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Brazilian Experience on Regionalization
Classic Swine Fever - CSF
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Brazilian Classical Swine Fever Free Zone
gt50 of the Brazilian territory Almost 100 of
the commercial swine farms
INFECTED ZONE
FREE ZONE
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Main Points for the CSF free zone statement

• Official Veterinary Service Structure
• Vaccine Program
• Private Sector x Government partnership

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Tools for maintaining CSF free zone

• Official Control of Animal Movement
• Quarantine
• Controlled Vaccination

The disease was never reintroduced in the CSF
free zone !!!
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Export Results due to CSF free zone

• CSF X FMD
• 1998 (OIE FMD) 1st exportation of
  refrigerated swine meat
• ? 24 nº of frozen meat importing countries
• 2001 (CSF) ? 17,64 nº of swine meat importing
  countries
• 2003 - ? 41,86 nº of frozen meat importing
  countries

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Export Results due to CSF free zone
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OTHER POSITIVE ASPECTS

• TECHNICAL UPGRADE OF FARMS
• GENETIC AND SANITARY DEVELOPMENT

• ABUNDANT GRAIN HARVESTS (Corn Soy)

• PRODUCTION ?LOW COSTS

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Imposed Barriers Despite of the CSF Free Zone

• RECOGNITION OF REGIONALIZATION
• EQUIVALENCE
• EXCESSIVE IMPORT REQUIREMENTS
• HARMONIZATION
• UNDUE DELAYS

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OIEs Recognition of CSF Free Zone

• SPECIFIC CHAPTER ALREADY ESTABLISHED
• ?RELIABILITY
• ?SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION
• FAST TRACK

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SPS Committee Decision on Regionalization

• DEFINITIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
• TIMEFRAMES
• ?UNDUE DELAYS

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CONFIDENCE