G/SPS/GEN/1343  
 
7 July 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French/Spanish  
 
 60TH MEETING OF THE SPS COMMITTEE 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE WORLD ORGA NISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) 
The following communication, received on 30 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
OIE. 
 
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 The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is pleased to provide this report for information of WTO Members attending the 60
th meeting of the SPS Committee. 
1  82ND GENERAL SESSION 
1.1.  On 25-30 May 2014 the OIE held its 82nd General Session. More than 850 participants 
representing OIE member countries and intergovernmental, regional and national organisations 
attended the meeting which marked the 90th Anniversary of the Organisation. 
1.2.  On this special year, the World Assembly had the honour of welcoming both the Directors 
General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations (FAO). 
1.3.  The World Assembly of delegates approved the application of two new countries: Liberia and 
South Sudan, raising to 180 the number of OIE member countries. 
1.4.  OIE delegates elected Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane, delegate of South Africa as the new Vice-
President of the Council. 
1.5.  During the week, the Assembly examined th e worldwide animal health situation, and gave 
special attention to the latest sanitary episodes of importance: porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in 
some countries of America and Asia, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-
CoV), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil, avian influenza H7N9 and H5N8 in Asia, 
rabies in Chinese Taipei and the African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe (which was the 
subject of one of the technical items). 
1.6.  The OIE Director General has agreed to the establishment of ad-hoc groups on both PED and 
MERS CoV. International experts have been iden tified and will be brought together to produce 
technical notes and provide risk management advice that will be considered by the Scientific 
Commission on Animal Diseases in September. 
1.7.  The Final Report of the 82nd General Session is available on the OIE website 
(http://www.oie.int/en/about-us/final-reports-of-t he-general-session-of-the-oie-international-
committee/ ). 
1.1  Standard setting activities of the OIE 
1.8.  The OIE adopted updated texts in its normative publications, including 28 new or revised 
chapters in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  and 14 new or revised chapters in the Aquatic 
Animal Health Code . Important chapters relevant to this Committee include: G/SPS/GEN/1343 
 
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  1.1.1  Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
1.9.  The revision of three chapters of the OIE Terrestrial Code  on antimicrobial resistance, 
especially the Chapter (6.10.) on the risk assessm ent for antimicrobial resistance arising from the 
use of antimicrobial agents in animals. 
1.10.  A new standard designed to facilitate and harmonise international transport conditions for a 
"high health status" horse subpopulation of competition horses. Following adoption of this standard, detailed biosecurity guidelines will be developed. This new standard is the result of the 
successful collaboration of the OIE with the Fédération Équestre Internationale and the 
International Federation of Horseracing Authorities and also illustrates the trend of the OIE to develop public-private partnerships. 
1.11.  The three chapters involving Brucella  spp. were merged into one single chapter combining 
the three pathogens B. abortus , B. melitensis  and B. suis , in order to harmonise their control 
measures. 
1.12.  The chapter on infection with African hors e sickness virus (Chapter 12.1.) was revised with 
regard to its compatibility with Official disease status recognition applications. 
1.13.  In response to request from OIE member countries, the chapter on contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia (CBPP) was revised to include a procedure for OIE's endorsement for national 
control programme of CBPP. 
1.1.2  Aquatic Animal Health Code  
1.14.  A new chapter on infection with salmonid alphavirus was adopted. 1.15.  A new chapter was approved, providing guidance on criteria for determining susceptibility of 
aquatic animals to specific pathogenic agents, given that approximately 500 different aquatic 
animal species are farmed globally, with severa l new species brought to aquaculture every year. 
1.2  Rinderpest post-eradication phase 
1.16.  The World Assembly adopted the legal framework for the approval of rinderpest virus 
holding facilities jointly developed and proposed by FAO and OIE. 
1.17.  Following the declaration of global eradication of rinderpest in 2011, OIE member countries 
have committed to destroy or safely store, in  a minimum number of OIE-FAO approved holding 
facilities, all remaining stocks of rinderpest virus and vaccine. 
1.18.  From November 2013, member countries started reporting to the OIE on stocks of 
rinderpest virus and vaccine held in institutes in their countries. To date, reporting has been a 
success; 164 out of 178 member countries (92%) have fulfilled their commitment and reported to 
the OIE. This is the first time that official data on stocks of rinderpest virus and vaccine has been collected at the global level. 
1.3  Official OIE recognition of disease status and control programmes of member 
countries 
1.19.  Currently OIE member countries can request OIE assessment and recognition of their 
disease status for the following: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), foot and mouth disease 
(FMD), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP,  African horse sickness (AHS), peste des petits 
ruminants (PPR). In total, 88 national applications were presented to the World Assembly for adoption.  
1.20.  Members may also, if they wish, apply for of ficial OIE endorsement of their national control 
programme for FMD, PPR and CBPP. Beginning later this year, members will also have the opportunity to submit dossiers for official recognition of country status for classical swine fever. G/SPS/GEN/1343 
 
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  1.21.  During this World Assembly: 
 11 countries were recognised as having a "neglig ible risk" status with regard to BSE. The 
status of all the countries that already had an officially recognised status remains unchanged. 
 The Republic of Korea was recognised free from FMD with vaccination. New zones were 
recognised as officially free from the disease in Argentina (without vaccination), in Brazil and Bolivia (with vaccination). The OIE endorsed the national control programme for FMD 
submitted by Ecuador. 
 14 countries were recognised free from AHS. 
 Argentina, Canada and Singapore were  officially listed as "CBPP free". 
 For the first time, this year, 48 countries were recognised as "PPR free". 
1.22.  The full list of countries and their recognised disease status for FMD, CBPP, BSE, AHS, and 
PPR is attached in Annex 1. 
2  CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES 
2.1  OIE Scientific Network 
2.1.  This year, the delegates accredited nine new Reference Laboratories and six new 
Collaborating Centres, bringing the number of offici al centres of scientific excellence within the OIE 
worldwide network to 296, in 44 countries over the five regions. 
2.2.  In line with the OIE's continuous engagement in supporting the capacity-building of the 
veterinary scientific community and bringing it in compliance with quality standards adopted by the World Assembly, laboratory twinning projects have been set up since 2006. This initiative 
encourages the exchange of competencies and experience between countries hosting 
OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating Centres and developing countries. To date, 19 twinning projects have been completed, 30 projects are underway and three candidate 
laboratories have already been designated as OIE Reference Centres. Two more of the laboratories 
trained under these twinning programmes were approved as new OIE Reference Centres in 
May 2014. 
2.3.  In parallel, since 2013 the OIE has also been  supporting twinning projects among Veterinary 
Education Establishments and Veterinary Statutory Bodies. Around 20 of projects for Veterinary Educations Establishments and Veterinary Statutory Bodies are currently underway or planned to start soon. 
2.2  PVS Pathway 
2.4.  The OIE continues its global initiative to support member countries wishing to comply with 
quality standards of national Veterinary Services and Aquatic Animal Health Services (AAHS) by 
following the PVS Pathway. 
2.5.  The state of play of OIE members' engagement in the PVS Pathway can be found in Annex 2.  G/SPS/GEN/1343 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
RESOLUTION No. 15 
RECOGNITION OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 62nd General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (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 81
st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, which specified and 
updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and 
maintenance of status for certain animal diseases, 
3. During the 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition or re-instatement 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 8.6. 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 
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. 
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  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 8.6. of the Terrestrial 
Code: 
 
Korea (Rep. of) and Uruguay. 
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 8.6. 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: one zone designated by the Delega te of Botswana in documents addressed to 
the Director General in January 2009 and November 2009; 
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); 
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; 
Philippines: one zone on the islands of Mi ndanao designated by the Delegate of the 
Philippines in a document addressed to the Director General in August 2000; 
 one zone consisting of the islands of Visayas and the provinces of Palawan and 
Masbate, as designated by the Delegate of the Philippines in documents 
addressed to the Director General in August 2000 and December 2001;  
 three separate zones located on the Island of Luzon as designated by the 
Delegate of the Philippines in documents addressed to the Director General in 
December 2009 and November 2010; 
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/1343 
 
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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 8.6. 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, Pern ambuco, 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; 
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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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/1343 
 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 16 
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 Assembly of Delegates (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 81
st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, which specified and 
updated the procedure for Member Countries to fo llow to achieve endorsem ent of their official 
control programme for FMD, 
3. During the 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26, 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 Member 
Countries with an endorsed 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 8.6. of the Terrestrial Code : 
 Algeria, Bolivia, Ecuador, Morocco and Tunisia. 
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  RESOLUTION NO. 17 
RECOGNITION OF THE CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA STATUS 
OF MEMBER COUNTRIES  
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 71st General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (Assembly) established 
a procedure for annually updating a List of Member Countries and zones, recognised as free from contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (C BPP) according to the provisions of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ), 
2. During the 81
st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, which specified and 
updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and 
maintenance of status for certain diseases,  
3. During the 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition or re-instatement 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 11.8. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia Botswana 
Canada China (People's Republic of) 
India Portugal 
Singapore Switzerland 
United States of America 
 
AND 
2. 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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  RESOLUTION NO. 18 
RECOGNITION OF THE BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY RISK STATUS 
OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 67th General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (Assembly) established 
a procedure for annually updating a List of Member Countries and zones, categorised by their bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) ri sk according to the provisions of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  (Terrestrial Code ), 
2. During the 81
st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, which specified and 
updated the procedure for Member Countries to follow to achieve official recognition and 
maintenance of status of certain diseases, 
3. During the 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official recognition or re-instatement 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 11.5. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia Austria 
Belgium 
Brazil Bulgaria Chile 
Colombia 
Croatia Denmark Estonia 
Finland Hungary 
Iceland 
India Israel Italy 
Japan 
Korea (Rep. of) Latvia Luxembourg 
Malta Netherlands 
New Zealand 
Norway Panama Paraguay 
Peru 
Portugal Romania Singapore 
Slovakia Slovenia 
Sweden 
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 11.5. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Canada 
Chinese Taipei Costa Rica Cyprus 
Czech Republic France 
Germany Greece Ireland 
Liechtenstein Lithuania 
Mexico Nicaragua Poland 
Spain Switzerland 
United Kingdom 
 
3. The Director General publish the following List of Member Countries having a zone recognised 
as having a negligible BSE risk in accordance  with Chapter 11.5. 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. G/SPS/GEN/1343 
 
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  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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  RESOLUTION NO. 19 
RECOGNITION OF THE AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 80th General Session, the OIE World Assembly of Delegates (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 81st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, 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 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26, which specified 
and updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official 
recognition or re-instatement 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 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 Rep. 
Denmark 
Ecuador Estonia Finland  
Former Yug. Rep. 
  of Macedonia France 
Germany 
Greece Hungary 
Iceland 
India Ireland Italy 
Japan Korea (Rep. of) 
Kuwait Kyrgyzstan 
Latvia 
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg 
Malaysia 
Malta Mexico 
Myanmar 
Netherlands New Caledonia 
New Zealand 
Norway Oman Paraguay 
Peru 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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  RESOLUTION NO. 20 
RECOGNITION OF THE PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS STATUS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES 
CONSIDERING THAT 
1. During the 81st General Session, the OIE World Assemb ly of Delegates (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 81st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 30, 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 80th General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 26 which specified and 
updated the financial implications for Member Countries applying for evaluation of official 
recognition or re-instatement of disease status to meet part of the costs defrayed by the OIE in the evaluation process, 
4. During the 81
st General Session, the Assembly adopted Resolution No. 31 which specified the 
financial implications for Member Countries applying for official recognition or re-instatement of PPR status, 
5. 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 14.8. of the Terrestrial Code : 
Argentina 
Australia 
Austria Belgium Bolivia 
Bosnia and 
  Herzegovina Brazil 
Canada 
Chile Chinese Taipei 
Colombia 
Cyprus Denmark 
Ecuador 
Estonia Finland France 
Germany 
Greece Hungary 
Iceland 
Ireland Italy 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Liechtenstein Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta Mauritius Myanmar 
Netherlands 
New Caledonia New Zealand 
Norway 
Paraguay Poland 
Portugal  
Romania Singapore 
Slovakia 
Slovenia South Africa Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland Thailand 
United Kingdom 
United States of   America 
 
AND 
2. 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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  ANNEX 2 
A SUMMARY OF PROGRESS ON PVS PATHWAY EVALUATIONS 
PVS Evaluation missions: St ate of play (16 May 2014) 
 OIE members PVS Evaluation 
requests 
received PVS Evaluation 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
(restricted) 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners 
Africa 54 53* 50 39 
Americas 29 25 22 18 
Asia, the Far East 
and Oceania 32 21 18 11 
Europe 53 16 16 12 
Middle East 12 13 11 5 
TOTAL 180 128 117 85 
* One non OIE member requested a PVS mission. 
PVS Gap Analysis: State of play (16 May 2014) 
 OIE members PVS Gap 
Analysis 
requests 
received PVS Gap 
Analysis 
missions 
implemented Reports 
available for 
(restricted) 
distribution to 
Donors and 
Partners 
Africa 54 45 38 22 
Americas 29 15 11 10 
Asia, the Far East 
and Oceania 32 18 12 7 
Europe 53 8 7 2 
Middle East 12 8 4 0 
TOTAL 180 94 72 41 
 
Veterinary Legislation: St ate of play (16 May 2014) 
 OIE members PVS Legislation 
mission requests 
received PVS Legislation 
missions 
implemented 
Africa 52 33 19 
Americas 29 7 5 
Asia, the Far East and 
Oceania 32 5 5 
Europe 53 3 2 
Middle East 12 4 4 
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