Regional Information Seminar
for recently appointed OIE Delegates
Brussels – 18 February 2014
The structure, objectives and
Strategic Plan of the OIE
Dr Monique Eloit
Deputy Director General , OIE
Structure and governance
www.oie.int
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CHRONOLOGY
An intergovernmental organisation preceding the
United Nations
1924
1945
Creation of the
Office
International des
Epizooties (OIE)
2003
Creation of the
United Nations
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World Organisation
for Animal Health
178 Member Countries in 2013
Africa 52 – Americas 30 – Asia, the Far East and Oceania 36
Europe 53 – Middle-East 20
Some countries belong to more than one region
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Representatives of the Member Countries
The Delegate
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Nominated by his/her Government
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Usually the Chief Veterinary
Officer of his/her country
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Member of the World Assembly of
Delegates (which meets in
General Session)
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National focal point for the OIE in
the country
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Rights and obligations
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Responsible for negotiating
international veterinary standards
on behalf of his/her country
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Notifies the OIE of the animal
disease situation in his/her
country
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Governance structure of the OIE
National Focal
Points
Focal Points are nominated by the Delegate for each of the following
fields:
• Aquatic animal diseases
• Communication
• Wildlife diseases
• Animal welfare
• Animal disease notification
• Animal production food safety
• Veterinary products
• Veterinary Laboratories
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The MANDATE of the OIE
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Expansion of the OIE mandate
OIE’s mandate in 1924 was:
‘prevent the spread of animal diseases throughout the world’
4th Strategic Plan (2006-2010) changed the OIE’s mandate:
‘improve animal health worldwide’
5th Strategic Plan (2011-2015) extended the OIE’s mandate:
‘improve animal health and welfare worldwide’
WTO SPS agreement (1995)
International
standard setting organisations
SPS Agreement
Animal Health
OIE
Food Safety
CODEX
Plant Health
IPPC
OIE international standards, guidelines and recommendations for animal health (including zoonoses)
Including standards on quality of Veterinary Services and/or Aquatic Animal Health Services
STRUCTURE OF THE OIE
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Governance structure of the OIE
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Governance structure of the OIE
The Council
Elected in May 2012 / or in 2013
President
Past President
Dr Karin
Schwabenbauer
(Germany)
Dr Carlos Correa
Messuti (Uruguay)
Vice-President
Dr XX
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Members
Dr John Clifford (USA)
Dr Evgeny Neplokonov
(Russia)
Dr Botlhe Michael
Modisane
(South Africa)
Dr Mark Schipp
(Australia)
Dr Toshiro Kawashima
(Japan)
Dr Ali Abdullah AlSahmi (Oman)
Governance structure of the OIE
Regional
Commissions
The OIE has set up five Regional Commissions to express
specific issues Members in the different regions face.
The Bureau of these Commissions
counts four Delegates elected by the
World Assembly of Delegates for a
three-year term of office. It represents
the Members between the Regional
Commissions’ meetings.
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Each Regional Commission holds a
Conference every two years in one of
the countries of the region. Each
Commission also meets every year on
the margin of the World Assembly of
Delegates.
The following regions host Regional
Commissions:
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The Conferences focus on technical
items and on regional cooperation
relating to animal disease control.
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The Commissions can fully be
considered as regional institutions.
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Africa
Americas
Asia, the Far East and Oceania
Europe
Middle East
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Governance structure of the OIE
The Director
General
The OIE is managed by the OIE Headquarters in Paris,
placed under the responsibility of a Director General
elected by secret ballot by the World Assembly of
Delegates.
In 2010, Dr Bernard Vallat was elected Director General
of the World Organisation for Animal Health for a third
five-year term.
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Governance structure of the OIE 10/14
Regional and Sub-Regional representations
These representations closely collaborate with Regional
Commissions and are directly under the Director General’s
authority.
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Governance structure of the OIE
Specialist
Commissions
The Specialist Commissions are elected by the World
Assembly of Delegates for a period of three years.
Their role is to use relevant scientific information to:
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study epidemiological issues, especially the prevention and control
methods of animal diseases
develop, update and propose OIE’s international standards and
guidelines for adoption by the World Assembly
address scientific and technical issues raised by Members, with the
exception of bilateral trade problems, for which the OIE has an inhouse mediation procedure should the relevant Members request it
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Global network of OIE expertise
OIE Reference Laboratories – leading expertise in surveillance
and control of a named OIE listed disease
OIE Collaborating Centres – expertise in a specific designated
sphere of competence e.g. epidemiology, emerging avian diseases, veterinary
medicinal products, animal welfare
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The BUDGET of the OIE
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Financing of the OIE
Statutory
contributions
6 categories of
statutory
contributions
Member Countries on
the United Nations’ list
of “Least Developed
Countries” benefit from
a 50% reduction of
their statutory
contribution
Part of the Members’
statutory contributions is
compulsorily used to
finance the
Organisation’s Regional
Representations
operations
Voluntary
contributions
World Animal
Health
and Welfare
Fund
Funding by
countries hosting
OIE offices in
support of their
activities
Specific donations
e.g. grants to buy
buildings
Provision of staff
(Headquarters,
regional offices)
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Various
sources
Publications, fees
related to official
recognition of
some diseases,
etc…
DONORS AND PARTNERS
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
Canadian International
Development Agency
Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Canada
FIFTH STRATEGIC PLAN
2011 - 2015
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Fifth Strategic Plan 2011-2015
First, continuing to consolidate major objectives of
the 4th Strategic Plan
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
Improve animal health and welfare worldwide
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Fifth Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Improve animal health, veterinary public
health, animal welfare, and consolidate
the animal’s role worldwide
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Fifth Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Reinforcing priority missions
Animal welfare: a strategic commitment by the OIE
• Animal health is a key component of animal welfare
• The OIE is recognised worldwide as the leader in
developing international standards on animal welfare
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Fifth Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Reinforcing priority missions
Good governance of Veterinary Services
• Suitable legislation and effective implementation
• Surveillance, early detection and rapid response to disease outbreaks
thanks to a national chain of command and good diagnostic capacities
• Alliances between the public and private sector (farmers, private
veterinarians, consumers) are key
• Support to the quality of Services through the use of OIE PVS tool
(evaluation and gap analysis of international standards)
• Initial and continuing veterinary education
• Applied research
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Fifth Strategic Plan 2011-2015
New actions
One Health
A worldwide strategy for managing risks at
the animal-human interface ecosystems
Veterin
International recognition of veterinary
qualifications and promotion of professional
excellence throughout the world
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Preparation of the Sixth Strategic Plan of the
OIE for 2016 - 2020
Outcome of the Deliberations of the OIE Council in October
2013
• The Sixth Strategic Plan (2016 - 2020) should
– contain a revised consolidated statement of OIE’s
strategic vision and goals
– take into account global trends and anticipated
challenges affecting OIE’s operating environment
– incorporate important cross cutting issues
– be ambitious but not necessarily expansive
– be high level, flexible and enabling rather than
prescriptive and allow for optional approaches in order
to be responsive and facilitate implementation
– involve all Members of the OIE in its development
Next Steps
September 2014
Regional Conference of Europe (Switzerland)
• Your reflections and comments on the initial framework
and directions for the Sixth Strategic Plan (2016 - 2020)
are valued and welcomed.
• Are there other critical trends, challenges and
opportunities that should be taken into account in the
planning process?
• Are the core elements of the revised strategic objectives
appropriate?
• Inputs can be provided to Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer
(Germany) or Dr. Evgeny Neplokonov (Russia), the OIE
Council members representing the Region of Europe, and
to the Members of the Bureau of the Regional
Commission (Dr. Ago Pärtel – Estonia)
OIE PUBLICATIONS
AND WEB SITE
www.oie.int
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Thank you for your attention!