COMMISSION
Top News from the European Commission: 16th January– 5th February 2006
DG SANCO
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF): Weekly overview of alert and information notifications: Weekly Overview - Week 2
Animal Disease Notification System: Table 11 : Animal disease situation per country and per disease on 13-01-06
Regulatory Committees
SCFCAH – General Food Law
Agenda of 9 February 2006
SCFCAH - Animal Nutrition
Agenda of 26-27 January 2006
SCFCAH - Biological Safety of the Food Chain
Agenda of 24 January 2006
SCFAH Sections: Biological Safety of the Food Chain, Animal Health, Controls and Import Conditions
Summary record of 18 October 2005
SCFCAH - Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain
Summary record of the meeting held on 17 December 2005
Standing Committee on Plant Health (SCPH)
Summary report of the meeting held on 15-16 December 2005
Animal Health & Welfare
EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) - CAHP Evaluation
Swedish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs
-Avian Influenza
Extraordinary joint Meeting of the Health Security Committee, the Influenza Coordinators ofthe EU Member States and the Representatives of the Member States on the Early Warning and Response System
Outbreaks in third countries - PART II : From 1 September 2005Updated on 12-01-06
International Ministerial Pledging Conference on Avian and human Pandemic Influenza, Beijing, 18 January 2006
Avian influenza: expectations surpassed as international community pledges USD 1.9 bn in Beijing
Opening speech by Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
Pledging speech by Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
Speech by Commissioner Markos Kyprianou: Total amount pledged by International Community to tackle Avian Influenza
Remarks by Commissioner Kyprianou at the Concluding Press Conference
Commission pledges €80 million to fight bird flu in third countries
Commissioner Kyprianou visits China to discuss avian flu, influenza preparedness and product safety
-Identification of Ovine and Caprine Animals (sheep and goats)
Ireland - online documentation
Competent authorities designated by Member Statesupdate
ANIMO / TRACES
New developments : Modifications and improvements of Version 2.1 of TRACES
Food and Veterinary Office Inspection reports
PL Poland - Pesticides
HU Hungary -Pesticides
TH Thailand - Live fish, fishery products and bivalve molluscs
BE Belgium - IMPORT CONTROLS and BORDER INSPECTION POSTS
CL Chile - Fishery products and live bivalve molluscs
GM Food & Feed - Authorisation
Newly authorised products, entered in the Community Register of GM Food and Feed: MON863 & GA21
Novel Food Regulation (EC) No 258/97 - Genetically modified food authorisedUpdated 17-01-2006
Directive No 2001/18/EC on deliberate release of GMOs into the environment : Geneticallymodified feed authorisedUpdated 17-01-2006
List of specialised Committees and Task Forces
-Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)
Codex Circular Letter CL 2005/44-MAS: Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Acceptable Methods of Analysis
EC Comments
-CAC - Codex Alimentarius Commission
Codex Circular Letter CL 2005/33-CAC : Request for comments on Codex work on antimicrobial resistance
EC Comments
-Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)
Codex Circular Letter CL 2005/32-FAC: Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex Class Names and International Numbering System (CAC/GL 36-1989)
EC Comments
Food Supplements
Dossiers submitted to the European Commission under art. 4 of Directive 2002/46/EC on foodsupplementsUpdated 17-01-2006
Dietetic Foods
List of competent authorities of the Member States within the meaning of Article 9 of Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for foods for particular nutritional uses
DG TRADE
Lamy and Mandelson discuss WTO Talks in Brussels
DG TAXUD
New organisation chart for the EuropeanCommission's Taxation & Customs Union Directorate General is now available
EUROSTAT
Euro-zone and EU25 GDP up by 0.6%
Quarterly euro-area GDP growth projections in the range of 0.4% to 0.8% for the last and the current quarter and 0.4% to 0.9% for the second quarter of 2006
VARIOUS
Controlling EU funds: Commission, Parliament, Council and Court of Auditors must work together
Euro coin counterfeiting in 2005
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
NOW AVAILABLE:
Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee Social legislation relating to road transport activities. Reference C6-2005-0416 : 18/01/2006
Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee - Harmonisation and control equipment in the field of road transport. Reference C6-2005-0417 : 18/01/2006
Plenary 16-19 January
Results of votes at plenary
Austrian Presidency - MEPs set out their priorities
Committee Sessions in Brussels
- Committee on International Trade
Next meeting 25 January, Agenda available
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural development
Next meeting 23-25 January, Agenda available
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Next meetings 23/24 January, Agenda available and 30/31 January, Agenda available
EFSA
Opinion of the AFC Panel on a request from the Commission related to Treatment of poultry carcasses with chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chloride, trisodium phosphate and peroxyacids | updated 2006-01-16
EFSA launched itsnew online EFSA web survey.By providing EFSA with valuable feedback on its online services, they hope to design a more user-friendly and resource-rich website in the future.
Register to attend the 24 January 2006 Management Board Meeting in Parma
WTO
2006: Tentative schedule of meetings
OIE
Update on avian influenza in animals
Animal health news for the week
FAO
Agriculture remains principal activity of rural people
SEMINARS / CONFERENCES / MEETINGS
EU TRADE Sustainability Impact Assessment Stocktaking Conference 21-22 March
Civil Society Dialogue Meeting 02/02/2006 - DDA: Overview, Agriculture
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