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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Animal Health and Standing Committees DG SANCO Unit D1 Activity Report 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I- PLACE, ROLE, MISSION AND DESCRIPTION OF DG SANCO UNIT D1........................1 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................1 1.1. Mission statement....................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Community animal health policy (CAHP) – evaluation report.................................. 2 1.2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2.2. An extensive consultation of stakeholders to propose actions for the future..... 2 1.2.3. Key messages from the Evaluation .................................................................... 3 1.3. EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013)................................................................... 4 2. Unit D1 within the EU Institutions –Relationship With Other Bodies and Institutions of the European Community ............................................................................5 2.1. Relationship with the other Units of Directorate D of DG SANCO.......................... 5 2.2. Relationship with Directorates E and F of DG SANCO............................................ 5 2.3. Relationship with the European Food Safety Authority ............................................ 6 2.4. Relationship with the European Centre for Diseases Control.................................... 6 2.5. Relationships with other EU Institutions and Consultative Bodies ........................... 7 2.5.1. European Parliament .......................................................................................... 7 2.5.2. Council ............................................................................................................... 7 2.5.3. Court of Auditors ............................................................................................... 7 2.5.4. Court of Justice................................................................................................... 8 2.5.5. Economic and Social Committee ....................................................................... 8 2.5.6. Committee of the Regions.................................................................................. 8 3. Comitology, relationships with Member States and the Public, and international affairs.....................................................................................................................................8 3.1. Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH).................. 8 3.2. Chief Veterinary Officers........................................................................................... 9 3.3. International Affairs ................................................................................................. 10 3.3.1. World Organisation for Animal Health............................................................ 10 3.3.2. Food and Agriculture Organisation.................................................................. 11 3.3.3. World Health Organisation .............................................................................. 12 3.3.4. World Trade Organisation................................................................................ 12 3.3.5. Development – Technical assistance................................................................ 12 3.3.6. Bilateral Affairs................................................................................................ 13 3.4. Information to the Public.......................................................................................... 13 4. Financial resources and staff....................................................................................... 14 4.1. Financial Resources.................................................................................................. 14 4.1.1. Animal disease eradication and monitoring programmes................................ 14 4.1.2. Other actions in the veterinary field................................................................. 14 4.1.3. Emergency veterinary measures....................................................................... 14 4.2. Staff .......................................................................................................................... 15 PART II SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF ANIMAL HEALTH,................ 17 ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND ZOOTECHNICS ........................................................ 17 1. Legislation................................................................................................................... 17 1.1. SCFCAH .................................................................................................................. 17 1.2. Joint meetings........................................................................................................... 17 2. Activities in Relation to the White Paper.................................................................... 18 2.1. Action N° 29............................................................................................................. 18 2.2. Action N° 30............................................................................................................. 20 2.3. Action N° 84............................................................................................................. 20 3. Animal Health ............................................................................................................. 21 3.1. Animal health situation in the Community .............................................................. 21 3.1.1. Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)................................................. 21 3.1.2. Avian Influenza (AI) ........................................................................................ 22 3.1.2.1. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in poultry and mammals.. 23 3.1.2.2. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in wild birds..................... 23 3.1.2.3. Surveillance for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds ............................. 24 3.1.2.4. Vaccination against AI in poultry ................................................................... 27 3.1.2.5. Vaccination against AI in other captive birds (zoo birds)............................... 28 3.1.2.6. Scientific opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and Directorate General Environment (DG ENV):...................................................... 28 3.1.3. Newcastle disease............................................................................................. 28 3.1.3.1. Community legislation on Newcastle disease................................................. 28 3.1.3.2. Newcastle disease outbreaks in Member States reported in 2006 .................. 29 3.1.3.3. Control measures applied in the affected MS ................................................. 29 3.1.3.4. Vaccination policy........................................................................................... 29 3.1.3.5. Commission legislation related to ND ............................................................ 29 3.1.4. Classical swine fever........................................................................................ 30 3.1.4.1. Classical swine fever outbreaks in Germany .................................................. 30 3.1.4.2. Situation of Classical swine fever in feral pigs............................................... 33 3.1.4.3. Other legislation related to CSF...................................................................... 34 3.1.5. African swine fever .......................................................................................... 34 3.1.6. Swine vesicular disease.................................................................................... 34 3.1.7. Bluetongue ....................................................................................................... 37 3.1.8. Foot and mouth disease.................................................................................... 38 3.1.9. Diseases in aquaculture animals....................................................................... 41 3.1.9.1. List I diseases (listed in Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC) ........................... 41 3.1.9.2. List II diseases (listed in Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC) .......................... 41 3.1.9.3. List III Diseases (listed in Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC)........................ 42 3.2. Community approved animal disease surveillance and eradication programmes.... 42 3.2.1. Assessment of programmes from 2005............................................................ 42 3.2.2. Programmes for 2006....................................................................................... 42 3.2.3. Programmes for 2007....................................................................................... 43 3.3. Community Reference Laboratories ........................................................................ 43 3.4. National laboratories ................................................................................................ 44 3.5. Animal vaccines ....................................................................................................... 44 3.5.1. Foot and mouth disease vaccines ....................................................................