G/SPS/GEN/1499  
 
21 June 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French/Spanish  
 
 66TH MEETING OF THE SPS COMMITTEE 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE WORLD ORGA NISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) 
The following communication, received on 16 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
OIE. 
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is pleased to provide this report for information of WTO Members attending the 66
th meeting of the SPS Committee. 
1  84TH GENERAL SESSION 
1.1.  On 22-27 May 2016 the OIE held its 84th General Session. This is the annual event for OIE 
members to examine and adopt new intergovernmental standards and guidelines aimed at preserving and improving animal health and welfare throughout the world. Around 
850 participants, representing the National Delegates of 180 member countries, numerous 
scientists, and observers from some 40 internatio nal, intergovernmental, regional and national 
organisations took part in this event. The Final Report of the 84
th General Session is available on 
the OIE website ( http://www.oie.int/en/about-us/final-repo rts-of-the-general-s ession-of-the-oie-
international-committee/ ). 
1.1  Standard setting activities at the 84th General Session 
1.2.  The OIE Delegates adopted updated texts in its normative publications, including the Users' 
Guide, Glossary and sixteen new or revised chapters in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
(Terrestrial Code ) and the Glossary and six revised chapters in the Aquatic Animal Health Code  
(Aquatic Code ). Issues relevant to this Committee include: 
1.1.1  Terrestrial Code 
1.3.  The User’s Guide was amended and, among other changes, new text was added to clarify 
that zoning and compartmentalisation should be considered as tools to control diseases and to 
facilitate safe trade. 
1.4.  In the Glossary, "reptiles" was added to the definition of "animal". 
1.5.  Chapter 1.3. "Diseases, infections and infest ations listed by the OIE", the text of which was 
formerly an article of Chapter 1.2, was established as an independent chapter. In addition, for 
greater clarity, several amendments were made to the names of particular diseases, infections and 
infestations. Among others, for "Infection with influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity in birds other than poultry  including wild birds", the word "poultry" was italicised to conform with the 
glossary definition of poultry. In relation to th is, during the discussion the President of the Code 
Commission clarified that "wild birds" means all wild bird species according to the definition of "wildlife" in the glossary (feral, captive wild and wild). G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  1.1.2  Aquatic Code 
1.6.  Chapter 4.3., "Disinfection of aquaculture establishments and equipment" was 
comprehensively revised. This signals the start of work to revise the chapters in Section 4 of the Aquatic Code  that address disease prevention and cont rol, a key part of the Aquatic Animals 
Commission’s three-year work plan. Disinfection is an important tool for disease management in 
aquaculture, used to prevent the introduction an d spread of pathogenic agents both within and 
between aquaculture facilities. 
1.7.  The online versions of the 25
th edition (2016) of the Terrestrial Code  and the 19th edition 
(2016) of the Aquatic Code  will soon be available and can be accessed from the OIE public web 
site at: http://www.oie.int/en/internati onal-standard-setting/terre strial-code/a ccess-online/  and 
http://www.oie.int/en/interna tional-standard-setting/aqu atic-code/access-online/  respectively. 
1.2  Official OIE recognition of disease status and control programmes of member 
countries 
1.8.  OIE member countries can apply to be included in the list of countries with an officially 
recognised status with regard to the follow ing six priority diseases: bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE), foot and mouth disease (FMD), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), African horse sickness (AHS), peste des pe tits ruminants (PPR) and classical swine fever 
(CSF).  
1.9.  At the 84
th General Session, a number of new countries or zones of countries obtained official 
recognition of their status:  
 Seven new countries were recognised as "free from CSF" in Europe, and Asia and the 
Pacific, as well as a zone in Brazil; 
 Latvia was recognised as "free from PPR"; 
 Kazakhstan and the Philippines were recognised as "free from AHS"; 
 Six new countries in Europe, Africa and th e Americas were recognised as having a 
"negligible BSE risk"; Namibia became the first country in Africa to be awarded official disease status in regard to this disease; 
 Three new countries were recognised as "fr ee from CBPP" in the Americas, and Asia and 
the Pacific, as well as a zone in Namibia; 
 One new zone was recognised as "FMD free where vaccination is not practiced"; in 
Russia. 
1.10.  Member countries can also apply for offi cial OIE endorsement of their national control 
programme for FMD, PPR and CBPP. The OIE endo rsed the national control programmes for FMD 
submitted by Thailand, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. 
1.11.  In total, 25 national applications for official recognition of a given status or endorsement of 
a control programme were adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates (the Assembly). 
1.12.  The full list of countries and their recognised disease status for AHS, BSE, CBPP, CSF, FMD, 
and PPR is attached in Annex 1. 
1.3  Global animal health situation 1.13.  The General Session also serves as an opportunity for member countries to discuss their 
national concerns and share information about the global animal health situation, including 
zoonoses. Particular attention was paid to various diseases, including: 
 the global epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds, for which countries 
must continue their surveillance efforts, both in domesticated birds and in wild birds; 
 bluetongue and lumpy skin disease, both vect or-borne diseases with an important impact 
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   infection with peste des petits ruminants virus (PPR); the disease had gradually and 
significantly increased during the last 11 years, currently more than 25% of countries have reported the presence of PPR in 2015 and 2016. 
1.14.  The introduction of the OIE's new mobile application, WAHIS alerts, for mobile phones and 
tablets was announced. It aims to ease access to data found in the OIE's World Animal Health 
Information System, WAHIS, and, in particular, to enable users to receive immediate notifications and follow-up reports from the system in real time. 
1.4  Discussion about the economic impact of animal disease outbreaks 
1.15.  One of the Technical Items this year was titled "the Economics of Animal Health: Direct and 
Indirect Costs of Animal Disease Outbreaks". Based on replies to a questionnaire sent to the 180 member countries of the OIE, an analysis was made to examine the operating costs of national 
Veterinary Services and animal disease control programmes and assess national production losses 
caused by enzootic transboundary diseases, the impact of diseases on trade and the wider economy, and to evaluate the need for veterinary education to include the economic and 
commercial impact of animal diseases. The surv ey revealed member countries' considerable 
interest in applying economics to animal health. However, it also highlighted the lack of good-quality information available on direct and indirect economic losses caused by animal diseases, 
global disparities in the resources available for animal health, and limited access to persons 
specifically trained in managing animal diseases in many regions of the world. 
1.5  Discussion about combatin g antimicrobial resistance  
1.16.  The second Technical Item on "Combatting  Antimicrobial Resistance through a One Health 
Approach" summarised actions conducted by the OIE in this field, including the update of 
standards related to antimicrobial resistance and the collection of data on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals. The Assembly adopted a resolu tion endorsing the basic principles of the OIE 
global strategy against antimicrobial resistance . This will be implemented gradually, using the 
"One Health" approach as part of the extended global action plan against antimicrobial resistance developed by WHO, in collaboration with the OIE and FAO in 2015. Recognising the need to 
strengthen capacity to implement standards and legislation regulating the conditions for import, 
manufacture, distribution and use of veterinary medicines, including antimicrobials, the OIE was 
also requested to seek support to enable member countries to implement the OIE Strategy and their national action plans. 
1.6  OIE scientific network 
1.17.  The OIE's scientific network has been further strengthened. This year, twelve new Reference 
Laboratories (eleven for terrestrial animal diseases and one for aquatic animal disease) and three 
new Collaborating Centres were approved by the As sembly, bringing the number of official Centres 
of scientific excellence within the OIE’s global network to three hundred and eleven, located in nearly fifty countries on all five continents. The updated lists of Reference Laboratories and 
Collaborating Centres are at http://www.oie.int/en/our-scientific-expertise/reference-
laboratories/list-of-laboratories/  and http://www.oie.int/en/our-scienti fic-expertise/collaborating-
centres/list-of-centres/  respectively. 
2  CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES 
2.1  OIE PVS Pathway 
2.1.  The OIE continues its global initiative to support member countries wishing to strengthen 
Veterinary Services and Aquatic Animal Health Services (AAHS) using the OIE PVS Pathway. 
2.2.  A summary of OIE members' engagement in the PVS Pathway may be found at Annex 2. 
2.2  OIE Focal Point Seminars 2.3.  OIE capacity-building activities also includes Information Seminars for Recently Appointed 
OIE Delegates and Regional Seminars for the OIE National Focal Points appointed for eight G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  different areas (Animal Disease Notification to the OIE, Veterinary Products, Communication, 
Animal Production Food Safety, Animal Welfare,  Veterinary Laboratories, Wildlife and Aquatic 
Animals). The aim of this programme is to provide good governance concepts for improving animal health, animal welfare and food safety of animal-origin products at the national, regional and 
international level, and to explain and clarify the role and responsibilities of newly-appointed OIE 
Delegates and of OIE National Focal Points with respect to OIE activities. 
2.4.  These seminars provide participants with knowledge about the rights, commitments and 
responsibilities of OIE Delegates and OIE National Focal Points in the OIE standard-setting process 
and provide a forum for discussion of implementation and compliance with the OIE international standards. They allow the participants to acquire knowledge about the roles and responsibilities of Veterinary Services and other relevant competent authorities, about relevant OIE international 
standards and about the specific tasks expected of National Focal Points in their respective areas. 
These training sessions are also fora for experience sharing and discussion among countries within a region. 
2.5.  A list of Regional Seminars for OIE National Focal Points scheduled in 2016 is attached as 
Annex 3. 
2.3  Good governance and veterinary education 
2.6.  As previously advised, the OIE organised the 4
th Global Conference on Veterinary Education: 
Implementing OIE guidelines to ensure the excellenc e of the veterinary education held in Thailand, 
22-24 June 2016. All presentations with abstracts as well as the Conference Recommendations will soon be uploaded on the OIE website. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
RESOLUTION NO. 16 
RECOGNITION OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 62nd General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
established a procedure for annually updating a List of Member Countries and zones recognised as free from foot and mouth diseas e (FMD) according to the provisions of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ), 
2. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status for certain animal diseases, including FMD, 
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation 
process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member 
Countries' or zonal disease free status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting 
to the OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events subsequent to the time of declaration of freedom from FMD, 
THE ASSEMBLY 
RESOLVES THAT 
1. The Director General publish the following Li st of Member Countries recognised as FMD free 
where vaccination is not practised, according to the provisions of Chapter 8.8. of the 
Terrestrial Code : 
Albania 
Australia 
Austria 
Belarus Belgium Belize 
Bosnia and 
 Herzegovina Brunei 
Bulgaria 
Canada Chile 
Costa Rica 
Croatia Cuba Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark Dominican 
 Republic 
El Salvador 
Estonia Finland Former Yug. Rep. 
 of Macedonia 
France Germany 
Greece 
Guatemala Guyana 
Haiti 
Honduras Hungary Iceland 
Indonesia 
Ireland Italy 
Japan 
Latvia 
Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg 
Madagascar 
Malta Mauritius 
Mexico 
Montenegro Netherlands 
New Caledonia  
New Zealand Nicaragua Norway 
Panama 
Philippines  Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
San Marino Serbia
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Singapore 
Slovakia 
Slovenia Spain 
Swaziland 
Sweden Switzerland 
Ukraine 
United Kingdom United States of  America 
Vanuatu
 
1 Excluding Kosovo administered by the United Nations. 
 
2. The Director General publish the following Li st of Member Countries recognised as FMD free 
where vaccination is practised, according to  the provisions of Chapter 8.8. of the Terrestrial 
Code: 
Uruguay. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  3. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having FMD free zones2 
where vaccination is not practised, according to the provisions of Chapter 8.8. of the 
Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina: one zone designated by the Delegate of Argentina in a document addressed to 
the Director General in January 2007; 
 the summer pasture zone in the Province  of San Juan as designated by the 
Delegate of Argentina in a document addressed to the Director General in April 
2011; 
 Patagonia Norte A as designated by the Delegate of Argentina in a document 
addressed to the Director General in October 2013; 
Bolivia: one zone in the Macro-region of th e Altiplano designated by the Delegate of 
Bolivia in documents addressed to the Director General in November 2011; 
Botswana: four zones designated by the Delegate of Botswana in documents addressed to 
the Director General in August and November 2014 as follows: 
 one zone consisting of Zones 3c (Dukwi ), 4b, 5, 6a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13; 
 one zone consisting of Zone 3c (Maitengwe);  
 one zone covering Zone 4a; 
 one zone covering Zone 6b; 
Brazil: State of Santa Catarina designated by the Delegate of Brazil in a document 
addressed to the Director General in February 2007; 
Colombia: one zone designated by the Delegate of Colombia in documents addressed to 
the Director General in November 1995 and in April 1996 (Area I - Northwest 
region of Chocó Department); 
 one zone designated by the Delegate of Colombia in documents addressed to 
the Director General in January 2008 (Archipelago de San Andrés and 
Providencia); 
Ecuador:  one zone consisting of the insular territory of the Galapagos, as designated by 
the Delegate of Ecuador in a document addressed to the Director General in 
August 2014; 
Kazakhstan:  one zone consisting of the regions of Akmola, Aktobe, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, 
Karaganda, Kostanay, Mangystau, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan, as 
designated by the Delegate of Kazakhstan in a document addressed to the 
Director General in August 2014; 
Malaysia: one zone covering the provinces of Sabah and Sarawak as designated by the 
Delegate of Malaysia in a document addressed to the Director General in 
December 2003; 
Moldova: one zone designated by the Delega te of Moldova in a document addressed to 
the Director General in July 2008; 
Namibia: one zone designated by the Delegate of Namibia in a document addressed to 
the Director General in February 1997; 
Peru: one zone consisting of three merged zones as designated by the Delegate of 
Peru in documents addressed to the Director General in December 2004, in 
January 2007 and in August 2012; 
Russia: one zone designated by the Delegate of Russia in documents addressed to the 
Director General in August 2015 and March 2016; 
South Africa: one zone designated by the Delegate of South Africa in documents addressed to 
the Director General in May 2005 and January 2014. 
                                               
2 For detailed information on the delimitation of zones of Member Countries recognised as FMD free, 
enquiries should be addressed to the Director Gene ral of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  4. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having FMD free zones3 
where vaccination is practised, according to  the provisions of Chapter 8.8. of the Terrestrial 
Code: 
Argentina: two separate zones designated by the Delegate of Argentina in documents 
addressed to the Director General in March 2007 and October 2013, and in 
August 2010 and February 2014; 
Bolivia: one zone consisting of four merged zones covering the regions of Amazonas, 
Chaco, Chiquitania, Valles and part of Altiplano as designated by the Delegate of 
Bolivia in documents addressed to the Director General in January 2003 and March 2007, in August 2010, in August 2012 and in October 2013 and February 2014; 
Brazil: four separate zones designated by the Delegate of Brazil in documents 
addressed to the Director General as follows:  
 one zone covering the territory of State of Rio Grande do Sul 
(documentation of September 1997); 
 one zone consisting of State of Rondônia (documentation of December 
2002), State of Acre along with two adjacent municipalities of State of 
Amazonas (documentation of March 2004) and an extension of this zone 
into the territory of State of Amazonas (documentation of December 2010);  
 one zone consisting of three merged zones: one zone covering the middle 
southern part of State of Pará (documentation of February 2007), States of 
Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sergipe, Distrito Federal, Goiás, 
Mato Grosso, Paraná, São Paulo, parts of State of Bahia, parts of State of Tocantins (documentation of May 2008), and the zone in State of Mato 
Grosso do Sul (documentation of July 2008); one zone located in States of 
Bahia and Tocantins (documentation of December 2010); and one zone covering States of Alagoas, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, 
Rio Grande do Norte, and the northern region of State of Pará 
(documentation of October 2013); 
 one zone in State of Mato Grosso do Sul (documentation of August 2010);  
Colombia: one zone consisting of five merg ed zones designated by the Delegate of 
Colombia in documents addressed to the Director General in January 2003, in 
December 2004 (two zones), in January 2007 and in January 2009; 
Ecuador:  one zone consisting of the continen tal Ecuador, as designated by the Delegate 
of Ecuador in a document addressed to the Director General in August 2014;  
Paraguay: two separate zones designated by the Delegate of Paraguay in documents 
addressed to the Director General in March 2007 and August 2010; 
Peru: one zone consisting of the regions of Tumbes and parts of Piura and Cajamarca 
as designated by the Delegate of Peru in a document addressed to the Director 
General in August 2012; 
Turkey: one zone as designated by the Delega te of Turkey in a document addressed to 
the Director General in November 2009. 
AND 5. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
FMD occurs in their countries or zones within their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)
                                               
3 For detailed information on the delimitation of zones of Member Countries recognised as FMD free, 
enquiries should be addressed to the Director Gene ral of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 17 
ENDORSEMENT OF OFFICIAL CONTROL PROG RAMMES FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 
OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 79th General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
adopted Resolution No. 19 establishing a new step in the procedure for recognising the foot and mouth disease (FMD) status of a Member Country, namely the endorsement by the OIE of 
a national official control programme for FMD being in compliance with the provisions of the 
chapter on FMD in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ), 
2. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve endorsement of their 
official control programme for FMD,  
3. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for endorsement of their 
official control programme for FMD to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the 
evaluation process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of the 
endorsement of Member Countries' official control programme for FMD based on inaccurate information or non-reporting to the OIE Headquarters of significant changes in the implementation of relevant measures in the Member Country subsequent to the time of 
endorsement of the official control programme for FMD, 
THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES THAT 
The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries with endorsed official control 
programme for FMD, according to the provisions of Chapter 8.8. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Bolivia, China (People's Rep. of), Ecuador, India, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mongolia, Namibia, 
Thailand and Venezuela. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 18 
RECOGNITION OF THE CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA STATUS 
OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 71st General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
established a procedure for annually updating a List of Member Countries and zones, recognised as free from contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) according to the 
provisions of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ), 
2. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status for certain diseases, including CBPP, 
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation 
process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member 
Countries' or zonal disease free status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting 
to the OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events subsequent to the time of declaration of freedom from CBPP, 
THE ASSEMBLY 
RESOLVES THAT 
1. The Director General publish the following List  of Member Countries recognised as free from 
CBPP according to the provisions of the Chapter 11.7. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia Botswana 
Canada 
China (People's Republic of) France 
India Mexico 
New Caledonia 
Portugal Singapore 
Swaziland Switzerland 
United States of America 
 
2. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having a CBPP free zone
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according to the provisions of Chapter 11.7. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Namibia:  one zone located south to the Veterinary Cordon Fence, designated by the 
Delegate of Namibia in a document addressed to the Director General in 
October 2015. 
AND 3. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
CBPP occurs in their countries or their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)
                                               
4 For detailed information on the delimitation of th e zone of the Member Count ry recognised as CBPP 
free, enquiries should be addressed to  the Director General of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 19 
ENDORSEMENT OF OFFICIAL CONTROL PROGRAMMES FOR CONTAGIOUS BOVINE 
PLEUROPNEUMONIA OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 82nd General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
adopted Resolution No. 31 establishing the endo rsement by the OIE of a national official 
control programme for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), in accordance to the 
relevant provisions of the chapter on CBPP in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial 
Code), 
2. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve endorsement of their 
official control programme for CBPP,  
3. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly also adopted Resolution No. 16, which 
specified the financial implications for Member Countries applying for endorsement of their 
official control programme for CBPP to meet pa rt of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the 
evaluation process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of the 
endorsement of Member Countries' official control programme for CBPP based on inaccurate information or non-reporting to the OIE Headquarters of significant changes in the implementation of relevant measures in the Member Country subsequent to the time of 
endorsement of the official control programme for CBPP, 
THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES THAT 
The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries with endorsed official control 
programme for CBPP, according to the provisions of Chapter 11.7. of the Terrestrial Code : 
 Namibia. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 20 
RECOGNITION OF THE BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY RISK STATUS 
OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 67th General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
established a procedure for annually updating a List of Member Countries and zones, categorised by their bovine spongiform encephal opathy (BSE) risk according to the provisions 
of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ),  
2. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status of certain diseases, including BSE risk status, 
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition of BSE risk status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation 
process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member 
Countries' or zonal risk status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting to the 
OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events subsequent to the time of declaration of the BSE risk status, 
THE ASSEMBLY 
RESOLVES THAT  
1. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries recognised as having a 
negligible BSE risk in accordan ce with Chapter 11.4. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia Austria 
Belgium 
Brazil Bulgaria Chile  
Colombia 
Costa Rica Croatia 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic Denmark  
Estonia Finland 
Germany 
Hungary Iceland India 
Israel 
Italy Japan 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Latvia Liechtenstein 
Lithuania Luxembourg 
Malta 
Mexico Namibia Netherlands  
New Zealand 
Norway Panama  
Paraguay 
Peru Portugal 
Romania Singapore 
Slovakia 
Slovenia Spain Sweden 
Switzerland 
United States of  America 
Uruguay 
 
2. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries recognised as having a 
controlled BSE risk in accordance with Chapter 11.4. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Canada 
Chinese Taipei 
France Greece 
Ireland 
Nicaragua Poland 
United Kingdom 
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  3. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having a zone5 recognised 
as having a negligible BSE risk in accordance with Chapter 11.4. of the Terrestrial Code : 
China (People's Rep. of): a zone designated by the Delegate of China in a document 
addressed to the Director General in November 2013, consisting of 
the People's Republic of China with the exclusion of Hong Kong and 
Macau. 
AND 
4. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
BSE occurs in their countries or their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)
                                               
5 For detailed information on the delimitation of the zone of the Member Country  recognised as having a 
negligible BSE risk, enquiries should be addressed to the Director General of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 21 
RECOGNITION OF THE AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 80th General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
adopted Resolution No. 19, which amended the chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
(Terrestrial Code ) on African horse sickness (AHS). These standards provide a pathway for 
Member Countries or zones to be reco gnised by the OIE as free from AHS, 
2. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status for certain animal diseases, including AHS,  
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official 
recognition of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member Countries' or zonal disease free status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting 
to the OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events 
subsequent to the time of declaration of freedom from AHS, 
THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES THAT 
1. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries recognised as AHS free 
according to the provisions of Chapter 12.1. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Algeria 
Andorra 
Argentina Australia 
Austria 
Azerbaijan Belgium Bolivia 
Bosnia and 
 Herzegovina Brazil 
Bulgaria 
Canada Chile 
China (People's 
 Rep. of) Chinese Taipei Colombia 
Croatia  Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark Ecuador 
Estonia 
Finland  Former Yug. Rep.  of Macedonia  
France 
Germany Greece 
Hungary 
Iceland India 
Ireland 
Italy Japan Kazakhstan 
Korea (Rep. of) Kuwait 
Kyrgyzstan 
Latvia Liechtenstein 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg Malaysia Malta 
Mexico 
Morocco Myanmar 
Netherlands 
New Caledonia  New Zealand 
Norway 
Oman Paraguay Peru 
Philippines Poland 
Portugal 
Qatar Romania 
Singapore 
Slovakia Slovenia Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland Thailand 
Tunisia 
Turkey United Arab 
 Emirates 
United Kingdom United States of  America 
Uruguay 
 AND 
2. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
AHS occurs in their countries or their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 22 
RECOGNITION OF THE PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 81st General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
adopted Resolution No. 29, which amended the chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
(Terrestrial Code ) on peste des petits ruminants (PPR). These standards provide a pathway 
for Member Countries or zones to be recognised by the OIE as free from PPR, 
2. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status for certain animal diseases, including PPR,  
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16 which specified and 
updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official 
recognition of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member Countries' or zonal disease free status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting 
to the OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events 
subsequent to the time of declaration of freedom from PPR, 
THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES THAT 
1. The Director General publish the following List  of Member Countries recognised as PPR free 
according to the provisions of Chapter 14.7. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia 
Austria Belgium 
Bolivia 
Bosnia and  Herzegovina Brazil 
Canada 
Chile Chinese Taipei 
Colombia 
Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark 
Ecuador 
Estonia Finland  
France 
Germany Greece Hungary 
Iceland 
Ireland Italy 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta Mauritius 
Mexico 
Myanmar Netherlands New Caledonia 
New Zealand 
Norway Paraguay 
Philippines 
Poland Portugal  Romania 
Singapore 
Slovakia Slovenia 
South Africa 
Spain Swaziland Sweden 
Switzerland 
Thailand United Kingdom 
United States of 
 America 
 
2. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having a PPR free zone
6 
according to the provisions of Chapter 14.7. of the Terrestrial Code :  
Namibia:  one zone located south to the Veterinary Cordon Fence, designated by the 
Delegate of Namibia in a document addressed to the Director General in 
November 2014. 
                                               
6 For detailed information on the delimitation of the zone of the Member Country  recognised as PPR free, 
enquiries should be addressed to the Director Gene ral of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  AND 
3. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
PPR occurs in their countries or their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 23 
RECOGNITION OF THE CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 81st General Session, the OIE World Asse mbly of Delegates (the Assembly) 
adopted Resolution No. 29, which amended the chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
(Terrestrial Code ) on classical swine fever (CSF). These standards provide a pathway for 
Member Countries or zones to be recognised by the OIE as free from CSF, 
2. During the 83rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 15, which specified 
and updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and maintenance of status for certain animal diseases, including CSF,  
3. During the 83
rd General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 16 which specified and 
updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official 
recognition of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation process, 
4. Information published by the OIE is derived from declarations made by the OIE Delegates of 
Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for publication and maintenance of Member Countries' or zonal disease free status based on inaccurate information or untimely reporting 
to the OIE Headquarters of changes in epidemiological status or other significant events 
subsequent to the time of declaration of freedom from CSF, 
THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES THAT 
1. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries recognised as CSF free 
according to the provisions of Chapter 15.2. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Australia 
Austria 
Belgium Canada 
Chile 
Czech Republic Denmark Finland France 
Germany 
Hungary Ireland 
Italy 
Japan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico 
Netherlands 
New Caledonia New Zealand 
Norway 
Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden Switzerland 
United Kingdom 
United States of  America  
 
2. The Director General publish the following Li st of Member Countries having a CSF free zones
7, 
according to the provisions of Chapter 15.2. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Brazil: one zone composed of the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina as 
designated by the Delegate of Brazil in  a document addressed to the Director 
General in September 2014; 
 one zone covering the States of Acre, Ba hia, Espírito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso, 
Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe and Tocantins, Distrito Federal, and the municipalities of Guajará, Boca 
do Acre, South of the municipality of Canutama and Southwest of the 
municipality of Lábrea, in the State of Amazonas as designated by the Delegate 
of Brazil in a document addressed to the Director General in September 2015; 
                                               
7 For detailed information on the delimitation of the zones of the Member Country recognised as CSF 
free, enquiries should be addressed to  the Director General of the OIE. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  AND 
3. The Delegates of these Member Countries shall immediately notify the OIE Headquarters if 
CSF occurs in their countries or their territories. 
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(Adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE on 24 May 2016 
in view of an entry into force on 27 May 2016)G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  ANNEX 2 
A SUMMARY OF PROGRESS ON PVS PATHWAY EVALUATIONS 
PVS Evaluation missions: State of play up to 10 June 2016 
 OIE members PVS 
Evaluation 
requests 
received PVS Evaluation 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
restricted 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners Publication 
on the OIE 
website 
Africa 54 53 51 34 9 
Americas 29 26 24 10 9 
Asia, the Far 
East and Oceania 32 25 24 11 3 
Europe 53 19 19 10 1 
Middle East 12 13 11 5 1 
TOTAL 180 136 129 70 23 
 
PVS Evaluation missions of the Aquatic Animal Health Services*: State of play up to 
10 June 2016 
 OIE members PVS 
Evaluation 
requests 
received PVS Evaluation 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
restricted 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners Publication 
on the OIE 
website 
Africa 54 4 3 0 1 
Americas 29 7 3 0 0 
Asia, the Far 
East and Oceania 32 3 3 0 0 
Europe 53 1 1 0 0 
Middle East 12 1 0 0 0 
TOTAL 180 16 10 0 1 
* Does not include PVS Evaluation of the AAHS Follow-Up missions (1). 
PVS Gap Analysis missions*: State of play up to 10 June 2016 
 OIE members PVS Gap 
Analysis 
requests 
received PVS Gap 
Analysis 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
restricted 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners Publication 
on the OIE 
web site 
Africa 54 51 47 19 11 
Americas 29 18 13 5 4 
Asia, the Far 
East and Oceania 32 20 15 7 2 
Europe 53 9 9 3 1 
Middle East 12 10 4 0 0 
TOTAL 180 108 88 34 18 
* Including Second Gap Analysis missio ns and Aquatic Gap Analysis missions. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  PVS Evaluation Follow Up missions*: State of play up to 10 June 2016 
 OIE members PVS 
Evaluation 
Follow-Up 
requests 
received PVS Evaluation 
Follow-Up 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
restricted 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners Publication 
on the OIE 
website 
Africa 54 17 13 1 3 
Americas 29 9 8 0 5 
Asia, the Far 
East and 
Oceania 32 8 6 1 2 
Europe 53 5 4 2 0 
Middle East 12 6 3 1 0 
TOTAL 180 45 34 5 10 
* Including Second Follow-Up (2) and Evaluation Follow-Up of the AAHS (1) missions. 
Veterinary Legislation Support missions*: State of play up to 10 June 2016 
 OIE 
members Veterinary 
Legislation 
Identification 
mission 
requests 
received Veterinary 
Legislation 
Identification 
missions 
implemented Veterinary 
Legislation 
Identification 
mission 
reports 
received Agreement 
requested Agreement 
signed 
Africa 54 41 31 26 9 3 
Americas 29 8 6 6 2 1 
Asia, the 
Far East and Oceania 32 7 6 6 1 0 
Europe 53 5 4 4 2 0 
Middle 
East 12 5 4 4 1 0 
TOTAL 180 66 51 46 15 4 
* Does not include (Pilot project) Botswana, SouthAfrica and 1st mision in Zambia. 
Mozambique: Veterinary Legislation Identification  mission report availabl e on the OIE website. G/SPS/GEN/1499 
 
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  ANNEX 3 
Dates Title Venue 
3-5 February 2016 Regional Workshop for Advanced Training on the 
World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) 
for National Focal Points for Animal Disease 
Notification to the OIE Chiba, Japan 
2-4 March 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Products (4th Cycle)  Tokyo, Japan 
15-17 March 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Communication of the Americas Panama City, 
Panama 
21-23 March 2016 Séminaire régional pour les points focaux nationaux 
pour les produits vétérinaires – 4ème cycle Dakar, Senegal  
30 March-1 April 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Animal Production Food Safety  Rhodes, Greece 
6-7 April 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points on 
Animal Welfare Amman, Jordan 
5-7 April 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Laboratories Jeju, Republic of 
Korea 
21 May 2016 Regional Information Seminar for Recently Appointed 
OIE Delegates Paris, France 
28-30 June 2015 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Laboratories  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina 
5-7 July 2016 Regional Workshop: Training of OIE National Focal 
Points for Wildlife (4th Cycle) Minsk, Belarus 
12-14 July 2016 Atelier Régional de formation avancée sur le 
Système Mondial d'Information Sanitaire (WAHIS) destiné aux Points Focaux chargés de la notification à 
l’OIE des maladies animales (French-speaking 
countries) Tunis, Tunisia 
6-8 September 2016 Regional Workshop for Ad vanced Training on the 
World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) 
for National Focal Points for Animal Disease 
Notification to the OIE Panama City, 
Panama 
27-29 September 
2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Laboratories  Kaslik, Lebanon 
26-30 September 
2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points on 
Communication (English-speaking countries) Mombasa, Kenya 
11-13 October 2016 Atelier régional à l’intention des points focaux 
nationaux de l’OIE chargés de la communication (French-speaking countries) Bamako, Mali 
11-13 October 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Products  Budapest, 
Hungary 
18-20 October 2016 Regional Workshop for Advanced Training on the 
World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) 
for National Focal Points for Animal Disease 
Notification to the OIE Armenia 
1-3 November 2016 Regional Workshop for Ad vanced Training on the 
World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) 
for National Focal Points for Animal Disease 
Notification to the OIE (Middle East + English-
speaking African countries)  Sharm El Sheikh, 
Egypt  
22-24 November 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points on 
Wildlife (English-speaking countries)  Aberdare/Nakuru, 
Kenya 
28-30 November 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for 
Veterinary Laboratories (English and French-
speaking countries) Harare, 
Zimbabwe (TBC) 
5-7 December 2016 Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points on 
Aquatic Animals (TBC) Djeddah, Saudi 
Arabia (TBC) 
 
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