The “Institutional Triangle” is producing the laws in the veterinary field. Which are these European institutions?
a. Council of the European Union, European Parliament and the European Commission
b. Council of the European Union, European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament
c. European Commission, European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Communities
a. Council of the European Union, European Parliament and the European Commission
How is a primary outbreak defined in the European veterinary legislation?
a. ‘Primary outbreak’ means an outbreak not epidemiologically linked with a previous outbreak in the same region of a Member State or the first outbreak in a different region of the same Member State.
b. ‘Primary outbreak’ means the first outbreak which has been notified in that year in the European Union or a in one Member State.
c. ‘Primary outbreak’ means an outbreak epidemiologically linked with a previous outbreak in the same region of a Member State or the first outbreak in a different region of the same Member State.
a. ‘Primary outbreak’ means an outbreak not epidemiologically linked with a previous outbreak in the same region of a Member State or the first outbreak in a different region of the same Member State.
How is a “zone” defined in the European veterinary legislation (AHL)?
a. ‘Zone’ means a compartment within a Member State with precise biosecurity requirements, containing an animal population with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, control and eradication measures;
b. ‘Zone’ means an area of a Member State with a precise geographical delimitation, containing an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;
c. ‘Zone’ means a Member State containing an animal population with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;
b. ‘Zone’ means an area of a Member State with a precise geographical delimitation, containing an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;
- How is the European veterinary legislation (AHL) defining the “protection zone”
a. Protection zone means a zone adjacent to the infected zone, where disease control measures are applied in order to prevent the introduction of the disease from that infected zone
b. Protection zone means a zone around and including the location of an outbreak, where disease control measures are applied in order to prevent the spread of the disease from that zone
c. Protection zone means a compartment within an infected area, where disease control measures are applied in order to prevent the spread of the disease
b. Protection zone means a zone around and including the location of an outbreak, where disease control measures are applied in order to prevent the spread of the disease from that zone
- What are implementing veterinary acts and what will they contain
a. Implementing acts will lay down elements which are necessary for uniform implementation and application of the rules, such as various forms, diagnostic methods, model certificates, lists of countries and suchlike
b. Implementing acts are Regulations which have to be implemented by Member States immediately after publication in the Official journal of the EU
c. Implementing acts are Commission acts which supply further non-essential elements to the already agreed basic Regulation. These are important to clarify and fine-tune important details.
a. Implementing acts will lay down elements which are necessary for uniform implementation and application of the rules, such as various forms, diagnostic methods, model certificates, lists of countries and suchlike
- What are delegated veterinary acts and what will they contain?
a. Delegated acts are acts that have to be approved by Council and Parliament. These are important acts, which for example list the notifiable diseases in each Member State.
b. Delegated acts are Regulations which the commission delegates to one or more Member States which have to be finalized within 5 years transitional period.
c. Delegated acts are Commission acts which supply further non-essential elements to the already agreed basic Regulation. These are important to clarify and fine-tune important details
c. Delegated acts are Commission acts which supply further non-essential elements to the already agreed basic Regulation. These are important to clarify and fine-tune important details
- The first veterinary Directives were adopted in 1964. The scope of these directives were:
a. To set stringent rules to control and eradicate FMD in the affected Member States
b. To harmonize the veterinary requirements for trade in live cattle and swine and in fresh meat between the Member States
c. To regulate the over production of milk and milk products (e.g. butter)
b. To harmonize the veterinary requirements for trade in live cattle and swine and in fresh meat between the Member States
- Secondary legislation:
a. Is meant to improve trade relations with third countries and takes into consideration particular circumstances of non-EU countries
b. Ensures that adopted measures fit to particular circumstances or refer to technical details and that updating can be made rapidly if necessary
c. Is the legal base for national legislation and ensures trade between Member States
b. Ensures that adopted measures fit to particular circumstances or refer to technical details and that updating can be made rapidly if necessary
- What is true/applicable for the European Parliament:
a. Is the EU’s main decision-making body and represents the EU Member States
b. Deciding on international agreements and on enlargements of the European Union
c. Drafting legislation for submission to the European Parliament and the Council and ensuring that the Member States comply with community legislation
b. Deciding on international agreements and on enlargements of the European Union
- What is true/applicable for the European Commission?
a. Is adopting primary legislation drafted by the European Parliament
b. Shares the legislative power with the Council
c. Is the main civil service of the Community
c. Is the main civil service of the Community
- What is true/applicable for the Council of the European Union:
a. Drafting legislation for submission to the European Parliament and the Council ensuring that the Member States comply with Community legislation
b. Is the EU’s main decision-making body and represents the EU Member States
c. Deciding on international agreements and on enlargements of the European Union
b. Is the EU’s main decision-making body and represents the EU Member States
- Which veterinary legislative acts are immediately binding and directly applicable in all Member States and do not need to be approved by national parliaments?
a. Regulations
b. Decisions
c. Agreements
d. Directives
a. Regulations
- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is located in Parma, Italy? Which is the main work covered by EFSA?
a. EFSA is carrying out scientific risk assessment and/or providing scientific advice in fields related to food and feed safety (including animal health and animal welfare)
b. EFSA supports the European commission and the EU member states by performing chemical and biological examinations on food and feed safety
c. EFSA supports the European commission in taking management decisions that ensure the protection of the health of European consumers and the safety of the food and feed chain
a. EFSA is carrying out scientific risk assessment and/or providing scientific advice in fields related to food and feed safety (including animal health and animal welfare)
- Which is the mandate of the Standing Veterinary Committee (SCOPAFF)
a. The mandate of the Committee covers the entire food supply chain; it means the “Farm to Fork” approach where the areas covered include food and feed safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health.
b. The mandate of the Committee is to provide support to Third countries in the development of food and feed safety measures and animal health and animal welfare regulations
c. The mandate of the Committee is to provide negotiation platform for bilateral veterinary agreements between Chief veterinary officers and commission
a. The mandate of the Committee covers the entire food supply chain; it means the “Farm to Fork” approach where the areas covered include food and feed safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health.
- The AHL deals not with: (More than one answer may be correct) (3 correct answers)
a. Veterinary education
b. Emergency measures
c. Disease control and eradication
d. Pathologies of individual animals
e. Disease prevention
f. Animal welfare
a. Veterinary education
d. Pathologies of individual animals
f. Animal welfare
- The new Animal Health Law of the EU (AHL: Regulation 2016/429)
a. Is about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on the field of veterinary medicine
b. Is an important part of the “Lisbon Treaty”, dealing with animal health and veterinary issues.
c. Is a framework regulation about animal diseases that are transmissible to animals or humans.
c. Is a framework regulation about animal diseases that are transmissible to animals or humans.
- Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) are defined as those diseases that are:
a. Of significant economic, trade and/or food security importance for a Member State of the European Union; which can easily spread to other Member States and reach epidemic proportions; where control and management requires cooperation between several Member States
b. Of significant economic and trade importance for the food industry; the causative agent can induce antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans and reach unforeseeable negative side effects in several countries; where control and management requires cooperation between different stakeholders and public services
c. Of significant economic, trade and/or food security importance for a considerable number of countries; which can easily spread to other countries and reach epidemic proportions; where control and management requires cooperation between several countries
c. Of significant economic, trade and/or food security importance for a considerable number of countries; which can easily spread to other countries and reach epidemic proportions; where control and management requires cooperation between several countries
- On which animal health strategy is the AHL based:
a. International trade standards for animals and products as defined by the FAO
b. WOAH Standards and Regulations
c. Prevention is better than cure
c. Prevention is better than cure
- What is the meaning of the concept biosecurity?
a. “Biosecurity” means the sum of management and physical measures designed to reduce the risk of the introduction, development and spread of diseases to and from a farm and within an animal population.
b. “Biosecurity” means the hygienic and welfare rules on a holding which have to be applied in order to guarantee a certain marketing label (e.g. produced in an organic farm)
c. “Biosecurity” means the sum of management and physical measures required to trade animals within Member States and with thirds counties
a. “Biosecurity” means the sum of management and physical measures designed to reduce the risk of the introduction, development and spread of diseases to and from a farm and within an animal population.
- What are “compartments” and what does AHL say about them? (In a third country which is trading with one or more Member States based on enhanced biosecurity and common management programs.)
a. Compartments are particular regions of member states where with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases particular surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures are applied
b. Compartment means an animal subpopulation free of particular disease
c. Compartment means an animal subpopulation in one or more establishments, under a common biosecurity management system with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases.
c. Compartment means an animal subpopulation in one or more establishments, under a common biosecurity management system with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases.
- Which institution takes usually the initiative to prepare a legislative proposal for Primary legislation?
a. The European Commission (DG-SANTE)
b. The European Parliament
c. European Court of Auditors
d. The Council of the European Union
e. European Court of Justice
a. The European Commission (DG-SANTE)
