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Following the seminars in Buenos Aires (1992) and Bogota (1993), the Office International des Epizooties recently held a third seminar in Cancun (Mexico), from 7 to 11 April 1997, on the harmonisation of standards and regulations for veterinary drug registration for Latin America. The Organising Committee, under the chairmanship of Professor Emilio Gimeno (Argentina), consisted of international veterinary drug experts, including those from the OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Drugs at Fougères (France).
The Mexican authorities, the world-wide representative body of the animal health industry (COMISA), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Latin American Federation for the Animal Health Industry (FILASA) and the Institute for International Co-operation in Biologics (IICAB) all supported this seminar, which also benefited from the contributions of many regional and national organisations (1).
The seminar brought together almost a hundred specialists from Latin America, the United States of America and the European Union. They compared the regulations in force in the Americas (Andean and Southern Cone, Central American and North American countries) before debating the many problems associated with the registration and control of veterinary drugs, both in these regions and world-wide: technical bases for chemical and biological control, regional and international regulatory bases, drug residues, industrial issues, pharmacological monitoring, the world market, communication, etc.
Several recommendations were made at the end of the seminar, notably that:
These recommendations should lead to rapid progress in the harmonisation of regional regulations and procedures for applying them in Latin America. Such harmonisation has become a very important goal for the region in view of the growth and liberalisation of the market for veterinary drugs world-wide.
(1) | INPPAZ: Pan American Institute for Food Protection and Zoonoses |
OIE, the world organisation for animal health, was created in 1924 and has its headquarters in Paris. It brings together 145 countries, whose Delegates form an 'International Committee', and is supported by the work of four Specialist Commissions and five Regional Commissions. The OIE's mission is to inform and advise the Veterinary Services of its Member Countries in order to contribute to the eradication of those animal diseases most dangerous for animals or humans, and to establish the health standards for international trade. |
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