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2026
29 June - AHAC
- Update on animal diseases - HPAI + ND
- Update on animal diseases - ASF + Wild boar Management
- Update on animal diseases - FMD
- Update on animal diseases - LSD
- Update on animal diseases - SPGP + PPR
- Update on animal diseases -New world screwworm
- Cleaning and disinfection of vehicles for terrestrial and aquatic animals
- Task force on official controls
- General update of ongoing activities in the area of animal welfare
- Information about the study on digital modalities of animal welfare during transport
- Information on adopted package on non-commercial movements of pet animals
- EU animal health rules for germinal products in relation to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
3 March - AHAC
- Update on animal diseases - avian influenza and Newcastle disease
- Update on animal diseases - African swine fever
- Update on animal diseases - lumpy skin disease
- Update on animal diseases - Sheep pox and Goat pox and Peste de petits ruminants
- Update on animal diseases - foot and mouth disease
- State of play of the situation on bluetongue and EHD measures
- Reinforcing safety of animal movements in the EU
- State of play - New rules on non-commercial movement of pet animals
- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation - concerning the implementation of contingency plans and simulation exercises for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible animal diseases
- Evaluation of the Animal Health Law (AHL)
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2025
13 November - AHAC
- Update on ASF - epidemiological situation at EU level
- Lumpy Skin Disease - Overview of the current disease situation and measures at EU level
- Update on the situation on Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Sheep and Goat pox (SGP)
- State of play of the situation on bluetongue and EHD measures
- Feedback to the amendment of CIR (EU) 2018/1882
- Amendment DR (EU) 2023/361 on Vaccination (Cat. A diseases) - New and revised annexes
- Amendments to the rules for prevention and control (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687) - Terrestrial animals
- Evaluation of the Animal Health Law (AHL)
- Study supporting the Evaluation of the EU Animal Health Law (ECORYS)
- HPAI - Disease situation in the EU
- MFF 2028-2034 - Funding of SMP food chain strand actions
- Revision of the EU animal welfare legislation - State of play
27 June - AHAC
- Evaluation of the Animal Health Law (AHL) – state of play
- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the EU
- HPAI and ND Updates on disease situation
- State of play of the situation on bluetongue and EHD measures
- Update on ADIS & its link with WAHIS
- Update on ASF epidemiological situation at EU level
- Update on the situation on PPR SGP LSD
- ELO presentation - EU rules concerning the import of bovine embryos
- EU animal health rules on entry into the Union of bovine embryos
7 April - AHAC
- Working Group of the Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems
- Update on ASF epidemiological situation at EU level
- New rules on non-commercial movement of pet animals
- Follow-up: Evaluation of the Animal Health Law (AHL)
- Update of the TSE Regulatory Framework
- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the EU
- Update on the situation on Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Sheep and Goat pox (SGP)
- Avian Influenza preparedness in the EU
- Amendment DR (EU) 2023/361on Vaccination (Cat. A diseases)
- Bluetongue and EHD: exchange of views on strategy and way forward
- Amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entryof consignments of certain animals, germina
- Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza - Disease Situation
- Proposed amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 - Terrestrial animals
24 January - AHAC
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2024
20 November - AHAC
- Follow up: Evaluation of the Animal Health Law (AHL)
- Summary of the call for evidence – Evaluation of the EU Animal Health Law
- Update on animal diseases Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Sheep and Goat pox (SGP) Animal Health
- Vector Borne Diseases (BTV & EHD)
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Disease Situation
- Proposed amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 Terrestrial animals
- State of play of the situation on EHD measures
- Working Group of the Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems
- State of play of the situation on BTV and EHD measures
- Update on ASF epidemiological situation at EU level
- Update and state of play of animal health rules for entry into the Union
5 September - AHAC
11 June - AHAC
- Evaluation of the animal health law (AHL)
- Update on ASF epidemiological situation at EU level
- Epidemiological situation: BTV and EHD
- Evidence supporting the proposal on the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats (SWD (2024) 88 final)
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Disease situation
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Vaccination
- Commission proposal on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
- Commission proposal for a new Regulation on the protection of animals during transport
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2023
10 November - AHAC
- Latest state of play on ASF
- Latest state of play on avian influenza
- Situation on sheep pox and goat pox
- Info on BTV and EHD
- Rules on compartments
- Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 on disease control
- Rules on animal health certificates
- Information on adopted amendments to Delegated Regulations (EU) 2020/688 and 2020/689
- Update on EFSA opinions on aquatic animal diseases and listed species (Unit G2 Animal Health)
- Update on poultry vaccination including EFSA outcomes (Unit G2 Animal Health)
- One health surveillance (Unit G2 Animal Health)
- Technical alignment of ABP rules Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 with Official Control Regulation and Animal Health Law (Unit G2 Animal Health)
2 June - AHAC
- Update on ASF epidemiological situation at EU level
- Highly pathogenic avian influenza - State of play (EU and globally)
- Working Group of the Advisory Group on the Food Chain - Sheep Pox outbreak in Spain
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361 on the use of veterinary medicinal products for disease prevention and control
- ASF Regulation CIR (EU) 2023/594 and ASF Guidelines
- Amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation s (EU) 2020/686, 2020/688 and 2020/689
- Rules for prevention and control - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687
- Highly pathogenic avian influenza - Vaccination
- WOAH and EuFMD General Sessions - Main outcomes
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2022
28 October - AHAC
- Terms of Reference of the Animal Health Advisory Commitee (AHAC)
- Update on African swine fever
- Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- HPAI outbreaks in Great Britain, in Canada and in the United States during 2021 and 2022
- Sheep Pox outbreak in Spain - State of play
- Animal Health Law – State of play
- Amendment to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 (entry rules)
- Future rules for the use of VMPs for disease prevention and control
- Revision of EU rules on germinal products
- Assessment and listing of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials within the framework of Regulation(EU) 2016/429
- Prevention is better than cure - Animal Health Law Visits
7 June - AHAC
- Animal diseases - ASF
- Animal diseases - COVID reporting minks
- Animal diseases - HPAI
- Animal Health information
- Use of Veterinary Medical Products
- Animal Welfare - Labelling study
- Animal by-products Fertilisers and soil improvers - State of play
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2021
12 October - AHAC
- Animal diseases HPAI
- ASF Update
- SARS Cov2 reporting
- AW Fitness check and revision State of play
- AHL Amendments disease control measures and DDA on the use of VMPs
- AHL State of play
26 March - AHAC
- AHL Aquatics
- AHL Identification and registration of animals
- AHL OCRs
- AHL State of play
- AHL Transitional rules and guidance
- AHL Vaccine banks
- Animal diseases ASF Special control measures
- Animal diseases ASF
- Animal diseases SARS-CoV-2 in mink
- Animal diseases Update on AI
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2020
29 October
- Animal diseases - State of play on ASF and measures – 29 October 20200
- Animal diseases - Avian influenza - update
- Diagnostics for animals database
- AHL - State of play of the Animal Health Law - update
- AHL - Animal Health Law Amendments to Delegated Regulations
- AHL - IA Disease notification and reporting
- New model certificates for movements of consignments within the Union and entry into the Union
- Animal welfare - Activities under the Farm to Fork Strategy
- Animal welfare - European Citizens’ Initiative ‘End the cage age’
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2019
3 December
- AHL: Establishments under AHL – registration vs approval
- AHL: Public feedback – Aquaculture
- AHL: Public feedback – Control measures Part III
- AHL: Public feedback - Entry into the Union Part V
- AHL: Public feedback – Movement of animals
- AHL: Public feedback – Surveillance
- AHL: State of play and future actions
- Animal health – Official Controls Regulation Smarter rules
- Animal health – Official Controls Regulation State of play
- Animal health – State of play on disease outbreaks
- Animal Welfare Upadate
- Presentation ERPA
- Presentation ERPA Registration form
- Presentation FESASS
20 May
- Official Controls Regulation: state of play
- Animal diseases: ASF
- Animal diseases: Avian influenza
- Animal diseases: Lumpy skin disease & peste des petits ruminants
- Update on Animal welfare activities
- AHL: State of play on the delegated and implementing acts – overview
- AHL: Aquatic animals
- AHL: DA on AH requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs – state of play
- AHL: The draft delegated act on movement of germinal products within the EU under Regulation (EU) 2016/429
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2018
5 December
3 December
- Overview - state of play OCR
- Animal disease outbreaks - African swine fever
- Animal disease outbreaks - HPAI update
- Animal disease outbreaks - Lumpy skin disease and peste des petits ruminants
- Overview - state of play AHL
- Animal Welfare
22 October
- EU farmers and their cooperatives’ views on the use of FOP schemes and ongoing developments (Copa-Cogeca)
- EU consumers associations' views on the use of FOP schemes and ongoing developments (BEUC & Consumentenbond))
- Criteria for the development of FOP schemes: broad outline of Member States' and stakeholders' views (DG SANTE))
- Update literature review – Experimental and empirical data (Joint Research Centre))
- International comparative experimental study: objective understanding of FOP labels in 12 countries (University of Paris 13))
- Impact of two FOP labels on consumer behaviour in real purchase conditions (E. Leclerc))
11 October
- Official Controls Regulation (OCR) (EU) 2017/625 Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to temporary controls at BCPs Frequencies of identity and physical checks
- Official Controls Regulation (OCR) (EU) 2017/625 Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to temporary controls at BCPs
- Non-paper in view of an implementing act based on Articles 47 (2) (b) and 54 (4) (a)of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Article 53 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
12 July
2 July
- Animal welfare update on animal welfare issues
Presentation of the state of play of the:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases "Animal Health Law"
- Delegated act on surveillance eradication programmes and disease freedom aquatic
- Delegated act on surveillance eradication programmes and disease freedom
- Delegated act on disease awareness preparedness and control
- Delegated act movements in the EU of certain terrestrial animals ungulates and poultry
- Delegated and implementing acts on germinal products
- Delegated acts Registration and approval of establishments registration and identification of kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs
- Delegated act on entry into the Union of animals and products thereof
22 June
- Update ongoing JRC study on FOP labelling schemes
- Results FLABEL and CLYMBOL projects (EUFIC)
- Views Dutch consumers regarding FOP nutrition labels (Consumentenbond)
- Comparing the effectiveness of simplified food labelling schemes (University of Oxford)
- Comparative studies on FOP nutrition labels (University of Paris 13)
- Update by Italy on the development of a FOP label: the Italian proposal
- Update by Italy on the development of a FOP label: the survey, methodology and results
- Evolved Nutrition Label (ENL) trials
- Criteria for the development of FOP schemes - Non misleading character (DG SANTE)
1 June
- UK's withdrawal from the EU
- Brexit preparedness
- Food
- Plants and Seeds
- Genetically Modified Organisms
- Border Controls
- Animals
- Products of Animal Origin
- Animal By-Products
23 April
- Update on ongoing JRC study: Overview of existing and proposed FOP schemes, including literature review of research regarding the development of the schemes, their impact on consumers and other effects
- The Nordic Keyhole scheme
- The UK’s Voluntary Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling Scheme
- Nutri Score - The front of pack nutrition labelling scheme recommended in France
- FOP nutrition labelling: the Reference Intakes (RI) label
- Promoting Healthier Diets and Better Choices for European Consumers through Evolved Nutrition Labelling
- Choices internation foundation
- FOP nutrition labelling, criteria & FIC Regulation
5 February
- Commission Initiative on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment model in the food chain
- REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
- Roadmap
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2017
18 December
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases "Animal Health Law" State of play
- Disease listing and categorisation process
- Study on intra-European Union animal health certification of certain live animals
- Update on highly pathogenic avian influenza in the EU
- Lumpy skin disease (LSD) & Sheep Pox
- Official Controls Regulation: state of play & work programme of derived legislation
- Update on the EU Platform on Animal welfare and its activities
- Mid-term evaluation Report of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 on the management of food chain expenditure
- ERPA’s biosecurity information sheets
7 November
- Presentation by SANTE G4 of non-papers on the revision of the official controls in products on animal origin by a possible Delegated and Implementing Regulation based on respectively Article 18 (7) and (8) of the OCR: reference:
- Non-paper in view of a possible delegated act based on Article 18(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (Official Control Regulation)
Annexes - Non-paper in view of a possible implementing act based on Article 18(8) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (Official Control Regulation)
Annexes
- Non-paper in view of a possible delegated act based on Article 18(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (Official Control Regulation)
- Presentation by European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) on its comments related to the revision of the official controls, focussing on (red) meat inspection:
- Presentation by the Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU countries (a.v.e.c.) on its comments related to the revision of the official controls, focussing on poultry meat inspection:
- Presentation of the Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese & Dairy Producers European Network (FACE Network) on its comments related to the revision of the official controls, focussing on raw milk and dairy products:
- Presentation by SANTE G4 on the envisaged approach related to the import conditions in view of possible Delegated and Implementing Regulations based on Article 126, 127 and 90 of the OCR:
- List of participants
14 March
- Disease listing and categorisation process
- EU Animal Health Law Planning and context of future work on delegated and implementing acts
- State of play in the EU of avian influenza, African swine fever, lumpy skin disease, Bluetongue
- Funding options FOR 2018-2020 in relation to EU CO-FUNDED VETERINARY PROGRAMMES
- ERPA study on biosecurity measures against ERPA study on biosecurity measures against ERPA study on biosecurity measures against Avian Influenza: comparison of 4 member states' regulations and definition of measures adapted to rural poultry
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2016
17 June
- Planning and context of future work on delegated and implementing acts (trade, entry into EU, disease prevention and control measures, non-priority areas).
- Disease listing and categorisation process
- Study on a possible derogation from certain certification requirements for intra-EU trade in live animals as provided for in Article 144 of the EU Animal Health Law
- Follow up on European Parliament resolution of 25 February 2016 on the introduction of compatible systems for the registration of pet animals across Member States
- Report on cats and dogs traceability: the EU Pet Passport and TRACES systems
- Update on the epidemiological situation of avian flu, lumpy skin disease, African swine fever and classical swine fever in the EU
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2015
19 June
- Updates from OIE
- Update on avian flu in the EU and worldwide
- EFSA scientific opinion on canine leishmaniosis
- Rabies subgroup of the Task Force on the eradication of animal diseases
- Rapidia-field
- Information from the Latvian Presidency
- EIP-AGRI Workshop “Biosecurity at farm level: challenges for innovation” - Summary
- EIP-AGRI Workshop “Biosecurity at farm level: challenges for innovation” - Report
9 March
- TAIEX workshop in Lebanon to improve welfare practices at the time of slaughter
- Implementation of the Pet Regulation
- CALLISTO, an FP7 research project
- EFSA scientific opinions
- State of play of new alternative methods for disposal of animal by-products: hatchery waste and colostrum
- TTIP as regards animal health and animal welfare
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2014
24 November
- Commission proposals on veterinary medicinal products
- State of play of EU AMR action plan
- Commission proposal on medicated feed
- Brucellosis subgroup of the Task Force on the eradication of animal diseases
- EFSA scientific opinions: on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
- EFSA scientific opinions: on sheep and goat pox
- FAQ document for implementation of animal by-product rules
- FVO - Overview on EU animal health laboratories
- FVO - Mid-term results of the series on slaughter
- FVO - Stakeholder feed-back on FVO reports
- FVO - Stakeholder feed-back questionnaire
- Updates from the Commission on disease situation: African swine fever in the EU
- Updates from the Commission on disease situation: Foot and mouth disease in North-Africa