Programme

All sessions from Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 inclusive
will take place at the Maison de la Chimie, 28bis rue Saint Dominique, 75007 Paris

Sunday

Monday

SUNDAY 22 MAY 2011

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	Registration of des participants
3:00-4:30 p.m.	Opening Ceremony
		Inaugural address of the President of the OIE
		Inaugural addresses of Governmental authorities
4:30 p.m.	Break
5:00 p.m.		Audiovisual presentation
5:15 p.m.		Inaugural addresses of Governmental authorities (contd)
		Presentation of OIE honorary awards
		Announcement of the winner of the Veterinary Day Award
		Presentation of the Photo Award (OIE-EU campaign for the World Veterinary Year 2011)
6:30 p.m.	OIE Reception

MONDAY 23 MAY 2011(top)

9:00 a.m.	Opening Ceremony (contd)
9:15 a.m.	FIRST PLENARY SESSION
		Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of the General Session
		Nomination of the Sub-Commission for the Agenda and the Credentials Committee
		Annual report oft he Director General on the Activities of the OIE in 2010 and the Planned Working Programme for 2012
10:30 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.		Technical item I: The contribution of veterinary activities to global food security for food derived from terrestrial animals (Rapporteur : Dr Dominique Martinez)
12:30 p.m.	End of the First Plenary Session
2:00 p.m.		Separate meetings of the Regional Commissions including interventions of regional organisations that have an official agreement with the OIE:
		• Regional Commission for Africa • Regional Commission for Americas • Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania • Regional Commission for Europe • Regional Commission for Middle East
6:30 p.m.	End of the Regional Commissions meetings

TUESDAY 24 MAY 2011(top)

9:00 a.m.	SECOND PLENARY SESSION
		Presentations by international organisations having signed a cooperation agreement with the OIE (FAO, World Bank, Codex Alimentarius, WTO, WHO and five other organisations)
10:30 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.		Technical Item II: Implementation of a global strategy for FMD control (Dr Joseph Domenech)
11:45 a.m.		Activities of the Specialist Commissions
		Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission
		• Report of the President of the Commission
1:15 p.m.	End of the Second Plenary Session
2:45 p.m.	THIRD PLENARY SESSION
		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases
		• Report of the President of the Commission
4:30 p.m.	Break
5:00 p.m.		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases (contd)
		• Report of the activities of the Working Group on Wildlife Diseases
6:00 p.m.	End of the Third Plenary Session

WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2011(top)

8:45 a.m.	FOURTH PLENARY SESSION
		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission
		• Reports of the activities of the Working Groups
		• Animal Production Food Safety
		• Animal Welfare
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (contd)
		• Report of the President of the Commission
11:45 a.m.		Presentations by International Organisations having signed a cooperation agreement with the OIE (contd)
12:15 p.m.		Distribution of animal health status certificates (Rinderpest)
12:30 p.m.		Declaration of Global eradication of rinderpest
1:00 p.m.	End of the Fourth Plenary Session
1:00 p.m.	Press Conference
2:30 p.m.	FIFTH PLENARY SESSION
		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (contd)
4:00 p.m.	Break
4:30 p.m.		Activities of the Specialist Commissions (contd)
		Biological Standards Commission
		• Report of the President of the Commission
6:00 p.m.	End of the Fifth Plenary Session
6:00 p.m.	Meetring of the Sub-Commission for the Agenda

THURSDAY 26 MAY 2011(top)

9:00 a.m.	SIXTH PLENARY SESSION
		Report on Animal Health Status World-Wide in 2010
		Animal Health Status in Members
11:00 a.m.	Break
11:30 a.m.		Presentation of proposed Resolutions drafted during plenary sessions
12:30 p.m.	End of the Sixth Plenary Session
2:30 p.m.	SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION
		Presentation of proposed Resolutions drafted during plenary sessions (contd)
		Activities and Recommandations of Regional Commissions
4:30 p.m.	Break
5:30 p.m.		Dates of the 80th General Session and Technical Item for the 80th and 81st General Sessions
		Distribution of animal health status certificates (FMD, CBPP, BSE)
6:00 p.m.	End of the Seventh Plenary Session

FRIDAY 27 MAY 2011(top)
(All plenary and administrative sessions of the 27th May, will be held ar the OIE Headquarters,
12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris)

9:00 a.m.	FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION, RESERVED FOR PERMANENT DELEGATES
		Report of the Director General on the Management, Activities and Administrative Workd of the OIE in 2010
		Adoption of the Programme of Work (2011-2013)
		OIE Financial Report for the 84th Financial Year (1 January - 31 December 2010)
		Report of the Auditors of the Council
		Report of the External Auditor
		Renewal of the mandate of the external Auditor for the 2011 Financial Year
		2011 Budget
		Proposed Contributions Scale for 2012 and 2012 Budget Estimates
		World Animal Health and Welfare Fund
11:00 a.m.	End of the First Administrative Session
11:30 a.m.	Break
12:00 a.m.	SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION, RESERVED FOR PERMANENT DELEGATES
		Activities of the Council
		Miscellaneous elections
		Adoption of the Basic Texts
		Agreements
1:00 p.m.	End ot the Second Administrative Session
3:30 p.m.	EIGHTH PLENARY SESSION
		Adoption of Resolutions and presentation of the draft Final Report
		Closing ceremony
5:30 p.m.	End of the Eithgh Plenary Session
		OIE Reception