WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/542/Add.1 
2 March 2005 
 
 (05-0880) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French/  Spanish 
 
  
OFFICIAL OIE RECOGNITION OF MEMBER COUNTRIES' HEALTH STATUS 
 
Communication from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
 
 
Addendum  
  
 The attached appendix to document G/SPS/GEN/542 was inadvertently omitted from the original document. 
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 APPENDIX 
 
EXTRACTS FROM 2004 OIE TERRES TRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE 
 
Foot and mouth disease 
Article 2.2.10.3. 
FMD free country where vaccination is practised 
To qualify for inclusion in the list of FMD free countries where vaccination is practised, a country 
should: 
1) have a record of regular and prompt animal disease reporting; 
2) send a declaration to the OIE that there has been no outbreak  of FMD for the past 2 years and no 
evidence of FMDV circulation for the past 12 months, with documented evidence that: 
a) surveillance for FMD and FMDV circulation in accordance with Appendix 3.8.7. is in 
operation, and that regulatory measures for th e prevention and control of FMD have been 
implemented; 
b) routine vaccination is carried out fo r the purpose of the prevention of FMD; 
c) the vaccine used complies with  the standards described in the Terrestrial  Manual . 
The country will be included in the list only afte r the submitted evidence has been accepted by the 
OIE. 
If an FMD free country where vaccination is practi sed wishes to change its status to FMD free 
country where vaccination is not practised, the coun try should wait for 12 months after vaccination 
has ceased and provide evidence showing that FMDV circulation has not occurred during that period. 
Article 2.2.10.4. 
FMD free zone where vaccination is not practised 
An FMD free zone where vaccination is not practi sed can be established in either an FMD free 
country where vaccination is practised or in a count ry of which parts are infected. The FMD free zone 
must be separated from the rest of the country and,  if relevant, from neighbouring infected countries 
by a surveillance zone , or physical or geographical barrier s, and animal health measures that 
effectively prevent the entry of the virus must be implemented. A country in which an FMD free zone 
where vaccination is not practised  is to be established should: 
1) have a record of regular and prompt animal disease reporting; 2) send a declaration to the OIE stating that  it wishes to establish an FMD free zone where 
vaccination is not practised and that: 
a) there has been no outbreak  of FMD during the past 12 months; 
b) no evidence of FMDV infection has been found during the past 12 months;  G/SPS/GEN/542/Add.1 
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 c) no vaccination against FMD has been carried out during the past 12 months; 
d) no vaccinated animal has been introduced in to the zone since the cessation of vaccination, 
except in accordance with Article 2.2.10.8.; 
3) supply documented evidence that surveillan ce for both FMD and FMDV infection in accordance 
with Appendix 3.8.7. is in operation in the FM D free zone where vaccination is not practised; 
4) describe in detail: 
a) regulatory measures for the prevention and control of both FMD and FMDV infection, 
b) the boundaries of the FMD free zone, and the surveillance zone , 
c) the system for preventing the entry of the virus into the FMDV free zone (in particular if the 
procedure described in Article 2.2.10.8. is implemented), 
and supply documented evidence that these are properly implemented and supervised. 
The free zone will be included in the list of FM D free zones where vaccination is not practised only 
after the submitted evidence has been accepted by the OIE. 
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 FMD FREE COUNTRY PRACTISING VACCINATION 
 
Resume of report  
Résumé of Report of Country which applies for stat us, under Chapter 2.2.10 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, as an FMD free country practising vaccination. 
 1.  Regular and prompt animal disease reporting (Describe here the national system and to whom 
you provide international disease reporting) 
2. No FMD outbreak in country in past two years 
 No evidence of virus circulation for the past 12 months 
 Information on routine vaccination programme  Vaccine compliance with OIE Standards 
3. Surveillance and regulatory measures 
Report contents 
 Please address concisely the following topics. National regulations, laws and Veterinary 
Administration directives may be refe rred to and annexed as appropriate 
 
Introduction  
1. Regional framework 
2. Livestock industry 
 
Veterinary system  
1. Legislation 
2. Veterinary Services 
3. Role of society, farmers, industry in FMD surveillance and control 4. Role of private veterinary prof ession in FMD surveillance and control 
 
FMD eradication 
 1. History 
2. Strategy 3. Vaccines and vaccination 
  Vaccination policy (frequency, species, type of vaccines, coverage etc.) 
  Vaccine production and/or importation (details of producers, importers) 
  Vaccine quality control   Vaccine deployment (distribution control, cold chain etc.)   Post vaccination surveillance 
4. Organisation of eradication campaign 5. Execution of eradication campaign  G/SPS/GEN/542/Add.1 
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 6. Animal identification and movement control 
7. Supervision by Veterinary Authority 
 
FMD surveillance 
 1. Diagnosis 
  Clinical (notification and inv estigation procedures, recent numbers) 
  Laboratory (procedures, numbers with results of submissions) 
2. Serological surveillance 3.  Livestock demographics and economics 
4.  Slaughterhouses and markets 
5.  Supervision by Veterinary Authority  
 
FMD prevention 
 1.  Regional coordination with neighbouring countries 
2.  Import control 
  Policy and risk assessment   Risk management in relation to animals and products (ports/ frontiers, national and 
international garbage, animals, animal pr oducts for human consumption (e.g. milk, 
meat products) and animal pr oducts not for human consumption (e.g. pet food, hides 
and skins) 
3.  Biological security of laboratories and production and testing facilities 4.  Supervision by Veterinary Authority 
 
Response to outbreak 
 
1.  Policy (contingency and em ergency response plans including arrangements for emergency 
vaccination, financial provisions) 
2.  Deployment of resources (human and material) 3.  Epidemiological studies (origin, diffusion) 
 
Conclusion  G/SPS/GEN/542/Add.1 
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 FMD FREE ZONE WHERE VACCINATION IS NOT PRACTISED 
 
Resume of report  
Résumé of Report of Country which applies for status, under Chapter 2.2.10 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code , as having an FMD free zone where vaccination is not practised, in an FMD free country 
where vaccination is practised or in a co untry of which parts are still infected. 
 1.  Regular and prompt animal disease reporting (Describe here the national system and to whom 
you provide international disease reporting) 
2. No FMD outbreak in country for the past 12 months 
 No evidence of FMD infection for the past 12 months  No vaccination against FMD in the past 12 months  Measure to control movement of vaccinated an imals into the FMD free zone where vaccination 
is not practiced 
3.  Free zone, buffer zone and surveillance z one boundaries, where present (Concise geographic 
description of free zone, buffer zone and surve illance zones, where present. Annex map with 
dimensions which includes zones and u se of natural boundaries where relevant) 
4.  Free zone 
  Surveillance   Regulatory measures 
5.  Surveillance zone (where present) 
  Surveillance   Regulatory measures 
6.  Buffer zone (where present) 
  Surveillance 
  Regulatory measures 
 
Report contents 
 FMD prevention  
1.  FMD free zone 
 Summarise the FMD prevention measures in the FMD free zone. National regulations, laws and Veterinary Administration directives may be referred to and annexed as appropriate.  
 National (and international, if applicable) coordination 
 Import control (into the zone) 
  Policy and risk assessment   Risk management in relation to animals and products (ports/ frontiers, national and 
international garbage, animals, animal pr oducts for human consumption (e.g. milk, 
meat products) and animal pr oducts not for human consumption (e.g. pet food, hides 
and skins) 
  Biological security of laboratories and production and testing facilities 
 Supervision by Veterinary Authority 
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 2.  FMD surveillance zone 
 Summarise FMD prevention measures in the su rveillance zone as for the FMD free zone. 
 
FMD surveillance 
 1. FMD free zone 
 Summarise FMD surveillance in the FMD fre e zone. National regulations, laws and Veterinary 
Administration directives may be referred to and annexed as appropriate.  
 
 Diagnosis   Clinical (notification and inv estigation procedures, recent numbers) 
  Laboratory (procedures, numbers with results of submissions) 
 Serological surveillance 
 Livestock demographics and economics 
 Slaughterhouses and markets  Supervision by Veterinary Authority 
 
2.  FMD surveillance zone 
 
Summarise FMD surveillance measures in the su rveillance zone as for the FMD free zone. 
 
FMD eradication 
 
Summarise how FMD was eliminated from the FMD free zone. National regulations, laws and Veterinary Administration directives may be referred to  and annexed as appropriate. 
 1.  History (epidemiological description of events) 
2.  Strategy of eradication 3.  Use of vaccines and vaccination 4.  Organisation of eradication campaign 
5.  Execution of eradication campaign  
6. Animal identification and movement control 7.  Supervision by Veterinary Authority  
 
Livestock industry and the veterinary system 
 
Provide additional relevant information.   1.  Veterinary Services  response to FMD outbreaks 
  Policy (emergency plans, funds)   Deployment of resources (human and material) 
  Epidemiological studies (origin, diffusion) 
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 2.  Veterinary System 
   Legislation 
  Veterinary Services 
  Role of society, farmers, industry in FMD surveillance and control   Role of private veterinary profession in FMD surveillance and control 
3.  Livestock industry 4.  Regional program framework 5.  Other international FMD status reports. 
 
 
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