1. 1 OIE and Codex Cooperation: OIE perspective Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Animal Production Food Safety, Abu Dhabi, 14-16 January 2014

2. 2 WTO SPS Agreement requirements The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (‘SPS Agreement’) requires WTO Members to:  participate in the work of the international standard setting organisations, i.e. Codex, OIE and IPPC and  base their sanitary and phytosanitary measures on international standards, guidelines and recommendations, where they exist.

3. 3 International standards for food safety International standard setting organisations ‘Three Sisters’ For a whole food chain approach (i.e. ‘from farm to fork’):  OIE standards on APFS are complementary to Codex standards on FS  Cooperation between OIE and Codex critical to avoid duplication, gaps and inconsistencies in standard setting  WTO Members should implement OIE recommendations on APFS when setting measures for safe food of animal origin (and Codex recommendations).

4. 4 Terrestrial Animal Health Code – mammals, birds and bees Aquatic Animal Health Code - amphibians, crustaceans, fish and molluscs Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals OIE INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS

5. 5 PROBLEM Specialist Commissions Review Advice of experts or other Specialist Commissions Draft text ASSEMBLY DELEGATES Adoption WORLD ASSEMBLY, COMMISSIONS, DELEGATES 1 2 OIE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Updating OIE international standards

6. 6 OIE and Codex Cooperation OIE Animal Production Food Safety Working Group - includes Codex, FAO, and WHO Annual Codex meeting - OIE Director General presents a report of relevant OIE activities OIE World Assembly of Delegates – Codex Chairperson presents a report Codex Committees - OIE representatives participate, where relevant Codex standards under development - OIE submits comments, where relevant OIE ad hoc Groups - Codex Secretariat participates

7. 7 Complementary Codex and OIE standards Cross reference each other’s standards for: Meat hygiene:  Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat  OIE Terrestrial Code Ch 6.2 Control of biological hazards of animal health and public health importance through ante- and post-mortem meat inspection Salmonella in poultry  Codex Guidelines for the control of Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat  OIE Ch.6.4. Biosecurity procedures in poultry production and Ch.6.5. Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella in poultry

8. 8 Complementary Codex and OIE standards Cross reference each other’s standards for: Animal feed:  Codex Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding.  OIE Ch.6.3 Control of hazards of animal health and public health importance in animal feed and Ch. 6.1 Control of hazards in aquatic animal feeds. Trichinella  Codex Guidelines for Control of Specific Zoonotic Parasites in Meat: Trichinella spp. in meat of Suidae  OIE Ch.8.14. Infection with Trichinella spp.

9. 9 Formalising OIE / Codex Cooperation April 2012: Codex Committee on General Principles established eWG ‘OIE/Codex Cooperation’ to:  develop guidance on cross references in each other’s standards; and  how to improve cooperation, e.g. work plan priorities, complementary standard development.  to be discussed at April 2014 CCGP  talk to your Codex Contact Point in food safety to coordinate OIE position on this work.

10. 10 Regional and National Cooperation between OIE and Codex also important, especially since in some countries contact points for OIE and Codex are in different ministries/organisations; Contact details for national Codex Contact points can be found on the Codex website. the ToR encourages you to establish networks/dialogue

11. 11 When you go home…  Communicate with Codex Contact Point (and other contact points in food safety and SPS) to better coordinate standard setting activities of OIE and Codex at the national level.  Further information available on:  OIE web site: www.oie.int  Codex web site: www.codexalimentarius.org

12. 12 Thank you for your attention Organisation mondiale de la santé animale World Organisation for Animal Health Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France www.oie.intwww.oie.int oie@oie.int