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Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (Proposed Drafts and Updates)

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Instructions for Submitting Comments*
Step 1: Identify the "specific text" you are commenting on;
Step 2: Write The specific proposed text changes (Rewrite the text the way it should read); and
Step 3: Include the supporting scientific rationale for your proposed change of the text.

(All comments should be clearly stated, specific to the text within the proposed document, and supported by a scientific rationale.)*

Section 1

The following chapter is new, therefore, you may comment on any part of the document. Please identify the article or specific text in the chapter you are commenting on, propose new language (if any) and provide a scientific rationale for your proposed language.

Note: Please do not use the automatic "track-change" function provided by word processing software as such changes are lost int he OIE's process of collating submitted comments into the Code Commissions working documents.

September 2009 Report (comments due by December 8, 2009 to Paul.G.Egrie@aphis.usda.gov)

Draft Proposals
September 2009
Comments Submitted to OIE
Slaughter of Farmed Fish for Human Consumption (pdf) (rtf)  

Section 2

There are twenty (20) chapters for comment in Section 2. You may comment on the proposed changes in the documents. Text proposed for deletion has a strike-through and text proposed to be added is double underlined. Again, please identify the article in the chapter you are commenting on, propose new language (if any) and provide a scientific rationale for your change.

September 2009 Report (comments due by December 8, 2009 to Paul.G.Egrie@aphis.usda.gov)

Draft Proposals
September 2009
Comments Submitted to OIE
Application of compartmentalisation (pdf) (rtf)  
Certification procedures (pdf) (rtf)  
Control of aquatic animal health in aquatic animal feeds (pdf) (rtf)  
Criteria to assess the safety of aquatic animal commodities (pdf) (rtf)  
Disease listed by the OIE (pdf) (rtf)  
Disinfection of salmonid eggs (pdf) (rtf)  
Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (pdf) (rtf)  
General oblitgations related to certification (pdf) (rtf)  
Glossary (pdf) (rtf)  
Import risk analysis (pdf) (rtf)  
Infection with abalone herpes-like virus (pdf) (rtf)  
Infection with bonamia ostreae (pdf) (rtf)  
Introduction to the recommendations for controlling antimicrobial resistance (pdf) (rtf)  
Measures concerning intl transport aquatic animal disease agents & pathological material (pdf) (rtf)  
Model international aquatic animal health certificates (pdf) (rtf)  
Necrosising hepatopancreatitis (pdf) (rtf)  
Quality and evaluation of competent authorities (pdf) (rtf)  
Sample for iImporting live aquatic animals (pdf) (rtf)  
Taura syndrome (pdf) (rtf)  
Welfare of farmed fish during transport (pdf) (rtf)  
Zoning and compartmentalisation (pdf) (rtf)  

March 2009 Report Draft Proposals and Comments Submitted to OIE

March and October 2007 Report Draft Proposals and Comments Submitted to OIE

March 2007 Report Draft Proposals and Comments Submitted to OIE

October 2006 Report Draft Proposals and Comments Submitted to OIE

March 2006 Report Draft Proposals and Comments Submitted to OIE

 

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Last Modified: November 20, 2009