WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/380
31 March 2003
(03-1809)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French/
Spanish
LIST OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY
THE OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES (OIE) IN 2002
AND PLANNED FOR 2003
Seminars and workshops in each regionG/SPS/GEN/380
Page 2Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
AFRICA
Seminar on Health Surveillance and
Emerging Diseases
This seminar was organised by the
OIE Regional Representation forAfrica and the Central Bureau of theOIE, with the support of the French
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
(Cooperation), OAU/IBAR
1 through
the PACE2 programme financed by the
European Union.To discuss
- animal disease information systems
- the control of emerging diseases- strengthening food safety in international
trade of animal products, developing thistrade and protecting public health28 to 31 January
200282 participants and 15 speakers from 41 countries
and four international organisations, bilateral
sponsors and research institutes:Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,Comores, Congo, Congo (Dem Rep), Côte d’Ivoire,Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Gambia,Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, India, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda,Zambia, Zimbabwe.
International and regional organisations:
OAU/IBAR/PACE, CIRAD-EMVT
3, European
Commission, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Cooperation)Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia)
Workshop on support for the
preparation of health documents by
OIE Member Countries
This workshop was organised by the
PACE Coordination and the OIERegional Representation for AfricaTo assist the Member Countries in the
procedure for declaring their country free
from rinderpest11 to 15 February
200211 countries participated:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ghana,
Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, TogoAbidjan
(Côte
d’Ivoire)
OIE/FAO/World Bank Seminar onthe Organisation of Veterinary
Services and Food Safety for OIEMember Countries from Africa andthe Middle East
This seminar was organised within the
framework of the World VeterinaryCongressTo discuss
- collaboration with the world veterinary
profession
- participation of Veterinary Services in
international health negotiations andraising awareness amongst political
decision-makers
- proceedings of international organizations- organisation of the Veterinary Services of
developing countries,
- training for Veterinary Service agents- collaboration of Veterinary Services with
private veterinarians
- Veterinary Service partners27 and 28 September
200285 participants and 22 speakers, from 55 countries
and 7 international organisations, participated in the
seminar:Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin,Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo(Dem Rep), Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea,
Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Kuwait, Libya,Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, SouthAfrica, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia.
Speakers from: Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland,Tunis
(Tunisia)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 3Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands
New Zealand, OIE, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland,
Tunisia, United States of America.International and regional organisations:OAU/IBAR/PACE, CIRAD/EMVT, EuropeanCommission, FAO, PANAFTOSA (PAHO)
4,
WHO, WTO, WAAP5, World Bank
AMERICAS
First Regional Workshop on TSE inAnimals
This workshop was  held at the
Laboratory of INTA
6, CastelarTo discuss:
- harmonization and standardization of
diagnostic procedures for TSE in animals
- up-date of disease surveillance in the
Region
- recommendations on procedures and
organization of a diagnostic network in theregion5 to 11 May 2002 Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Colombia,
Chile, France, Guatemala, Panama,  DominicanRepublic, Switzerland, Uruguay and USAFAO, PANAFTOSA (OPS/OMS)
7
ENFER-ABOTT
BIORAD
PRIONICS (ROCHE)Buenos
Aires(Argentina)
The 8th Seminar on Harmonisation
and Control of Registration ofVeterinary Medicinal ProductsHarmonization of biogical products,
pharmacological active principles and GMP9 to 16 August 2002 Argentina, Brazil, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador,Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, USDA-
APHIS
8 (USA), Venezuela, CAPROVE
(Argentina) 9
SINDAN (Brazil)10, Agencia Española de
Medicamentos (Spain), IFAH11, PANAFTOSA
(OPS/OMS) , INFARVET (Mexico) 12, F ILASA
(USA) 13, AVISA (Venezuela) 14, CEV (Uruguay) 15Merida,
Yucatan(Mexico)
Seminar on Avian Influenza,experiences in America
This seminar was  organised jointly
with the Latin-American Association
on Poultry (ALA), during the 17
th
Poultry Congress for Central Americaand the Caribbean (FEDAVIAC)To inform,  clarify and promote actions to
better knowledge of Avian Influenza by thecountries of the Region2 October 2002 This activity was hold during the 17
th Poultry
Congress for Central America and the Caribbeanand  the countries participating in this congressattended this seminar as well;  400 people
participatedLa Havana
(Cuba)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 4Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
Meeting to constitute a permanent
commission on TSE in animals for
AmericasTo create a commission to explain free-status
recognition pathway of countries or zones,
improve diagnostic capabilities and evaluaterisk analysis for TSEs in the countries of theRegion in relation to the OIE InternationalAnimal Health Code5 and 6 December
2002Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, USDA-APHIS
(USA), Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, OIE
(Central Bureau), Peru, FAO, PANAFTOSA(OPS/OMS), INTA (Argentina)Buenos
Aires
(Argentina)
Course on quality and audit systems
for manufacturers of Veterinary
MedicinesObjectives:
- to promote technical updating of
participants on HACCPP
- to standardise criteria on  technical
interpretation of the requirements of theinternational norms
- to harmonise the application of criteria for
inspections
- to reflect on the impact the inspections
produce in quality, safety and therapeuticefficiency of medicines10  to 21 March 2003 Official and private veterinary services of the
American countries and  members  of FILASABuenos
Aires
(Argentina)
9th Seminar on Harmonisation and
Control of Veterinary Drugs, and 3rd
CAMEVET16
AssemblyContinue Harmonisation of Register and
Control of Veterinary Medicines by technical
guides. Meeting of CAMEVET regardingactions to improve GMP systems.11 to 15 August 2003 Officials of the Veterinary Services of the
American countries and veterinary medicines
industry  of the American countries and members ofFILASABuenos
Aires,
(Argentina)
EUROPE
Seminar on the fulfilment on thepart of East European countries
(CIS) of the Third OIE Strategic
Plan one year after itsimplementationTo discuss
- current structure and quality of Veterinary
Services
- information system put in place- veterinary sanitary control, border control,
surveillance of animals
- surveillance and control from the farm to
the market carried out for infectious
diseases
- contact between national Veterinary
Services and the State
- seminars, OIE General Session, etc.- contact between national Veterinary
Services and the OIE24 to 29 June 2002 16 countries participated:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzistan, Lithuania,Macedonia (FRY), Mongolia, Romania, RussianFederation, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Ukraine,UzbekistanTeramo
(Italy)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 5Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
- measures for protection against bio-
  terrorism
Seminar for Chief Veterinary
Officers and Deans from Veterinaryfaculties to discuss veterinaryeducation within the context of thepolitical and economic changes in
the East European countries- May 2003 Countries from the CIS, Balkan and Baltic areas Kiev
(Ukraine)
MIDDLE EAST
Workshop on the Surveillance andControl of the Main Epizootics inthe Middle EastTo discuss
- animal health status in the region- organisation of Veterinary Services. control of FMD and FMD virus strains in
the region
- control of brucellosis- brief overview of other major diseases in
the region
- surveillance programmes of epizootics4 to 7 May 2002 57 participants attended the workshop: Bahrain,
Cyprus, Egypt, France, India, Lebanon, Oman,Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United ArabEmirates, Yemen.
International or regional organisations:
AFSSA
17, FAO, MERIALCairo
(Egypt)
Joint WHO/MZCP18 – OIE Regional
Representation for the Middle East
Training Course on Emerging andRe-emerging Zoonotic Diseases:Intersectoral SurveillanceTo discuss
- emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and
food-borne diseases
- intersectoral surveillance system planning- screening and diagnostic characteristics- measures of disease frequency- types of data, and describing and
summarising data
- studying designs and sampling
methodology
- basics steps of analysis- questionnaire design
- case/outbreak investigation
- prioritise actions24 to 29 June 2002 25 trainees, representing both the public health and
animal health sectors, participated from 13 MZCP
Member Countries :Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Kuwait, Lebanon,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Turkey,France, Lebanon, WHO, OIEBeirut
(Lebanon)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 6Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
Workshop on Camels and Wildlife
diseasesTo discuss:
- animal health and Veterinary Services
status of the countries in the region
- control of camel diseases in the Middle
East
- control of wildlife diseases- procedures and certification for trade in
animals and animal products in the Greater
Horn of Africa and the Middle East region3 to 5 March 2003 2 delegates from each Member Country of the
Regional Commission for the Middle East,
REVC
19,  AU/IBAR, FAOSana’a
(Yemen)
ASIA
Eighth Meeting of OIE Sub-
Commission for FMD in South EastAsia (SEAFMD)To review progress of the Programme of FMD
control in South East Asia3 to 8 March 2002 81 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand,Vietnam, Australia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
USA and international organisations includingAusAid, ACIAR
20, EU, FAO, ILRI21 and JICA22.Penang
(Malaysia)
OIE/JLTA23 Symposium on Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
This symposium  was held  in
collaboration with the JapaneseMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries and the Ministry of Health,Welfare and LabourTo provide updated information on BSE and
to discuss and evaluate the cases reported inJapan4 July 2002 About 650 participants from producers, processors,
consumers, mass-media, universities and researchinstitutions, administrative organisations in JapanTokyo
(Japan)
2nd OIE/FAO-APHCA24 Regional
Workshop on the WTO SPSAgreement
This workshop was held in cooperation
with the Department of Livestock
Development, Thailand, Free
University of Berlin, Germany,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Chiang Mai University, Thailand, andthe Japan Livestock TechnologyAssociation)To train government officials, in particular at
technical level in the Asia and the Pacific
Region, on the roles of WTO/SPS Agreement,the OIE International Animal Health Code, theOIE Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Testsand Vaccines and the Codex Alimentarius8 to 12 July 2002 34 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, SriLanka, Thailand, Vietnam and PR China. Speakersfrom Germany, Switzerland and Egypt. OIERegional Representation and FAO-APHCA.Chiang Mai
(Thailand)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 7Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
OIE/FAVA25 Special Session (OIE
Satellite Seminar) on Emerging
DiseasesTo increase public awareness of the
importance of emerging diseases related to
public health27 August 2002 About 250 participants from various countries in
Asia and the Pacific including Australia, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Nepal, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar,Thailand, USA, etc. and international organisationsincluding OIE, FAO and World VeterinaryAssociation.Kuala
Lumpur
(Malaysia)
2nd OIE Workshop on Animal
Movement Management in the
Lower Mekong BasinTo discuss animal movement management and
to find pilot projects for this purpose in the
Lower Mekong Basin8 to 13 September
200235 participants of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Vietnam, Myanmar, People’s Republic of China
and international organizations including OIE,Japan International Cooperation Agency.Hanoi
(Vietnam)
2nd Conference on International
Harmonisation of Veterinary
Medicinal ProductsTo discuss and report the progress of activities
related to International harmonization of
veterinary medicinal Products.9 to 11 October
2002About 200 participants from EU, USA, Japan,
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, France,
Germany, Republic of Korea, Malaysia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Switzerland,United Kingdom, and international organisationsfrom OIE and VICH
26.Tokyo
(Japan)
Regional BSE Seminar andWorkshop
This seminar and workshop were
jointly organised by the OIE, USDA,DVS
27 and JLTATo discuss
- BSE disease status world-wide
- current science of BSE
- other TSEs- laboratory diagnosis- experiences of BSE surveillance and the
rapid tests in Switzerland and the EU
- BSE preventive and control strategies at
the national level
- USA surveillance programme- Japan's programme for BSE control
measures
- rapid tests for diagnosis of BSE, in
particular the tests for surveillance
- importance of risk analysis- preparation and histopathological findings
of brain tissues of TSEs28 October to
1 November 2002About 200 participants attended the seminar from
various fields, including animal health and public
health from the following countries:
Cambodia (two government officers), Hong Kong,
China (one), Indonesia (two), Japan (one speaker),Laos (two), Malaysia (10 and many observers),Myanmar (one), People's Republic of China (two),
Sri Lanka (two), Switzerland (one speaker), United
States of America (one organiser and two speakers)and the OIE (the reporting officer)Kuala
Lumpur and
Ipoh
(Malaysia)G/SPS/GEN/380
Page 8Title Purpose Date Participants and participating countries Location
SEAFDEC28 Hands-on Training
Workshop on Important Viral
Diseases of Shrimp and Marine Fish
This workshop was organised in
collaboration with NACA29To discuss importance of viral diseases of
shrimp and marine fish and to provide the
participants with hands-on training course ondiagnosis of such diseases in the laboratory.6-to 19 November
2002Participants from 12 countries including Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, People’s Republic of
China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, andSEAFDECIloilo
(Philippines)
Workshop on Animal HealthInformation TechnologyTo discuss and provide updated information
on technologies regarding Foot and Mouth
Disease in South East Asia and GeographicalInformation Systems (GIS)24-28 February
2003Participants to be from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, VietnamManila
(Philippines)
11th International Symposium of the
World Associatio n of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians
(WAVLD) and OIE Seminar onBiotechnologyTo share information disciplines in diagnostic
sciences and to function as a scientific
information source to governments,
international organizations and nationalexperts working in animal health and foodsafety22-26 June 2003 Participants to be from Asia, Oceania countries,
Europe and AmericasBangkok
(Thailand)
3rd OIE/FAO-APHCA  Regional
Workshop on WTO’s SPS
Agreement
This workshop will be held in
cooperation with the Department ofLivestock Development, Thailand,Free University of Berlin, Germany,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Chiang Mai University, Thailand, andthe Japan Livestock TechnologyAssociationTo train government officials, in particular at
technical level in the Asia and the Pacific
Region, on the roles of WTO/SPS Agreement,
the OIE International Animal Health Code, theOIE Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Testsand Vaccines and the Codex AlimentariusJuly 2003 Participants to be from Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal,
Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Vietnam and PR China, speakers fromGermany, Switzerland, Egypt, OIE RegionalRepresentation and FAO-APHCA.Chiang Mai
(Thailand)
OIE/FAO Workshop on Risk
Analysis with examples on BSE and
food safety
This workshop will be held for CVOs
or their representatives of the Asianand Pacific Region, back to back withFAO-APHCA SessionTo provide updated information on risk
analysis and to discuss this with examples on
BSE and Food SafetyAugust 2003 undecided Vientiane
(Laos)G/SPS/GEN/380
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The 3rd Workshop on Animal
Movement Management in the
Lower Mekong Basin
This workshop will be held by OIE
SEAFMD RCU, in collaboration withOIE Regional Representation, TokyoTo discuss the development of a long term
strategic vision for the South East Asia Foot
and Mouth Disease Campaign and to providespecific advice on its application in MekongBasin, and to develop work for the identifiedprojectsundecided undecided undecided
OIE Workshop on BSE Diagnosis
and SurveillanceTo discuss BSE disease status world-wide,
current science of BSE, laboratory diagnosisand surveillance, and provide a hands-onworkshop for laboratory staff on BSEdiagnosis and surveillance.undecided undecided Bangkok
(Thailand)
SEAFDEC Hands-on TrainingWorkshop on aquatic animal diseasediagnosis andSurveillance
This workshop will be organised in
collaboration with NACAAs for first workshop undecided undecided Iloilo
(Philippines)
1 OAU: Organization of African Unity – IBAR: Interafrican Bureau of Animal Resources
2  PACE: Pan-African Programme for the Control of Epizootics
3  CIRAD-EMVT: Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine of the International Cooperation Centre for Agronomic Research and Development
4  PANAFTOSA (PAHO): Centro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa (PanAmerican Health Organization)
5 WAAP: World Association for Animal Production
6  INTA: Instituto de Clima y Agua
7 PANAFTOSA (OPS/OMS): Centro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa (O rganizacion Panamericana de la Salud / Organizacion Mundial de la Salud)
8 USDA-APHIS : The United States Department of Agricu lture -The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service
9 CAPROVE: Cámara Argentina de la Industria de Productos Veterinarios
10 SINDAN: Sindicato Nacional Da Indústria de Produtos Para Saúde Animal
11 IFAH: International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH)
12 INFARVET: Industria Farmacéutica Veterinaria
13 FILASA: Federación  Latinoamericana de la  Industria para la  Salud  Animal
14 AVISA: Asociación Venezolana de Industria de Sanidad Animal
15 C.E.V.:  Cámara de Especialidades Veterinarias
16 CAMEVET = Committee of the Americas for Veterinary Medicines
17 AFSSA: Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments
18 MZCP: Mediterranean Zoonoses Control ProgrammeG/SPS/GEN/380
Page 1019 REVC: Regional Emergency Veterinary Committee
20 ACIAR: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
21 ILRI: International Livestock Research Institute
22 JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency
23 JLTA: Japan Livestock Technology Association, Japan
24 FAO-APHCA:FAO Regional Animal Production Health Commission Asia Pacific
25 FAVA: Federation Asian Veterinary Associations
26 VICH: International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Products
27 DVS: Department of Veterinary Services, Malaysia
28 SEAFDEC: Southeast Asian Fisher ies Development Center, Thailand
29 NACA: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.
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