Animal health
EPO has submitted to the EU authorities the following positions on animal health matters, mainly related to the EU Animal Health Law (EU Regulation 2016-429 on transmissible animal diseases), with:
EPO joint response with OFI to the European Commission's public consultation on the evaluation of the EU Animal Health Law - April 2024
EPO response to the European Commission' public consultation on the draft act with additional rules for "registration and approval of establishments keeping terrestrial animals and collecting, producing, processing or storing germinal products" - May 2022
EPO endorsement of the OFI response to the European Commission's public consultation for the draft delegated act for “specific rules on official controls performed by the competent authorities on animals, products of animal origin and germinal products" - December 2021
EPO endorsement of the OFI response to the European Commission's public consultation for the draft delegated act for the types of fish farms exempt from registration & record-keeping rules: EU rules to prevent and control animal diseases also apply to fish farms (aquaculture establishments) - July 2021
EPO response to the European Commission's public consultation for the delegated act for animal disease prevention: approval of fish farms and traceability of farmed fish (updated rules)- November 2019
EPO response to the European Commission's public consultation delegated act for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs -May 2019
EPO joint-response with OFI and OATA to the European Commission's public consultation in regards to the delegated act for the list of transmissible animal diseases - May 2018
