MEETING VENUE
The meeting will be held at: Royal Dublin Society
Address: 4 Anglesea Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 N2A4
How to get from the hotel to the venue (RDS)
Accommodation: Sandymount Hotel located at Herbert Road, Dublin, D04 VN88
3rd meeting of WOAH regional network of National Contact Points on long-distance transportation in Europe
20-22 June 2023, Dublin Ireland
Provisional programme (v. 16.06.2023)
| DAY 1: 20 June 2023 | |||
| 09:30 | Registration and welcoming of participants | ||
| Session 1: State of play
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| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening remarks | Ireland
Estelle Hamelin WOAH |
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| 10:15 – 10:25 | Terms of Reference and state of play of the NCPT network | T. Grudnik | |
| 10:25 – 10:40 | WOAH global activities on transport | L. Stuardo | |
| 10:40 – 10:55 | WOAH Platform activities on transport | T. Grudnik | |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | WOAH Observatory | M. Salines | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Q&A / Discussion | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00 – 12:45 | EU activities on transport (audits results, EU network experience, regulation revision) | EC DG SANTE (S. Ralchev, P. Caruana) |
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| 12:45 – 13:00 | Q&A / Discussion | ||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| Session 2: Whole Journey Scenario
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| 14:00 – 14:15 | Outcomes of Whole Journey Scenario Workshops. | ||
| 14:15 – 15:15 | Country experience (Portugal, Israel, Turkey 15’ each) | ||
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Discussion/Q&A | ||
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break | ||
| Session 3: Stakeholders’ perspective
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| 16:00 – 16.15 | Transport company | Hinde Exports Ireland | |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | European Livestock and Meat Trading Union | C. Cucurella | |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | European Platform of Exporters of Bovine Genetics | H-P Schons | |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | NGO perspective (Animals’ Angels) | S. Meriggi | |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Discussion / Q&A | ||
| 19:30 | Dinner (Royal Dublin Society) | ||
| DAY 2: 21 June 2023 | ||
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome message | Ireland |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Day 1 remarks | All (exercise) |
| Session 4: Transport by land and by sea – capacity building and tools
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| 09:15-9:30 | Recent developments in welfare during transport (tbc) | Ireland |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Sharing experience – response for an emergency – transport by sea. | Romania |
| 9:45 – 10:30 | EFSA opinions on animal welfare during transport and new results from a Danish study of deck height during transport of pigs weighing 20-25 kg | Mette S. Herskin |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | WOAH Guidance document presentation
(Check list / Animal Transport Emergency Plan Model) |
L. Stuardo |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Working Groups exercise – WOAH guidance documents | All (4 groups) |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Group reports and discussion | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Planning the journey, verification process, official controls – sharing country experience | Denmark, Austria |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Working Groups exercise –assessment of implementation of WOAH standards | All (4 groups) |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Group reports and discussion/Q&A | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| Session 5: Future activities
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| 15:30 – 15:45 | Next Action Plan (2024-2026) of the Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe and future activities on network on contact National Contact | |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Discussion | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Main conclusion and closing remarks | |
| 19:30 | Dinner (Royal Dublin Society) | |
| DAY 3: 22 June 2023 | ||
| 8:45
10:00 – 13.30 15:00 |
Departure
field visit – Irish National Stud & Gardens arrival (hotel or airport) |
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