oie standards on animal welfare, and capacity building...

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OIE Standards on Animal Welfare, and

Capacity Building Tools and Activities to

Support their Implementation

Dr Nadège Leboucq

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Workshop on animal welfare Organized by EC/TAIEX in co-operation with

the RSPCA and State Veterinary Department

Baku, Azerbaijan, 10-11 March 2014

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The OIE in a nutshell

An intergovernmental organisation founded in 1924

World Organisation

for Animal Health

(OIE)

Creation of the

United Nations

Creation of the

Office International

des Epizooties

(OIE)

1924 2003 1945

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Americas

Africa

Europe

Asia, the Far

East and

Oceania

Middle-

East

178 Member Countries in 2013


(one Member = one vote)

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Transparency of world animal

disease situation (including zoonoses)

Collect and publish veterinary

scientific information,

notably animal disease

prevention and control methods

Sanitary safety of international trade

in animals and their products

under the mandate given by

the WTO

Core mandate and missions


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Improve animal health, veterinary public health,

animal welfare, and consolidate the animal’s role

worldwide

Fifth Strategic Plan


Animal welfare:

OIE global

leadership

since 2002

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The OIE international Standards

Section 7 –

Animal

Welfare

• Official reference for WTO

under the SPS Agreement

• Transparent standard setting

process

• Adopted by consensus of OIE

Members

• Volume 1 – horizontal

chapters

• Volume 2 – Disease specific

chapters

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Animal welfare OIE definition (glossary) means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An

animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by scientific evidence) it

is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, able to express innate

behaviour, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear

and distress. Good animal welfare requires disease prevention and

veterinary treatment, appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, humane

handling and human slaughter/killing.

Animal welfare refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal

receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry,

and humane treatment.

The OIE international Standards

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OIE Standards on Animal Welfare

Terrestrial Animal Health Code

Aquatic Animal Health Code

Animal Welfare of Animal

production system

Adopted in 2012 and 2013

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OIE Standards on Animal Welfare

New Chapter: (draft version under discussion)

Chapter 7.X.

Animal Welfare and Dairy Cattle Production Systems

New OIE’s ‘approaches’ (pipeline): Working animals

Disaster management

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OIE standard setting process

Delegates

Specialist

Commissions

Review

Advice of experts or other

Specialist Commissions

Draft text

Adoption

Committee,

Commissions,

Delegates

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OIE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Comments World

Assembly

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ISSUE / PROBLEM

OIE Delegate and

National Focal Points

Once adopted, OIE

standards are

applicable in all OIE

member countries

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OIE seminars for Newly Appointed Delegates Brussels, 18-20 March 2014

OIE seminars for National Focal Points (AW) Kiev / Ukraine, March 2012

Teramo / Italy, March 2014

Next: 2016

OIE Capacity building tools and activities

Need for a regional

approach to help

implement OIE

standards on AW

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Capacity Building,

Specific Activities,

Projects and Programs

PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories

"Diagnosis" "Prescription"

"Treatment"

including

Veterinary Services’

Strategic Priorities


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OIE PVS Pathway is a continuous process aiming to sustainably improve

compliance of Veterinary Services with international

standards and their sustainable efficiency

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Section 3 (quality of Veterinary Services)

added in the 17th edition (2008)

Current edition (2013):

TAHC (Veterinary Services) :

Chapter 3.1 (VS)

Chapter 3.2 (evaluation of VS)

AAHC (AAHS):

Chapter 3.1 (quality of AAHS)

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OIE International Standards on the Quality of Veterinary Services


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Applicable to Veterinary Services in all regions

Veterinary Services should conform to these principles, regardless of

political, economic or social situation

OIE definition of Veterinary Services comprises public and private

sector veterinarians and vet para-professionals

Conformance important to credibility

For health status claim

For international health certification

OIE International Standards on the Quality of Veterinary Services


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Capacity Building,



PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories


"Treatment"

including



The OIE collaborates with governments, donors and other stakeholders


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A tool for the Good Governance of

Veterinary Services

Chapter 3.1. –

Veterinary Services

Chapter 3.2. –

Evaluation of

Veterinary Services

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Objective: the evaluation should demonstrate that the ‘Veterinary

Services have the capability for effective control of the

sanitary and zoosanitary status of animals and animal

products’.

Key elements to be covered :

Adequacy of resources

Management capability

Legislative and administrative infrastructures

Independence in the exercise of official functions

History of performance, including disease reporting.

Evaluation of Veterinary Services


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4 fundamental components

CC III.1

47 Critical

competencies

A definition

5 Levels of

advancement (1 5)

Indicators

References to the Code

Human,

Physical,

Financial

Resources

CC III.2

CC IV.1

CC IV.8

CC II.1

CC II.2

CC I.1

CC I.2

Technical

Capability

and

Authority

Interaction

with

Interested

Parties

Market

Access

The OIE PVS tool - Structure

CC I.11 CC II.13 CC III.6

Animal

welfare

Competences

of vets External

Coordination

(municipalities)

Veterinary

legislation


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The OIE PVS tool – Example of CC

II.13 Animal Welfare

The authority and capability of

the VS to implement the

animal welfare standards of

the OIE as published in the

Terrestrial Code.

Levels of advancement

1. There is no national legislation on animal welfare

2. There is national animal welfare legislation for some

sectors.

3. In conformity with OIE standards animal welfare is

implemented for some sectors (e.g. for the export sector).

4. Animal welfare is implemented in conformity with all

relevant OIE standards.


relevant OIE standards and programmes are subjected to

regular audits.

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Terrestrial Code reference(s):

Section 7 on Animal welfare.


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Capacity Building,



PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories


"Treatment"

including





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The PVS Gap Analysis

1 • Determine and confirm country priorities

2 • Define the expected results (for the priorities)

3 • Determine the activities to achieve the results

4 • Determine the human, physical and financial resources

VS Annual budget for the next 5 years (including

exceptional investments)

Cost of compliance


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What does it imply in terms of:

• Activities

• Human, physical and

financial Resources

II.13 Animal Welfare

The authority and capability of

the VS to implement the

animal welfare standards of

the OIE as published in the

Terrestrial Code.

Levels of advancement

1. There is no national legislation on animal welfare

2. There is national animal welfare legislation for some

sectors.

3. In conformity with OIE standards animal welfare is

implemented for some sectors (e.g. for the export sector).


relevant OIE standards.


relevant OIE standards and programmes are subjected to

regular audits.

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Terrestrial Code reference(s):

Section 7 on Animal welfare.


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Capacity Building,



PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories


"Treatment"

including





OIE PVS

Legislation

Support

Programme

(includ. AW)

OIE Twinning

Programme for

VSB and Vet

Education

Establishments

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Initial and continuous Veterinary Education

is a key tool for global governance

The current quality of veterinary education is not

acceptable in many countries

VSB have a key role to play in veterinary education

‘Treatment’ phase

– Veterinary Education

- Veterinary Statutory Body


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Need for:

• minimum requirements

• harmonisation of curriculum

• quality control and recognition procedures

• more involvement of Veterinary statutory body

‘Treatment’ phase – Veterinary Education


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• World Conferences of Deans (October 2009 / May 2011 Recommendations)

• OIE day-1 competences (2012)

• Model of core curriculum (2013)

• Post-graduate and continuing education for graduate veterinarians (under development)



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Twinning programmes for VEE: (Under development)

• On the model of lab twinning Parent

/ candidate VEE

• Reference: Day-1 compentencies / core curriculum model

• Guide available



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Twinning programmes for VSB (Under development)

• On the model of lab twinning

Parent / candidate VSB

• Reference: Article 3.2.12 of the TAHC (evaluation of VSB)

• Guide available


‘Treatment’ phase – VSB

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Capacity Building,



PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories


"Treatment"

including




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The PVS Pathway

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Conducted every 3 to 5 years, this mission measures

the progress that countries have made during the

implementation of the PVS Pathway in sustainably

improving their compliance with the OIE’s standards on

quality

It assesses and monitors progress using the Desired

Level of Advancements established during the PVS

Gap Analysis

OIE PVS Evaluation Follow-Up Missions


32 32 The OIE collaborates with governments, donors and other stakeholders

Capacity Building,



PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS

Evaluation

PVS Pathway

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories


"Treatment"

including




Case of Azerbaijan

2008 2011

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Case of Azerbaijan

However,

CC I.1 findings – No personal, no unit dedicated to Animal

Welfare

General Recommendations:

To reorganize SVS Headquarters by establishing units and

employing qualified personnel and training them […] in

animal welfare.

AW not assessed during the OIE PVS evaluation in 2008

(Critical competence on AW added to the Tool in 2010)

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Need more information?

www.oie.int

http://www.oie.int/

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http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

http://www.afd.fr/jahia/Jahia/home

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OIE AW initiatives in the regions

2009 -

Regional AW

Strategy for

Asia

2012 - Regional

AW Strategy for

Americas Under dvlpt - Southern

African Animal Welfare

Action Plan

Under

devlpt

(2013-

2014)

Regional initative adapted to

each region

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OIE Regional Seminar for

National Focal Points on

Animal Welfare (Kiev/Ukraine, March 2012)

OIE regional Platform on AW for Europe

25th Conference of the

OIE Regional

Commission for Europe (Fleesense/Germany,

Sept 2012)

OIE Workshop for

National Focal Points

on Animal Welfare (Teramo/Italy, March

2013)

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81 OIE General Session (Paris,

France, May 2013)

OIE Regional Commission for Europe:

Endorsement of the Concept Note

Composition of the Steering Group


First meeting of the Steering Group

(Paris, December 2013)

Validation of a three-year Action Plan

for (2014-2016)

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OIE HQs (Chair) EC / DG SANCO

Serbia Russia Turkey

Spain Ireland

OIE AW CC in the region

IZSAM « G. Caporale » Teramo a donor organisation

active in Eastern Europe

OIE RR-EE Sofia

OIE Representation Moscow

OIE SRR Brussels (Secretariat)

Steering Group


http://www.flags.net/country.php?country=SPAN&section=CURR&category=NATL

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Action Plan for 2014-2016

• Strategic Objective:

• To empower VS to take actions on Animal Welfare, in compliance with the OIE Standards

• Specific Objectives:

• To raise awareness and achieve high level of understanding;

• To progressively advance with the implementation of the OIE Standards on AW

• To encourage the participation in the OIE standard setting process

• Scope:

• Transport of animals by land (OIE TAHC Chapter 7.3)

• Slaughter of animals for human consumption ( OIE TAHC Chapter 7.5)

• Stray dog population control ( OIE TAHC Chapter 7.7)


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Activities of the OIE Platform (2014-2016)

• Website of the Platform (currently: www.rr-europe.oie.int)

• Documents in Russian language

• Workshops on stray dog management (Balkans)

• Awareness campaigns on stray dogs (all)

• Trainings on transport and slaughter (Central Asia)

• Training on transport (Russian speaking countries)

• Governance activities (SG meetings and Newsletters)


http://www.rr-europe.oie.int/



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Current website of the Platform

www.rr-europe.oie.int




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Thank you for your attention!