Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Regulation  (EU)  2016/429  on  transmissible  animal  diseases ('Animal Health Law') establishes a single harmonised list of transmissible animal diseases ('listed diseases') which pose a risk to animal or public health in the Union and which are relevant  for  the  Union  intervention.  This  list  comprises  of  five  diseases  set  out  in Article 5(1) of this Regulation, and diseases set out in its Annex II, which is amended by the notified Regulation.
The list of animal diseases was reviewed by the Commission based on set criteria predetermined  in  the  basic  regulation  relevant  to  protect  animal  and  public  health  in  the 
Union.  The  notified  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1629  amends  that  Annex  II  accordingly,  by using  the  mentioned  pre-set  criteria.  The  list  has  been  developed  following  a comprehensive science based preparatory work, largely based on the scientific opinions provided for this purpose by EFSA.
The  list  of  animal  diseases  in  this  regulation  takes  account  of  the  OIE  international standards and is created with a view to focus the Union intervention to the diseases for which  harmonised  measures  need  to  be  taken  at  the  Union  level.  The  management  of diseases listed by the OIE but not listed in Regulation (EU) 2018/1629 will not be managed at EU level but could be managed by the EU member States at national level.
The date of application of this Regulation is 21 April 2021.