Opening of the 84th OIE General Session
Delegates from the 180 Member Countries of the OIE are meeting in Paris for six days of discussion and debate at the 84th General Session of the OIE World Assembly of National Delegates, to adopt new international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare.
Paris, 22 May 2016
Chaired for the first time by Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane, President of the OIE, the Opening Ceremony of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates began with an opening address at the Maison de la Chimie Conference Centre (Paris). This was followed by eight speeches from Ministers and government representatives from OIE Member Countries. The President of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), Dr Evelyn Nguleka, and the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, also addressed the Assembly.
Video message
The work of the General Session will continue over the next five days and conclude on Friday, 27 May, with the adoption of the Resolutions voted on in plenary session by the entire Assembly of Delegates from 180 Member Countries.
This annual meeting represents the opportunity to adopt new intergovernmental standards for animal health and welfare, as well as to take stock of the current global landscape of animal diseases, including zoonoses. It will also provide a forum for debate on the most recent developments in strategies for the prevention, control and eradication of diseases such as rabies and peste des petits ruminants.
Read the full press release here.
Background to relationship between Codex, OIE and IPPC
When the World Trade Organization began operations in January 1995, the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) also took effect. This agreement addresses the proper application of food safety, animal health and plant protection rules, as they relate to international agricultural trade.
The agreement encourages governments to "harmonize" or base their national measures on the international standards, guidelines and recommendations developed by WTO member governments in other international organizations. These are Codex Alimentarius, OIE and IPPC.
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
Current Codex Alimentarius Commission
Opening of the 84th OIE General Session
Delegates from the 180 Member Countries of the OIE are meeting in Paris for six days of discussion and debate at the 84th General Session of the OIE World Assembly of National Delegates, to adopt new international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare.
Paris, 22 May 2016
Chaired for the first time by Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane, President of the OIE, the Opening Ceremony of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates began with an opening address at the Maison de la Chimie Conference Centre (Paris). This was followed by eight speeches from Ministers and government representatives from OIE Member Countries. The President of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), Dr Evelyn Nguleka, and the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, also addressed the Assembly.
Video message
The work of the General Session will continue over the next five days and conclude on Friday, 27 May, with the adoption of the Resolutions voted on in plenary session by the entire Assembly of Delegates from 180 Member Countries.
This annual meeting represents the opportunity to adopt new intergovernmental standards for animal health and welfare, as well as to take stock of the current global landscape of animal diseases, including zoonoses. It will also provide a forum for debate on the most recent developments in strategies for the prevention, control and eradication of diseases such as rabies and peste des petits ruminants.
Read the full press release here.
Background to relationship between Codex, OIE and IPPC
When the World Trade Organization began operations in January 1995, the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) also took effect. This agreement addresses the proper application of food safety, animal health and plant protection rules, as they relate to international agricultural trade.
The agreement encourages governments to "harmonize" or base their national measures on the international standards, guidelines and recommendations developed by WTO member governments in other international organizations. These are Codex Alimentarius, OIE and IPPC.
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