30/05/18

Question 1

List the specialist commissions of the OIE.?

Answer 1

List the specialist commissions of the OIE.

• Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (“Code Commission”)
• Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases (”Scientific Commission”)
• Biological Standards Commission (“Laboratories Commission”)
• Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (“Aquatic Animals Commission”)
• Reference laboratories

Question 2

When must you have a journey log.?

Answer 2

When must you have a journey log.

• Transporters and organizers
• For long journeys between Member States and with third countries for:
• Domestic equidae other than registered equidae
• Domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species

Question 3

No license may be granted/which purpose do you not use experimental animals.?

Answer 3

No license may be granted/which purpose do you not use experimental animals.

• Experiments proposed for the purposes of manufacture of cosmetics, tobacco, other
• consumer goods, weapons and their components, and ammunition

Question 4

Animal welfare rules of surgical interventions on piglets.?

Answer 4

Animal welfare rules of surgical interventions on piglets.

• Tail docking or reduction of corner teeth: not routinely, only when there is evidence of
• injuries: tooth clipping within 7days of birth
• Castration or tail docking after 7 days of age: only under anesthetics and additional prolonged
• analgesia by a veterinarian

Question 5

Lifting restrictions in case of American Foul Brood.?

Answer 5

Lifting restrictions in case of American Foul Brood.

• No colonies and strict disinfection
• 60 days observation period (non-brooding period)
• Strict disinfection
• If only colonies suspected of being diseased and the laboratory ruled out: without disinfection
• If only colonies suspected of being contaminated:
• without disinfection after observation

Question 6

Surveillance zone in case of African Horse Sickness.?

Answer 6

Surveillance zone in case of African Horse Sickness.

• Minimum 12 months
• Minimum radius of +50 km
• Taking into account epidemiological, geographical, climate conditions
• Inform the public about the restrictions
• Disinsectization
• Visit of all holdings keeping equidae, and take samples
• Movement of horses only for emergency slaughter
• Vaccination is prohibited

Question 7

Definition of decisions.?

Answer 7

Definition of decisions.

• Are binding in all their aspects upon those to whom they are addressed.
• A decision may be addressed to any or all Member States,
• to undertakings or to individuals

Question 8

Country free from CBPP infection without intermediate steps.

Answer 8

Country free from CBPP infection without intermediate steps.

• Continuously free from CBPP for at least 10 years
• No vaccination for at least 10 years
• No clinical or pathological evidence for at least 10 years
• Adequate disease surveillance and reporting system
• Use of diagnostic procedures capable of differentiating
• Mycoplasma mycoides from
• other bovine Mycoplasma infections

Question 9

Official measures in the protection zone in case of Bluetongue/Official measures in the surveillances zone.?.

Answer 9

Official measures in the protection zone in case of Bluetongue.

• Identification of all holdings
• Monitoring of sentinel groups of bovine animals
• Ban on animals leaving the zone
• Vaccination of animals and identification in protection zone may be decided

Official measures in the surveillances zone.

• Measures for the protection zone apply
• Vaccination is prohibited
• All persons in protection and surveillance zone shall be fully informed of the restrictions