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Work programme of the Temporary Committee on Foot and Mouth Disease
21 May 2002
Theme: Epidemiological aspects
Time: 15.00 - 18.30
Venue : European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Prof. Bartling, the Netherlands
- Dr Miguel Angel Diaz Yubero, Spain
- Mrs Isabelle Chmitelin, French Ministry of Agriculture (only for
a brief introduction)
- Mr Moutou, French Ministry of Agriculture
- Prof. Dr. Osterhaus, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Prof. Roy Anderson, Imperial College London,
- Prof. Zwingmann, German ministry for food, agriculture and forests.
30 May 2002
Theme: the economic and social repercussions of
the foot and mouth crisis and Prof. King on epidemiological and
vaccination matters
Time: 14.00-17.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Olieslager, from Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods.
- Mrs Guittard, French ministry of agriculture
- Mr David Wilkins, from the Eurogroup on Animal Welfare
- Mr Bolweg, from the Dutch tourist board
- Lord Haskins, Chairman of the Rural Task Force, UK
- Prof. Midmore, professor of Applied Economics at the University
of Wales.
10 June 2002
Theme: The experiences in France and Ireland
Time: to be confirmed
Venue: European Parliament, Strasbourg
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Daniel Gremillet, President de la Chambre de l'Agriculture
des Vosges
- Mme Isabelle Chmitelin, Directrice générale adjointe,
Ministry of Agriculture (Paris)
- Mr Colm Gaynor, Chief Veterinary Officer, (Dublin)
- Mr Bob Mc Cracken, Chief Veterinary Officer (Belfast)
- Mr Brid Rodgers, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development
(Belfast)
- Mr Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture (Dublin)
- Mr Frits Sluyter, Head of Veterinary department Fédération
Equestre Internationale (Lausanne).
17 June 2002
Theme : Vaccination policy
Time : 15.00-18.30
Venue : European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Tony Little, British Veterinary Associaltion
- Mr F. Pluimers, CVO, the Netherlands
- Mr Yve le Forban, FAO, Rome
- Dr Kris de Clercq, Ministry of Public Health, Belgium
- Prof. Peter Thein, Gerrmany
- Mr Bernard Vallet, O.I.E
- Mr Alex Donaldson, Pribright Laboratory
18 June 2002
Theme: The policy on foot-and-mouth disease in
non-affected Member
States and continuation of the hearing on vaccination
Time: 09.30-13.00
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Sten Mortensen, assistent CVO, Denmark
- Dr Walter Schuller, Austria
- Prof. zio Lodetti, Italy
- Dra. Conceptión Sanchez Trujillano, CVO Spain.
- a representative of the German government
1 July 2002
Theme: Extraordinary meeting
Time: 5.30 - 09.00
Venue: European Parliament, Strasbourg
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Director Lennon of SANCO
- Mr Carwyn Jones, Welsh minister for Rural Affairs
- Mr Ross Finnie, Scottish minister for Environment and Rural Development
9 July 2002
Theme : The policy of meat import into the Community,
import controls
and the marketing of products from vaccinated animals
Time: 09.30-13.00
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Checchi Lang, Director at DG SANCO
- Dr Bernd Eysing (Borken - Germany), Official veterinarian of the
district of Borken
- Clive Lawrence, Ciel Logistics
- Mr Mike Young, head of environmental services of Crawly Borrogh
Council, and responsible in this capacity for the inspections at
Gatwick airport
- Mr Jonathan Peel, UK Food and Drink Association
- Mr Will Mackereth, Senior Manager with nestlé UK Purchasing
Department
16 July 2002
Time: 09.00 - 12.30
Theme: The veterinary services in the Member States and contingency
planning
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Brigadier Birtwistle, Army officer who was brought in to take
command of the animal cull in Cumbria last year and led the battle
against FMD
- Mr Stephan Hutchins of the FVO office of the Commission in Dublin
- Mr Lengelé, CVO of Belgium
- Mr Sean O'laoide, President of the Irish Veterinary Association
- Mr Holden, Director Soil Association, UK
Time: 15.00 - 18.30
Theme: The experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium and Dr. Paul
Kitching on epidemiological and vaccination matters
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mr Brinkhorst, Dutch minister of Agriculture
- Mr Hanemaayer
- Mr Cuypers, LTO
- Mr De Wit, SME's
- Mr De Winter, Belgian Farmers Union
- Dr Kitching
26 August 2002
Theme: The insurance against the financial risks
of animal diseases and a discussion of the report of the UK National
Audit Office on the FMD crisis in the UK in 2001.
Time: 15.00 - 18.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Prof. Ruud Huirne, Professor of Farm Management, Department of
Social Sciences, Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture (IRMA),
Wageningen University,The Netherlands.
- Mr Ian Geden, managing director National Farmers' Union Mutual
(UK)
- Mr Bätza, Federal Ministry of Agriculture (Germany)
- Mr Richard Eales, director at the National Audit Office (UK)
2 September 2002
Theme: no specific theme.
Experts are invited who for one reason or another could not make
it to come at an earlier occasion.
Time: 18.00 - 21.00
Venue: European Parliament, Strasbourg
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Mrs Josephine Baxter, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster
University
- Dr. Ruth Watkins, Wales, UK
- A representative of the COPA
- Dr. Paul Sutmöller
- Dr. Dan J. Sheesley, US Mission Brussels, Agriculture attaché,
who will speak on the issue of meat imports and border inspections.
12 September 2002
Theme: Exchange of views with scientific experts
and representatives of
NGOs on the proposals from the rapporteur and other members
of the committee
Time: 9.00 - 11.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
- Exchange of views with Commissioner Byrne on the Commission proposal
for the revision of the FMD legislation;
- Exchange of views with UK Minister for Agriculture, Mrs Margaret
Beckett, on the handling of the FMD crisis in the UK in 2001 and
the recent reports thereon
- Mr Andrea Dionisi, inspector at the FVO Dublin on border controls
(if time allows)
30 September 2002
Theme: The Royal Society (UK) Report: Infectious
diseases in
livestock and a discussion of the draft report.
Time: 15.00 - 18.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Experts to be present at this meeting:
Professor Ian McConnell, member of the Royal Society Inquiry and
Chairman of the Vaccination Sub-Group.
10 October 2002
Theme: Discussion of the draft report and the
amendments
Time: 14.00 - 17.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
22 October 2002
Theme: First discussion on the amendments
Time: 17.30 - 19.00
Venue: European Parliament, Strasbourg
7 November 2002
Theme: Second dicussion on the amendments and
possibly compromise amendments
Time: 14.00 - 17.30
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
18 November 2002
Theme: Vote in the Committee
Time: 17.30 - 19.00
Venue: European Parliament, Strasbourg
DECEMBER PART SESSION, 16 - 19 DECEMBER
VOTE IN PLENARY
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