 32 lidtof@um.dk

DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft Rochusstraße 1 D-53123 Bonn Phone: 49-228-529-0 (switchboard) / 49-228-529 office phone Fax: 49-228-529.42.62 E-mail: poststelle@bmelv.bund.de Internet: www.bmelv.de Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Karin SCHWABENBAUER Chief Veterinary Officer Directorate Animal Health, Animal Welfare

49-228-99-529.41.76 (o) 49-160-8848658 (m)

Fax: 49-228-529.38.67 ual33@bmelv.bund.de DE-EN-FR-IT

Dr. Hinrich Meyer-Gerbaulet Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

49-228.99.529.36.18 (o) 334@bmelv.bund.de DE-EN

Dr. H.-J. BÄTZA Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

49-228.99.529.34.57 (o) 49-160.96.38.04.04 (m)

Fax: 49.228.99.529.39.31 332@bmelv.bund.de DE-EN

Dr. Rolf KRIEGER Head of Division Crisis Centre-Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Issues concerning Imports and Intra Community Trade

49-228.99.529.35.02 (o) 49-160.47.08.915 (m)

Fax: 49.228.99.529.44.01 333@bmelv.bund.de DE-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

D. JENTSCH +49-228-99-529-4159 (o) +49-228-99-529-4401 (f) 324@bmelv.bund.de

A. SANWIDI +49-228-99-529-3828 (o) +49-228-99-529-4944 (f) 328@bmelv.bund.de

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Beatrix SIEPEN Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Referat 328 - Lebensmittelhygiene, Verkehr mit Lebensmitteln tierischer Herkunft Rochusstraße 1 D – 53123 Bonn

+49 (0) 228 99 529 4273 (o) +49 (0) 228 99 529 4944 (f)

Beatrix.Siepen@bmelv.bund.de 323@bmelv.bund.de 333@bmelv.bund.de

www.bmelv.de

Dr. Rolf KRIEGER Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Referat 324 (Krisenzentrum Tierseuchen - Tierseuchenangelegenheiten bei der Einfuhr und in der EU) Postfach 14 02 70 D – 53107 Bonn

+49 228/99529-3502 (o) +49 228/99529-4314 (f)

324@bmelv.bund.de Rolf.Krieger@bmelv.bund.de

Dr Micaela WILLE Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

micaela.wille@bmelv.bund.de

Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

poststelle@bvl.bund.de 106@bvl.bund.de

Dr. Ute GRAMM Behörde für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz (BSG) Fachabteilung Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen Ein- und Durchfuhrangelegenheiten Lebensmittel Billstraße 80a - 20539 Hamburg

+49 40 42837-2040 (o) +49 40 42837-3597 (f)

ute.gramm@bsg.hamburg.de

Dr. Bettina GERULAT Behörde für Gesundheit, Soziales, Familie und Verbraucherschutz Amt für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Veterinäramt Grenzdienst G21/2 Reiherdamm 18 - 20457 Hamburg

+ 49 40 42837 4151(o) + 49 40 42837 4161(f)

Bettina.Gerulat@bsg.hamburg.de

P.R. of Germany Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-787 10 00, Fax: 02-787 20 00 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@diplo.de

Dr. Hinrich SNELL Agricultural Attaché BXL (vet. and phytosanitary affairs, sustainable agriculture)

+32-2-787.13.45 (o) +32-477.701.895 (m) Fax +32 2-787 14 83

vel-5-eu@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de

hinrich.snell@diplo.de DE-EN

Mr Klaus KEHREIN Head of Unit +32 2-787 13 40 (o) +32 476-76 08 43 klaus.kehrein@diplo.de DE-EN

Ms Silvia DIETZ Agricultural Attaché BXL (food, consumer protection, forest policy)

+32 2-787 13 43 (o) +32 476-20 52 18 (m) Fax +32 2-787 14 83

silvia.dietz@diplo.de DE-EN

Mr Bernhard SÖNTGERATH Attaché (agriculture, fisheries)

+32 2-787 13 42 (o) +32 473-54 52 15 (m) Fax +32 2-787 14 83

bernhard.sontgerath@diplo.de DE-EN

Ms Brigitte BEYER Attachée (agriculture, European Parliament)

+32 2-787 13 48 (o) +32 473-839814 (m) brigitte.beyer@diplo.de DE-EN

Mr Bernd MUELLER Attaché (administration, protocol, financial aspects)

+32 2-787 13 46 (o) +32 478-45 01 90 (m) Fax +32 2-787 14 83

bernd.mueller@diplo.de DE-EN

Ms Ingrid RICHTER Secretary +32 2-787 13 41 (o) Ingrid.richter@diplo.de

Dr German JEUB (SCA spokesman) Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz, Rochusstrasse 1, D-53123 Bonn

+49-228-99-529-3872 (o) +49-160-88 10 323 (m) german.jeub@bmelv.bund.de DE-EN

EESTI (ESTONIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Veterinary and Food Board Väike-Paala 3

EE-11415 Tallinn Phone: 372-605-17.10 Fax: 372-621-14.41 Telex: E-mail: vet@vet.agri.ee Internet: http://www.vet.agri.ee Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Ago PÄRTEL

Chief Veterinary Officer

+372-503-57-47 (m)

372-605-17-10 (o) ago.partel@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-

RU

Olev KALDA

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

372-507-62.60 (m)

372-605-17.13 (o) olev.kalda@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-

RU

Maarja KRISTIAN

Head of the AH, Welfare and Feedingstuffs Department

372- 605-17.36 (o) maarja.kristian@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-RU

Ardo PAKKONEN

Head of the Animal Healh Office

372-510-60.31 (m)

372-605-17.36 (o) ardo.pakkonen@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-

RU

Arvi RAIE

Chief Specialist 372- 605-68.90 arvi.raie@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-

RU

Olga PIIRIK

Chief Specialist 372- 605-47.55 olga.piirik@vet.agri.ee EST-EN-

RU

Matti NAUTRAS

Chief Specialist 372-605-17.32 matti.nautras@vet.agri.ee EST-DE-

RU

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

R. PIHLAKAS +372-605 6886 (o) +372-50-58-604 (m) + 372-621-1441 (f)

regina.pihlakas@vet.agri.ee

A. VEETAMM +372-605-6894 (o) +372-522-6553 (m) +372-605-6892 (f)

anne-ly.veetamm@vet.agri.ee

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Regina PIHLAKAS Head of department Trade, Import and Export Veterinary and Food Board Vaike-Paala 3 EE – 11415 Talinn

+372605 6886 (o) +37250 58604(m) regina.pihlakas@vet.agri.ee

Anne-Ly VEETAMM anne-ly.veetamm@vet.agri.ee P.R. of Estonia Rue Guimard 11/13, 1040 Brussels Tel. 02-227 43 42, Fax 02-227 43 41 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@mfa.ee Ms Svetlana JANKOVENKO Agricultural Attaché BXL (veterinary, phytosanitary and food issues)

+32 499 98 12 45 (m) +32 2 227 39 20 (o) Fax +32 2 227 43 41

svetlana.jankovenko@mfa.ee EST-EN-RU

Mr Peeter SEESTRAND Director of Division, Special Counsellor (SCA spokesman)

+32 2-227 43 01 (o) +32 473 95 05 41 (m) Fax +32 2 227 43 41

peeter.seestrand@mfa.ee EST-EN

Mr Herki TUUS Counsellor (fisheries - fisheries resources and quota allocation)

+32 2-227 43 56 (o) +32 499-98 19 26 (m) herki.tuus@mfa.ee EST-EN

Ms Kristiina LILLESTIK Counsellor (forestry, state aid, general questions and fisheries - structural aid)

+32 2-227 43 20 (o) +32 499-98 12 73 (m) Fax +32 2 227 43 41

kristina.lillestik@mfa.ee EST-EN

Ms Laura INGERPUU Councellor (agricultural trade, common market organisations, rural policy)

+ 32 2 227 43 42 + 32 499 98 03 16 Laura.ingerpuu@mfa.ee EST - EN

Ms Kersti NEEME Secretary + 32 2 227 43 42

Kersti.neeme@mfa.ee

EST - EN

ELLAS (GREECE) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Hellenic Republic

Ministry of Agriculture D.G. of Veterinary services Animal Health Directorate Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology & Documentation 2 Acharnon Street GR-101 76 Athens Phone: +30-2-102-12-57-59/57-54 Fax: +30-2-108-22-91-88 Telex: 22 17 38 YDAG - GR E-mail: ka6u040@minagric.gr (functional mailboxes: ka6u014@minagric.gr;

ka6u076@minagric.gr) Internet: http://www.minagric.gr/en/index.html Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Mrs Eleni PROTOPAPA Acting Chief Veterinary Officer 30-2-102-12-57-59 ka6u040@minagric.gr GR-EN

Dr. Spiros DOUDOUNAKIS Head of Unit of Infectious Diseases

30-2-108-83-64-20 ka6u076@minagric.gr GR-EN

Dr. Panagiotis TRIANTAFILOU Head of Unit of Poultry and Fish Diseases

30-2-102-12-57-18 ka6u005@minagric.gr GR-EN

Ms Ioanna ANGELI Dealing with Veterinary matters 30-2-102-12-57-54 GR-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

FOTINOPOULOS +30-2102125713 (o) +30-2108252673 (f) KA6U047@MINAGRIC.GR

PIPERIDOU +30-2102125709 (o) +30-2108229188 (f) KA6U045@MINAGRIC.GR

BAOU +30-2102125706 (o) +30-2108229188 (f) KA6U040@MINAGRIC.GR

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Maria Gianniou Ministry of Rural Development and Food Animal health Department 2-6, Acharnon Street EL – 10438 VATHIS ATHENS

+30 210 8836030 +30 210 8252673

Ka6u026@minagric.gr

Spiros Doudounakis ka6u070@minagric.gr Panagiota Papadaki p.papadaki@rp-grece.be

P.R. of Greece Rue Jacques de Lalaing 19-21, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-551 56 11 – Fax: 02-551 56 51 – Fax AGRI: 02-551 57 05 E-mail: mea.agric@rp-grece.be

Ms Georgia BAZOTI MITSONI Agricultural Counsellor and SCA spokesman, Horizontal Agricultural questions

+32 2-551 57 67 (o) Fax +32 2 551 57 05

g.bazoti-mitsoni@rp-grece.be GR-EN

Ms Sofia LOUKMIDOU Counsellor (fisheries)

+32 2-551 57 23 (o) Fax +32 2 551 57 05 s.loukmidou@rp-grece.be GR-EN

ESPAÑA (SPAIN) VETERINARY SERVICES – ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Dirección General de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria Subdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad Calle Alfonso XII, nº 62, 1ª planta

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Lucio CARBAJO GOÑI Subdirector General (CVO-Animal Health)

+34 913478295 (o) +34 679434633 (m) lcarbajo@magrama.es ES-FR

Beatriz MUNOZ HURTADO Subdirector Adjunto (Deputy CVO-Animal Health)

+34 913473653 (o) +34 680645312 (m) bmunozhu@magrama.es ES-FR

Luis CORBALAN RUIZ Subdirector adjunto (Deputy CVO-Animal Health)

+34 913471509 (o) +34 628869222 (m) lcorbalan@magrama.es ES-EN

Concepción GÓMEZ-TEJEDOR Coordinadora General de Laboratoios +34 913479277 (o) cgomezte@magrama.es ES-EN

Luis-José ROMERO GONZÁLEZ Jefe de Área de Epidemiología +34 913478351 (o) ljromero@magrama.es ES-EN

Jose Luis SAÉZ LLORENTE Jefe Área Programas + 34 913474060 (o) jsaezllo@magrama.es ES-EN

José Luis PARAMIO LUCAS Jefe Área Higiene + 34 913473705 (o) jparamio@magrama.es ES_EN

Carmen MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ Jefe Área Trazabilidad +34 913476595 (o) mgonzalezm@magram.e

s ES-EN-FR

Emilio GARCIA MURO Subdirector General Acuerdos Sanitarios y Control en fronteras (BIP)

+34 913478328 (o) +34 626496973 (m) egarciam@magrama.es ES-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Fernando RIESCO RODRIGUEZ (BIP related trade.Human consumption)

+ 34 91 596 20 51/10 49 (o) +34-91-596-2050/38 (m) +34-91-596-2047 (f)

friesco@msps.es

Sonsoles Sanchez Trujillano (Intracommunity trade)

+-91-347-8295 (o) +34-91-347-8299 (f) ssanchez@mapya.es

Cristina Clemente (BIP related trade.Not human consumption)

+34-91-347-8241 (o) +34-91-847-3716 (m) +34-91-347-8248 (f)

cclement@mapya.es

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Fernando Riesco RODRÍGUEZ Jefe de Servicio Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social Paseo del Prado 18- Despacho 7089 E – 28071 Madrid

+34 91 596 20 51/(o) +34 91 596 10 49 +34 91 360 13 43(f)

friesco@mspsi.es

Almudena de Arriba HERVÁS Jefe de Área de Control Internacional de Mercancías Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social Despacho 7075 Paseo del Prado 18-20 - 28071 Madrid

aarriba@mspsi.es

Cristina CLEMENTE Subdirectora General de Acuerdos Sanitarios y Control en Frontera Dirección General de Recursos Agrícolas y Ganaderos Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino C/ Alfonso XII, 62-2ªp -E – 28071 Madrid

+34 91 3478243 (o) +34 91 3478248 (f)

sgsveget@magrama.es

María DE LA PUENTE ARÉVALO Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social Paseo del Prado 18- Despacho 7076 E – 28071 Madrid

+34 915961347(o) +34 913601343(f)

mdelapuente@mspsi.es

Miguel Ángel ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social Paseo del Prado 18- Despacho 7074 E – 28071 Madrid

+34 91 596 12 36 (o) +34 91 360 13 43 (f)

malvarezs@mspsi.es

M.Socorro CALLEJA REQUENA Jefe De Área Sg De Acuerdos Sanitarios Y Control En Frontera D.G. Recursos Agricolas Y Ganaderos C/ Alfonso Xii Nº 62 -2ª P 28071 Madrid

+34 91 347.82.30 (o) +34 91 347 82.48 (f)

mcalleja@magrama.es

Subdirección General de Sanida Exterior saniext@mspsi.es

P.R. of Spain Bouldevard du Régent 52, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-509 86 11 – Fax: 02-511 19 40 – Fax AGRI: 02-511 26 30 Mr Rubén SÁNCHEZ MARTÍNEZ Agricultural Attaché BXL Agricultural Counsellor (vet.)

+32 2-509 86 93 (o) +32 473-38 18 00 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 ruben.sanchez@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Mr Jaime LILLO LÓPEZ Counsellor chief of agriculture, fisheries and food, SCA spokesman

+32 2-509 86 21 (o) +32 0473-88 11 93 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 agripesca@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Mr Antonio BARDÓN ARTACHO Agricultural Counsellor,

+32 02-509 86 85 (o) +32 473-54 04 44 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 antonio.bardon@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Ms Consuelo PÉREZ FERNÁNDEZ Agricultural Counsellor

+32 2-509 86 26 (o) +32 486-18 12 80 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 consuelo.perez@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Mr Pablo PINDADO CARRIÓN Agricultural Counsellor

+32 2-509 86 91 (o) +32 473-17 61 15

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 pablo.pindado@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Mr Carlos LARRAÑAGA CES Fisheries Counsellor

+32 2-509 86 29 (o) +32 473-45 98 35 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 carlos.larranaga@reper.maec.es ES-EN

Mr Juan Manuel VELASCO LEÓN Fisheries Attaché

+32 2-509 86 89 (o) +32 476-94 00 17 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-511 26 30 juan.velasco@reper.maec.es ES-EN

FRANCE VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministère de l'Agro-Alimentaire et de la Forêt Direction Générale de l’Alimentation 251, rue de Vaugirard F-75732 PARIS CEDEX 15 Phone: 33-1-49.55.58.10/58.11 Fax: 33-1-49.55.81.82/ 55.91 / 43.98 Telex: E-mail: Internet: www.agriculture.gouv.fr Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Patrick DEHAUMONT Directeur Général de l'alimentation

33-1-49.55.58.11 (o) patrick.dehaumont@agriculture.gouv.fr FR-EN

Dr. Jean-Luc ANGOT Chief Veterinary Officer

33-1-49.55.81.77 (o) 33-6-23.88.40.48 (m) jean-luc.angot@agriculture.gouv.fr FR-EN-IT

Dr. Didier GUERIAUX Head of Division Animal and animal welfare

33-1-49.55.84.83 (o) 33-6-08 96 70 07 (m) didier.gueriaux@agriculture.gouv.fr FR-EN

Dr. Loic EVAIN Head of International coordination

33-1-49.55.81.20 (o) 33-6-08.96.70.56 (m) loic.evain@agriculture.gouv.fr FR-EN-ES

Dr. Charles MARTINS-FERREIRA Deputy Head of division animal health and animal welfare

33-1-49.55.84.80 (o) 33-6-73.99.57.71 (m

Charles.martins.ferreira@agriculture.gouv.fr

FR-EN-ES-PT

Dr. Hélène DELFOSSE Head of animal health unit

33-1-49.55.84.77 (o) helene.delefosse@agriculture.gouv.fr FR-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

R. RAFFIN +33-1-49-55-84-59 (o) +33-1-49-55-81-16 (f) regis.raffin@agriculture.gouv.fr

JB.DERECLENNE +33-1-49-55-54-47 (o) +33-1-49-55-81-16 (f) jean-bernard.dereclenne@agriculture.gouv.fr

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Bruno SAIMOUR (SDASEI / BIPT) Chef du bureau de l'importation pays tiers Sous-direction des affaires sanitaires européennes et internationales Service de la coordination des actions sanitaires Direction générale de l'alimentation (DGAL) 251 rue de Vaugirard F – 75732 PARIS CEDEX 15

+33 149558192 +33 149558314

bruno.saimour@agriculture.gouv.fr sivep.sdasei.dgal@agriculture.gouv.fr

Laurence PREVOST Laurence.prevost@agriculture.gouv.frSophie MERMET Sophie;mermet@agriculture.gouv.fr

P.R. of France Place de Louvain 14, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-229 82 11 – Fax: 02-229 82 82 – Fax AGRI: 02-229 83 76 – 02-229 83 70 Fax FISH: 02-229 82 82 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Dr. Olivier PRUNAUX Agricultural Attaché BXL (food, vet.& phyt.)

+32 2-229 83 77 (o) +32 475-39 35 88 (m)

Fax AGRI: +32 2-229 83 76 / +32 2-229 83 70

Fax FISH: +32 2-229 82 82

olivier.prunaux@diplomatie.gouv.fr FR-EN

Ms Juliette AURISCOSTE Agricultural Attaché (food, vet & phyt)

+ 32 2 229 83 78 Juliette.auricoste@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Mr Philippe DUCLAUD (delegate for European agricultural affairs and SCA spokesman)

+32 2-229 83 73 (o) +32 475-42 91 73 (m) philippe.duclaud@diplomatie.gouv.fr FR-EN

Mr Pierre MARIE Deputy delegate +32 2-229 83 74 (o) pierre.marie@diplomatie.gouv.fr FR-EN

Mr Aurélie DARPEIX Deputy delegate +32 2-229 83 75 (o) aurélie.darpeix@diplomatie.gouv.fr FR-EN

Mr Jean-Noël LADOIS Fisheries Counsellor +32 2-229 82 17 (o) jean-noeal.ladois@diplomatie.gouv.fr

IRELAND VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Floor 5E, Department of Agriculture and Food and the Marine Kildare Street Dublin 2 IRELAND Phone: 353-1-607.21.85 Fax: 353-1-676.29.89 Telex: 93607 AGRI EI E-mail: sanco@agriculture.gov.ie

agriculture.rpirl@dfa.ie Internet: www.agriculture.gov.ie Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Martin Blake Chief Veterinary Officer

+353 1 6072185 (o) Martin.Blake@agriculture.gov.ie EN

Dr. Michael SHERIDAN Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Animal Health)

+353 1 6072645 (o) +353 86 8278773 (m) michael.sheridan@agriculture.gov.ie EN

Dr Paula Barrywalsh Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+ 353 1 6072648 (o) + 353 86 8542354 (m) Paula.barrywalsh@agriculture.gov.ie EN

Dr. William MCATEER Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector

+353 1 6072678 (o) +353 87 2444537 (m) william.mcateer@agriculture.gov.ie EN

Dr. John MELVILLE Superintending Veterinary Inspector

+353 1 6072562 (o) +353 86 8078771 (m) john.melville@agriculture.gov.ie EN

FR

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

B. McATEER (live animals) +3531-6072678 (o) +3531-6787360 (f) Billy.Mcateer@agriculture.gov.ie

Marc CRONIN (products) +3531-5058680 (o) +3531-5058680 (f) marc.cronin@agriculture.gov.ie

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

James HANNON Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, First Floor, Block 2 DAFF Administration Building, Backweston Campus, Stacumney Lane,Young's Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland

+353 656866329(o) +353 868189078(m)

james.hannon@agriculture.gov.ie

Adrienne COURTNEY adrienne.courtney@agriculture.gov.ieIE Authorities sanco@agriculture.gov.ie

P.R. of Ireland Rue Froissart 50, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02 230 85 80 – Fax: 02 230 32 03 – Fax AGRI: 02 282 33 75, E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@dfa.ie

Mr Dermot RYAN Agricultural Counsellor and SCA spokesperson

+32 2-282 33 93 (o) +32 499-58 53 04 (m) dermot.ryan@dfa.ie EN

Mr JP MULHERIN Agricultural Attaché and deputy SCA spokesman (SCA Forestry)

+32 2-282 32 41 (o) +32 496-59 17 11 (m) agriculture.rpirl@dfa.ie EN

Mr Séamus O'FLAHERTY, Agriculture Attaché (SCA)

+ 32 2 282 33 39 + 32 490 569 965 Séamus.oflaherty@dfa.ie

Ms Elaine CROKE Third Secretary (SCA)

+32 2-282 32 56 (o) + 32 496 597 765 elaine.croke@dfa.ie EN

Mr Lorcan O'FLAHERTY Policy Officer

+32 2 282 32 56 (o) Lorcan.oflaherty@dfa.ie EN

Brian KILGALLEN Veterinary Attaché BXL (Coreper I, vet, phyt.)

+32-2-282.3258 (o) +32-496.597.770 (m)

brian.kilgallen@dfa.ie EN

Mr Cormac FITZPATRICK Third Secretary (Coreper I, Vet, Phyto)

+ 32 2 282 32 78 + 32 496 566 641 Cormac.fitzpatrick@dfa.ie EN

Mr Martin CROWLEY Fisheries Attaché

+32 2 282 33 74 (o) +32 499-585-303 (m) martin.crowley@dfa.ie EN

Mr Colm OSUILLEABHAN Fisheries Attaché

+ 32 2 282 32 92 (o) + 32 490 444 310 (m) Colm.osuilleabhan@dfa.ie EN

Ms Sheila O'NEILL Third Secretary, Fisheries

+ 32 2 282 32 76 + 32 490 566 637 Sheila.oneill@dfa.ie EN

Mr Eugene LENNON Health Attaché (+ food)

+32 2-282 32 72 (o) +32 496-59-77-73 (m) eugene.lennon@dfa.ie EN

Mr Barry WATTS Secretary (Agri + Vet) + 32 2 282 32 74 Barry.watts@dfa.ie

Ms Anne MAGEE Secretary (fisheries)

+32 2-282 32 32 (o) anne.magee@dfa.ie EN

ITALIA (ITALY) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministero della Salute

Dipartimento per la Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, della Sicurezza alimentare e degli Organi Collegiali per la Tutela della Salute Direzione Generale della Sanità Animale e dei Farmaci Veterinari

Via Giorgio Ribotta 5 Angolo Viale Oceano Pacifico I-00144 ROMA EUR Phone: 39-06-59.94.69.45/46 Fax: 39-06-59.94.62.17 Telex: 625205 MINSAN I E-mail: alimentivet@sanita.it Internet: www.ministerosalute.it Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Romano MARABELLI Chief Veterinary Officer

+39-06-59.94.69.45 (o) +39-335-606.46.20 (m) alimentivet@sanita.it IT-FR-

EN-ESP

Dr.ssa Gaetana FERRI General Director of Animal Health & Veterinary Medical Products General Directorate

+39-06-59.94.6584 (o) +39-320-432.91.56 (m) sanita.animale@sanita.it IT-FR-EN

Dr. Ugo SANTUCCI Chief of Office Animal Health

+39-06-59.94.6734 (o) +39-335-527.38.19 (m) u.santucci@sanita.it IT-EN

Dr Piergiuseppe FACELLI Chief of Office International Affairs

+ 39-06-59.94.66.13 (o) pg.facelli@sanita.it IT-FR-EN

Dr Luigi PRESUTTI Veterinary Officer – Office of Veterinary checks at the borders

+ 39-06-59.94.65.40 (o) l.presutti@sanita.it IT-FR

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

F. BERTANI +39-06-59946186 (o) +39-06-51956802 (m) +39-06-59946555 (f)

f.bertani@sanita.it

P. NOE’ +39 06 59946890 (o) +39 3204078109 (m) p.noe@sanita.it

G. ATTANZIO +39-06-59946131 (o) +39-06-59946253 (f) g.attanzio@sanita.it

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dott.ssa Paola BROCCOLO Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali Direzione Generale Sanità Animale e Farmaco Veterinario - Uff. VIII Via Ribotta, 5 I – 00144 Roma

+ 39 06 5994.6543 + 39 06 5994.6253

p.broccolo@sanita.it

Dr Angelo DONATO Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali Direzione Generale Sanità Animale e Farmaco Veterinario - Uff. VIII Via Ribotta, 5 I – 00144 Roma

+ 39 06 5994.6418 + 39 06 5994.6253

a.donato@sanita.it

Dott.ssa Martina PRINCIPESSA Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali Direzione Generale Sanità Animale e Farmaco Veterinario - Uff. VIII Via Ribotta, 5 I – 00144 Roma

+39 06 5994.6602 +39 06 5994.6253

m.principessa@sanita.it

Dott. Francesco BATTARINO Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali Direzione Generale Sanità Animale e Farmaco Veterinario - Uff. VIII Via Ribotta, 5 I – 00144 Roma

+39 06 5994.6975 +39 06 5994.6253

f.battarino@sanita.it

P.R. of Italy Rue du Marteau 9, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-220 04 11 – Fax: 02-219 34 49 – Fax AGRI & FISH: 02-220 04 83

Felice ASSENZA SCA Spokesman

+ 39 06 466 54 144 +39-320 665 79 40 (m) f.assenza@mpaaf.gov.it

Francesca CIONCO Agricultural Attaché BXL

+32 2-220 05 52 (o) +32 499-55 01 62 (m) +32 2-220 04 83 (f)

agri@rpue.esteri.it

Gennaro PISCOPO Agricultural Attaché BXL

+32 2 220 04 93 agri@rpue.esteri.it

Davide LECCHINI Health Attaché BXL (vet & food)

+32 2-220 05 23 (o) +32 2-220 04 83 (f)

sanita@rpue.esteri.it vet@rpue.esteri.it

Mr Riccardo RIGILLO Fisheries Attaché

+32 2 22 00 425 (o) +32 2-220 04 83 (f) pesca@rpue.esteri.it

Ms Anne MARCHAL Secretary (agri+vet+san+fisheries)

+ 32 2 220 04 76

KYPROS (CYPRUS) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

Athalassa CY-1417 Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Phone: 357-22-80.52.00 Fax: 357-22-30.52.11 Telex: E-mail: director@vs.moa.gov.cy Internet: http://www.moa.gov.cy/vs Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Dr. Georgios Kyriakides CVO

+357-22-80.52.00/1 (o) +357-99.202.735 (m) +357-22-30.52.11 (f)

Director@vs.moa.gov.cy EL-EN

Head of Animal Health and Welfare Division

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

SAVVAS SAVVA (Intracommunity trade)

+357-228-05253 (o) +357-993-47975 (m) +357-228-05176 (f)

ssavva@vs.moa.gov.cy

ELENI VELIGRATLI (BIP related trade)

+357-228-05268 (o) +357-995-83414 (m) +357-228-05176 (f)

eveligratli@vs.moa.gov.cy

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Mr Sawas Sawa Veterinary Officer Animal Health and Welfare Division Veterinary Services 1417 Athalassa CY – Nicosia

+357 22805268 +357 22805176 ssawa@vs.moa.gov.cy

Eleni Veligratli eveligratli@vs.moa.gov.cy

P.R. of Cyprus Avenue Cortenbergh 61, 1000 Brussels Tel. 02-735 35 10, Fax 02-735 45 52

Mr Antonis CONSTANTINOU Minister Councellor and SCA Chairman (Council of Agriculture and Fisheries)

+ 32 2 739 82 41 + 32 491 32 27 33 Aconstantinou@moa.gov.cy

Mr Petros XYSTOURIS Councellor and Deputy SCA Chairman, Coreper 1 Agri issues, GMOs, FAO)

+32 739 51 14 +32 487 60 26 64 pxystouris@da.moa.gov.cy

Mr Polys Andreas CONSTANTINOU, Counsellor, Agri, organisation of council meetings

+32 739 51 15 pconstantinou@da.moa.gov.cy

Christodoulos Charalambous PIPIS (veterinary issues, CVOs, Veterinary experts)

+32-2-740 40 23 (o) +32-497.608.076 (m) +32 2-735 45 52 (f)

HPipis@vs.moa.gov.cy EL-EN

Mr Vasilis PAPADOPOULOS, Attaché (Internal & External Fisheries Policy)

+ 32 2 740 40 25 +32 488 33 32 94 vpapadopoulos@dfmr.moa.gov.cy

Mrs Eleni VELIGRATLI, Attaché (Animal Welfare, Animal health) +32 2 740 40 22 eveligratli@vs.moa.gov.cy

Mr Charis MAVROKORDATOS Fisheries Attaché +32 2 234 77 25 (o) cmavrokordatos@dfmr.moa.gov.cy EL-EN

Mrs Militsa CHRISTOFOROU Agricultural Attaché (Phytosanitary, Forestry)

+32 2-234 78 39 (o) mchristoforou@da.moa.gov.cy EL-EN

LATVIJA (LATVIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Food and Veterinary Service Peldu 30

LV-1050, Riga Phone: +371-6709.52.30 Fax: +371-6732.27.27 E-mail: pvd@pvd.gov.lv Internet: www.pvd.gov.lv Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Maris BALODIS Chief Veterinary Officer

+371-6709.52.30 (o) +371-2926.44.36 (m) maris.balodis@pvd.gov.lv LV-EN-

RU Kristine LAMBERGA Head of Veterinary Surveillance Department

+371-6709.52.60 (o) +371-2914.68.76 (m) kristine.lamberga@pvd.gov.lv LV-EN

Edvins OLSEVSKIS Head of Infectious Diseases Surveilance Division

+371-6702.75.81 (o) +371-2913.52.59 (m) edvins.olsevskis@pvd.gov.lv LV-EN-

RU

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

E. PAULINA +371-670-95237 (o) +371-291-25179 (m) +371-673-322727 (f)

Erika.Paulina@pvd.gov.lv

A.DAUBURS +371-670-95255 (o) +371-26414690 (m) +371-673-322727 (f)

Armands.Dauburs@pvd.gov.lv

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Sandra SMULKO Deputy Director of the Sanitary Border inspection Food and veterinary service Latvia 30, Peldu street LV – 1050 Riga

+ 371 67027124

sandra.smulko@pvd.gov.lv

Iveta ZEMNIECE Deputy Director FVS of the Republic of Latvia Border Control department

+371 67027505(o) +371 67027590(f)

iveta.zemniece@pvd.gov.lv

Dr. Ģirts STENDERS Counsellor for Veterinary, Food Control, Plant health issues Permanent Representation of Latvia to the EU; Av. des Arts 23, B-1000 Brussels

+32 2 238 31 42 (o) +32 2 238 32 50 (f)

girts.stenders@zm.gov.lv

Liene ANSONE

liene.ansone@zm.gov.lv

P.R. of Latvia Avenue des Arts 23, Brussels 1000 Tel. 02-238 31 00, Fax 02-238 32 50 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@mfa.gov.lv Mr Aivars LAPINS SCA Spokesman

+ 371 502 7112 (o) + 37 2922 7103 (m) + 371 783 0272 (f)

Aivars.lapins@zm.gov.lv LV-EN

Dr Girts Stenders Agricultural Attaché BXL (vet., food control and phyt.)

+ 32 497 54 47 14 (m) +32 2 2383 142 (o) +32 2-238 32 50 (f)

Girts.stenders@mfa.gov.lv LV-EN

Ms Olga ORLOVA (food safety, pesticides, plant protection, GMO)

+32 2-238 31 45 (o) +32 2-238 32 50 (f) olga.orlova@mfa.gov.lv LV-EN

Dace ARAJA Agricultural Attaché (CAP, agriculture)

+32 2-238 31 40 (o) +32 478-95 68 86 (m) +32 2-238 32 50 (f)

dace.araja@mfa.gov.lv LV-EN

Mr Ricards DERKACS Fisheries and Forestry Counsellor

+32 2-238 31 44 (o) +32 470-83 01 75 (m) +32 2-238 32 50 (f)

Ricards.derkacs@mfa.gov.lv LV-EN

Ms Inese PASTARE, Attaché (rural development and forestry)

+32 2-238 31 43 (o) +32 473 24 34 39

+32 2-238 32 50 (f) Inese.pastare@mfa.gov.lv LV-EN

LIETUVA (LITHUANIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) Siesikų str. 19

07170 Vilnius – 10 Lithuania

Phone: 370-5-240.43.61 Fax: 370-5-240.43.62 Telex: E-mail: cvo@vet.lt Internet: www.vmvt.lt Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Jonas MILIUS Chief Veterinary Officer

+370 5 240.43.61 (o) +370 687 50 100 (m) +370 5 2404362 (f)

jmilius@vet.lt LT-EN-RU

Mr. Vidmantas PAULAUSKAS Deputy Director +370-5-240.43.63 (o) vpaulauskas@vet.lt LT-EN-RU

Mr. Marius MASIULIS Head of Emergency response Department

+370-5-240 43 40 (o) mmasiulis@vet.lt LT-EN-RU

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Vidmantas PAULAUSKAS Deputy Director

+370-5-2404363 (o) +370-618 73773 (m) +370-5-2404362 (f)

vpaulauskas@vet.lt

Egidijus MECELIS Head of Animal Health and Welfare Department

+370 5 249 1627 (o) + 370 687 97769 (m) emecelis@vet.lt

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Jolita MACIULYTE Head of Border Food and Veterinary Control Dept Siesiku str. 19 LT – 07170 Vilnius

+ 370 5 249 1639 (o) + 370 698 52581 (m)

jmaciulyte@vet.lt

Diava VISOCKIENE Deputy Head fo Border Food and Veterinary Control Dpt Siesiku Str. 19 LT – 07170 Vilnius

+ 370 5 249 1678 (o) dvisockiene@vet.lt

P.R. of Lithuania Rue Belliard 41-43, 1040 Brussels Tel 02-771 01 40, Fax 02- 401 98 75 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@eurep.mfa.lt Mr Zilvinas ILEVICIUS Agricultural Attaché BXL attaché for veterinary and phytosanitary (food safety incl.)

+32 2 401 98 10 (o) +32-484.327.323 (m) +32 2- 401 98 75 (f)

zilvinas.ilevicius@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-RU

Mr Rolandas TARASKEVICIUS SCA spokesman, attaché for agriculture

+32 2-401 98 11 (o) +32 473-54 03 09 (m) +32 2- 401 98 75 (f)

rolandas.taraskevicius@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-RU

Mr Mingaudas PALIONIS, attaché for rural development

+ 32 2 401 98 18 + 32 473 94 69 68 Mindaugas.palionis@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-EN

Ms Agne RAZMISLAVICIUTE-PALIONIENE attaché for fisheries

+32 2-401 98 17 (o) +32 478 68 99 08

+32 2- 401 98 75 (f)

Agnee.RAZMISLAVICIUTE-PALIONIENE@eurep.mfa.lt

LT-EN-RU

Ms. Jovita KULIKAUSKAITE, Attaché for phytosanitary

+ 32 2 775 90 80 + 32 471 58 42 02 Jovita.kulikauskaite@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN

Ms Natalija GUSEVA, Deputy attaché for veterinary

+ 32 2 788 18 99 + 32 471 58 42 04 Natalija.guseva@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-RU

Ds Dovile KARPICIUTE Deputy Attaché for Agriculture

+ 32 2 401 98 12 + 32 473 85 67 34 Dovile.karpiciute@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-RU

Ms. Sigita MESKELEVICIUTE-PALIONIENE, Deputy attaché for fisheries

+32 775 90 81 +32 471 58 42 03 Sigita.meskeleviciute@eurep.mfa.lt LT-EN-RU

Ms Loreta ZDANOVAITE assistant + 32 775 90 82

Loreta.zdanovaite@eurep.mfa.lt

LT-EN-RU

Ms Luida TUOMAITE Assitant + 32 2 401 98 18

Luida.tuomaite@eurep.mfa.lt

LT-EN

LUXEMBOURG VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Administration des services vétérinaires du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg Boîte postale 1403 Route d’Esch 211 L-1014 LUXEMBOURG Phone: + 352-2478.25.39 Fax: + 352-40.75.45 Telex: 2537 AGRIM LU E-mail: Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Felix WILDSCHUTZ Directeur des services vétérinaires

+352-24782540 (o) + 352 621 133 752(m) felix.wildschutz@asv.etat.lu FR-EN-DE

Dr. Carlo DAHM Vétérinaire, Animal Health and Welfare Division

+352-2478.35.22 (o) +352-621.356.431 (m) carlo.dahm@asv.etat.lu FR-EN-DE

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

J. BRASSEUR +352 24783521 (o) +352 621356596 (m) +352-407545 (f)

Jean.Brasseur@asv.etat.lu

F. WILDSCHUTZ +352 24783520 (o) +352 621139504 (m) +352-407545 (f)

Felix.wilschutz@asv.etat.lu

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Roger SCHMIT Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Viticulture et du Développement rural Administration des Services vétérinaires B.P. 1403 - 1014 Luxembourg

+352 247-82535 +352 407545

roger.schmit@asv.etat.lu

Albert Duhr pif.findel@asv.etat.lu

P.R. of Luxembourg Avenue de Cortenbergh 75, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-737 56 00 – Fax: 02-737 56 10 E- mail: bruxelles.rpue@mae.etat.lu E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@mae.etat.lu

Mr Pierre TREINEN, SCA Spokesman

+ 352 2 478 35 55 (o) + 352 49 16 19 (f)

+ 352 661 62 19 66 (m)

Pierre.treinen@scr.etat.lu

Mr Marc KREIS Agricultural Attaché BXL Agricultural Counsellor (agr.,vet., phyt.,fisheries)

+32 2-737 56 83 (o) +32-475.770.618 (m) +32 2-737 56 10 (f)

marc.kreis@mae.etat.lu

Ms Francoise MORI Attaché (food, food safety, GMO)

+32 2-737 57 90 (o) +32 473 84 84 41 (m) +32 2-737 56 10 (f)

francoise.mori@mae.etat.lu

Ms Viviane VANDENBORRE, Secretary

+32 2 -787 56 28 (o) viviane.vandenborre@mae.etat.lu

MAGYAROSZÁG (HUNGARY) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Rural Development National Food Chain Safety Office Kossuth Lajos tér, 11 H-1055 Budapest Phone: +36-1-301.43.00 Fax: +36-1-795.00.94 E-mail: efaa@vm.gov.hu Internet: www.vm.gov.hu Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES (Mr) Dr Endre KARDEVÁN Chief Veterinary Officer

36-1-79 53 822 (o) 36-30.215.67.73 (m) endre.kardevan@vm.gov.hu HU-EN

Dr. Marton ORAVECZ Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

36-1-79 53 785 (o) 36-30.742.32.48 (m) oraveczm@nebih.gov.hu HU-EN

Dr. Zoltan GOMBOS Head of Department Food Chain Control

36-1-7953762 (o) Zoltan.gombos@vm.gov.hu HU-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr Orsolya DOBO.KISS +36-1-301-42-92 (o) +36-1-301-46-70 (f) Orsolya.Dobo.Kiss@vm.gov.hu

A. SCHMIDT +36-1-460-6300/117 (o) +36-1-222-60-64 (f)

schmidta@nebih.gov.hu

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Lazar MARTON DVM Head of Department Central Agricultural Office Animal Health and Animal Welfare Directorate Live Animal Trade Supervisory Department H-1024 Budapest, Keleti Karoly str. 24.

+061-460-6300/121(o) +061-222-6064 (f)

martonl@nebih.gov.hu

Bettina VÖRÖS National Food Chain Safety Office

vorosbe@nebih.gov.hu

Dorottya VARGHA Dorottya.vargha@vm.gov.hu Támas RACSKÓ Ministry of Rural Development

tamas.racsko@vm.gov.hu

Orsolya DOBO KISS orsolya.dobo.kiss@vm.gov.hu

P.R. of Hungary Rue de Treves 92-98, 1040 Brussels Tel. 02-234 12 00, Fax 02-280 17 24 E-mail: agri.beu@mfa.gov.hu Mr Szabolcs PASZTOR Third Secretary (Veterinary issues and food)

32-2-234 12 66 (o) 32-493 248 987 (m)

Szabolcs.pasztor@mfa.gov.hu HU-EN

Mr Zoltan KALMAN SCA spokesman

+36 1 79 53 819 (o) + 36 30 297 78 39 (m) + 36 1 795 00 93 (f)

Zoltan.kalman@vm.gov.hu HU-EN

Mr Peter BENKO Third Secretary (SCA deputy SCA Spokesman)

+32 2-234 12 64 (o) +32 492 912 850 (m)

Peter.benko@mfa.gov.hu HU-EN

Mr Gabor NAGY, Third secretary (deputy SCA spokesman, agricultural policy)

+ 32 2 234 12 64 (o) +32 478 430 816 (m) Gabor.nagy@mfa.gov.hu HU-EN

Mr Gabor RECZEY Second Secretary (Fisheries, Coreper Agri issues)

+ 32 2 473 661 844 Gabor.reczy@mfa.gov.hu

MALTA VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries Division Civil Abattoir Square

Albert Town Marsa

Phone: 356-25905301/000 Fax: 356-25 905 182 Telex: E-mail: cvo.mrae@gov.mt Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dr. Anthony GRUPPETTA Chief Veterinary Officer +356-79 472 542 cvo.mrae@gov.mt MT-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

LUCIENNE CASSAR +356-21-650393 (o) +356-79-425938 (m) +356-21-650373 (f)

lucienne.cassar@gov.mt

DR. ROBERTO BALBO +356-25-905398 (o) +356-79-437421 (m) roberto-andrea.balbo@gov.mt

DR. ANTHONY GRUPPETTA

+356-25-905169 (o) +356-79-472542 (m) +356-25-905182 (f)

anthony.s.gruppetta@gov.mt

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr. Anthony GRUPPETTA Chief Veterinary Officer Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries Division Civil Abattoir Square Albert Town - Marsa

+356-250905168/169(o) +356-250905182(f) +356-7947.2542(m)

cvo.mrra@gov.mt; anthony.s.gruppetta@gov.mt

Paula CALAMATTA Agricultural Attaché BXL

paula.calamatta@gov.mt

Dr Karin GATT karin.gatt@gov.mt Ms Joanne PAPA Agriculture and Fisheries Regulation Department

admin-traces.mrra@gov.mt

Francesco ROSSI Francesco.rossi@gov.mt

P.R. of Malta Rue Archimède 25, 1000 Brussels Tel. 02-343 01 95, Fax 02-343 01 06 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@gov.mt Ms Stéphanie MAMO Agricultural Attaché

+32 2-238 26 30 (o) Fax +32 2343 0106

stephanie-marie.mamo@gov.mt MT-EN

Ms Paula CALAMATTA Technical Attaché (Veterinary and Phytosanitary)

+32 2-238 26 32 (o) +32 498-92 43 01 (m)

Fax +32 2343 0106 paula.calamatta@gov.mt MT-EN

Mr Richard BILOCCA Technical Attaché (Fisheries)

+32 2-238 26 33 (o) +32 491-56 35 83 (m)

Fax +32 2343 0106 richard.bilocca@gov.mt MT-EN

Dr Justin ZAHRA (SCA Spokesman), Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs, Triq Hal-Luqa, Qormi, Malta QRM 9075

+356 25904 187 (o) +356 99 57 59 30 (m) +356 25904 175 (fax)

justin.zahra@gov.mt MT-EN

NEDERLAND (NETHERLANDS) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Clauslaan 8 P.O. Box 20401 NL-2500 EK The Hague Phone: +31 70 378 68 68 Fax: +31 70 378 61 34 Telex: 32040 LAVI - NL Internet: www.minlnv.nl Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Christianne BRUSCHKE Chief Veterinary Officer

+31 70 378 50 37 (o) +31 6 53 70 78 42 (m) c.j.m.bruschke@mineleni.nl NL-EN-DE

Dr. Jan BLOEMENDAL Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+31 70 378 46 83 (o) +31 6 29 54 19 95 (m)

g.j.bloemendal@mineleni.nl NL-EN-FR-DE

Dr. P.F. DE KLERK Chief Inspector Veterinary Public Health Food and Consumer Safety Authority

+31 70 448 43 23 (o) +31 6 29 54 19 91 (m) fred.de.klerk@vwa.nl EN-FR-DE-NL

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

C.J.M Joost VAN WIJK +31704484449 (o) +31629593769 (m) +31704484301 (f)

Joost.van.wijk@vwa.nl

Ed VAN KLINK +31627002318 (m) ed.van.klink@VWA.nl Ria BETKE +31646003099 (m) ria.betcke@vwa.nl

Benno SLOT +31704484468 (o) +31704484301 (f) benno.slot@vwa.nl

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Koos WARMERHOVEN Senior Advisor The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA) PO Box 19506 NL – 2500 CM The Hague

+31 70 4484766(o) +31 70 4484701 (f)

koos.warmerhoven@vwa.nl

G.W. (Wim) MARIMAN, Senior Veterinary/Policy Officer Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Directorate of Inspection and Communication Prinses Beatrixlaan 2 PO Box 19506 NL – 2500 CM Den Haag

+31 70 448 44 77(o) + 31 6 524 12 529(m) + 31 70 4484061(f)

wim.mariman@vwa.nl

Patrick VAN DIJK, Doris JEPSEN Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Import Division PO box: 3000 NL - 3330 DC Zwijndrecht

+31 78 6112100 +31 78 6112141

import@vwa.nl

L.W.A. VISCHER Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality P.O. Box 20401 2500 EK The Hague

+ 31 70 3785336 (o) + 31 70 3786177 (f)

.w.a.vischer@minlnv.nl

P.R. of the Netherlands Avenue de Cortenbergh 4-10, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-679 15 45; 02-679 15 46 – Fax AGRI: 02-679 17 75 E-mail: bre-lnv@minbuza.nl

Mr Ronald LAPPERRE SCA Spokesman

+ 31 70 378 44 11(o) + 31 612 91 45 51 (m)

r.p.lapperre@minilnv.nl

Ir. W.J.H.(Wim) VAN DER SANDE Agricultural Counsellor

32-49 9 64 63 43 (m) 32 2 679 15 49 (o)

Fax AGRI +32 2-679 17 75 wim-vander.sande@minbuza.nl NL-EN-DE

Mr Frits THISSEN Agricultural Counsellor

+32 2-679 15 43 (o) +32 494-50 81 33 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-679 17 75 frits.thissen@minbuza.nl

Ms Nynke RUNIA Agricultural Attaché (fisheries, state-aid,energy/biobased)

+32 2-679 16 28 (o) +32 499-94 05 21 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-679 17 75 nynke.runia@minbuza.nl

Mr Geert KITS NIEUWENKAMP Agricultural Attaché (nature, rural development, GMO)

+32 2-679 15 44 (o) +32 499-64 63 44 (m)

Fax AGRI +32 2-679 17 75 ghj.kitsnieuwenkamp@minbuza.nl

Ms Wilma van den Bosch, Secretary +32 2 679 15 45 (o) bre-lnv@minbuza.nl

Ms Benedicte SMEENK, Secretary +32 2 679 15 46 (o) bre-lnv@minbuza.nl

ÖSTERREICH (AUSTRIA) VETERINARY SERVICES- ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit Veterinärverwaltung Radetzkystrasse. 2 A-1031 Wien Phone: 43-1-711.00.4824 Fax: 43-1-713.44.04.1678 E-mail: CVO-AUSTRIA@bmg.gv.at

www.verbrauchergesundheit.gv.at Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Mag. Ulrich HERZOG Chief Veterinary Officer

43-1-711.00.48.24 (o) 43-664-6112996 (m) CVO-AUSTRIA@bmg.gv.at DE-EN

Dr. Johann DAMOSER Deputy Chief Veterinary Office Intra Community Trade and Export – Live Animals

43-1-711.00.43.56 (o) 43-664-6112998 (m)

Johann.damoser@bmg.gv.at renate.huber@bmg.gv.at DE-EN

Dr. Anton BARTL Import and Transit of Live Animals and Animal Products, Products of non animal origin and Border Inspection Services

43-1-711.00.48.33 (o) 43-1-711.00.48.13 (o)

anton.bartl@bmg.gv.at sonja.dichtl@bmg.gv.at georg.brandl@bmg.gv.at

DE-EN

Dr. Peter-Vitus STANGL Deputy CVO Intra Community Trade and Export Control – Meat and Meat Products, Animal By-Products

43-1-711.00.48.23 (o) peter-vitus.stangl@bmg.gv.at DE-EN

Dr. Elisabeth MARSCH Animal Infectious Diseases, Animal Welfare, Animal Transport, Zoonoses, Intra Community Trade and Export– Live Fish

43-1-711.00.48.21 (o) elisabeth.marsch@bmg.gv.at DE-EN

Mag. Ulrich HERZOG OIE 43-1-711.00.48.25 (o) ulrich.herzog@bmg.gv.at

anita.chvatal@bmg.gv.at DE-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Hildegard WEICHSELBAUM (animals)

+43-1-71100-4353 +43-1-7104151 (f) hildegard.weichselbaum@bmg.gv.at

Peter STANGL (meat and meat products)

+43-1-71100-4823 (o) +43-1-7104151 (f) Peter-Vitus.Stangl@bmg.gv.at

Rudolf SCHERZER (by-products)

+43-1-71100-4345 (o) +43-1-7104151 (f) Rudolf.scherzer@bmg.gv.at

Peter KRANNER (milk and milk products, eggs and fish products)

+43-1-71100-4860 (o) +43-(0)664/5048981 (m) +43-1-71100-4681 (f)

susanne salomon@bmg.gv.at

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr. Anton BARTL Abt. IV/5 Bundesministerium für Gesundheit Radetzkystr. 2 A – 1030 Wien

+43/1/71100-4833(o) +43/1/7104151 (f)

anton.bartl@bmg.gv.at

Sonja DICHTL sonja.dichtl@bmg.gv.at P.R. of Austria, Avenue de Cortenbergh 30, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-234 51 00 Fax VET: 02-234 53 11 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@bmeia.gv.at Ms Gertraud FISCHINGER Attaché BXL (food stuffs and veterinary affairs)

+32 2 2345 221 (o) +32 474 741 206 (m)

Fax AGRI: +32 2-234 53 09

Fax VET: +32 2-234 53 11

gertraud.fischinger@bmeia.gv.at DE-EN-FR

Ms Christa BAUER Minister Counsellor, Head of Unit (SCA spokesman)

+ 43 711 00 28 14 (o) + 32 478 77 08 51 (m)

christa.bauer@lebensministerium.at

Mr Johann DOPPELBAUER Agricultural attaché (SCA, forestry and state aid)

+32 2-234 52 28 (o) johann.doppelbauer@bmeia.gv.at

Ms Claudia KOREIMANN-ÖZKAN Attaché (SCA, Fisheries, Phytosanitary)

+32 2-234 51 64 (o)

Mr Philipp TILLICH Attaché (health) +32 2-234 52 09 (o) philipp.tillich@bmeia.gv.at

Ms Daniela NEUSTADT, Secretary +32 2-234 52 05 (o)

Ms Dagmar TENNER Secretary + 32 2 234 52 68 Dagamar.tenner@bmeia.gv.at

POLSKA (POLAND) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: General Veterinary Inspectorate

ul. Wspolna 30 PL-00-930 Warsawa

Phone: 48-22-623.22.88 Fax: 48-22-623.14.08 E-mail: janusz.zwiazek@wetgiw.gov.pl Internet: www.wetgiw.gov.pl Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Janusz ZWIĄZEK, DVM Chief Veterinary Officer

48-22-623.20.88 48 668 13 14 82 janusz.zwiazek@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-RU

Krzysztof JAŻDŻEWSKI, DVM Deputy CVO

48-22-623.20.89 48 668 13 14 70 krzysztof.jazdzewski@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN-RU

Karolina WADECKA, DVM (Animal Health) 48-22-623.15.28 karolina.wadecka@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Monika MARKS, DVM (Imports and border control) 48-22-623.11.76 monika.marks@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Ewa CAMARA, DVM (Animal identification & trade) 48-22-623.26.13 ewa.camara@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Anna HOFFMAN, DVM (Animal Welfare & OIE) 48-22-623.22.64 anna.hoffman@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Paulina USZYŃSKA, DVM (Animal Welfare & OIE) 48-22-623.24.79 paulina.uszynska@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Aleksandra PORADA, DVM (Zoonoses & SCFCAH) 48-22-623.13.56 aleksandra.olbrycht@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Krzysztof BEDNARCZYK, DVM (Animal by-products)

48-22-623.26.70 krzysztof.bednarczyk@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Anna GALICA (FVO & third countries) 48-22-502.33.10 anna.galica@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Andrzej ROMANIAK, DVM (Semen, Ova & Embryos) 48-22-623.22.70 andrzej.romaniak@wetgiw.gov.pl PL-EN

Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz WIJASZKA (Director of NRL)

48-81-889.32.65 t.wijaszka@piwet.pulawy.pl PL-EN

Prof. dr hab. Jan F ŻMUDZIŃSKI (Research Director of NRL)

48-81-889.32.61 jfzmudzi@piwet.pulawy.pl PL-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Ewa CAMARA +48226232613 (o) +48-226-231408 (f) ewa.camara@wetgiw.gov.pl

Olga SLAWOMIRSKA +48226232145 (o) +48-226-231408 (f) olga.slawomirska@wetgiw.gov.pl

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Monika MARKS DVM / Borders Office General Veterinary Inspectorate ul. Wspólna 30, PL – 00-930 Warsaw

+48 22 623 11 76 +48 22 623 14 08

monika.marks@wetgiw.gov.pl

Kamila KOZUB kamila.kozub@wetgiw.gov.pl

Barbara OLSZEWSKA barbara.olszewska@minrol.gov.pl P.R. of Poland Rue Stevin 139, 1000 Brussels Tel. 02-780 42 00, Fax 02-780 42 97 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@msz.gov.pl Mr Andrzej BABUCHOWSKI Minister Counsellor, SCA spokesman, Head of Section (CAP - horizontal aspects, direct payments)

+32 2-780 42 63 (o) +32 492-72 72 64 (m) Fax +32 2-780 42 97

andrzej.babuchowski@msz.gov.pl

Mr Krystian KECIEK, Counsellor (CAP – direct payments (EAGF), rural development (EAFRD), agricultural structures, agri-environmental issues, cooperation with EP and other EU institutions and bodies, agricultural organizations)

+32 2 780 42 63(o) +32 492-72 72 86(m) Krystian.keciek@msz.gov.pl

Ms Katarzyna SIEKIERSKA, Counsellor (CAP – Common Organization of Agricultural Markets, promotion of agricultural products, geographical indication, processed products (non-Annex I and Annex I), agricultural trade issues, incl. WTO

+ 32 2 780 42 55 (o) + 32 492-72 72 68 (m) Katarzyna.siekierska@msz.gov.pl

Ms Daria IWANIUK, First secretary (Agrimonetary issues, organic farming, state aid, labelling, cooperation with EP and other EU institutions and bodies, agricultural organizations)

+ 32 2 780 43 27 (o) + 32 492-72 72 65 (m) Daria.iwaniuk@msz.gov.pl

Ms Magdalena ZIETARA, Counsellor (Veterinary issues – animal health, animal identification & registration, animal by-products, animal nutrition; zootechnics; Phytosanitary issues – plant health, seeds and propagating material and plant breeders rights)

+ 32 2 780 42 75 (o) +32 492-72 72 67 (m) Magdalena.zietara@msz.gov.pl

Ms Anna KOWALSKA-KLOCKIEWICZ, First Secretary (Veterinary issues - animal welfare and protection, veterinary pharmaceutical products; food safety issues – products of animal and non-animal origin, General Food Law, labelling and nutrition, Novel Food, chemical safety; phytosanitary issues – GMO; plant genetic resources; pesticides; phytopharmaceuticals; plant health rules; public health – antimicrobial resistance)

+ 32 780 45 15 (o) + 32 492-71 05 90 (m)

Anna.kowalska.klockiewicz@msz.gov.pl

Mr Marcin RUCINSKI, Counsellor (Fisheries – internal aspects, European Fishery Fund (EFF), fisheries control, Codex Alimentarius-fisheries products issues)

+ 32 780 42 17 (o) + 32 492-72 73 15

Marcin.rucinski@msz.gov.pl

Mrs Ewa CONTET, First Secretary (Common Fisheries Policy and its reform; external aspects of CFP, in particular bilateral Fisheries Partnership Agreements, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and international organisations (UN, FAO))

+ 32 780 43 65 (o) + 32 492-72 73 01 (m)

Ewa.contet@msz.gov.pl

Ms Magdalena ROWINSKA, Assistant to the Head of Section, notifications

+ 32 780 42 50 (o) Magdalena.rowinska@msz.goc.pl

PORTUGAL VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministerio da Agricultura, Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

Direcção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Largo da Academia Nacional das Belas Artes, n° 2 1249-105 LISBOA Portugal Phone: 351- 213 239 651 Fax: 351- 213 239 644 E-mail: SecDSSPA@dgav.pt Persons responsible for Animal Health and Welfare:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Mrs Flavia Alfarroba – FF cvo Deputy Director General, Direcção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária

+351 21 323 9655 (o) Fax: +351 21 346 3518 dirgeral@dgav.pt PT-EN-FR-SP-IT

Prof. Fernando Manuel BERNARDO Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+351-21-323.95.00/56 +351-916-181-918 (m) subdirgeral@dgav.pt PT-EN-FR-SP-IT

Dr. António Pina FONSECA Director of Animal Health and Welfare

+351-21-323.96.51 +351-969-726-818 (m) pina.fonseca@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN-SP

Dr. Maria Rita AMADOR Head of Division of Prophylaxis and Sanitary Police

+351-21-323.97.75 +351-961-741-439 (m) rita.amador@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN-SP

Dr. Andrea Cara D’ANJO Head of Division of Epidemiology +351-21-323.95.00/751 andrea.anjo@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN-SP

Dr. Albertina VASCONCELOS Head of Division of Animal Welfare

+351-21-323.95.5 +351-927-430.308(m) albertina.vasconcelos@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN-SP

Dr. Teresa MELLO E CASTRO Veterinary Office Controls- Third Countries

+351-21-323.95.14 terasa.castro@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN-SP

Dr. Ana Maria ABREU LOPES Veterinary Office Controls – Intracommunity Trade

+351-21-323.96.51 ana.abreu.lopes@dgav.pt PT-FR-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Ana Maria Abreu Lopes +351-21-323-9512/9651 (o) '+351-21-323-9644 (f) alopes@dgav.pt

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Teresa MELLO E CASTRO General Veterinary Directorate Directorate for Health and Animal Protection Largo da Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, 2 P – 1249-105 Lisboa

Tel: +351 21 3239514 Fax: +351 21 3239544

teresa.castro@dgav.pt transito.intracom@dgav.pt

Paula Domingos Direcção Geral de Veterinária Direcção de Serviços de Saúde e Protecção Animal Largo da Academia Nacional das Belas Artes, 2 1249-105 Lisboa

Tel: +351 21 3239518 Fax: +351 21 3239544

pdomingos@dgav.pt

Maria Helena PINTO General Veterinary Directorate Directorate of Veterinary Public Health Rua Elias Garcia, 30 – Venda Nova 2704-507 Amadora

Tel: +351 214767503 Fax: +351 214767500

mhpinto@dgav.pt

Pedro MARGARIDO General Veterinary Directorate Directorate of Veterinary Public Health Rua Elias Garcia, 30 – Venda Nova 2704-507 Amadora

pmargarido@dgav.pt.

Alina Maria ESPINHA aespinha@dgav.pt Teresa Spínola Rodrigues Avenida do mar e das comunidades Madeirenses, N.º23 – 2.ºandar-direito 9000-054 Funchal - Madeira

Tel: +351 291 201790 Fax: +351 291 233156

teresaspinola.sra@gov-madeira.pt

P.R. of Portugal Avenue de Cortenbergh 12, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-286 42 11 – Fax: 02-231 00 36/26 E-mail: ( )@reper-portugal.be (e.g.gas@reper-portugal.be)

Mr Gonçalo ALMEIDA SIMOES (gas), Agriculture Counsellor and SCA spokesman

+32 2 286 42 27 + 32 488 15 48 78 gas@reper-portugal.be

Mr Joaquim MARTINS CARVALHO (jmc), Counsellor (Food safety, Vet. And Phyto.)

+ 32 2 286 42 51 Jmc@reper-portugal.be

Mr António PINHO Counsellor (Fisheries/FAO/Forestry)

+32 2-286 42 52 (o) Fax +32 2 2310 026/36 adp@reper-portugal.be

Mr Luís CAIANO Counsellor (SCA)

+32 2-286 42 89 (o) Fax +32 2 2310 026/36 lac@reper-portugal.be

Mr Luís GODINHO Secretary (Agricultural and Fisheries

+32 2-286 42 53 (o) Fax +32 2 2310 026/36 lsg@reper-portugal.be

ROMÂNIA (ROMANIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Autoritatea Nationala Sanitar-Veterinara si pentru Siguranta Alimentelor

(ANSVSA) Piata Presei Libere n°1, D1 Sector 1

RO – 013701 Bucharest

Phone: + 40 374 150 200 Fax: + 40 21 312 49 67 Telex: E-mail: office@ansvsa.ro Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dr Mihai ŢURCANU Chief Veterinary Officer + 40 374 150 200 (o) presedinte@ansvsa.ro RO-EN

Dr. Ioan BOGOLIN Director General for Animal Health and Safety of the Food Chain

+403 74150200 (o) +407 31 00 65 45 (m) bogolin.ioan-bn@ansvsa.ro RO-EN

Dr. Iulia COHEN Deputy Director General for Animal Health and Safety of the Food Chain

+403 74150200 (o) +407 57 02 20 49 (m) cohen.iulia@ansvsa.ro RO-EN

Dr. Niculae LAZAR Head of Office – Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Diseases Monitoring and Sanitary Veterinary Surveillance Directorate

+ 40 374 150 200 (o) + 44 744 499 151 (m) Lazar.niculae@ansvsa.ro RO-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Claudiu PITOIU (intra Community trade in live animals, semen, ova and embryos)

+4021374150200 (o) +40 724 579 415 (m) +40 21 3124967 (f)

pitoiu.claudiu@ansvsa.ro

Maria Mihaita (intra Community trade in live animals, semen, ova and embryos)

+40 21374150200 (o) +40 21 3124967 (f) mihaita.maria@ansvsa.ro

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr. Constantin Costinel SAVOIU Head of Office Directorate of BIPs Control & Co-ordination, Import, Export, Transit and Trade

+ 40 374 150 200 (o) + 40 21 312 49 67 (f)

Savoiu.constantin@ansvsa.ro

Dr. Lucica IVAN Directorate of BIPs Control & Co-ordination, Import, Export, Transit and Trade

+ 40 374 150 200 (o) + 40 21 312 49 67 (f)

Ivan.lusica@ansvsa.ro

Dr. Marius BLIDARU Directorate of BIPs Control & Co-ordination, Import, Export, Transit and Trade

+ 40 374 150 200 (o) + 40 21 312 49 67 (f)

Blidaru.marius@ansvsa.ro

P.R. of Romania Rue Montoyer 12, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-700 06 40, Fax: 02-700 06 41 Mihaela BARBUS Veterinary/Agricultural Attaché BXL

+32 2 700 04 50 (o) +32 478 51 61 76 (m) Fax +32 2 7000 641

mihaela.barbus@rpro.eu RO-EN

Mr Achim IRIMESCU Minister Counsellor (Head of Unit, SCA Spokesperson, CAP, SAPARD)

+32 2-700 02 03 (o) +32 476 37 82 64 (m) Fax +32 2 7000 641

achim.irimescu@rpro.eu RO-EN

Ms Roxana GRĂDINARIU Second Secretary (rural development, quality policy, wine)

+32 2-700 04 17 (o) Fax +32 2 7000 641 catalina.stancu@rpro.eu RO-EN

Ms Carmen CONSTANTIN Second secretary (agri and fishery trade, GMOs, bio-fuel, commodities

+32 2-700 04 06 Fax +32 2 7000 641 carmen.constantin@rpro.eu RO-EN

Ms Larissa BURU Third Secretary (fisheries, forestry, phytosanitary)

+32 2-700 04 16 Fax +32 2 7000 641 larissa.buru@rpro.eu RO-EN

Ms Ana Maria POPA Third Secretary (Food safety)

+32 2-700 04 07 Fax +32 2 7000 641 anamaria.popa@rpro.eu RO-EN

SLOVENIJA (SLOVENIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia Dunajska 22 SI-1000 Ljubljana Phone: 386-1-300.13.15 / 386-1-300.13.00 Fax: 386-1-300.13.57 Telex: E-mail: gp.vurs@gov.si Internet: http://www.vurs.gov.si Persons responsible for animal health: NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Ms Vida CADONIC SPELIC Chief Veterinary Officer

386-1-300.13.15 (o) 386-41-678.731 (m) vida.cadonic@gov.si SI-EN

Simona SALAMON Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

386-1-300.13.15 (o) 386-41-630.247 (m) simona.salamon@gov.si SI-EN

Breda HROVATIN Head of Animal Health and Welfare Sector

386-1-300.13.06 (o) 386-41-630.251 (m) breda.hrovatin@gov.si SI-EN

Božo ZAKRAJŠEK Head of Border Inspection

386-1-300.13.25 (o) 386-41-815.206 (m) bozo.zakrajsek@gov.si SI-EN-DE

Andreja BIZJAK Head of Internal Inspection

386-1-300.13.47 (o) 386-31-391.157 (m) andreja.bizjak@gov.si SI-DE

Ivan AMBROŽIČ TSE, feedingstuffs

386-1-300.13.10 386-41-740.817 (m) ivan.ambrozic@gov.si SI-EN

Urška GALJOT Head of International Affairs Sector

386-1-300.13.16 (o) 386-41-695.792 (m) urska.galjot@gov.si SI-EN

Matjaž GUČEK Public Veterinary Health

386-1-300.13.60 (o) 386-31-397.488 (m) matjaz.gucek@gov.si SI-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Urska GALJOT +386-1-300-13-16 (o) +386-41-695-792 (m) +386-1-300-13-56 (f)

urska.galjot@gov.si

Bozo ZAKRAJSEK +386-1-300-13-25 (o) +386-41-815-206 (m) +386-1-300-13-56 (f)

bozo.zakrajsek@gov.si

Mojca KOBAL +386-1-300-13-32 (o) +386-1-300-13-56 (f) mojca.kobal1@gov.si

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Božo ZAKRAJSEK,DVM,Msc Head of Border Inspection Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia Dunajska 22 SL – 1000 Ljubljana

+386 1 300 13 25 +386 1 300 13 58

bozo.zakrajsek@gov.si

Franci Mlakar franci.mlakar1@gov.si P.R. of Slovenia Rue du Commerce 44, 1000 Brussels Tel. 02-213 63 00, Fax 02-213 63 01 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@gov.si Mrs Simona VREVC, SCA spokewoman

+ 386 1 478 91 40 Fax: + 386 1 478 9013

Simona.vrevc@gov.si

Ian KAIN Counsellor for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Matters - Agricultural Attaché BXL

32-2-213.6386 (o)

32-499-696.754 (m) Fax +32 2-213 63 01

Ian.kain@gov.si SI-EN

Ms Simona ROGL (Agriculture and SCA spokesman)

+32 2-213 64 91(o) +32 499 69 67 49 (m) Fax +32 2-213 63 01

Simona.rogl@gov.si

Mr Jernej KOVAČ Attaché for fisheries and agriculture (Coreper I)

+32 2-213 64 83 (o) +32 499-69 67 79 (m) Fax +32 2-213 63 01

jernej.kovac@gov.si

SLOVENSKO (SLOVAKIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVFA) of the Slovak Republic Botanická 17

SK-84213 Bratislava

Phone: 421 260257212 / 421-260257211 Fax: 421-260257242 Telex: E-mail: cvo.svfa@svssr.sk Internet: www.svssr.sk Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Prof. MVDr. Jozef Bíreš, DrSc. Chief Veterinary Officer

+421 260257212 (o) +421 905 307 681 (m)

bires@svssr.sk cvo.svfa@svssr.sk

sekretariatUR@svssr.sk SK-EN

MVDr. Ľubomír JANIUK Director of Animal Health section – Deputy CVO

+421 2 602 57 216 (o) +421 905 454 074 (m)

+421 2 602 57 247 (fax)

janiuk@svssr.sk cvo.svfa@svssr.sk SK-EN

MVDr. Milan MATUŠ Head of CVO office of the State veterinary and Food Administration

+421 2 602 572 15 (o) +421 905 531 049 (m) matus@svssr.sk SK-EN

MVDr. Silvia SAMAJDÁKOVÁ Head of animal health and welfare department

+421 2 602 57 204 (o) samajdakova@svssr.sk SK-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Lubomir JANIUK +421-2-60-257216 (o) +421905454074 (m) +421-2-65411159 (f)

janiuk@svssr.sk

Robert HACKO +421-2-60-257126 (o) +421905905880 (m) +421-2-65422128 (f)

hacko@svssr.sk

Katarina Janovickova +421-2-60-257124 (o) +421905227656 (m) +421-2-60257128 (f)

janovickova@svssr.sk

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Lubomir JANIUK, DVM. Director of Animal Health Section State Veterinary and Food Administration of the SR Botanická No. 17, SK – 842 13 Bratislava

+421 2 60257217(o) +421 2 60257216 +421 2 65411159 (f)

janiuk@svssr.sk

Katarina JANOVICKOVA, DVM State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic Botanicka 17 842 13 Bratislava

+421 2 602 57 124(o) +421 905 227 656 (m) +421 2 6542 2128 (f)

janovickova@svssr.sk

Robert Hacko, DVM State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic Botanicka 17 842 13 Bratislava

+421 2 602 57 126 (o) +421 905 905 880 (m) +421 2 6542 2128 (f)

hacko@svssr.sk

Martin CHUDY Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

martin.chudy@mzv.sk

P.R. of Slovakia Avenue de Cortenbergh 79, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-743 68 11, Fax: 02-743 68 89 E-mail: firstname.familyname@mzv.sk Mr Boris ZEMKO, SCA spokeman

+ 451 2 593 66 299 (o) + 421 903 430 139 (m) Boris.zmko@land.gov.sk

Mrs Hedviga BURNETT Acting Heaf of Agriculture Section (Phyt, GMOs, Plant products)

+ 32 473 86 74 09 Hedviga.burnett@mzv.sk SK-EN

Mr Martin CHUDÝ Agricultural Attaché BXL Second Secretary (vet, food safety, Codex Alimentarius)

+32-2.743.6794 (o) +32-473.867.408 (m) Fax +32 2 7436889

martin.chudy@mzv.sk SK-EN-DE

Ms Lydia FRESOVA Second Secretary (rural development, CAP, CMOs, animal products, fisheries)

+32 2-743 68 23 (o) +32 478-53 94 60 (m)

Fax +32 2 7436889 lydia.fresova@mzv.sk SK-EN

Mr Matej HUDEC Third secretary (assistant) + 32 2 743 68 32 Matej.hudec@mzv.sk

SUOMI - FINLAND (FINLAND) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Food Department PO Box 30 FIN-00023 Government Phone: 358-50-367.10.40 Fax: 358-9-1605.47.77 Telex: E-mail: cvo.finland@mmm.fi Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Riitta Heinonen Chief Veterinary Officer

358- 295162107 (o) 358-50 367 10 40 (m) cvo-finland@mmm.fi FI-SE-EN

Riitta HEINONEN Deputy Director General Animal and Plant Health

358-295162107 (o) 358-50-367.10.40 (m) riitta.heinonen@mmm.fi FI-SE-EN

Hentriikka KONTIO Veterinary Counsellor Import and Export

358- 295162423(o) 358-40-731.22.60 (m) hentriikka.kontio@mmm.fi FI-SE-EN

Kajsa HAKULIN Senior Veterinary Officer

358- 295162361(o) 358-40-719.32.59 (m) kajsa.hakulin@mmm.fi FI-SE-EN

Taina AALTONEN Director, Evira

358-9-2077.240.08 (o) 358-40-775.02.19 (m) taina.aaltonen@evira.fi FI-SE-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Jaana VUOLLE (live animals)

+358-40 4893322 (o) +358-2077 24355 (f) jaana.vuolle@evira.fi

Britta WIANDER (foodstuffs)

+358-50 4310984 (o) +358-2077 25318 (f) britta.wiander@evira.fi

Virva VALLE (by-products, pet animals)

+358-40 4893359 (o) +358-2077 24355 (f) virva.valle@evira.fi

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Hentriikka KONTIO Veterinary Councellor Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Department of Food and Health Animal Health and Wellfare Unit PO Box 30, FI – 00023 GOVERNMENT

+358 295162423 (o) +358 40 731 2260(m) +358 9 1605 2779(f)

Hentriikka.Kontio@mmm.fi

Satu Rasanen +358 295162412 n(o) +358 50 52 82 716 (m)

Satu.rasanen@mmm.fi

Tarja LEHTONEN Finnish Food Safety Authority Import and marketing control unit Mustialankatu 3, FI – 00790 Helsinki

+358 40 562 56 35 tarja.lehtonen@evira.fi

Marika RÄTTÖ Tiina Juselius

+ 358 400 512 940 (o) +358 50 337 18 93 (m)

Marika.ratto@evira.fi; Tiina.Juselius@evira.fi

P.R. of Finland Rue de Trèves 100, 1040 Brussels Tel: 32-2-287 84 11 – Fax: 32-2-287 84 00 – Fax AGRI: 32-2-287 84 07 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@formin.fi

Mr Kari VALONEN (SCA Spokesman)

+ 358 9 160 52 428 (o) + 358 40 751 8407

kari.valonen@mmm.fi

FI-EN

Ms Kirsi HEINONEN Agricultural Attaché BXL (vet, phyt and food)

32-2-287.84.68 (o) 32-476.599.915 (m)

Fax AGRI +32-2-287 84 07 kirsi.heinonen@formin.fi FI-EN

Mr Tapio KYTÖLÄ Agricultural Counsellor (SCA, CAP, bioenergy and forestry)

+32 2-287 84 32 (o) +32 478-62 51 38 (m)

Fax AGRI +32-2-287 84 07 tapio.kytola@formin.fi FI-EN

Mr Tapani SIRVIÖ Agricultural Counsellor (SCA)

+32 2-287 86 38 (o) +32 473-54 55 74 (m)

Fax AGRI +32-2-287 84 07 tapani.sirio@formin.fi FI-EN

Mr Risto LAMPINEN Counsellor of Fisheries (CFP, ext. & int. fisheries, Game)

+32 2-287 84 64 (o) +32 476-76 02 47 (m)

Fax AGRI +32-2-287 84 07 risto.lampinen@formin.fi FI-EN

Ms Aulikki JURMU, Secretary +32 2 479-79 22 30 (m) aulikki.jurmu@formin.fi FI-EN

SVERIGE (SWEDEN) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture) S-55182 Jönköping Phone: 46-36-15.50.00 Fax: 46-36-19.05.46; to CVO: 46-36-30 81 82 E-mail: jordbruksverket@jordbruksverket.se Internet: www.jordbruksverket.se Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr Ingrid Eilertz Chief Veterinary Officer

+46-36-15.58.10 (o) +46-70-636 21 53 (m)

cvo@jordbruksverket.se ingrid.eilertz@jordbruksverket.se SE-DE-EN

Dr. Lena BJÖRNEROT Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+46-36-15.63.67 (o) +46-70-357.64.97 (m)

cvo@jordbruksverket.se lena.bjornerot@jordbruksverket.se SE-EN

Dr. Bengt LARSSON Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+46-36-15.60.17 (o) +46-70-290.37.53 (m)

cvo@jordbruksverket.se bengt.larsson@jordbruksverket.se SE-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Katharina GIELEN (Ruminants and pigs)

+46-36-156115 (o) +46-70-3847420 (m) +46-36-156100 (f)

katharina.gielen@sjv.se

Ingrid EILERTZ (Animals except ruminants and pigs)

+46-36-155085 (o) +46-70-6362153 (m) +46-36-156100 (f)

ingrid.eilertz@sjv.se

Anna BRADENMARK (food)

+46-18-175767 (o) +46-70-9245543 (m) +46-18-121949 (f)

import@slv.se

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Anna BRÅDENMARK International Trade Division National Food Administration Box 622, SE – 751 26 Uppsala

+46 18 17 55 43 (o) +46 709 24 55 43 (m) +46 18 12 19 49 (f)

anna.bradenmark@slv.se import@slv.se

Eva FREDBERG eva.fredbert@slv.se Asa KJELLGREN askj@slv.se Helen LOOR Board of Agriculture SE – 551 82 Jönköping

helen.loor@sjv.se veterinarfragor@sjv.se

Kinfe GIRMA Department for Animal Welfare and Health Division for Veterinary Affairs Swedish Board of Agriculture SE – 551 82 Jönköping

+46 36 15 58 25 (o) +46 36 16 38 28 (f)

kinfe.girma@jordbruksverket.se

Peter HENNINGSSON Head of division Swedish Board of Agriculture Division for Feed and Health SE 551 82 Jönköping

+46 36 15 51 48(o) +46 36 155 777 (f)

peter.henningsson@jordbruksverket.se

Susanne LILJENSTROM susanne.liljenstrom@jordbruksverket.se

P.R. of Sweden Square de Meeûs 30, 1000 Brussels Tel: 02-289 56 11 – Fax: 02-289 56 00 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@foreign.ministry.se

Ms Kerstin JANSSON Agricultural Attaché BXL Agriculture Counsellor (food safety, vet & phyt)

+32-2-289.56.81 (o) +32-479 36 14 66 (m) Fax +32 2-289 56 00

kerstin.jansson@foreign.ministry.se SE-EN

Ms Carina FOLKESON Agriculture Counsellor and SCA spokesman (GMO, pesticides)

+32 2-289 56 54 (o) +32 478-44 03 23 (m) Fax +32 2-289 56 00

carina.folkeson@foreign.ministry.se SE-EN

Ms Marianne GOFFENG-RAAKIL Agriculture Counsellor (fisheries)

+32 2-289 56 92 (o) +32 476-57 57 51 (m) Fax +32 2-289 56 00

marianne.goffeng-raakil@foreign.ministry.se SE-EN

Mr Anders MANKLER Desk Officer (EP relations, fisheries and agriculture)

+ 32 477 51 50 02 Anders.mankler@foreign.ministry.se SE - EN

Ms Eva GRÅBERG, Secretary +32 2-289 56 87 (o) +32 478-97 92 94 (m) Eva.graberg@foreign.ministry.se SE-EN

UNITED KINGDOM

VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH Address: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Area 5C, Nobel House 17 Smith Square London UK-SW1P 3JR

Phone: +44 20 72 38 30 00 (Switchboard) / +44 20 72 38 64 95 (Direct line) Fax: +44 20 72 38 58 75 Telex: 22203 AHSURB G Telex: 22203 AHSURB G E-mail: ahw.icu@defra.gsi.gov.uk Internet: www.defra.gov.uk Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr Nigel GIBBENS Chief Veterinary Officer

+44 207 238 6495 (o) +44 7768 712 142 (m) Nigel.Gibbens@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Alick SIMMONS Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer and Director Animal Health: Surveillance, global trade and zoonoses

+44 207 238 6385 (o) +44 77 86 674 572 (m) Alick.Simmons@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Richard DRUMMOND Deputy Director Animal Health: Surveillance, global trade and zoonoses

+44 207 238 3088 (o) +44 7774 751 440 (m) Richard.Drummond@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Lee MC DONOUGH Director for Animal health and welfare (disease control)

+ 44 207 238 4431 (o) +44 7825 755 213 (m) Lee.Mcdonough@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Jane CLARK Head of EU Relations (Animal Health and Welfare)

+ 44 207 238 1190 (o) + 44 7899 061 340 (m) Jane.R.Clark@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Ms Jane GIBBENS Head of epidemiology, surveillance and risk group

+ 44 207 238 3235 (o) + 44 77 68 387 620 (m) Jane.gibbens@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

David de BORJA SPS Issues

+ 44 207 238 6480 (o) +44 7909 942 142 (m) David.deborja@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN, ES

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Catherine Harrold +44-207-238-5015 (o) +44-7900-606-675 (m) +44-207-238-3087 (f)

Catherine.Harrold@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Mauricio Lopez +44-207-238-1720 (o) +44-7909-951-103 (m) +44-207-238-3087 (f)

Mauricio.Lopez@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Paul Dray (Imports & BIP related issues)

+44-207-238-5413 (o) +44-7986 134 619 (m) +44-207-238-3087 (f)

Paul.Dray@defra.gsi.gov.uk

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Lesley Larkin Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Area 5B, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR

+44 207 238 5723 (o) +44 20 7238 3087 (f)

Lesley.Larkin@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk

Alistair Edwards Imported Food Team, Implementation & Delivery Division, Food Standards Agency 125 Kingsway - London WC2B 6NH

+44 20 7276 8459(o) +44 20 7276 8463(f)

Alistair.edwards@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

Adrian Cooper Imports Border Controls Area 5A, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square UK – London SW1P 3JR

+44 20 7238 2041(o) +44 20 7238 3087 (f)

Adrian.cooper@defra.gsi.gov.uk

P.R. of the United Kingdom Avenue d'Auderghem 10, 1040 Brussels Tel: 02-287 82 11 – Fax: 02-287 83 98 – Fax AGRI: 02-287 83 94 E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@fco.gov.uk Mr Martin NESBIT (Joint SCA Spokesman

+ 44 207 238 47 00 (o) + 44 780 144 22 19 (m) Martin.nesbit@defra.gsi.gov.uk EN

Mr Tim RENDER Agriculture Counsellor and Joint SCA spokesman

+32 2-287 82 54 (o) +32 486-646 964 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

Tim.Render@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr Andrew GREGORY First Secretary (CAP, SCA)

+32 2-287 82 49 (o) +32 486-090 072 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

Andrew.Gregory@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr Rhys JACKSON, Second Secretary (CAP, SCA)

+32 2 287 8225 (o) +32 474-842 961 (m) rhys.jackson@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr David LLOYD First Secretary (Vet & Food, Mertens)

+32 2-287 82 86 (o) +32 486-646 913 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

David.Lloyd@fco.gov.uk EN

Ms Katherine QUINTEROS Second Secretary (Vet and Food)

+32 2-287 82 25 (o) +32 486-646 917 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

Katherine.Quinteros@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr James HOW First Secretary (Fisheries, Pesticides)

+32 2-287 83 89 (o) +32 486-090 020 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

james.how@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr Mark BALL First Secretary (Food)

+32 2- 287 82 38 (o) +32 478-920 269 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

Mark.Ball@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr Nigel BARCLAY Second Secretary (Fisheries, Plant Health)

+32 2-287 82 30 (o) +32 486-646 929 (m) +32 2 287 8397 (fax)

Nigel.Barclay@fco.gov.uk EN

Ms Lynsey MOORE, First Secretary (Regional Policy)

+32 2-287 8358 (o) lynsey.moore@fco.gov.uk EN

Ms Vivienne LEWIS, Second Secretary (Regional Policy)

+ 32 2 287 82 08 + 32 475 856 321 Vivienne.lewis@fco.gov.uk EN

Ms Fiona FLYNN Team Coordinator For Ms Moore & Ms Lewis

+ 32 287 83 21 Fiona.flynn@fco.gov.uk EN

Mr Martin JONES Agriculture Officer + State Aid

+32 2-287 83 90 (o) +32 2 287 8397 (fax) Martin.Jones@fco.gov.uk EN

Ms Sophie AHMEEN (am) Mrs Pauline MCGORMAN (pm) Team Coordinator

+ 32 2 287 82 10 Sophie.ahmeen@fco.gov.uk Pauline.mcgorman@fco.gov.uk EN

HRVATSKA (CROATIA)

VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH Address: Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Directorate

Planinska 2a HR – 10 000 Zagreb

Phone: +385 1 6443538 Fax: +385 1 6443899 Telex: E-mail: mirjana.matausic@mps.hr Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Mirjana Mataušić-Pišl, DVM, PhD

Assistant to Minister

+385 1 6443538 (o)

mirjana.matausic@mps.hr HR-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Evica Marković Ministry of Agriculture Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb http://www.mps.hr

+385 (01) 6106 111(o) +385 (01) 6109 201 (f)

evica.markovic@mps.hr office@mps.hr (general)

Danijela Lamer Mission of Croatia to the EU

danijela.lamer@mvpei.hr

Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the EU Avenue des Arts 50 – B – 1000 Brussels Tel: 02- 507 54 11 – Fax: 02-646 56 64 E-mail : cromiss.eu@mvpei.hr E-mail: Firstname.Familyname@mvpei.hr

Danijela LAMER

Agricultural Attaché BXL (Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, health protection

+32 2 507 54 27 (o) +32-479.389.088 (m)

danijela.lamer@mvpei.hr HR-EN

Ms Tatjana BORBAS First Secretary (SCA, agricultural attaché)

+ 32 2 507 54 27 + 32 4 999 65 739 Tatjana.borbas@mvpei.hr HR-EN

Mr Jaksa PETRIC, First Secretary (SCA, agricultural attaché)

+ 32 2 507 54 81 + 32 4 999 65 741

Jaksa.petric@mvpei.hr HR-EN

Ms Snjezana SPANJOL Deputy Minister (SCA spokesman) Ministry of Agriculture, fisheries and rural dev, Zagreb,

+ 385 1 61 06 206 Snjezana.spanjol@mps.hr HR-EN

TURKIYE (TURKEY) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

Directorate General for Food and Control Animal Health and Quarantine Department Eskisehir Yolu 9. km Lodumlu TR-Ankara

Phone: +90 312 258 76 10 Fax: +90 312 258 76 93 Telex: E-mail: vet_service@tarim.gov.tr / maydemir@tarim.gov.tr Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Prof Irfan Erol Chief Veterinary Officer

+90 312 258 76 10 90 312 258 76 93 (fax)

Irfan.erol@tarim.gov.tr

maydemir@tarim.gov.tr TR-EN

Dr Kenan Yalvaç Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the EU – Agricultural Councellor

+ 32 2 289 62 73 + 32 2 511 04 50 (fax) keyalvac@yahoo.com.tr TR-EN

ПОРАНЕШНА ЈУГОСЛОВЕНСКА РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА / PORANEŠNA JUGOSLOVENSKA

REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA / ISH REPUBLIKA JUGOSLLAVE E MAQEDONISË

(FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy

Veterinary Directorate III Makedonska Udarna Brigada MK - Skopje 1000

Macedonia Phone: +389-2-3112 205 Fax: +389-2-3112 265 Telex: E-mail: Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dejan Runtevski Chief Veterinary Officer +389 2311 2205 druntevski@veterina.gov.mk EN

Toni Kirandjiski Head of Animal Health Sector

+389 2311 2205 tkirandziski@veterina.gov.mk EN

ISLAND (ICELAND) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) Austurvegur 64 IS-800 SELFOSS Phone: 354-530 4800 Fax: 354-530 4801 Telex: E-mail: sigurborg.dadadottir@mast.is ; mast@mast.is Internet: www.mast.is Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Mrs. Sigurbjörg Daðadóttir Chief Veterinary Officer

+ 354 530 4800 + 354 895 6265 (m)

sigurborg.dadadottir@mast.is EN

Guomundur Sigborsson 32-473.894.087 (m) Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Gudmundur SIGTHORSSON Counsellor for Agriculture and Veterinary Issues The Icelandic Mission to the European Union Rond-Point Schuman 11 B – 1040 Bruxelles

+32 2 238 5000,(o) +32 2 238 5023 (direct line) +32 2 230 6938(f)

gudmundur.sigthorsson@utn.stjr.is

Thorvaldur H THORDARSON Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority

tht@mast.is

NORGE (NORWAY) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: The Norwegian Food Safety Authority Postboks 383 N-2381 Brumunddal

Office: Ullevalsveien 76, Oslo Phone: 47-23-21-68-00 Fax: 47-23-21-68-01 Telex: E-mail: postmottak@mattilsynet.no international@mattilsynet.no Internet: www.mattilsynet.no Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES

Dr. Keren BAR-YAACOV Chief Veterinary Officer

47-23-21.68.40 (o) 47-91-30.03.51 (m) hendelser@mattilsynet.no EN-NO-DA-SE

Dr. Kristina LANDSVERK Deputy Director General, Controls Department

47-23-21.68.11 (o) 47-95-86.27.38 (m) krlan@mattilsynet.no EN-NO-DA-SE-

DE

Dr. Solfrid AMDAL Head of section, Terrestrial animal health and animal health personnel

47-51-68-43-57 (o) 47-48-18-19-20 (m) soamd@mattilsynet.no EN-NO-DA-SE-

DE

Dr. Friede ANDERSEN Head of section, Fish health and Seafood

47-55-21-57-37 (o) 47-41-57-05-35 (m) frand@mattilsynet.no EN-NO-DA-SE

Mr Henning Osnes Teigene Head of section, Export and Import

47-55-21-57-22 (o) 47-97-98-35-92 (m) heote@mattilsynet.no EN-NO-DA-SE-

IT

Mr Steinar SVANEMYR Counsellor for the Food Chain and Food Safety, Mission of Norway, BXL

32-2-238-74-53 (o) 32-499.533.663 (m) steinar.svanemyr@mfa.no EN-NO-DA-SA

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Henning O. Teigene +47 55215722 (o) +47 97983592 (m) +47 55215707 (f)

int.hktaei@mattilsynet.no

Vibeke Bolme +47 51684342 (o) +47 51684301 (f) int.hktalady@mattilsynet.no

BIPs NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Tom Lie STRØMME Seniorrådgiver Seksjon for eksport og import Mattilsynets Hovedkontor Norwegian Food Safety Authority Main Office, Department of Controls Section for Export and Import Mattilsynets Felles postmottak, postboks 383, – 2381 Brumunddal

+47 55 21 57 39 +47 55 21 57 07

tolst@mattilsynet.no int.hktaei@mattilsynet.no

International@mattilsynet.no

Gisken THOEN Head of Unit Legal and International Affairs Felles postmottak, Postboks 383, – 2381 Brumunddal

+47 23 21 66 29 (direct line)

gibht@mattilsynet.no

Henning O. TEIGENE Seksjonssjef eksport og import Mattilsynet, Hovedkontoret, Tilsynsavdelingen Rosenkrantzgt. 3, – 5003 Bergen

+47 55215722 or +47 97 98 35 92 +47 97983592(m) +47 55215707(f)

heote@mattilsynet.no Henning.Osnes.Teigene@mattilsynet.no

Ian Christian BURMAN Senior Legal Adviser Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Staff Department of Legislation

+47 23216660(o) iacbu@mattilsynet.no

Karoline BARFLOD The norwegian Food Safety Authority, Head Office, Legislation Department

+47 23216639 (o) Karoline.barflod@mattilsynet.no

Oddbjørg Ingeline MINOS odimi@mattilsynet.no

SCHWEIZ – SUISSE – SVIZZERA – SVIZRA

(SWITZERLAND) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Federal Veterinary Office FVO Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 CH-3003 Berne Phone: +41 31 323 30 33 Fax: +41 31 325 40 89 Telex: E-mail: eucontact@bvet.admin.ch; info@bvet.admin.ch Internet: www.bvet.admin.ch Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dr Hans WYSS Chief Veterinary Officer

+41 31 323 85 11 (o) +41 79 292 08 47 (m) hans.wyss@bvet.admin.ch DE-FR-EN

Dr. Thomas JEMMI Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

+41 31 323 85 31 (o) +41 79 370 17 20 (m) Thomas.Jemmi@bvet.admin.ch

DE-FR-EN-ES

Dr. Jacques MERMINOD Head EU-Desk

+41 31 323 85 11 (o) Fax: +41 31 323 85 70 Jacques.Merminod@bvet.admin.ch DE-FR-EN-IT

Dr. Erik Fröhlicher Veterinary Attaché Mission de la Suisse auprès de l'UE à Bruxelles

+32 2 286 13 32 (o) +32 470 67 36 22 (m) Erik.Froehlicher@eda.admin.ch

DE-FR-EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Dr. Jacques MERMINOD Head EU-Desk

+41-31-323 85 11 (o) +41-31-325 75 20 (f) eucontact@bvet.admin.ch

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Jürg RÜFENACHT, Dr. med. vet. PhD Head of International Trade Swiss Veterinary Office International Affairs Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 CH-3003 Berne)

+41 (0)31 323 83 47(o) +41 (0)79 371 5912 (m) +41 (0)31 323 86 56(f)

juerg.ruefenacht@bvet.admin.ch http://www.bvet.admin.ch

Central email address eucontact@bvet.admin.ch (BVET-EU-Contact)

FAROE ISLANDS VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Ministry of Trade and Industry Food-, Veterinary and Environmental Agency Falkavegur 6, FO-100 Tórshavn Phone: +298 556400 Fax: +298 556401 Telex: E-mail: Internet: www.vmr.fo / www.hfs.fo Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Mr. Niels THERKILDSEN Acting CVO +298 55 64 17 (o) nit@hfs.fo EN

Jóanna DJURHUUS Main contact person at Ministry +298 55 60 84 (o) jod@vmr.fo EN

Jonhard ELIASEN Representative of Faroe Islands in Brussels

+32 477 250 720 jonharde@mfa.fo EN

Specific contact points: VETERINARY SERVICES CONTACT POINTS TRADE PROBLEMS

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Ms Birna MORKORE Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency Falkavegur 6, 2. hædd FO-100 Tórshavn

+298 55 64 00 +298 55 64 01

birnam@hfs.fo

BIPs

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Ms Birna MORKORE Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency Falkavegur 6, 2. hædd FO-100 Tórshavn

+298 55 64 00 +298 55 64 01

birnam@hfs.fo

BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA - БОСНА И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНА (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)

VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH Address: State Veterinary Office of Bosnia & Herzegovina Radiceva 8/I 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina Phone: +387 33 258 840 / 850 Fax: + 387 33 565 725 E-mail: info@vet.gov.ba Internet: www.vet.gov.ba Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Mr Darko COBANOV Deputy Director - Acting CVO

+387 33 565 702 (o) +387 63 799 590 (m) darko.cobanov@vet.gov.ba BA/EN

Mr Sanin TANKOVIC General Secretary of SVO

+387 33 258 840 / 850 (o)+387 62 342 526 (m) sanin.tankovic@vet.gov.ba BA/EN

SHQIPËRIA (ALBANIA) VETERINARY SERVICES - ANIMAL HEALTH

Address: Skanderbag Square No. 2 Tirana, Albania Phone: +355 2225539 Fax: +355 2225539 Telex: E-mail: Internet: Persons responsible for animal health:

NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL LANGUAGES Dr. Kapllan SULAJ CVO Director of Animal Health and Plant Protection Directorate

+355 2225539 (o) +355 684037736 (m) k_sulaj@yahoo.com BA/EN

Mr Lefter KLIMI Mission Albania to the EU – veterinary attaché

+32 498 199 074 (m) leftiklimi@yahoo.com AL/EN

Annex II Organisation chart of the Health and Consumers Directorate General & Unit G2 Staff List (16/03/2013) Organisation chart of the Health and Consumers Directorate General

Directorate Animal Health and Welfare

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Address: The European Commission DG Health & Consumers Directorate G, Rue de le Loi 200 Office B232 3/85 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

Phone: 32-2-295.11.11 (Commission switchboard) 32-2-299;19;52 D - Secretariat) Director:

Bernard VAN GOETHEM Director B232 3/85 32-2-295.31.43 or 32-2-296.85.46 Bernard.Van-Goethem@ec.europa.eu

Management of the Directorate FR-EN-DE

Assistant to the Director

Aart BROUW B232 3/80 32-2-299.39.10 Adrian.Brouw@ec.europa.eu

Assistant to the Director NL-EN

Secretariat

Francoise MINY B232 3/81 32-2-299.19.52 Francoise.Miny@ec.europa.eu

Secretariat of the Directorate FR-EN

Palmina POWELL B232 3/81 32-2-296.46.82 Palmina.Powell@ec.europa.eu

Secretariat of the Directorate IT-FR-EN

(16/4/2013) Unit Animal Health

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Address: The European Commission DG Health & Consumers Directorate G, Unit G2 Rue de la Loi 200 Office F101 3/56 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

Phone: 32-2-295.11.11 (Commission switchboard) 32-2-299.58.35 (SANCO D1 – Secretariat) Fax: 32-2-295.31.44 (SANCO D1 - Secretariat) Internet: Internet: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm

Head of Unit:

Dr. Alberto LADDOMADA Head of Unit- F101 3/80 32-2-299.58.35 (o) or 32-2-295.35.86 32-2-498.98.16.52 (m) Alberto.Laddomada@ec.europa.eu

Head of Unit IT-EN-FR-ES

Secretariat

Lidia PEIXOTO F101 3/56 32-2-299.78.40(o) Lidia.Peixoto@ec.europa.eu

Secretariat of the Unit PT-EN-FR-ES

Kate HAV RLIK F101 3/56 32-2-298.48.70 (o) Kate.havrlik@ec.europa.eu

Secretariat of the Unit EN-fr

Antonio SABO B232 3/32 32-2-296.94.06 (o) Antonio.Sabo@ec.europa.eu

ADNS Distribution and electronic follow-up of incoming mail

FR-IT

Directly attached to the Head of Unit:

Dr. Laszlo Kuster F101 3/80 32-2-298-0162 (o) Laszlo.Kuster@ec.europa.eu

- Animal Health Strategy Coordination - Planning – AMP/UMP HU-EN-DE

Paddy Mc Eneaney F101 3/52 32-2-2969821 Patrick.Mc-Eneaney@ec.europe.eu

Assistant to the Head of Unit - Administrative support on personnel issues - Administrative assistance in preparation of Unit Annual Report and Personal Imports Report

EN-FR

Trade and Zootechnics Sector

Dr. Alf-Eckbert Füssel Deputy Head of Unit F101 3/67 32-2-295.08.70 (o) 32-2-731.07.46 (p) 32-478-553-430 (m) Alf-Eckbert.Fuessel@ec.europa.eu

Deputy Head of Unit - Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (Dir. 2003/85/EC) - Trade and import of Horses (Dir. 90/426/EEC) - Control of African horse sickness (Dir. 92/35/EEC) - Identification of equidae ( Dir. 90/426/EEC) - ABP

DE-EN-FR-RU

Dr. Hélène Klein F101 3/66 32-2-298-09 74 (o) Helene.Klein@ec.europa.eu

- Movement of Pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) - listing of ECC, pet control points FR-EN

Ewa Camara F101 3/64 32-2-298.77.01 (o) Ewa.Camara@ec.europa.eu

- trade in bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals (Dir. 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC)

- trade in and imports of semen, ova and embryos of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals, including listing of SCC/SSC/ECT

- management of EU Reference Laboratories (FMD, AHS, Equine diseases and zootechnics),

- procurement of FMD vaccines and management of FMD vaccine bank

- listing of approved breed societies (zootechnics)

PL-EN

Sergio Pavon Gonzalez B232 3/43 32-2-299.90.22 (o) Sergio.Pavon@ec.europa.eu

Zootechnics: placing on the market and imports of pure-bred animals (Dir. 77/504/EEC, 87/328/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 90/118/EEC, 90/119/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 91/174/EEC, 94/28/EC) - listing of breeding orgs

ES-EN-FR

Dr. Matjaz Klemencic F101 3/50 32-2-298-72 28 Matjaz.Klemencic@ec.europa.eu

- Animal By-products (Reg. 1774/2002) - Enlargement (ABP – legal aspects)

SL-EN

Barbara Logar B232 3/64 32-2-298.10.46 Barbara.Logar@ec.europa.eu

Animal Health Law SL-EN-FR

Helen Fasham F101 3/91 32-2-295.36.39 Helen.Fasham@ec.europa.eu

Assisting the work on policy and legislation in the area of animal health: particularly the Animal Health Law; issues surrounding the veterinary fund; cost and responsibility sharing schemes; and the categorisation of animal diseases.

EN-FR

Legislation Sector

Disease Control & Animal ID

Dr. Francisco Reviriego F101 3/72 32-2 -298.47.99 Francisco.REVIRIEGO-GORDEJO@ec.europa.eu

Head of Sector - Co-ordination of the sector and administration - To develop policy & legislation, as well as manage existing legislation with regard to the animal diseases (emerging) - Coordination of financial issues - Community Veterinary Emergency Team

ES-EN-FR

Dr. Hélène Klein F101 3/66 32-2-298-09 74 (o) Helene.Klein@ec.europa.eu

Control of rabies (Dec. 2000/258/EC) FR-EN

Sergio Pavon Gonzalez B232 3/43 32-2-299.90.22 (o) Sergio.Pavon@ec.europa.eu

- Identification of bovine animals, sheep, goats and pigs (Reg. (EC) No 1760/2000 Title I, Reg. (EC) No 21/2004 and Dir. 92/102/EEC) - Identification of equidae ( Dir. 90/426/EEC)

ES-EN-FR

Nicolas Krieger F101 3/88 32-2-298.58.45 (o) Nicolas.Krieger@ec.europa.eu

- to develop policy & legislation, as well as manage existing legislation with regard to the animal diseases (ovine, caprine, bovine) - management of brucellosis EU Reference Laboratory - official free status of bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals diseases,, including additional guarantees (dir. 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC)

FR-EN

Dr. Silvia Bellini F101 3/78 32-2-298.42.56 Silvia.Bellini@ec.europa.eu

To develop policy & legislation, as well as manage existing legislation, in particular with regard to swine diseases – Classical Swine Fever, African Swine Fever, Aujeszky's disease

IT-EN

Maria Pittman F101 3/84 32-2-299 28 42 Maria.Pittman@ec.europa.eu

To develop policy & legislation, as well as manage existing legislation with regard to poultry diseases (Control of avian influenza (2005/94/EC), Newscastle Disease (Dir. 92/66/EEC) Intra- EU trade and import of poultry and hatching eggs (Dir. 2009/158/EC) and poultry meat (Dir. 2002/99/EC1) - Responsible Animal Health Emergency System (AHES)

EN-DE-FR

Francesco Berlingieri F101 3/64 32-2-299.43.61 (o) Francesco.Berlingieri@ext.ec.europa.eu

- to develop policy & legislation on animal diseases in particular in relation to the Schmallenberg Virus/Bluetongue etc. - management of ADNS - development of ADIS - veterinary epidemiology and surveillance

IT-EN-FR

1 Ex 91/494/EEC

Imports & OIE Sector

Dr. Pierangelo Bernorio Head of Sector F101 3/82 32-2-298-4882 (o) Pierangelo.Bernorio@ec.europa.eu

Co-ordination of the sector and administration: - Co-ordination of all work with OIE and also

with MSs - International affairs (SPS, TBT) and Africa,

Australia and NZ, S. America and Central America

- FVO mission planning and follow-up - General administration Trade and import of: - Fresh meat (2002/99/EC) - Meat-based products (Dir. 2002/99/EC) - Game meat (Dir. 2002/99/EC) - Milk and milk-products (Dir. 2002/99/EC) - Live animals (Dir. 92/65/EEC & 2004/68/EC

for circuses and zoo animals) - Live animals and fresh meat (Reg. 206/2010).

IT-EN-FR

Dr. Moritz Klemm F101 3/86 32-2-295-1016 (o) Moritz.Klemm@ec.europa.eu

- OIE coordination - International co-ordination with other DGs - Communication.

DE-FR-EN-IT-ES-NL

Dr. Iliyan Kostov F101 3/50 32-2-299.30.92 Iliyan.Kostov@ec.europa.eu

-Draft Implementing regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption as regards the inclusion of import conditions for colostrum

- Revision and amendments to Regulation 798/2008

- Supporting Unit G7 on finalisation of the SPS negotiations with Eastern partners. - Import of live animals and fresh meat (Reg.

206/2010) - Trade and import of fresh meat (Dir.

2002/99/EC) - Import of live animals (Dir. 2004/68/EC). - Trade and import of aquaculture animals (Dir. 2006/88/EC) and control of fish, molluscs and crustacean diseases - EURLs aquaculture animals - OIE coordination aquatic animals.

BG-EN-RU

Graeme Taylor B232 3/61 Tel: 32-2-29 96.16 (o) Graeme.taylor@ec.europa.eu

-Communication – Animal Health Issues Veterinary Week

EN-FR

Stéphane Aspeel B232 3/37 Tel: 32-2-29 63418 (o) Stephane.Aspeel@ec.europa.eu

- Administrative assistance in preparation of Unit Annual Report and Personal Imports Report

FR-EN

TRACES Sector

Dr. Didier Carton B232 3/56 32-2-295 18 04 (o) Didier.Carton@ec.europa.eu

- Coordination of the sector - TRACES (animal movements) (Dir. 2004/252/EC) - Imports (Dir. 91/496) - Intra-Community trade (Dir. 90/425/EEC, 89/662/EEC)

FR-EN-ESP

Kaido Kroon B232 3/65 32-2-297.46.68 (o) Kaido.Kroon@ec.europa.eu

- TRACES (animal movements) (Dir. 2004/252/EC) - Imports (Dir. 91/496) - Intra-Community trade (Dir. 90/425/EEC, 89/662/EEC) With Imports Sector: - Live animals (Dir. 92/65/EEC for apes and

non-human primates; ferrets mink, lagomorphs and rodents

- Sector legislation co-ordinator and help with website

ET-EN-RU-NL

Stephane Grandcolas B232 3/53 32-2-295.42.17 (o) Stephane.Grandcolas@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) FR-EN

Frank Juschus B232 3/53 32-2-295.77.13 (o) Frank. Juschus@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) DE-EN-FR

Claudia Coppola B232 3/53 32-2-299.43.85 (o) Claudia.Coppola@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports)

IT-EN-FR

Maria Giaprakis B232 3/53 32-2-299-5442 (o) Maria.Giaprakis@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) GR-EN-FR-IT

Véronique Gaudy B232 3/59 32-2-295-9588 (o) Veronique.Gaudy@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) FR-EN-ES-NL

Dominique Jadoul B232 3/59 32-2-296.50.41 (o) Dominique.Jadoul@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) FR-EN

Maja Zielinska B232 3/53 32-2-295.17.73 (o) Maja.Zielinska@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) PL-EN-FR

Jaroslav Jamrich B232 3/53 32-2-298 53 39 (o) Jaroslav.Jamrich@ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports)

SK-EN-CZ-PR-RU

Annelies Van Ranst B232 3/53 (Consultant) 32-2-299.46.08 (o) Annelies.Van-Ranst@ext.ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) TRACES IS Coordinator (Communication, PR and e-learning External expert under contract with DG SANCO

NL-EN-FR

Lúcia Pena Alberdi B232 3/53 (Consultant) 32-2-297.63.50 (o) Lucia.Pena-Alberdi@ext.ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) TRACES Helpdesk – Second level coordinator External expert under contract with DG SANCO

ES-EN-FR

Tania Perez Martinez B232 1/16 (Consultant) 32-2-299.00.15 Tania.Perez-Martinez@ext.ec.europa.eu

TRACES (animal & product movements & imports) IT development External IT expert under contract with DG SANCO

ES-EN-FR

Annex III - Missions 2012

Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

January

10-janv-12 12-janv-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE: Vaccine Ad Hoc Group zur Revision des Vaccine Teils des Manuals bestaetigen

11-janv-12 11-janv-12 TAYLOR Graeme Paris (FRA) OIE - Planning for collaboration at Green Week & Salon International de l'Agriculture

11-janv-12 16-janv-12 BONBON Etienne Paris (FRA) OIE - Next meeting 11-13 January 2012

11-janv-12 13-janv-12 BONBON Etienne Paris (FRA) OIE - Next meeting 11-13 January 2012

13-janv-12 13-janv-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Vienna (AUT) Lecture on identification of equidae, Graf-Lehndorff-Institut fur Pferdewissenschaften

16-janv-12 16-janv-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Wanroij (NLD) Discussion on animal health requirements for the trade in processed manure.

17-janv-12 19-janv-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc Group on Scientific Partnerships among OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating Centres

18-janv-12 18-janv-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Berlin (DEU) Grunne Woche: NL and DE delegation/manure issue and participation on technical meeting with Russian Fed. MBM

18-janv-12 25-janv-12 TAYLOR Graeme Berlin (DEU) Green Week, Berlin

19-janv-12 24-janv-12 KLEMM Moritz Berlin (DEU) Green Week 2012 Berlin - Vets in your daily life communication campaign

19-janv-12 22-janv-12 PAVON GONZALEZ Sergio Berlin (DEU) Sheep electronic id- visit requested by the DE sheep industry, & a meeting in the margin of the Green Week

23-janv-12 24-janv-12 KUSTER Laszlo Paris (FRA) Honeybees health: assessments and prospects in Europe. International Symposium: Biodiversity, a culture to share

24-janv-12 25-janv-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Bonn (DEU) Meeting of zootechnical officials from landers in Germany

25-janv-12 29-janv-12 BELLINI Silvia Parme (ITA) EFSA: Working Group on Swine vesicular disease and vesicular stomatitis

26-janv-12 18-févr-12 ZIETARA Magdalena Australia & New Zealand FVO: Audits Australia/N. Zealand/animal health cond EU impt of semen/ova/embryos - bovine/caprine/equine

29-janv-12 09-févr-12 GIAPRAKIS Maria Abidjan (CIV),Accra (GHA) BTSF TRACES Séminaire

29-janv-12 09-févr-12 CARTON Didier Abidjan (CIV),Accra (GHA) BTSF TRACES Séminaire

30-janv-12 03-févr-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Moscow (RUS) Discussion of EU-CU bilateral veterinary certificates

31-janv-12 03-févr-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc working group on foot and mouth disease (FMD) freedom

31-janv-12 02-févr-12 BERNORIO Pierangelo Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc Group on Diseases of Honey Bees

February

02-févr-12 02-févr-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco London (GBR) DEFRA: Meeting on Tuberculosis eradication legislation

07-févr-12 08-févr-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) OIE: Meeting Bureau of the OIE Biological Standards Commission/Selected Experts to update the Terrestrial Mnl

13-févr-12 27-févr-12 BONBON Etienne Paris (FRA) OIE - Réunion de la Commission du Code sanitaire terrestre de l'OIE 13 février 2012

19-févr-12 20-févr-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Davos (CHE) DAVOS One Health Summit 2012, Panelist speaker

19-févr-12 20-févr-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Davos (CHE) DAVOS One Health Summit 2012 Focusing Investment towards cost effective Intervention for One Health

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

February

24-févr-12 04-mars-12 TAYLOR Graeme Paris (FRA) Salon International de l'Agriculture, Paris

27-févr-12 28-févr-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) OIE: SANCO stand at Salon de l'Agriculture 2012 in Paris

28-févr-12 02-mars-12 KROON Kaido London (GBR) BTSF-Traces presentation

28-févr-12 03-mars-12 DEMEL Waltraud Grange (IRL) Network meeting on National Audit Systems and exchange of information on FVO missions

29-févr-12 29-févr-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Lelystad (NLD) Meeting on Schmallenberg virus with Russian scientists

March

01-mars-12 04-mars-12 PAVON GONZALEZ Sergio Paris (FRA) SANCO stand - Salon de l'Agriculture, Paris

03-mars-12 07-mars-12 GRANDCOLAS Stephane Dublin (IRL) FVO, TRACES New Technology TNT, recueil et formulation des besoins de l'équipe FVO dans TRACES

12-mars-12 14-mars-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE: Brainstorming meeting on facilitating safe intl movement of horses for participating in intl equestrian events

12-mars-12 22-mars-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Beijing (CHN),Tokyo (JPN) Japan: Regionalisation expert meeting; China: Official visit of Commissioner Dalli to China

12-mars-12 15-mars-12 KROON Kaido Moscow (RUS) Customs Union - EU technical meeting on veterinary certificates and TRACES.

13-mars-12 14-mars-12 CABOT Sigrid Nantes (FRA) ANNUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR MOLLUSC DISEASE - Nantes

14-mars-12 17-mars-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Moscow (RUS) Customs Union - EU technical meeting on veterinary certificates and TRACES.

14-mars-12 17-mars-12 PAVON GONZALEZ Sergio Kusadasi (TUR) International best practices in dairy farm management congress organised by ICAR and the Turkish Min of Agric

14-mars-12 15-mars-12 MESMAN Sanna Strasbourg (FRA) The mission is for the EP Plenary meeting, Strasbourg

19-mars-12 20-mars-12 JUSCHUS Frank Grange (IRL) Presentation and discussion on TRACES DataWareHouse

19-mars-12 22-mars-12 KROON Kaido Grange (IRL) F5 - impact controls training - non EU food establishmentt listing training Traces statistical reporting improvement

20-mars-12 01-avr-12 CARTON Didier Lima (PER),Manta (ECU),Quito (ECU),Trujillo (PER) BTSF TRACES Formation

26-mars-12 29-mars-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Istanbul (TUR) FAO/OIE/EuFMD: 3rd Annual West Eurasia Roadmap meeting regional FMD control projects supported by It/ EU

28-mars-12 30-mars-12 CABOT Sigrid Vienna (AUT) Seminar 'New Animal Health Strategy in consideration of carp Breeding in Europe'

April

01-avr-12 04-avr-12 PITTMAN Maria London (GBR) AHVLA - 8th International Symposium on Avian Influenza

02-avr-12 09-avr-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Batumi (GEO) USDA Conference on Animal Health, Georgia

03-avr-12 07-avr-12 BONBON Etienne Rabat (MAR) OIE: 5th meeting of the JPC REMESA

04-avr-12 04-avr-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Nova Gorica (SVN) workshop: Present regulation EC 1069/2009 and EU 142/2011.

11-avr-12 13-avr-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Bucharest (ROM) FAO: 83rd Executive Committee of the EuFMD

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

April

18-avr-12 18-avr-12 BONBON Etienne Paris (FRA) Meeting of the commission for sanitary standards - les animaux terrestres de l' OIE

20-avr-12 20-avr-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Den Haag (NLD) Meeting on combustion, Den Haag

22-avr-12 26-avr-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Dubai (ARE),Munich (DEU) OIE Regional Conference on Glanders (Dubai) & ISIA 7th Annual meeting (Munich)

22-avr-12 26-avr-12 KLEMM Moritz Nairobi (KEN) OIE - 4th Panafrican CVOs meeting on Africa's coordinated position on Animal health Standards

23-avr-12 24-avr-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Moscow (RUS) Technical meeting Mr Miko with Russian authorities

24-avr-12 25-avr-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Bad Staffelstein (DEU) Seminar: "Veterinary certification and trade aspects with the Customs Union''

24-avr-12 27-avr-12 KROON Kaido Ljubljana (SVN) BTSF TRACES training for Border Inspection Posts (BIP)

May

02-mai-12 04-mai-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc Group on Rabies Vaccine Quality

14-mai-12 14-mai-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc group on Schmallenberg virus - 14 May 2012

14-mai-12 16-mai-12 KUSTER Laszlo Budapest (HUN) EAEVE: European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education General Assembly (deliver a speech)

19-mai-12 22-mai-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

20-mai-12 25-mai-12 BONBON Etienne Paris (FRA) OIE 80th General Session World Assembly- Paris 20-25 May 2012

20-mai-12 25-mai-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) OIE 80th General Session - Paris from 20-25 May 2012

20-mai-12 23-mai-12 DEMEL Waltraud Paris (FRA) OIE - General assembly

21-mai-12 22-mai-12 CABOT Sigrid Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

21-mai-12 23-mai-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Paris (FRA) Technical meeting with CU to discuss EU-CU veterinary certificates

21-mai-12 23-mai-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

21-mai-12 23-mai-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

22-mai-12 23-mai-12 BELLINI Silvia Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

22-mai-12 24-mai-12 ZIETARA Magdalena Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

22-mai-12 24-mai-12 BERNORIO Pierangelo Paris (FRA) OIE: 80th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of delegates of the OIE

22-mai-12 24-mai-12 PITTMAN Maria Grange (IRL) FVO: 18th Joint Annual meeting of the NRL for ND and AI

23-mai-12 24-mai-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Naples (ITA) APAG General Assembly May 24-25, 2012 - Sorrento, Italy

29-mai-12 30-mai-12 KUSTER Laszlo Prague (CZE) BTSF: Animal Health of Bees

29-mai-12 01-juin-12 BELLINI Silvia Hannover (DEU) INIA: Workshop on Laboratory Diagnosis of African and Classical Swine Fever(ASF and CSF)

30-mai-12 02-juin-12 CARTON Didier Rome (ITA) Traces and Sintesi

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

June

05-juin-12 08-juin-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Kolding (DNK) CVO: Informal Meeting of Chief Veterinary Officers

05-juin-12 07-juin-12 PITTMAN Maria Den Haag (NLD) WHO development regional strategy/surveillance & control of invasive species of mosquitoes - WHO Eur Region

18-juin-12 20-juin-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Copenhagen (DNK) Discussion with Customs Union on the EU-CU certificates - Copenhagen DK

19-juin-12 23-juin-12 CARTON Didier Athens (GRC) BTSF - Traces - formation Etats Membres

24-juin-12 30-juin-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Bangkok (THA) FAO/OIE Global Conference on Foot and Mouth Disease Control

26-juin-12 26-juin-12 MESMAN Sanna Den Haag (NLD) Oefening African Horse Sickness - Den Haag - The Netherlands

July

03-juil-12 05-juil-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc Group on Evaluation of Foot and Mouth Disease Status of Members

09-juil-12 12-juil-12 BERNORIO Pierangelo Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc Group on Diseases of Honey Bees

11-juil-12 13-juil-12 CARTON Didier Tunis (TUN) TRACES et REPIVET/ RESEPSA

11-juil-12 13-juil-12 CABOT Sigrid Geneva (CHE) STDF seminar on International Trade and Invasive Alien Species

16-juil-12 19-juil-12 CARTON Didier Skopje (MKD) Traces - participation de l'ancienne République Yougoslave de Macédoine

16-juil-12 19-juil-12 KROON Kaido Moscow (RUS) Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

17-juil-12 19-juil-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Moscow (RUS) Discussion on certificates and roadmap with Rosselkhoznadzor - Moscow

24-juil-12 26-juil-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE: Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group on Notification of Animal Diseases and Pathogenic Agents

August

17-août-12 30-août-12 CARTON Didier Luderitz (NAM),Walvis Bay (NAM),Windhoek (NAM) BTSF TRACES Formation National Standard Institute

18-août-12 25-août-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Ulaanbaatar (MNG) OIE: ad hoc group on Foot and Mouth Disease

September

02-sept-12 07-sept-12 KLEMM Moritz Larnaca (CYP),Paphos (CYP) CVO/TAIEX: CVO meeting and TAIEX workshop for Mediterranean neighbourhood countries on reg vet. policy

02-sept-12 05-sept-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Larnaca (CYP) CVO: Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers

02-sept-12 04-sept-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Larnaca (CYP) CVO: Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers

04-sept-12 07-sept-12 CARTON Didier Larnaca (CYP) TAIEX workshop on regional trade with TRACES as a supporting tool

05-sept-12 06-sept-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Madrid (ESP) ESVV: 9th International Congress of Virology, 'The EU strategy to tackle animal diseases: anything new?'

10-sept-12 11-sept-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) OIE - Meeting of the Extended Bureau Group/Biological Standards Commission to update the Terrestrial Manual

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

September

10-sept-12 11-sept-12 PAVON GONZALEZ Sergio Strasbourg (FRA) EP Plenary Session on Electronic Identification of bovine animals

11-sept-12 15-sept-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Cagliari (ITA),Rome (ITA) Meeting with Sardinian authorities/Min of agriculture: National Conference on Research in public veterinary health

12-sept-12 15-sept-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Rome (ITA) Min of Agriculture: National Conference on Research in public veterinary health: research in veterinary public health

13-sept-12 14-sept-12 BERNORIO Pierangelo Antwerp (BEL),Hilvarenbeek (NLD) BTSF: Training course on Exotic Zoo Animals

17-sept-12 24-sept-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Göhren-Lebbin (DEU) OIE: 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe

17-sept-12 21-sept-12 KLEMM Moritz Göhren-Lebbin (DEU) OIE: 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe

18-sept-12 20-sept-12 LOGAR Barbara Helsinki (FIN) EVIRA - Animal Health Contingency Seminar: The Contingency Planning for the next Decade

19-sept-12 19-sept-12 MESMAN Sanna Den Haag (NLD) Dutch Ministry - The evaluation of Simulation African Horse Sickness Netherlands -

20-sept-12 21-sept-12 KROON Kaido Hamburg (DEU) BTSF border inspection border training: re-enfroced checks

20-sept-12 21-sept-12 KLEIN Hélène Nancy (FRA) ANSES: Commemorative day upon the 40th anniversary of the Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife

24-sept-12 27-sept-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Panama City (PAN) OIE - 2nd Meeting of Animal Quarantine Specialists

24-sept-12 28-sept-12 KROON Kaido Athens (GRC) BTSF training seminar for the RASFF for Member States, EFTA countries

25-sept-12 27-sept-12 KLEIN Hélène Nancy (FRA) ANSES: 5th EURL workshop of the EU Rabies National Reference Laboratories

26-sept-12 01-oct-12 GIAPRAKIS Maria San Marino (ITA) Formation TRACES aux autorités de la République de Saint-Marin

30-sept-12 07-oct-12 CARTON Didier Port Moresby (PNG) BTSF Formation TRACES PNG, Salomons, Fidji

October

02-oct-12 05-oct-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Guildford (GBR),Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc group on Epidemiology (Paris) and EuFMD: 84th Session of the executive Committee (Guildford)

02-oct-12 04-oct-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc group meeting on epidiemology in Paris

03-oct-12 04-oct-12 JAMRICH Jaroslav Grange (IRL) Training/exchange on TRACES for FVO animal health inspectors

03-oct-12 04-oct-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Rome (ITA) FAO: Crisis Management Centre - Animal health - 6th Steering Committee meeting

09-oct-12 12-oct-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc group on evaluation of Foot and Mouth Disease status of Members

11-oct-12 12-oct-12 KROON Kaido London (GBR) BTSF border inspection training programme: TRACES presentation on re-enforced checks

12-oct-12 13-oct-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Warsaw (POL) Polish Permrep: International Equine Conference

15-oct-12 20-oct-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Astana (KAZ) Negociations with Customs Union

15-oct-12 17-oct-12 KLEIN Hélène Parme (ITA) EFSA: network meeting on Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance and reporting

16-oct-12 17-oct-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) GF-TADS 5th Global meeting of the Steering Group

16-oct-12 18-oct-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Paris (FRA) OIE ad hoc Group on Official Disease Status Recognition of Classical Swine Fever

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

October

16-oct-12 19-oct-12 KROON Kaido Graz (AUT) BTSF TRACES Training in Member States

19-oct-12 25-oct-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Greensboro High Point (USA) USAHA's 116th Annual Meeting and AAVLD's 55th Annual Conference

22-oct-12 25-oct-12 PAVON GONZALEZ Sergio Rome (ITA) FAO: Meeting on animal genetic ressources

23-oct-12 26-oct-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Lexington (USA) IX ICEID - 9th International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases

24-oct-12 26-oct-12 CARTON Didier Madrid (ESP) TRACES & échange de systèmes

28-oct-12 01-nov-12 KLEMM Moritz Jerez De La Frontera (ESP) EuFMD 2012 Open session: Appliance of Science in the progressive control of FMD

November

05-nov-12 17-nov-12 CARTON Didier Managua/,Panama City/San Salvador/Tegucigalpa BTSF Formation TRACES

05-nov-12 06-nov-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Newmarket (GBR) WBFSH: Status of the updating of EU regulation on breeding animals and on necessary changes in Reg 92/65/EEC

05-nov-12 07-nov-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Parme (ITA) EFSA-ECDC Strengthened collab anml health/pub health sectors non-foodborne zoonotic/emerging diseases

05-nov-12 09-nov-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Minsk (BLR),Parme (ITA) EFSA-ECDC: non-foodborne zoonotic and emerging diseases (6-7 November 2012)Conference on BT and Schmallenberg eradication & control measures and diagnostics (8-9 November 2012)

07-nov-12 09-nov-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Minsk (BLR) Conference on BT and Schmallenberg eradication & control measures and diagnostics (8-9 November 2012)

12-nov-12 13-nov-12 KLEMM Moritz Montpellier (FRA) OIE – 6th Joint Permanent Committee of the REMESA

12-nov-12 14-nov-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Montpellier (FRA) BTSF: Contingency planning and disease control

13-nov-12 16-nov-12 KUSTER Laszlo Maribor (SVN) BTSF -Contingency planning: Workshop

13-nov-12 14-nov-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Parme (ITA) EFSA: AHAW Plenary Meeting

15-nov-12 15-nov-12 BERNORIO Pierangelo Paris (FRA) ANSES: Meeting of MSs participating to the voluntary surveillance programme on honeybee colony losses

20-nov-12 21-nov-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Caen (FRA) EU RL equine disease: National Reference Laboratories for Dourine workshop

20-nov-12 22-nov-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Minsk (BLR) Conference on BT and Schmallenberg eradication & control measures and diagnostics (8-9 November 2012)

20-nov-12 22-nov-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Minsk (BLR) Conference on BT and Schmallenberg eradication & control measures and diagnostics (8-9 November 2012)

21-nov-12 23-nov-12 CARTON Didier Rabat (MAR) TRACES & FAO

24-nov-12 30-nov-12 KLEMM Moritz Bridgetown (BRB) OIE – 21st Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Americas

25-nov-12 28-nov-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Limassol (CYP) EU-CU Vet Certificates Conference

30-nov-12 07-déc-12 BELLINI Silvia Dagda (LVA),Modena (ITA),Zilupe (LVA) CSF Surveillance strategy and control/eradication methodology 2. CVET: EU veterinary emergency team meeting CSF in Latvia

30-nov-12 02-déc-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Cagliari (ITA) Eradication of African Swine Fever in Sardinia: Technical aspects and strategy

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Dep. Date End Date Person Location Mission Purpose

December

02-déc-12 03-déc-12 MESMAN Sanna Guildford (GBR) The Pirbright Institute: Workshop on the EU BT/AHS national reference laboratories 2012

03-déc-12 04-déc-12 KUSTER Laszlo Copenhagen (DNK) North Baltic Veterinary contingency group: Ad hoc meeting/operational expert groups for animal diseases

03-déc-12 05-déc-12 LADDOMADA Alberto Budapest (HUN) FAO: Technical meeting - Threat of ASF spread in Eastern Europe, urgent need for intL collaboration

06-déc-12 10-déc-12 TAYLOR Graeme London (GBR) Taste of Dublin Festival

07-déc-12 07-déc-12 KRIEGER Nicolas Paris (FRA) 5th Annual Workshop of EU NRLs for Brucellosis

09-déc-12 11-déc-12 REVIRIEGO Francisco Cardiff (GBR) Wales CVO: Technical workshop on cattle vaccination for TB

10-déc-12 14-déc-12 FUESSEL Alf-Eckbert Paris (FRA) OIE: ad hoc Group on Evaluation of Foot and Mouth Disease Status of Members

13-déc-12 13-déc-12 KLEMM Moritz Paris (FRA) OIE – 7th meeting of the Advisory Committee of the OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund

16-déc-12 19-déc-12 FREIGOFAS Ramunas Kaliningrad (RUS) Meeting on regionalization of the Kaliningrad region with regard to bovine infection diseases

17-déc-12 18-déc-12 KLEMENCIC Matjaz Grange (IRL) FVO: Preparation of the ABP audits to be carried out in third countries in 2013

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Annex IV Commission Decisions, Regulations and Directives adopted concerning animal health, welfare and zootechnics by applying the Standing Veterinary Committee procedure

1 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 176/2012 of 1 March 2012 amending Annexes B, C and D to Council Directive 90/429/EEC as regards animal health requirements for brucellosis and Aujeszky’s disease

L 61/1 mz

2 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/137/EU of 1 March 2012 on imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species

L 64/29 mz

3 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/204/EU of 19 April 2012 amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially brucellosis-free Member State and of certain regions of Italy, Poland and Portugal as officially tuberculosis-free, brucellosis-free and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions

L 109/26 mz

4 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 390/2012 of 7 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof

L 121/18 mp

5 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 393/2012 of 7 May 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Thailand in the lists of third countries or parts thereof from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Union

L 123/27 mp

6 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/248/EU of 7 May 2012 amending Decisions 2005/692/EC, 2005/734/EC, 2007/25/EC and 2009/494/EC as regards avian influenza

L 123/42 mp

7 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/250/EU of 8 May 2012 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany

L 124/39 sb

8 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/253/EU of 10 May 2012 amending Annex II to Council Directive 2004/68/EC as regards the basic general criteria for a territory to be considered free from bluetongue

L 125/51 pb

9 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 456/2012 of 30 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue

L 141/7 sm

10 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 468/2012 of 1 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products

L 144/1 pb

11 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 497/2012 of 7 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the requirements for imports of animals susceptible to bluetongue

L 152/1 pb

12 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/303/EU of 11 June 2012 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Lithuania as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State

L 152/48 mz

13 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/304/EU of 11 June 2012 authorising laboratories in Croatia and in Mexico to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines

L 152/50 hk

14 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 532/2012 of 21 June 2012 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards entries for Israel in the lists of third countries or parts thereof with respect to highly pathogenic avian influenza

L 163/1 mp

15 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 546/2012 of 25 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements

L 165/25 wd

16 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/362/EU of 4 July 2012 concerning a financial contribution by the Union to certain Member States to support voluntary surveillance studies on honeybee colony losses

L 176/65 pb

17 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 644/2012 of 16 July 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements, as regards Russia

L 187/18 pb

18 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/411/EU of 17 July 2012 amending Decision 2010/472/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to Simbu viruses and epizootic haemorrhagic disease

L 192/16 mz/hk

19 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/414/EU of 17 July 2012 amending Annexes I to IV to Decision 2006/168/EC as regards certain veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Union of bovine embryos

L 194/12 mz/hk

20 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/415/EU of 18 July 2012 amending Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to bluetongue and Simbu viruses

L 194/26 mz/hk

21 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/449/EU of 27 July 2012 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State

L 203/66 hk

22 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/479/EU of 14 August 2012 amending Decision 2007/777/EC as regards the entries for Israel in the lists of third countries from which certain meat products may be introduced into the Union

L 219/5 mp

23 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/532/EU of 27 September 2012 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entries for Bahrain and Brazil in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised

L 264/15 aef

24 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/31/EU of 25 October 2012 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards the list of fish species susceptible to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia and the deletion of the entry for Epizootic ulcerative syndrome

L 297/26 sc

25 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/666/EU of 25 October 2012 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Hungary

L 299/46 sb

26 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted

L 306/1 sc

27 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1036/2012 of 7 November 2012 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entries for Croatia in the lists of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction of fresh meat and of certain meat products into the Union is authorised

L 308/13 pb

28 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1063/2012 of 13 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive

L 314/5 mk

29 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/701/EU of 13 November 2012 amending Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the inclusion of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the province of Bolzano in Italy in the list of Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease

L 318/68 sb

30 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/702/EU of 13 November 2012 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards the dispatch to other Member States of certain meat and meat products from Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex thereto

L 318/71 sb

31 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1097/2012 of 23 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive as regards dispatch of animal by-products and derived products between Member States

L 326/3 mk

32 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/737/EU of 27 November 2012 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community

L 329/19 sm

33 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/752/EU of 4 December 2012 authorising a laboratory in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines

L 334/47 hk

34 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/753/EU of 4 December 2012 amending Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards surveillance programmes for Finland and the United Kingdom and the disease-free status of Finland and the United Kingdom for certain aquatic animal diseases

L 334/48 wd

35 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1160/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the model veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania

L 336/9 pb

36 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1162/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Russia in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products and eggs may be introduced into the Union

L 336/17 pb

37 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/766/EU of 7 December 2012 amending Part A of Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC as regards the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

L 337/53 hk

38 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/767/EU of 7 December 2012 designating the EU reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease and repealing Decision 2006/393/EC

L 337/54 hk

39 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/786/EU of 13 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/221/EU as regards national measures for preventing the introduction of certain aquatic animal diseases into parts of Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom

L 347/36 wd

40 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 71/2013 of 25 January 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entry for Uruguay in the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction of fresh meat into the Union and correcting that Regulation as regards the model veterinary certificate for ovine and caprine animals intended for breeding or production after importation

L 26/7 pb

41 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 72/2013 of 25 January 2013 amending Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards the period of designation of certain laboratories as EU reference laboratories

L 26/9 hk

42 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 88/2013 of 31 January 2013 amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products, eggs and egg products may be introduced into the Union

L 32/8 mp

43 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2013/C 30/09 of 30 January 2013 on the purchase and storage of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens

C 30/15 aef

44 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 102/2013 of 4 February 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entry for the United States in the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction of live ungulates into the Union, the model veterinary certificate ‘POR-X’ and the protocols for testing for vesicular stomatitis

L 34/1 pb

45 COMMISSION REGULATION amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive

46 COMMISSION REGULATION laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the EU reference laboratories for rabies, bovine tuberculosis and bee health, amending Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 87/2011

Legislative items 45 & 46 were voted on in 2012 but have not been adopted (both are PRAC dossiers – regulatory procedure with scrutiny).

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Annex V – ANIMAL DISEASE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM: NOTIFICATIONS –

The following diseases are the subjects of the notification within the framework of Council Directive 82/894/EEC, as last amended by Commission Decision 2008/650/EC: A. Diseases of terrestrial animals • African horse sickness • African swine fever • Avian influenza • Bluetongue • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy • Classical swine fever • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia • Dourine • Equine encephalomyelitis (of all types, including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis) • Equine infectious anaemia • Foot and mouth disease • Glanders • Lumpy skin disease • Newcastle disease • Peste des petits ruminants • Rift valley fever • Rinderpest (cattle plague) • Sheep and goat pox (Capripox) • Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) • Swine vesicular disease • Tropilaelaps mite • Vesicular stomatitis B. Aquatic diseases • Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis • Epizootic ulcerative syndrome • Infection with Perkinsus marinus • Infection with Microcytos mackini • Infection with Marteilia refringens • Infection with Bonamia ostreae • Infection with Bonamia exitiosa • Infectious haematopoietic necrosis • Infectious salmon anaemia • Koi herpes virus disease • Taura syndrome • Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia • White spot disease • Yellowhead disease

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In this Annex, information is given on reported outbreaks during 1997-2012 of the following compulsory notifiable diseases: 1. Avian influenza 2. Newcastle disease 3. African swine fever 4. Classical swine fever 5. Swine vesicular disease 6. Infectious haematopoietic necrosis 7. Bluetongue 8. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Information on reported outbreaks of all compulsory notifiable diseases during 1997-2012 can be found on the following SANCO webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/adns/previous_table_11_en.htm Throughout the year, information on reported outbreaks of compulsory notifiable diseases is regularly updated and can be found on the following SANCO webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/adns/adns_outbreaks_per_disease_en.pdf

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1. HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) OUTBREAKS IN POULTRY REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 7 1 67 351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 2 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 7 1 67 351 0 0 250 0 0 33 25 2 1 2 0 0

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2. NEWCASTLE DISEASE OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 2 6 4 0 0 0 2* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 4 8 3 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 13 3 6 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Denmark 0 2 0 0 0 135 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 France 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 2 2 1 257 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 27 6 2 0 0 1 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sweden 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 59 25 7 257 2 135 4 3 14 16 54 22 29 6 3 6 * - Not included in ADNS

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3. AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAKS (CASES IN WILD BOAR) REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 23 28 21 11 9 11 12 248 198 0 31 6(2) 3(1) 1 3 74 (17) Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 23 28 22 11 9 11 12 248 198 0 31 6(2) 3(1) 1 3 74 (17)

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4. CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER OUTBREAKS (CASES IN WILD BOAR) REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0(6) 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 1 0(2) (1) 0(28*) 0(2) 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 44 11 6 2 5 11 1 (3) 0(24) 8(44) 0(12) 0 0(55) 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0(42) 0(163) 0(23) 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 55 18 9 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(27) Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 429 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 155(3) 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 5(3) 1(0) 0(1) 0(9) 3(4) 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 78 21 0 0 33 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 613 55 15 21 43 40 3(2) 5(7) 1(52) 8(47) 158(68) 4(167) 1(84) 0 0 3(27) * - Not included in ADNS

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5. SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 16 21 14 6 12 171 31 125 13 51 89 65 18 4 25 7 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 16 21 14 6 12 171 32 126 13 51 90 65 18 4 25 7

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6. INFECTIOUS HAEMATOPOIETIC NECROSIS OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Belgium 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 3 1 15 21 8* 6 4 6 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 Germany 11 6 8 7 11 10 0 1 4 7 2 1 3 0 4 2 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 5 7 9 7 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 10 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania - -- - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 22 8 24 33 27 26 13 7 9 10 5 7 7 9 16 15 * - Not included in ADNS

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7. BLUETONGUE OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 695 6870 45 2 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1 9 4 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 49 323 0 17 34 6 6 15298 38022 86 1 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 885 20476 2605 142 0 0 0 Greece 0 84 1 254 0 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 191 36 10 91 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 6744 6221* 11 2 136 0 236 2 5 67 37 13 287 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1315 19 2 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456 5798 66 12 0 0 0 Poland - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 158 78 129 6 1 3 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 505 0 0 14 317 87 0 7835 3036 427 88 6 7 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 81 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 84 1 254 7298 6716 11 33 499 93 2284 57819 44099 1076 174 39 388 * - Not included in ADNS

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8. BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY MEMBER STATES, 1997-2011

COUNTRY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Austria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Belgium 1 6 2 9 41 38 15 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyprus - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic - - - - - - - 7 8 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Estonia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 6 18 31 156 271 239 137 54 2 7 9 7 11 5 3 1 Germany 2 0 0 7 123 106 54 65 32 16 4 2 2 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 77 79 91 145 233 325 183 126 69 41 25 23 9 2 3 3 Italy 0 0 0 0 48* 3 0 7 3 7 2 1 2 0 1 0 Latvia - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 2 2 2 2 18 24 19 6 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 Poland - - - - - - - 11 20 4 5 5 4 2 1 3 Portugal 30 104 168 136 98 86 133 92 51 33 11 18 8 6 5 2 Romania - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - 7 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Slovenia - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 2 81 127 167 133 98 67 38 23 20 13 5 8 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 4 923 3 498 2 702 1 583 1075 1210 668 363 225 132 65 41 12 11 7 3

TOTAL 5 042 3 707 2 996 2 041 1997 2162 1379 884 522 318 166 122 71 44 26 20 * - Not included in ADNS

ANNEX VI: List of Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals

EU reference laboratory for classical swine fever

Institut für Virologie der Tierarztlichen Hochschule Hanover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany http://www.tiho-hannover.de/kliniken-institute/institute/institut-fuer-virologie-zentrum-fuer-infektionsmedizin/

EU reference laboratory for African horse sickness

Laboratorio de sanidad y producción animal, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Medio Marino 28110 Algete, Madrid – España

EU reference laboratory for avian influenza

Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey KT 15 3NB, United Kingdom http://www.defra.gov.uk/vla/science/sci_ai.htm

EU reference laboratory for Newcastle disease

Central Veterinary Laboratory New Haw, Weybridge Surrey KT 15 3NB United Kingdom http://www.defra.gov.uk/vla/diseases/dis_nd.htm

EU reference laboratory for swine vesicular disease

Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 ONF United Kingdom http://www.iah.ac.uk/

EU reference laboratory for fish diseases

Veterinærinstituttet Afdeling for Fjerkræ, Fisk og Pelsdyr Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Aarhus Denmark http://www.vet.dtu.dk/

EU reference laboratory for mollusc diseases

Ifremer — Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer La Tremblade France http://wwz.ifremer.fr/

EU reference laboratory for monitoring the effectiveness of rabies vaccination

AFSSA, Nancy Laboratoire d’études sur la rage et la pathologie des animaux sauvages Domaine de Pixérécourt, BP 9 F-54220 Malzéville, France http://www.anses.fr/

EU reference laboratory for bluetongue

Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 ONF United Kingdom http://www.iah.ac.uk/

EU reference laboratory for zootechnics

INTERBULL Centre Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , P.O. Box: 7023 S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Director: Joao Walter Dürr http://www.interbull.org/

EU reference laboratory for African swine fever

Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, Ctra. De Algete a El Casar, Valdeolmos 28130, Madrid, Spain Director: Marisa Arias http://www.inia.es/inia/

EU reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease

Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 ONF United Kingdom http://www.iah.ac.uk/

EU reference laboratory for brucellosis

ANSES — Laboratoire de santé animale Maisons-Alfort France http://www.anses.fr/

EU reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness

ANSES — Laboratoire de santé animale/Laboratoire de pathologie équine Maisons-Alfort France http://www.anses.fr/

EU reference laboratory for crustacean diseases

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Weymouth United Kingdom http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/

EU reference laboratory for rabies

ANSES — Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy Malzeville France http://www.anses.fr/

EU reference laboratory for bovine tuberculosis

VISAVET — Laboratorio de vigilancia veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid Spain http://www.vigilanciasanitaria.es/es/visavet.php

EU reference laboratory for bee health

ANSES - Sophia-Antipolis Laboratory Sophia-Antipolis France.’ http://www.anses.fr/

ANNEX VII: Status of EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland and regions thereof in relation to certain animal diseases at 31 December 2012

1 BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS

Legal basis Commission Decision 2003/467/EC as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/204/EU (newly officially free countries or regions in 2012 mentioned in bold). EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 67/94/COL replaced by 28/07/COL (Norway) and Appendix 2(I)(B)(4) of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products (Switzerland).

Countries officially free Austria Luxembourg Belgium Netherlands Czech Republic Norway Denmark Poland Estonia Slovakia Finland Slovenia France Sweden Germany Switzerland Latvia Regions officially free

Abruzzo region: province of Pescara Province of Bolzano Emilia-Romagna region Friuli Venezia Giulia region Lazio region: province of Viterbo Lombardia region Marche region: province of Ascoli Piceno Piemonte region: provinces of Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania, Verceli Sardegna region: province of Cagliari, Medio-Campidano, Ogliastra, Olbia-Tempio, Oristano Toscana region Province of Trento

Italy

Veneto region Portugal Região Algarve: all distritos United Kingdom Scotland

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2 BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS

Legal basis Commission Decision 2003/467/EC as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/204/EU (newly officially free countries or regions in 2012 mentioned in bold). EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 66/94/COL replaced by 28/07/COL (Norway) and Appendix 2(I)(B)(3) of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products (Switzerland).

Countries officially free Austria Latvia Belgium Luxembourg Czech Republic Netherlands Denmark Norway Estonia Poland Finland Slovakia France Slovenia Germany Sweden Ireland Switzerland Regions officially free

Abruzzo region: province of Pescara Province of Bolzano Emilia-Romagna region Friuli Venezia Giulia region Lazio region: provinces of Latina, Rieti, Viterbo Liguria region: provinces of Imperia, Savona Lombardia region Marche region Molise region: province of Campobasso Piemonte region Puglia region: province of Brindisi Sardegna region Toscana region Province of Trento Umbria region Valle d'Aosta region

Italy

Veneto region

Portugal Região Algarve: all distritos, Região Autónoma dos Açores: Ilhas de Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria.

Spain Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands: provinces: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas

United Kingdom Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales); Isle of Man

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3 ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS Legal basis Commission Decision 2003/467/EC as last amended by Commission Implementing Decisions 2012/204/EU, 2012/303/EU and 2012/449/EU (newly officially free countries or regions in 2012 mentioned in bold). EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 28/07/COL (Norway) and Appendix 2(I)(B)(5)of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products (Switzerland).

Countries officially free Austria Latvia Belgium Lithuania Cyprus Luxembourg Czech Republic Netherlands Denmark Norway Germany Slovakia Spain Slovenia Finland Sweden France Switzerland Ireland United Kingdom Regions officially free

Abruzzo region: province of Pescara Province of Bolzano Campania region: province of Napoli Emilia-Romagna region Friuli Venezia Giulia region Lazio region: provinces of Frosinone, Rieti, Viterbo Liguria region: province of Imperia, Savona Lombardia region Marche region Molise region Piemonte region Puglia region: province of Brindisi Sardegna region Sicilia region: provinces of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa, Trapani Toscana region Province of Trento Umbria region Val d'Aosta region

Italy

Veneto region Voivodship dolnośląskie Powiaty: bolesławiecki, dzierżoniowski, głogowski, górowski, jaworski,

jeleniogórski, Jelenia Góra, kamiennogórski, kłodzki, legnicki, Legnica, lubański, lubiński, lwówecki, milicki, oleśnicki, oławski, polkowicki, strzeliński, średzki, świdnicki, trzebnicki, wałbrzyski, Wałbrzych, wołowski, wrocławski, Wrocław, ząbkowicki, zgorzelecki, złotoryjski

Poland

Voivodship lubelskie

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Countries officially free Powiaty: bialski, Biała Podlaska, biłgorajski, chełmski, Chełm, hrubieszowski,

janowski, krasnostawski, kraśnicki, lubartowski, lubelski, Lublin, łęczyński, łukowski, opolski, parczewski, puławski, radzyński, rycki, świdnicki, tomaszowski, włodawski, zamojski, Zamość

Voivodship lubuskie Powiaty: gorzowski, Gorzów Wielkopolski, krośnieńsko-odrzański, międzyrzecki, nowosolski, słubicki, strzelecko–drezdenecki, sulęciński, świebodziński, Zielona Góra, zielonogórski, żagański, żarski, wschowski. Voivodship kujawsko-pomorskie Powiaty: aleksandrowski, brodnicki, bydgoski, Bydgoszcz, chełmiński, golubsko-

dobrzyński, grudziądzki, inowrocławski, lipnowski, Grudziądz, mogileński, nakielski, radziejowski, rypiński, sępoleński, świecki, toruński, Toruń, tucholski, wąbrzeski, Włocławek, włocławski, żniński.

Voivodship łódzkie Powiaty: bełchatowski, brzeziński, kutnowski, łaski, łęczycki, łowicki, łódzki,

Łódź, opoczyński, pabianicki, pajęczański, piotrkowski, Piotrków Trybunalski, poddębicki, radomszczański, rawski, sieradzki, skierniewicki, Skierniewice, tomaszowski, wieluński, wieruszowski, zduńskowolski, zgierski.

Voivodship małopolskie Powiaty: brzeski, bocheński, chrzanowski, dąbrowski, gorlicki, krakowski,

Kraków, limanowski, miechowski, myślenicki, nowosądecki, nowotarski, Nowy Sącz, oświęcimski, olkuski, proszowicki, suski, tarnowski, Tarnów, tatrzański, wadowicki, wielicki.

Voivodship mazowieckie Powiaty: białobrzeski, ciechanowski, garwoliński, grójecki, gostyniński, grodziski,

kozienicki, legionowski, lipski, łosicki, makowski, miński, mławski, nowodworski, ostrołęcki, Ostrołęka, ostrowski, otwocki, piaseczyński, Płock, płocki, płoński, pruszkowski, przasnyski, przysuski, pułtuski, Radom, radomski, Siedlce, siedlecki, sierpecki, sochaczewski, sokołowski, szydłowiecki, Warszawa, warszawski zachodni, węgrowski, wołomiński, wyszkowski, zwoleński, żuromiński, żyrardowski.

–Voivodship opolskie Powiaty: brzeski, głubczycki, kędzierzyńsko-kozielski, kluczborski, krapkowicki, namysłowski, nyski, oleski, opolski, Opole, prudnicki, strzelecki. Voivodship podkarpackie Powiaty: bieszczadzki, brzozowski, dębicki, jarosławski, jasielski, kolbuszowski,

krośnieński, krosno, leski, leżajski, lubaczowski, łańcucki, mielecki, niżański, przemyski, przemyśl, przeworski, ropczycko-sędziszowski, rzeszowski, Rzeszów, sanocki, stalowowolski, strzyżowski, Tarnobrzeg, tarnobrzeski.

Voivodship podlaskie Powiaty: augustowski, białostocki, Białystok, bielski, grajewski, hajnowski,

kolneński, łomżyński, Łomża, moniecki, sejneński, siemiatycki, sokólski, suwalski, Suwałki, wysokomazowiecki, zambrowski.

Voivodship pomorskie Powiaty: gdański, Gdańsk, Gdynia, lęborski, nowodworski, pucki, Sopot,

wejherowski. Voivodship śląskie Powiaty: będziński, bielski, Bielsko-Biała, bieruńsko-lędziński, Bytom, Chorzów,

cieszyński, częstochowski, Częstochowa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, gliwicki, Gliwice, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Jaworzno, Katowice, kłobucki, lubliniecki, mikołowski, Mysłowice, myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, pszczyński,

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Countries officially free raciborski, Ruda Śląska, rybnicki, Rybnik, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, tarnogórski, Tychy, wodzisławski, Zabrze, zawierciański, Żory, żywiecki.

Voivodship świętokrzyskie Powiaty: buski, jędrzejowski, kazimierski, kielecki, Kielce, konecki, opatowski,

ostrowiecki, pińczowski, sandomierski, skarżyski, starachowicki, staszowski, włoszczowski.

Voivodship warmińsko-mazurskie Powiaty: bartoszycki, braniewski, działdowski Elbląg, elbląski, ełcki, giżycki,

gołdapski, iławski, kętrzyński, lidzbarski, mrągowski, nidzicki, nowomiejski, olecki, olsztyński, ostródzki, Olsztyn, piski, szczycieński, węgorzewski.

Voivodship wielkopolskie Powiaty: gostyński, jarociński, kaliski, Kalisz, kępiński, kolski, koniński, Konin,

krotoszyński, międzychodzki, nowotomyski, ostrowski, ostrzeszowski, pleszewski, rawicki, słupecki, szamotulski, średzki, śremski, turecki, wolsztyński, wrzesiński, złotowski.

Portugal

Região Algarve: all distritos; Região Alentejo: all distritos; Região Centro: all distritos; Região Lisboa e Vale do Tejo: all distritos; Região Norte: distritos: Braga, Bragança, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real; Região Autónoma dos Açores.

United Kingdom

Isle of Man

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4 INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS Legal basis Commission Decision 2004/558/EC as last amended by Commission Decisions 2011/674/EU. EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 74/94/COL replaced by 159/10/COL (Norway) and Appendix 2(I)(B)(6) of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products (Switzerland).

Countries free (additional guarantees according to Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Austria Norway

Denmark Sweden

Finland Switzerland Regions free (additional guarantees according to Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Germany All regierungsbezirken in the federal state of Bavaria

Italy Province of Bolzano Countries with approved eradication programme (additional guarantees according to Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Czech Republic Regions with approved eradication programme (additional guarantees according to Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Germany All regions, except all regierungsbezirken in the federal state of Bavaria

Italy The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia; The Autonomous Province of Trento

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5 AUJESZKY’S DISEASE Legal basis Commission Decision 2008/185/EC as last amended by Commission Decisions 2012/701/EU of 13 November 2012 as regards the inclusion of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the province of Bolzano in Italy in the list of Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease (newly free countries or regions in 2012 mentioned in bold) . EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 226/96/COL replaced by 160/10/COL (Norway) and Appendix 2(I)(B)(7) of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products (Switzerland).

Countries free (additional guarantees according to Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Austria Luxembourg Belgium Netherlands Cyprus Norway Czech Republic Slovenia Denmark Slovakia Finland Sweden Germany Switzerland Ireland United Kingdom Regions free (additional guarantees according to Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC)

France

The departments of Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or, Côtes-d’Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Gers, Gironde, Hautes-Alpes, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Hérault, Indre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, Puy-de-Dôme, Réunion, Rhône, Sarthe, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Yvelines

Italy Province of Bolzano Countries with approved eradication programme (additional guarantees according to Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC) Spain

Hungary

Poland Regions with approved eradication programme (additional guarantees according to Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC) /

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5 BRUCELLOSIS (BRUCELLA MELITENSIS) Legal basis Commission Decision 93/52/EC as last amended by CID 2011/277/EU. Countries officially free Austria Belgium Czech Republic Germany Denmark Estonia Finland Hungary Ireland Luxembourg Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Sweden Slovakia Slovenia United Kingdom Regions officially free

France

Departments of: Ain, Aisne, Allier, Ardèche, Ardennes, Aube, Aveyron, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Essonne, Eure, Eure-Loire, Finistère, Gers, Gironde, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute-Loire, Haute-Vienne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Jura, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Lot et Garonne, Lot, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Morbihan, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Sarthe, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Territoire de Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Vendée, Vienne, Ville de Paris, Vosges, Yonne, Yvelines. Abruzzo region: province of Pescaria Province of Bolzano Emilia-Romagna region Friuli Venezia Giulia region Lazio region: provinces of Latina, Rieti, Roma and Viterbo Liguria region: province of Savona Lombardia region Marche region

Italy

Molise region

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Piemonte region Sardinia region Province of Trento Tuscany region Umbria region Valle d'Aosta region Veneto region

Portugal Autonomous region of the Azores

Spain Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands: Provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas

Annex VIII TRACES Data

Traded animals between Member States in 2012

Annex IX - Scientific Opinions of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare

Published Adopted Title of Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on animal health issues

adopted/published in 2011-2012

13/12/2012 21/12/2012 Scientific Opinion on Bovine TB Test

26/11/2012 21/11/2012 Scientific Report on Echinococcus multiocularis reporting in the context of Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011

22/11/2012 15/11/2012 Technical Report on Schmallenberg virus

20/11/2012 16/11/2012 Scientific Opinion on infectious salmon anaemia

06/07/2012 22/06/2012 Scientific Opinion on treatment of animal casings

29/06/2012 23/05/2012 Scientific Opinion on meat inspection of poultry

14/06/2012 13/06/2012 Scientific Report on Schmallenberg virus - analysis of epidemiological data/impact assessment

14/06/2012 23/05/2012 Scientific Opinion on Review of Zooneses 2009 and 2010

04/05/2012 30/04/2012 Technical Report on Schmallenberg virus

04/04/2012 15/03/2012 Scientific Opinion on foot-and-mouth disease in Thrace

02/04/2012 15/03/2012 Scientific Opinion on Swine Vesicular Disease and Vesicular Stomatitis

02/04/2012 30/03/2012 Technical Report on Schmallenberg virus

26/01/2012 14/12/2011 Guidance on risk assessment of food and feed from genetically modified animals and on animal health/welfare aspects

06/10/2011 15/09/2011 Scientific opinion on Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

03/10/2011 31/08/2011 Scientific opinion on Public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

28/07/2011 7/07/2011 Scietific opinion on Hatchery Waste as animal by-products

08/06/2011 16/05/2011 Scientific opinion on Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance

23/05/2011 4/05/2011 Scientific opinion on Bluetongue serotype 8

17/03/2011 24/02/2011 Scientific opinion on Monitoring for the emergence of possible new pandemic strains of influenza in animals

Annex X – SPS notifications 2012

1. G/SPS/EU3 plus Addendum 1 (1/3/2012) Commission Implementing Decision on imports into the European Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species.

2. G/SPS/EU4 plus Addendum 1 (1/3/2012) amending Annexes B, C and D to Council Directive 90/429/EEC as regards animal health requirements for brucellosis and Aujeszky's disease.

3. G/SPS/EU5 plus Addendum 1 (1/6/2012) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 468/2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products.

4. G/SPS/EU17 plus Addendum 1 (17/7/2012) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/411/EU amending Decision 2010/472/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to Simbu viruses and epizootic haemorrhagic disease.

5. G/SPS/EU18 plus Addendum 1 (18/7/2012) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/415/EU amending Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to bluetongue and Simbu viruses.

6. G/SPS/EU19 plus Addendum 1 (17/7/2012) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/414/EU amending Annexes I to IV to Decision 2006/168/EC as regards certain veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Union of bovine embryos.

7. G/SPS/EU25 (9/7/2012) Commission Regulation (EU) No 610/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 124/2009 of 10 February 2009 setting maximum levels for the presence of coccidiostats or histomonostats in food resulting from the unavoidable carry-over of these substances in non-target feed" carry-over of these substances in non-target feed.

8. G/SPS/EU30 (31/1/2013) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 88/2013 amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products, eggs and egg products may be introduced into the Union.

9. G/SPS/EU33 plus Addenda 1 & 2 Draft Commission Regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive.