Subcommittee Animal Health and Welfare

Important information

Posted: 5 December 2016

Grief for EE honorary member Wilhelm Riebniger With Wilhelm Riebniger we lose not only an excellent official of the small animal breed, but also a friend and comrade. We are grateful for the time we were allowed to work with

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Members

President:
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schille, Roseggerstrasse 7, D-01445 Radebeul, 0049 351 830 331 7, email
MVDr. Peter Supuka, Kalvária 3, SK-94901 Nitra, 0042 137 655 913 1, email
Drs. Janny Tiskus Hermans, MVM, MVR, Pastoor Hendrikstraat 14, NL-5766 PG Griendtsveen, 0031 493 529 443, email
Dr. med. Joseph Rey-Bellet, route des Mouresses, CH-1965 Savièse, 0041 273 952 215, email
Jan Johannnes de Bruine, Waakhoogte 10, NL-8322 BT Urk, 0031 527 688 488, email

Beirat2 — Animal protection, from the left: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schille, Drs. Janny Tiskus Hermans, Dr. med. Joseph Rey-Bellet, MVDr. Peter Supuka, Jan Johannnes de Bruine, missing on the Picture.

Tasks and functioning of the Advisory Board for Animal Health and Welfare

summoned by the Committee of the EE approved on the occasion of the EE meeting at Niederbronn les Bains on May 21st 2004 modified on the occasion of the EE meeting at Leusden on May 26th 2006

The advisory board is a panel of counsellors

for the Committee and the general meeting of the EE
for the affiliated associations in international questions referring to animal health and welfare

The tasks of the advisory board are based above all on the following guidelines

the Rio Declaration issued during the UNCED conference at Rio de Janeiro in 1992, “Conservation, sustainable use, just distribution of a wide range of biological diversity also applied on species used by man”
the European Convention of November 13th 1987 on the protection of domestic animals
the guideline of the Council of the EU of July 20th 1988 on the protection of productive livestock used in agriculture
the additional protocol of May 10th 1979 for the European Agreement on the protection of animals during international transports of August 28th 1980, as well as the guideline 91/629/EWG of the Council of the EU of November 19th 1991
the animal disease legislation of the EU
the decree 2006/115 of the EU on Avian Influenza
the CITES regulations
the Constitution of the EE
the precise evolution of the legal regulations and the practical situation of animal protection in the EU and in the respective countries of the affiliated EE associations

Key responsibilities of the advisory board are:

Taking part in the creation of consistent legal norms in Europe for all species catered for by the EE
Conservation of the scope of breeds in the species catered for by exerting an influence towards a scientific appreciation of the animal, free of emotions and ideology
Taking part in and exerting an influence on official expertises on minimum requirements on the husbandry of the breeds and species catered for
Exerting an influence on legislation towards animal transports and animal diseases
Taking part in formulating the breeds’ standards to avoid exaggerated demands in the standards by cooperating with the sections of the EE and their individual people in charge for the European standard as well as by deploying a commissioner for animal protection in EE shows as means of effective prevention
Contributing through publications and speeches to avoid characteristics and ways of keeping animals that do not match with animal protection in all breeds and species catered for the by EE
Counselling of the affiliated associations with respect to questions of legal and practical nature especially sensitive as to animal protection and welfare, if, in advance, a summary of the corresponding national legislation has been furnished in either German, English, French or Russian
Statement on the occurrence of new animal diseases
Mediation of experts for qualification seminars with questions as to animal protection to the affiliated associations

The functioning of the advisory boards is carried out as is explained hereafter:

The advisory board always acts in a communicative manner and, above all, in situations with a required presence, concerning interdisciplinary questions after clearance with the Committee of the EE or the chairmen of the individual sections. The advisory boards receives its main impulse for its work from the Committee and the individual sections. However, via its chairman, the advisory board can formulate queries, air wishes and give incentives to these panels. The advisory board meets on a regular basis on the occasion of the EE meetings and, if need be, during the EE shows. For the time being, the members of the advisory board try to fulfil their assigned task by phone, fax or email. Given the vital necessity of an additional meeting, the chairman of the advisory board sends out an invitation to this meeting in consent with the President of the EE. The compensation for travelling follows in such a case the guidelines applied to normal meetings. Once a year, before the EE meeting, and in case of topical necessity, the chairman of the board holds council with the chairman of the EU department for animal protection and welfare of the EU Commission.

Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the consultation 2017 of the Commission for Animal Health and Animal Protection in Eger