Within the framework of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), the Webinar on FSMO Standards, Trade and African Swine Fever in the Americas was held on November 22-23, 2022, with the financial support of the European Union, through the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), as well as the Government of Canada, through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).
Goal of the webinar is to provide knowledge and understanding of the role of WOAH Standards and how to apply them when setting sanitary measures to ensure safe trade in animals and animal products while avoiding unnecessary trade barriers.
Representatives from 23 member countries in the region and from 8 regional organizations of the Americas participated in the meeting.
Below you will find the agenda and from it you can download the presentations.
| Day 1 – November 22, 2022 – Framework for safe international trade | |||
| Time | Topic | Speakers / Moderators | |
| 10:50 | Zoom connection | ||
| 11:00 | Opening of the webinar
Objectives, methodology and contents |
Dr Luis Barcos, Regional Representative for the Americas Dr Francisco D´ Alessio, Deputy Head, WOAH Standards Department |
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| Session I. Framework for safe international trade – Introduction | |||
| 11:10 | WTO SPS Agreement principles.
General overview of WOAH Standards: Terrestrial Code and Manual |
Dr Francisco D´Alessio | |
| 11:25 | Regionalisation (Zoning & compartmentalization) and international trade. | Dr Francisco D´Alessio | |
| 11:40 | How to use WOAH Standards in practice to define sanitary measures for trade? | Dr Gaston Funes, Vice President, Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (TAHSC) | |
| 12:20 | Interactive discussion Q&A on Session I |
Speakers from Session I
Participants Dr Francisco D´Alessio (Facilitator) |
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| 12:30 | Break | ||
| Session II. Implementing WOAH ASF Standards for trade | |||
| 12:35 | ASF virus characteristics and epidemiology, importance for trade of live pigs and pig products | Dr Aruna Ambagala, WOAH ASF Reference Laboratory, Canada | |
| 12:45 | Disease specific WOAH Standards on ASF, focusing on trade – Overview | Dr Charmaine Chng, WOAH Science Department | |
| 12:55 | Defining sanitary measures for international trade – ASF | Dr Gaston Funes | |
| 13:10 | Self-declaration of ASF Status | Dr Natalie Moyen, WOAH Status Department | |
| 13:20 | Implementation of WOAH Standards for ASF – An overview from the WOAH Observatory | Gaspar Avendaño, WOAH Observatory | |
| 13:30 | Interactive discussion Q&A on Session II |
Speakers from Session I
Participants Dr Francisco D´Alessio (Facilitator) |
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| 13:45 | End of day 1 | ||
| Day 2 – November 23, 2022 – Safe international trade and African Swine fever | |||
| Time | Topic | Speakers / Moderators | |
| Session III. ASF and international trade – WOAH Members experience: | |||
| 10:50 | Zoom connection | ||
| 11:00 | Managing international trade in infected countries – Experience from African countries | Dr Mary Louise Penrith, South Africa | |
| 11:15 | Managing international trade in infected countries – Experience from European countries | Dr Benedetta Cappelletti, Italy | |
| 11:30 | Managing international trade in infected countries – Experience from Dominican Republic | Dr Ramon Ureña, Head of Pig Diseases Division | |
| 11:40 | Interactive Session Q&A on Session III |
Speakers from Session III
Participants Dr Luis Barcos (Facilitator) |
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| 12:00 | Break | ||
| Session IV. ASF and international trade – Business continuity in the Americas | |||
| 12:05 | Countries experience:
· How is trade currently managed with regards to ASF? · How is the country prepared for trade continuity in the case of an ASF outbreak? |
Country representatives from Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Panama | |
| 12:55 | Plenary discussion
· Exchange on: – Practical experiences defining and implementing sanitary measures for ASF for international trade (whether from importing/exporting perspective). – Preparedness for business continuity · Identify some common challenges and good practices |
Speakers & Participants
Dr Luis Barcos (Facilitator) |
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| 13:25 | Take home messages and final remarks | Dr Luis Barcos
Dr Francisco D´Alessio |
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| 13:40 | End of the Webinar | ||
