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Aquatic Code Chapters

Last Modified: Apr 21, 2022

Following are the sections listed below:

Instructions for Submitting Comments
Aquatic Animal Code Commission Reports
List of Chapters open for comments

Instructions for Submitting Comments

Step 1: download the files corresponding to the chapters you wish to review and submit comments

Step 2: Edit the specific text you are commenting on by proposing text changes (i.e., edit the text the way you believe it should read) preferably using “Track Changes” on Microsoft Word

Step 3: Add a “comment” with the supporting scientific or other rationale for each of your proposed changes of the text preferably using “Track Changes” on Microsoft Word

Step 4: Submit your proposed changes to the following email: usa.oie.iahs@usda.gov by no later than June 8, 2022

Aquatic Animal Code Commission Reports

Current Report

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission, Feb 2022 PART B related to chapters open for comment
Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission, Feb 2022 related to chapters proposed for adoption at the General Session in May 2022

Previous Report

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission, Sept 2021

Chapters open for comment

February 2022 Chapters open for comment	USA Comments submitted to the OIE
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.2.1. Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.2.3. Infection With Hepatobacter Penaei
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.2.4. Infection With Infectious Hypodermal
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.3.1. Infection With Aphanomyces Invadans
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.3.2. Infection With Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus
Aquatic Manual Chapter 2.3.7. Infection With Red Sea Bream Iridovirus
Aquatic Code Articles 8.X.3 For Amphibian Disease Specific Chapters
Aquatic Code Chapter 9.3. Infection With Hepatobacter Penaei
Aquatic Code Chapter 9.4. Infection With Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus
Aquatic Code Articles 11.X.3 For Mollusc Disease Specific Chapters
Work Plan for The Aquatic Animals Commission

Chapters proposed for adoption at May 2022 General Session

Previous Aquatic Proposed Drafts and Comments

September 2021 Chapters	USA Comments Submitted to the OIE
Chapter 1.3. Diseases listed by the OIE	Chapter 1.3. Diseases listed by the OIE
Chapter 1.4. Aquatic Animal Disease Surveillance	Chapter 1.4. Aquatic Animal Disease Surveillance
Chapter 2.3. Diseases of Fish	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 9.1. Infection with Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 9.X. Infection with Decapod Iridescent Virus 1	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 10.1. Infection with Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 10.7. Infection with Koi Herpes Virus	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 11.1. Infection with Abalone Herpesvirus	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 11.2. Infection with Bonamia Exitiosa	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 2.3.2. Infection with Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus	Chapter 2.3.2. Infection with Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus
Chapter 2.3.4. Infection with-HPR-Deleted-or-HPR0-Infectious-Salmon-Anaemia-Virus	Chapter 2.3.4. Infection with-HPR-Deleted-or-HPR0-Infectious-Salmon-Anaemia-Virus
Chapter 2.3.6. Infection with Koi Herpsevirus	Chapter 2.3.6. Infection with Koi Herpsevirus
Chapter 2.3.7. Infection with Red Sea Bream Iridovirus	Chapter 2.3.7. Infection with Red Sea Bream Iridovirus
Chapter 2.4.1. Infection with Abalone Herpesvirus	No Comments Submitted
Chapter 2.4.2. Infection with Bonamia Exitiosa	Chapter 2.4.2. Infection with Bonamia Exitiosa
Aquatic Manual Disease Chapter table-4.1	Aquatic Manual Disease Chapter table-4.1
Articles 10.X.3 For-Fish Disease Specific Chapters	No Comments Submitted
Glossary	No Comments Submitted
Glossary Continued	No Comments Submitted
Model Articles Disease Specific Chapters	Model Articles Disease Specific Chapters
The use of Environmental DNA methods for Detection of OIE listed aquatic animal diseases	The use of Environmental DNA methods for Detection of OIE listed aquatic animal diseases

February 2021 Report of the Aquatic Animal Health Commission Report PART B

June 2021

The following chapters were proposed for comment

Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission Report Draft Proposal
Chapters	Comments
Annex 2 - Glossary	Annex 2 - Glossary
Annex 3 - Aquatic Animal Disease Surveillance	Annex 3 - Aquatic Animal Disease Surveillance
Annex 4 - Declaration of Freedom from Pathogen X	No comment submitted
Annex 5 - Example Chapter of Safe Commodities	Annex 5 - Example Chapter of Safe Commodities
Annex 6 - Chapter 11.2 - Infection with Bonomia Exitosia	No comment submitted
Annex 9 - Use of Environmental DNA Sampling to Detect Aquatic Animal Diseases	Annex 9 - Use of Environmental DNA Sampling to Detect Aquatic Animal Diseases
Annex 10 - Manual Chapter 2.4.2 - Infection with Bonomia Exitosia	No comment submitted

February 2021