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RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES DURING THE GENERAL SESSION
OF THE WORLD ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES
Regional Information Seminar for Recently Appointed OIE Delegates
18 – 20 February 2014, Brussels, Belgium
Dr Mara GonzalezOIE Regional Activities Department
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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF DELEGATES during the General Sessions of the World Assembly of Delegates
Invitation of Delegates
• Every year, the Director General of the OIE sends the Delegates of Member Countries an invitation to the next General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates, with the provisional agenda and a detailed timetable for the General Session.
• In response, the Delegates send information on the actual participation of their country and the list of members of their Delegation.
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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF DELEGATES during the General Sessions of the World Assembly of Delegates
Registration• The Delegates, alternates and other members of the
Delegation must report to the Secretariat of the OIE to complete the registration formalities and to receive their documents before the opening of the General Session.
Participation in the sessions• Each Delegation shall be placed in alphabetical order,
according to the name in the French language of its Country, in the Conference Hall.
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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF DELEGATESWorld Assembly
• The Delegate is a permanent Delegate who enjoys permanent and full rights to represent the Country on the World Assembly of Delegates (General Session) and to maintain permanent relations along the year with the OIE.
• The Delegate is considered as empowered with national prerogatives to represent its country having permanently the corresponding national status.
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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF DELEGATESWorld Assembly
The Delegate exercise the right to vote of the Member Country. He/She shall have one vote in each ballot.
He/She may be accompanied by an alternate (“Accredited Delegate” by Ministerial notification) who, in case of hindrance of the Delegate, enjoys the same prerogatives (Organic Rules – Article 5)
Loss of the status of Delegate results in the termination of any elected office that the Delegate may have held in the governing bodies of the Organisation (Assembly, Presidency, Council, Regional Commissions)
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2013
Governance structure of the OIE
The Council
Dr Jouad Berrada (Morocco)
Elections of Council•President: secret ballot, absolute majority•Vice President: secret ballot, simple majority•Members of Council (6): secret ballot, simple majority
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Governance structure of the OIE OIE Regional Commission for Europe
President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary General
Dr Ago Pärtel(Estonia)
Dr Lucio Carbajo Goñi
(Spain)
Dr Dr Ivan Bisiuk(Ukraine)
Elections at Regional Commissions: show of hands / electronic vote, simple majority
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Governance structure of the OIE
Elections of Specialist Commissions (4): show of hands / electronic vote, simple majority
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GENERAL SESSION 2014
SUNDAY 25 May Opening ceremony: inaugural addresses of the president of the OIE and governmental authorities, as well as honorary awards
MONDAY 26 May First Plenary Session:
Presentation of the 2013 Annual Report of the Director General Technical Item I (whit questionnaire)
Separate meetings of the Regional Commissions including intervention of regional organisations that have an official agreement with the OIE: Africa, Americas, Asia, the Far East and Oceania, Europe and Middle East
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MEETING OF THEOIE REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR EUROPERegular items (Monday 26 May)
• Financial contributions of Members to the OIE • Report of the President of the OIE Regional Commission for
Europe • Report on the activities of the OIE Regional and Sub-
Regional Representations • Selection of a Technical Item (with questionnaire) to be
proposed for inclusion in the agenda of the 84th General Session (May 2016)
• Organisation of the 26th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe
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MEETING OF THEOIE REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR EUROPERegular items (Monday 26 May)
• Selection of a Technical Item (without questionnaire) to be included in the agenda of the 26th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe (September 2014)
• Elections (statutory elections every 3 year and partial if any)• Proposals for designation of new Collaborating Centres (if
any)• (WAHIS) – Status of notifications by Members in Europe • Presentations from Organisations that have concluded an
official agreement with the OIE
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GENERAL SESSION 2014
TUESDAY 27 MaySecond Plenary Session:
Presentation of international organisations having agreement with OIETechnical Item II (without questionnaire)Activities of Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission
Third Plenary Session:Activities of Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases Follow-up to the recommendations of Global Conferences:
Responsible and Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Animals (France, March 2013)Veterinary Education and the Role of the Veterinary Statutory Body (Brazil, 4-6 December 2013)
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GENERAL SESSION 2014
WEDNESDAY 28 May
Fourth and Fifth Plenary Sessions
Activities of Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission
• Activities of the Biological Standards Commission
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GENERAL SESSION 2014
THURSDAY 29 May Sixth Plenary Session
Report on animal health status world-widePresentation of proposed Resolutions drafted during plenary sessions
Seventh Plenary SessionPresentation of proposed Resolutions drafted during plenary sessionsActivities and recommendations of Regional CommissionsTechnical Item for the 83rd (ratify) and 84th (chosen from items proposed by the Regional Commissions ) General SessionsDistribution of animal health status certificates
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GENERAL SESSION 2014
FRIDAY 30 May
First and Second Administrative Sessions - reserved for Permanent Delegates
Eight Plenary SessionAdoption of Resolutions,Presentation and discussion of draft Final Report