1. DEVELOPING & PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF HORSES - INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE BERNARD VALLAT, DIRECTOR GENERAL, OIE

2. Challenges of International Movement of Horses International Alliances IFHA General Assembly and 47th International Conference, Paris, 7 October 2013 Bernard Vallat Director General, OIE Paris

3. Content  Introduction  International Alliances  Perceived constraints to international horse movement  Issues specific to the racehorse industry  The HHP proposal  Conclusions

4. Introduction  The mandate, scope and structure of the OIE  The process of standard setting  The obligations of OIE member countries  The notifiable equine diseases Black Caviar (AUS) – horse of the year 2013

5. INTRODUCTION

6. OIE Mandate Historical: “To prevent animal diseases from spreading around the world” The 5 th Strategic Plan 2011/2015 extends the OIE’s global mandate to: “Improve animal health, veterinary public health, animal welfare, and consolidate the animal’s role worldwide” http://www.oie.int/en/about-us/director- general-office/strategic-plan/

7. CHRONOLOGY H eadquarters in Paris (France) 6 Regional Representations 6 Sub-Regional Representations An intergovernmental organisation preceding the United Nations Creation of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) World Organisation for Animal Health Creation of the United Nations In 2013

8. 178 Member Countries in 2013 Africa: 52 – Americas: 30 – Asia, the Far East and Oceania: 36 Europe: 53 – Middle East: 20 Some countries belong to more than one Region

9. These representations closely collaborate with Regional Commissions and are directly under the Director General’s authority Regional and Sub-Regional Representations

10. Governance structure of the OIE 10

11. SCAD & TCC Commission)/ Consultant Editor Authors (Experts) Consultant Editor Review by the TCC with the help of the editorial team Assembly DELEGATES & other peer reviewers Adoption of the Chapter 1 2 Inclusion on the next edition of the CODE/OIE website General Process for developing Chapter for the Terrestrial Code Comments

12. Obligations of Member Countries  In order to ensure transparency and enhance knowledge of global animal health situation (incl. zoonoses),  Members shall submit information on animal disease situation (incl. zoonoses) in their territory - in the most timely and transparent way,  Using the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) coupled with the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) interface.WAHIS(WAHID

13. Categories of equine notifiable diseases  “Official disease status” : FMD, CBPP, BSE, AHS, PPR, CSF  “Self declaration” by the country: Dourine, EI, Glanders, VEE, Rabies, WNF  “Follow recommendations for importation as given in respective disease chapters in the Code” African Horse Sickness ** Equine infectious anaemia Contagious equine metritis Equine influenza * Dourine *Equine piroplasmosis Equine encephalomyelitisEquine rhinopneumonitis (Western and Venezuelan *)Equine viral arteritis Rabies *, WNF *, VS, JE and AnthraxGlanders * African Horse Sickness ** Equine infectious anaemia Contagious equine metritis Equine influenza * Dourine *Equine piroplasmosis Equine encephalomyelitisEquine rhinopneumonitis (Western and Venezuelan *)Equine viral arteritis Rabies *, WNF *, VS, JE and AnthraxGlanders * ** - Official disease status; * - Self declaration

14. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE

15. International Alliance  MoU between IFHA and OIE and FEI and OIE  Grant provided by FEI to the OIE  Engagement in Public-Private-Partnership to address movement constraints:  International movement of race and FEI horses within the EU and between EU and selected approved third countries is already facilitated  Challenges exist in countries and regions not governed by these regulations  International Alliance addresses these challenges at global level

16. Perceived challenges to travel internationally  Application of excessive, inconsistent sanitary regulations  Differing approaches to quarantine, laboratory testing  Lack of knowledge/skills/interest/low priority for Veterinary Services  No national regulations for temporary importation  Race horses import follows permanent import regulations in some important countries

17. Issues specific to the racehorse industry  IFHA has a structure in place to provide a framework to support the “high health status” horse concept Guidelines to facilitate the temporary movement of registered racehorses for international races  Racing circuit is well established UK –France – USA – Australia – Japan – Hong Kong – Singapore - Dubai Wise Dan (USA) 2 nd world best Black Caviar (AUS) world best

18.  The HHP initiative might open up this closed circuit to other countries or regions, wishing to expand their racing industry

19. IFHA Annual Report 2011

20. OIE Standards and approaches Proposal for The Facilitation of International Competition Horse Movements Based on

21. OIE principles  The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code lists 11 equine diseases and 5 multiple species diseases Members have reporting obligations!  Zoning, Disease Free Zones, and Compartmentalisation are defined in the Code  Animal identification and Traceability described in the Code  Global Model Health Certificates  Quality of Veterinary Services and the PVS Framework

22. Compartmentalisation  Compartmentalisation - the establishment and maintenance of a sub-population of animals with a specified disease free status Based on sound management and biosecurity measures  Conceptually could be applied to HHP horse movements If ID, traceability, management, biosecurity in place  If public-private partnership is endorsed

23. The High health «sub-population» “High health, high performance” (HHP) sub-population Sport horses Other horses, Incl working horses

24. HHP sub-population complies with these principles Based on 4 pillars: 1. High Health status: vaccinations, tests, quarantine, health certification 2. Performance and activities 3. Identification and traceability 4. Biosecurity (biosecurity Guidelines for HHP in view of compartmentalisation principle have been developed)

25.  Formation of an OIE ad hoc Group on the International Movement for Equestrian Sport  AHG is examining definitions, standards, biosecurity, EDFZs, PVS Performance Indicators, Welfare during transport  And has developed a 3 years work program  IFHA represented by Dr Anthony Kettle and Dr Kenneth Lam Operationalisation of the proposal

26. Expected outcomes  Based on the OIE standards currently under development, importing countries that are hosting international equestrian events or horse races are advised to:  Develop temporary importation requirements  Reduce the Pre-export quarantine period to a very minimum, or not request at all  Recognise the biosecurity level at the venue or race course to be equivalent to Post-arrival quarantine if biosecurity measures are applied in line with OIE provisions  Establish EDFZ at the venue where necessary (as done successfully for Asian Games 2010)

27. Conclusions (1)  Clear socio economic benefits can be gained from the expanding HHP horse industries, also in “non-classical” countries/regions  There is a demand for OIE standards to support safe international movements of the HHP horse  The HHP sub-population is designed to participate in FEI international competitions and IFHA Group/ Graded races  HHP horses have high health status and sound management underpinnings

28. Conclusions (2)  Veterinary Services complying with OIE standards are essential to the implementation of OIE Standards and to provide credible certification  Regulatory services should work with industry organisations (e.g. IFHA and FEI) through Public-Private Partnerships  The development of OIE Standards for HHP horses is a logical progression from the current OIE general Standards  OIE Standards’ for HHP horses can be elaborated if based on science, the process is transparent and dialogue between public and private sector takes place

29. Thank you for your attention