NR AWEN
AU Erlacher-Vindel,E.; Brückner,G.
TI The OIE system for the evaluation of country status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy
QU International Conference - Prion 2006: Strategies, advances and trends towards protection of society - 3.10.-6.10.2006, Torino, Italy, Lingotto Conference Centre - Oral sessions ORAL-09
PT Konferenz-Vortrag
AB
The Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (Chapter 2.3.13) makes provision for the BSE risk status of the cattle population in a country, zone or compartment to be determined on the basis of a risk assessment and other evaluation criteria described in the Terrestrial Code. Pending the outcome of the risk assessment the cattle population in a country, zone or compartment can be classified as a negligible BSE risk, a controlled BSE risk or an undetermined BSE risk. Applications of Member Countries are assessed using the information in the completed questionnaire for BSE status recognition, the requirements of Chapter 2.3.13 and the guideline for Surveillance for BSE (Appendix 3.8.4) of the Terrestrial Code. The applications of Member Countries are evaluated by an ad hoc Group of experts and recommendations made to the OIE Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases. Every year, during the General Session in May, the International Committee of the OIE composed of the Official delegates of the OIE Member Countries adopts a list by Resolution of countries recognised as a negligible BSE risk or a controlled BSE risk
The adoption of Resolution XXVII at the 74th General Session of the OIE in May 2006, giving recognition by the International Committee of the OIE to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) categorisation status of several Member Countries, also signifies the acceptance by the European Commission, the EU Council and the EU Parliament of a process that would now be the sole responsibility and mandate of the OIE replacing the evaluation and classification process for the allocation of a GBR index in respect of BSE to Member States and third countries by the European Commission.
The Member Countries of the OIE that were listed following the adoption of Resolution XXVII, were evaluated in accordance with the 2004 edition of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code with the provision that any re-evaluations or new applications from Member Countries, will be done in accordance with the 2006 edition of the Terrestrial Code or the Terrestrial Code current at the date of evaluation and also using the questionnaire for BSE risk assessment that was adopted at the 74th General Session. In the Resolution four countries were listed as BSE free and four countries as provisionally free from BSE in accordance with the 2004 Terrestrial Code classification. The status allocated to these countries will be published by the OIE until May 2008.
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PO Italien