Dr Ago PärtelOIE Regional Commission for Europe

OIE Regional CommissionsOIE Regional Commissions

REGIONAL INFORMATION SEMINARFOR RECENTLY APPOINTED OIE

DELEGATESBrussels 18 – 20.02.2014

CONTENTS

•OIE Regional Commissions:

• Regions, composition, mission• Meetings of the Regional Commissions

during the OIE General Session• Conferences of the Regional

Commissions• Interaction with Regional and Sub-

Regional Representations

OIE Regional CommissionsOIE Regional Commissions

• Five Regional Commissions to express specific issues:• Africa 52• Americas 30• Asia, Far East and Oceania 36• Europe 53• Middle East 20

• The Regional Commissions are composed of the Delegates from the region and act as regional institutional bodies of the OIE

•The members of the Bureau of the Regional Commissions – president, 2 vicepresidents and secretary general are elected for a 3-year period

• The current members of the Bureau were introduced and elected during the 80th General Session for a three-year term of office 2012-2015

OIE Regional CommissionsOIE Regional Commissions

President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary

Africa Dr Marosi Molomo(Lesotho)

Dr Theogen Rutagwenda (Rwanda)

Dr Ahmed K. Boughalem(Algeria)

Americas Dr John Clifford(United Statesof America)

Dr Guilherme H. Figueiredo Marques(Brazil)

Dr Miguel Ángel Azañón Robles(Guatemala)

Dr Mark Trotman(Barbados)

Asia, the Far East and Oceania

Dr Zhang Zhongqiu(People’s Rep.of China)

Dr DavinioCatbagan(Philippines)

Dr Sen Sovann(Cambodia)

Dr MatthewStone (New Zealand)

Europe Dr AgoPärtel(Estonia)

Dr Ivan Bisiuk(Ukraine)

Dr LucioCarbajo Goñi(Spain)

Dr Nihat Pakdil (Turkey)

Middle East Dr Kassem Al-Qahtani(Qatar)

Dr Ali Abdullah Al-Sahmi (Oman)

Dr Abdulghani Y. Al Fadhl (Saudi Arabia)

Dr SalahFadhil Abbas(Iraq)

OIE Regional CommissionsOIE Regional Commissions

The OIE Regional CommissionsThe OIE Regional CommissionsBasic TextsBasic Texts

Terms of reference:•to hold Regional conferences

Examine regional issuesProduce recommendations

to contribute to strengthening the capacities of the Veterinary Services to contribute to the harmonization: sanitary – trade to increase the contribution of livestock in economiesto give an advisory opinion on the headquarters of the Regional Representationto examine applications from Member Countries -Reference Centers

Meetings of the Regional Commissions Meetings of the Regional Commissions during the OIE General Sessionduring the OIE General Session

• Opportunity for the members of the Regional Commission to meet and discuss:• The Bureau of the Regional Commission reports on their

activities.• The Regional Representation and Sub-Regional Representations

report on their activities.• Technical items are proposed.• Lessons learnt from the Conference of the Regional Commission

are proposed: recommendations, next Conference.• Issues of regional relevance: priority diseases; GF-TADs; new

Collaborating Centres proposed.• Financial aspects.• Direct interaction with the members of the Specialist

Commissions and the OIE Headquarters.• Regional and International Organisations having signed a

cooperation agreement with the OIE.

Conferences of the Regional Conferences of the Regional CommissionsCommissions

• Each Regional Commission organises a Conference every two years in a country of the region.• These Conferences are devoted to technical items and regional

cooperation for animal disease control.

• The OIE 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe took place in Fleesensee/Germany from September 18 to 21 2012.

• 26th Regional Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe, 22-26 September 2014, Bern / Switzerland

Conferences of the Regional Conferences of the Regional CommissionsCommissions

Technical Item I The role of wildlife in the control of domestic animal diseases

Technical Item II Regional steps towards common Animal Welfare approach in Europe

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28-30 April 2014 OIE regional seminar for National Focal Points on Wildlife

Russia

1-3 July 2014 OIE regional seminar for National Focal Points on Communication

Estonia

13-17 October 2014 OIE regional seminar for National Focal Points on in charge of animal disease notification to the OIE (WAHIS)

Moldavie (tbc)

17-19 November 2014

OIE regional seminar for National Focal Points on Veterinary Products

FYROM

OIE regional seminars for national Focal Points

Interaction with Regional and Sub-Regional Interaction with Regional and Sub-Regional RepresentationsRepresentations

• The Regional Commission works closely with the Regional Representation (RR) and the Sub-Regional Representations (SRRs):• RR and SRRs participate in the meetings of the Bureau,

particularly the regional meeting held during the General Session;

• RR and SRRs support the Bureau in drafting the report;

• RR and SRRs report to the Commission;

• RR and SRRs participate in the preparation of the Regional Conference in collaboration with the Regional Activities Department.

Regional and Subregional Representations

Dr Yacouba Samaké Dr Luis Barcos Dr Nikola Belev Dr Ghazi YehiaDr. Hirofumi Kugita

Dr Nadege Leboucq

Dr Ronello Abila

Dr Filiberto Frago

Dr Walter Masiga

Dr Neo Mapiste

Dr Rachid Bouguedour

Dr. Kazimieras Lukauskas

Moscow

Thank you for your kind attention

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