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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/476 
16 March 2004 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French/  Spanish 
 
   
INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL MEETINGS IN 2003 
 
PARTICIPATION OF THE WORLD ANIMAL HEALTH  
ORGANIZATION (OIE) 
  
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International and Regional Meeting in  2003: Participation by the OIE  
 
   
Month Name of the meeting Date Place 
Meeting of OIE Fish Diseases Commission 6-13 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on risk analysis for aquatic animal 
diseases 7-10 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of Regional Emergency Veterinary Committee (REVC) on 
a FMD control project in Arab countries with international 
organizations (OIE/FAO/AOAD1/EU)  13-14 Beirut (Lebanon) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on equine influenza 13 OIE headquarters (France) 
Technical Consultation on biological risk management in food and 
agriculture organized by FAO2 13-17 Bangkok (Thailand) 
Workshop on project management for National SEAFMD3 
Coordinators  13-17 Manila (Philippines) 
Meeting on emerging animal diseases organised by INRA4  14 Paris (France) 
Meeting of OIE Standards Commission 14-17 OIE headquarters (France) 
OIE Workshop on Risk Analysis for CIS5, Balkan and Baltic 
countries 18-24 Teramo (Italy) 
Meeting of Executive Council of WHO6 20-28 Geneva (Switzerland) 
2nd Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near 
East 20-23 Cairo (Egypt) 
Meeting on BSE organised by FAO 29-31 Santiago (Chile) January 2003 
Meeting of the Council of the Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) of 
Baltic countries. 31January-2 February  Tallinn (Estonia) 
WHO Consultation on TSEs in relation to biological and 
pharmaceutical products 3-5 Geneva (Switzerland) 
Tripartite meeting FAO/OIE/WHO 4-5 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting on the IDF7 Task Force on the Codex Export Certificate 
for milk and milk products 5 Brussels (Belgium) 
Meeting of the Chief Veterinary Officers of European member 
States 6 Brussels (Belgium) February 
Meeting on animal disease control and livestock trade in the 
Greater Horn of Africa and the Middle East region 7-9 Cairo (Egypt)  
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OIE Ad hoc Group on the role of private veterinarians and para-
professionals in the provision of animal health services 10-11 OIE headquarters (France) 
Seminar for the evaluation of CIRAD-EMVT8 – Scientific 
consultation 10-11 Montpellier (France) 
Meeting of OIE Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) and other 
Epizootics Commission 12-14 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Wildlife Diseases Working Group 17-19 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting on the joint OIE/FAO programme for a global framework 
for the progressive control of FMD and other transboundary animal diseases 18 Brussels (Belgium) 
15th Conference of OIE Regional Commission for Africa  18-21 Maputo (Mozambique) 
Intervet Symposium on future trends  in Research  and Development 
committed to improving health and food safety 20-21 Boxmeer (the Netherlands) 
OIE Workshop on Animal Health Information Technologies and  
Introduction of Geographical Information Systems  24-28 Manila (Philippines) February 
(Con't) 
Meeting of OIE Administrative Commission 26-28 OIE headquarters (France) 
Workshop on surveillance and control of camel and wildlife 
diseases in the Middle East 3-5 Sana'a (Yemen) 
9th meeting of the Sub-Commission for SEAFMD 3-7 Yogyakarta (Indonesia) 
14th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary 
Drugs in Food 4-7 Arlington (USA) 
WTO SPS Seminar OIE/Codex/IPPC9  5-7 Jakarta (Indonesia) 
Workshop on the Welcome Trust "Animal Health in the 
Developing World" Initiatives 10-12 Surrey (England) 
International Seminar on the use of sero-epidemiological and 
virological tools for foot and mouth disease surveillance 10-12 Santiago (Chile) 
Training on quality and audit systems for manufacturers of 
Veterinary Medicines 10-21 Buenos Aires (Argentina) 
9th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers and the 5th 
Ordinary Session of the Conference of Leaders and States residents of the Sahel-Sahara Community 11-15 Niamey (Niger) 
30th Ordinary meeting of the South American Commission for the 
Control of FMD 13-14 Santiago (Chile) 
International Symposium on FMD organized by EDQM10 17-18 Strasbourg (France) 
Ad hoc Group on disease surveillance and monito ring guidelines  17-21 Fort Collins (U.S.A) March 
Joint meeting between the AFSSA11 and the OIE Central Bureau 18 OIE headquarters (France)  
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Meeting of the FAO/OIE/WHO group for the management of the 
global early warning system 18-19 Geneva (Switzerland) 
Intergovernmental animal welfare c onference 25-26 Manila (Philippines) 
Codex Task Force on Food Safety 25-28 Copenhagen (Denmark) 
EU/World Bank meeting on the ALIVE Programme 27-28 Rome (Italy) 
27th coordination meeting of EU experts on livestock matters in 
developing countries 27-28 Rome (Italy) 
Colloquium of the European Federation for Animal Health and 
Sanitary Security on "Animal health: recent evolutions and 
perspectives" organized by EFAHSS12 27-28 Rome (Italy) 
Meeting on "Improving public hea lth preparedness for and response 
to the threat of epidemics" organised by WHO 29-30 Nice (France) 
Working group on zoning for FMD and animal movement 
management in the upper Mekong Basi n within the framework of a 
project for FMD control zones 29 March-3 April  Luang Namtha (Laos)  
17th Session of the FAO Committee on Agricultu re 31March-4 April  Rome (Italy) 
26th WTO SPS Committee 2-3 Geneva (Switzerland) 
UFAW13 Symposium on "Science in the service of animal welfare"  2-4 Edinburgh (Scotland) 
Meeting to develop a scientific-based Rift Valley fever monitoring 
and prediction model framework 2-4 Nairobi (Kenya) 
7th Meeting of the Advisory Comm ittee of the Pan African program 
for the control of epizootics 2-4 Nairobi (Kenya) 
Symposium on updated information on the treatment of urban 
plagues organized by the Municipality of Murcia 3 Murcia (Spain) 
18th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on General 
Principles 7-11 Paris (France) April 
35th Session of the FAO European Commission for the Control of 
FMD 9-11 Rome (Italy)  
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Regional Conference of CIS and Baltic countries 12-20 Dushanbe (Tajikistan) 
Seminar on "Preventing bio-weapons prolifera tion and terrorism" 22-25 Geneva (Switzerland) 
13th Inter-American Meeting at the Ministerial Level on Health and 
Agriculture 24-25 Washington (USA) 
WHO/OIE Meeting on "Surveillance for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
in Central and Eastern European Countries and China" 28-29 OIE headquarters (France) 
WHO meeting on Anthrax 29-30 Nice (France) April (Cont'd) 
Workshop on procedures and certification of trade of animals and 
animal products in the Greater Horn of Africa and the Middle East 
Region 29 April- 1 May Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 
Workshop on the surveillance and control of the main epizootics in 
the Middle East 4-7  Cairo (Egypt) 
12th meeting of VICH14 Steering Committee 7-8 London (United Kingdom) 
Meeting of OIE Administrative Commission 15-16 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE FMD and other Epizootics Commission 16-17, 22 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE International Animal Health Code Commission 17 OIE headquarters (France) 
71st General Session of the OIE International Committee 18-23 OIE headquarters (France) 
AU-IBAR15workshop on the role, place and status of non diploma-
holder animal health auxiliaries 24 OIE headquarters (France) May 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc group for Import Risk  Analysis Handbook  28-30 Giulianova (Italy) 
WTO SPS Seminar  2-4 Nicosia (Cyprus) 
International Symposium on an imal production and natural 
resources utilisation in the Mediterranean mountain areas 5-7 Ioanina (Greece) 
Meeting on animal health information program with the OIE 
Collaborating centre on animal disease surveillance systems and risk analysis (Centers for Ep idemiology and Animal Health, 
USDA/APHIS-VS
16) 9-12 Fort Collins (U.S.A.) 
Panel discussion on animal welf are and international trade 
organized by Eurogroup for animal welfare 16-18 Geneva (Switzerland) 
OIE/JLTA17 Workshop on emerging diseases and zoonoses 19 Tokyo (Japan) June 
NATO18 Advanced Research Workshop on pathogenic 
microorganisms and toxins  19-21 Bled (Slovenia)  
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Meeting on "Animal health cooperation and sustainable 
development" 20 OIE headquarters (France) 
Consultative meeting on the developm ent of a model to forecast the 
potential for Rift Valley fever virus activity in the Middle East and Greater Horn of Africa 21-23 Port Said (Egypt) 
IICA19 meeting 22 Geneva (Switzerland) 
Meeting of OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standa rds Commission 23-27 OIE headquarters (France) 
WTO SPS Committee 24-25 Geneva (Switzerland) 
3rd Annual Coordination Meeting of the Pan- African program for 
the control of Epizootics (PACE) 24-26 Arusha (Tanzania) 
Meeting with the Veterinary Department of FEI20 26 Lausanne (Switzerland) 
Meeting of the bureau of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Standards Commission 30 June-4 July OIE headquarters (France) June (Cont'd) 
26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission 30 June-7 July Rome (Italy) 
3rd OIE/FAO-APHCA21 Regional Workshop on SPS Agreement  8-11  Chiang Mai (Thailand) 
Meeting of OIE Working group on animal production food safety 8-10 Rome (Italy) 
MZCP22 meeting on Inter-regional Co-operation 11 Athens (Greece) July 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on bee diseases 29-31 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on land transportation (animal 
welfare) 6-8 OIE headquarters (France) 
4th International Conference of Animal H ealth Information 6-9 Budapest (Hungary) 
2nd Session of the COFI23 Sub-Committee on Aquaculture 7-11 Trondheim (Norway) 
Meeting of the bureau of the Scientific Commission for animal 
diseases 11-12 OIE headquarters (France) 
9th Latin-American Seminar on standards harmonization and 
control of veterinary medicinal products 11-14 Buenos Aires (Argentina) 
2nd OIE/ALA24 International Seminar on avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease 13-15 Lima (Peru) 
FDA25/OIE workshop on "Enhancing the participation and 
effectiveness of Latin American countries in the Codex Alimentarius Committee on residues of veterinary drugs in foods and in the JECFA
26 Committee" 15-17 Buenos Aires (Argentina) 
6th International Congress of veterinary  biology 24-27 St Malo (France) August 
27th APHCA Session and Regional Consultation on progressive 
control of FMD and Transboundary animal diseases 25-29 Sahore (Pakistan)  
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Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the prohibition 
of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological 
(Biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction 26-28 Geneva (Switzerland) 
1st International Veterinary Congress  28-30 Kiev (Ukraine) 
Meeting of the Delegates of the OIE Regional Commission for 
Europe for the preparation of the 4th OIE Strategic Plan (2005-
2010) 31 Vilnius (Lithuania) August 
(Cont'd) 
54th Annual meeting of the Europ ean Association for Animal 
Production 31August-3 September Rome (Italy) 
Seminar on the harmonisation of activities for national Veterinary 
Services and private veterinarians on the basis of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2-4 Vilnius (Lithuania) 
Meeting on air transportation and infectious  substances 8-9 Washington D.C. (U.S.A.) 
Symposium on zoonotic diseases and their effect on livestock 
market and pilgrims 8-11 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) 
2nd Meeting of a working group on zoning for FMD and animal 
movement management in the Upper Mekong Basin 9-12 Chiang Rai (Thailand) 
International Conference on TSE in animal  populations 10-11 Fort Collins (U.S.A.) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on terrestrial animal 
disease/pathogenic agent notification 10-12 OIE headquarters (France) 
European Colloquium on rickettsioses-zoonoses, and other arbo-
bacterioses-zoonoses 11-12 Ploufragan (France) 
5th IUCN27 World Parks Congress 13-15 Durban (South Africa) 
Meeting of a working group on zoning for FMD and animal 
movement management in the Lower Mekong Basin 14-16 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 
Meeting of OIE Biological Standards Commission  17-19 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on evaluation of nonstructural 
protein tests for FMD diagnosis  17-19 OIE headquarters (France) 
AU-IBAR meeting on Red Sea Livestock Commission     20-21 Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group to review the Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE) chapter in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  22-24 OIE headquarters (France) 
OIE participation in a cycle of lectures on "Zoonoses: Animal 
Health and Public Health" 22-25 Murcia (Spain) September 
7th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle 
East 23-26 Istanbul (Turkey)  
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OIE participation in the launch of the SADC28 Appeal for 
International Support in the control of FMD in Southern Africa  24-25 Gaborone (Botswana) 
3rd meeting of the Ad hoc Group for evaluation of country 
submissions as complying with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code for recognition as bovine s pongiform encephalopathy "free" 
or "provisionally free" status  24-26 OIE headquarters (France) 
27th International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research 
and Control (ISCTRC) Conference  29 September-
3 October 3 Pretoria (South Africa) September 
(Cont'd) 
2nd Plenary Meeting of the Scientific Panel on animal health and 
animal welfare organized by European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA) 30 September-
1 October Brussels (Belgium) 
Meeting of regional Veterinary Se rvices 1-5 Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 
CSPI 29 Conference on "Clean plants, healthy animals: farm-based 
solutions to food-safety problems" 2 Washington D.C. (U.S.A.) 
2nd OIE/FAO Round Table on FMD 5-6 Cairo (Egypt) 
Seminar on WHO/MZCP consultation on food safety regulations 
and international trade 6-7 Athens (Greece) 
OIE/APHCA30/DLD31 Regional (Asia) Hands-on Workshop on 
BSE Diagnosis and Surveillance 6-8 Bangkok (Thailand) 
Meeting of the bureau of the Aquatic Animal Health Standards 
Commission 6-10 OIE headquarters (France) 
FAO/OIE/EC32 Tripartite Group Meeting on the Control of FMD in 
the Balkans 9-10 Ankara (Turkey) 
OIE/APHCA/DLD Regional Workshop on BSE risk  analysis  9-11 Chiang Mai (Thailand) 
107th Annual Meeting of the USAHA33 and the 46th Annual 
Conference of the AAVLD34 13 San Diego (U.S.A.) 
OIE/APHCA/DLD Consultation Meeting on BSE Public 
Awareness 13-14 Chiang Mai (Thailand) 
International Forum on Accidental Release or Deliberate Use of 
Biological Agents Affecting Food and Agriculture 14-15 Houston (U.S.A.) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on th e humane killing of animals for 
disease control purposes (Animal welfare) 14-16 OIE headquarters (France) 
14th Meeting of the IATA35 Live Animals and Perishables Board 15-16 Montreal (Canada) October 
International Animal Health Conference of Drug Information 
Association (DIA)  23-24 Nice (France)  
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Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on the role of private veterinarians 
and para-professionals in the provision of animal health services 23-24 OIE headquarters (France) 
3rd OIE Bluetongue International Sy mposium  26-29 Taormina (Italy) 
9th World Conference on Animal Production 26-31 Porte Alegre (Brazil) October 
(Cont'd) 
WTO SPS Committee 28-30 Geneva (Switzerland) 
FAO/OIE/EC Tripartite Group Meeting on the establishment of an 
FMD buffer zone 1 Kiev (Ukraine) 
Seminar on education in veterinary medicine within the new 
context in East European countries  3-4 Kiev (Ukraine) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on the slaughter of animals for 
human consumption (Animal welfare) 3-5 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of WHO Interested Parties 3-7 Geneva (Switzerland) 
8th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Pan African Program 
for the Control of Epizootics 4-6 Bamako (Mali) 
24th Conference of the Chief Veterinary Officers from the CIS, the 
Baltic countries and the Balkan countries 5 Kiev (Ukraine) 
2nd SEAFDEC36 Hands-on Training for important viral diseases of 
shrimp and marine fish 5-12 IIoilo (Philippines) 
11th International Symposium of the World Association of 
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (WAVLD), and the 6th OIE 
Seminar on Biotechnology 9-13 Bangkok (Thailand) 
2nd Meeting of the Asia Regional Advisory Group on Aquatic 
Animal Health of the Network of Aquaculture Centres (NACA) in 
Asia-Pacific  10-12 Bankok (Thailand) 
2nd OIE/DILAVE37/IDB38 training course on quality and audit 
systems for manufacturers of veterinary medicines  10-15 Montevideo (Uruguay) 
WTO SPS regional seminar  11-13 (Kampala) Uganda  
Meeting of the Steering Committee on the WTO Standards and 
Trade Development Facility (STDF) 12-13 Rome (Italy) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on avian in fluenza 12-14 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on epidemiology 17-19 OIE headquarters (France) 
10th International Symposium on veterinary epidemiology and 
economics (ISVEE 10) 17-21 Vina del Mar (Chile) November 
19th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on 
General Principles  17-21 OIE headquarters (France)  
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Meeting of the IDF39 Task Force on the Codex Certificate for Milk 
and Milk Products and meeting of the IDF Standing Committee on 
animal health 18-19 OIE headquarters (France) 
Meeting of OIE Ad hoc Group on the transport of animals by sea  19-21 OIE headquarters (France) 
The Annual General Assembly of the Balkan and Black Sea 
Veterinary Association (BaBSeVA)  20-22 Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro) 
Training Course on Diagnostic Methods for Transmissible 
Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) organized by the OIE 24-25 Weybridge (U.K.) 
12th International Course on exotic animal diseases  25-26 Valdeolmos (Spain) 
6th International Congress on disaster s and the 2nd International 
Seminar on risk management   25-28 Havana (Cuba) November 
(Cont'd) 
23rd Conference of the OIE Regiona l Commission for Asia, the Far 
East and Oceania 25-28 Noumea (New Caledonia) 
A follow-up meeting of the Executive Co mmittee of the EUFMD 1 Rome (Italy) 
Meeting of OIE Scientific Commission for an imal diseases 1-5 OIE headquarters (France) 
Joint 1st FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Workshop on non-human 
antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance:  scientific assessment  1-5 Geneva (Switzerland) 
Meeting of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standa rds Commission  1-12  OIE headquarters (France) 
International Congress on animal welfare   2-4 Murcia (Spain) 
2nd Meeting of the Permanent Commission of the Americas on TSE 
in Animals  2-5 Buenos Aires (Argentina) 
Meeting of OIE Technical meeting on "Atypical" BSE Cases 4 OIE headquarters (France) 
OIE/WHO/VMA40 Joint Colloquium on Brucellosis and 
Pastoralism 4-7 Beirut (Lebanon) 
Participation of the OIE in the 32nd Session of the FAO Conference  7-8 Rome (Italy) 
Regional Seminars on the WTO SPS Ag reement 9-11 Colombo (Sri Lanka) 
2nd OI4E-IAEA41/FAO consultants meeting on OIE guidelines for 
validation and certification of di agnostic assays for infectious 
animal diseases  9-12 Vienna (Austria) 
Meetings on the ALIVE program of World Bank 10-11 Paris (France) 
FAO/OIE Global Framework for Transboundary An imal Diseases 12 OIE headquarters (France) 
15th Session of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee of the 
Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Program (MZCP) 15-17 Beirut (Lebanon) December 
Joint FAO/OIE Technical Advisory Group Meeting on 
"accelerating accreditation of freedom from Rinderpest"   18-21 Beirut (Lebanon)  
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1st Meeting of the Steering Committee of CAPSERSA42  19 Bern (Switzerland) December 
(Cont'd) Special meeting of the AOAD for quarantine officials in Arab 
countries 23-24 Amman (Jordan) 
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1 AOAD:  Arab Organization for Agricultural Development 
2 FAO:  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
3 SEAFMD:  OIE Sub-Commission for FMD in South-East Asia  
4 INRA:  National Institute of Agricultural Research  
5 CIS:  Commonwealth of Independent States 
6 WHO:  World Health Organization 
7 IDF:  International Dairy Federation 
8 CIRAD-EMVT:  Département d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire du Centre  de coopération internationale  en recherche agronomique pour le 
développement  
9 IPPC:  International Plant Protection Convention 
10 EDQM:  European Directorate for the Qu ality of Medicines (Council of Europe) 
11 AFSSA:  Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (French Agency for Food Safety) 
12 EFAHSS:  European Federation for Anim al Health and Sanitary Security 
13 UFAW:  Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 
14 VICH:  International Cooperation on Harmoni zation of Technical Requirements for Regi stration of Veterinary Medical Products 
15 AU-IBAR:  the African Union’s Intera frican Bureau for Animal Resources 
16 USDA/: United States Department of Agriculture – AP HIS: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
17 JLTA:  Japan Livestock Technology Association  
18 NATO:  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
19 IICA : Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture 
20 FEI:  Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) 
21 APHCA:  Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Commission of FAO) 
22 MZCP:  Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Programme 
23 COFI:  Committee on Fisheries (a subsidiary body of the FAO Council) 
24 ALA:  Asociación Latinoamericana de Avicultura 
25 FDA:  Food and Drug Administration 
26 JECFA:  Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 
27 IUCN:  World Conservation Union 
28 SADC:  Southern African Development Community 
29 CSPI:  Center for Science in the Public Interest 
30 APHCA:  Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia  and the Pacific (Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organ ization of 
the United Nations –FAO)  
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31 DLD : Department of Livestock Development 
32 EC : European Commission 
33 USAHA: United States Animal Health Association 
34 AAVLD : American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians 
35 IATA : International Air Transport Association 
36 SEAFDEC : Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center  
37 DILAVE : Division of Veterinary Laboratories of Uruguay 
38 IDB : Inter-American Development Bank  
39 IDF : International Dairy Federation 
40 VMA : Veterinary Mediterranean Association  
41 IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency 
42 CAPSERSA : Capacity Building for Surveillance and Prevention of  BSE and other Zoonotic Diseases in Serbia and South Africa 