M1 Test Misc

Question 1

EU regulations.

Answer 1

Are directly applied without the need for national measures to implement them.

Question 2

List 4 duties of Vet in animal health/ welfare.

Answer 2

• Execute the veterinary controls and check relating to surveillance and notification of certain animal diseases in the district.
• Supervise and check - when relevant - movement of animals and certain animal products in order to identify animal health risks.
• Issuing animal health certificates signed by official veterinarians in accordance with the EU criteria.
• Organise instant measures when notifiable diseases are suspected and confirmed and to implement measures to control, prevent and eliminate notifiable diseases according to contingency plans.

Question 3

Special commissions.

Answer 3

• Code Commisions: Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commision.
• Scientific Commision: Scientific Commision for Animal Diseases.
• Laboratories Commision: Biological Standards Commision.
• Aquatic Animals Commission: Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission.

Question 4

WHO.

Answer 4

• Founded in 7 April 1948.
• 194 countries.
• 34- member Executive Board.
• 6 regional committees.
• Secretariat of WHO is staffed by some 8000 health + other experts + support staff.

Question 5

Vaccinations ( authorization, vaccination on the farm, + in vaccination zone).

Answer 5

• By the Commission, in cooperation with the Member State concerned.
• All vaccinated animals must be identified by a clear and legible mark
• All vaccinated animals must remain within the vaccination zone unless sent to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority for immediate slaughter, in which case the movement of animals may be authorized only after the official veterinarian has carried out an examination of all the susceptible animals on the holding and confirmed that none of the animals is suspected of being infected.

Question 6

EU directives.

Answer 6

Bind Member States as to the objectives to be achieved while leaving the national authorities the power to choose the form + the means to be used.

Question 7

GATT with SPS.

Answer 7

• 1 January 1995.
• aim is to reduce to a min the -ve effects of health barriers on international trade, while ensuring the protection of human + animal life + health.
• OIE has been chosen by GATT as the reference international organization.

Question 8

4 duties of Vet in public health.

Answer 8

• Supervise + check movement of products of animal + fish O in order to verify the identity + O.
• Supervise the official Veterinarians issuing hygiene certificates in accordance with EU criteria.
• Enforce Veterinary surveillance + checks on products, + notification of consumer health hazards including zoonoses in district.
• Supervise the use of certain Veterinary medicinal products for treatment of diseases/ for growth promotion purposes in livestock holdings within the area, + to organise the sampling of animals + food submitted to analytical checks.

Question 9

Sanctions.

Answer 9

• Official restrictions.
• Exclusion from state compensation.
• Fine: animal health/animal welfare.
• Infringment.
• Criminal offence.

Question 10

Stamping out policy.

Answer 10

• Minimum radius of 3 km around the infected holding.

- Contained in a surveillance zone with a minimum radius of 10 km

Question 11

EU decision.

Answer 11

Are binding in all their aspects upon those to whom they are addressed; a decision may be addressed to any/ all Member States, to undertakings/ to individuals.

Question 12

EU commissions.

Answer 12

• 28 independent members, 1 from each EU country.
• Proposes new legislation.
• Executive organ.
• Guardian of the treaties.
• Represents the EU on the international stage.

Question 13

Vet legislations.

Answer 13

• The single market.
• Import from 3rd countries.
• Animal health certificates.
• Reporting + recording of animal diseases.
• Preventative + control measures for contagious animal diseases.
• National eradication plans.
• Animal welfare.
• Reference laboratories.
• Animal breeding, zoo- sanitary rules.
• The veterinary committees of the EU.

Question 14

Chief Vet office.

Answer 14

• Preparation of veterinary legislation + transposition of EU directives into national law.
• Supervision + coordination of the activities of the veterinary services at regional + district levels.
• Decision- making in emergency situations
• Coordination + cooperation with the network of diagnostic lab, according to contingency plans,
• Negotiations with 3rd countries + national representative to various international organizations, e.g OIE, FAO + WHO.

Question 15

Powers of EU parliament.

Answer 15

- Legislative power.
> Consultation procedure.
> Cooperation procedure.
> Co- decision ( ordinary) procedure.
> Parliament's assent.
- Power over the budget.
- Supervison of the executive.

Question 16

Duties of FVO.

Answer 16

• Promote effective control systems in the food safety and
  quality, veterinary and plant health sectors;
• Check on compliance with the requirements of EU food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health legislation within the European Union and in third countries exporting to the EU;
• Contribute to the development of EU policy in the food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors.

Question 17

Objectives of OIE.

Answer 17

• Inform Governments about the occurrence + course of diseases of animals throughout the world + ways of controlling these diseases.
• Provide coordination at the international level for studies devoted to the surveillance + control of diseases of animals.
• Examine regulations for trade in animals + products of animal O, with a view to harmonizing such regulations among Member Countries.
• Give priority to welfare of animals used in agriculture + aquaculture + to identify animal welfare research needs.

Question 18

Stamping out in case of notifiable disease.

Answer 18

• After carrying out operations, the buildings used for housing animals of susceptible species, their surroundings, the vehicles used for transport and all equipment liable to be contaminated shall be cleaned and disinfected.
• An epizootiological inquiry shall be carried out.
• When recourse is had to burial, it must be deep enough to prevent carnivorous animals from digging up the carcasses or waste must be in suitable ground so as to prevent contamination of water tables or any environmental nuisance.
• The restocking of the holding shall be authorized by the competent authority, following the satisfactory inspection by the official veterinarian of the cleaning and disinfection operations carried out.
• All animals of susceptible species on the holding shall be killed on the spot, without delay. The animals which have died or been killed shall either be burnt or buried on the spot, if possible, or destroyed in a carcass disposal plant. These operations shall be carried out in such a way as to minimize the risk of disseminating the agent of the disease.
• Any substance or waste, such as animal feed, litter, manure or slurry, which is liable to be contaminated, shall be destroyed or treated appropriately. This treatment, carried out in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian, must ensure that any agent or vector of the agent of the disease is destroyed.