A video conference was held on January 21 between Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert and Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Monique Eloit.

The Rosselkhoznadzor experts together with scientists and experts of the All-Russian Plant Quarantine Centre (FGBI “VNIIKR”) subordinated to the Rosselkhoznadzor developed and implemented a unique system for on-line monitoring of planting materials during pre-shipment control.

The conference participants noted significant contribution of the Rosselkhoznadzor in opening new markets for export of the Russian agricultural products including meat and finished meat products. In particular, Director General of the National Union of Swine Breeders Yury Kovalev expressed gratitude to the Service for the work done to approve pork supplies from Russia to Viet-Nam and Hong Kong. It was achieved in 2019. He also emphasized that the Rosselkhoznadzor is seeking to expand pork exports. In particular, negotiations has been underway for several years to open the Chinese market. 

The 81the Session of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was held via videoconference on November 24 - 26. It dealt with the regular assessment of changes in agricultural policy and the state of agricultural markets in 37 member countries, as well as other non-aligned developed countries in the world including the Russian Federation (total 46). 

On November 24, a meeting of the round table "Antimicrobials: handle with caution" was held as part of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.  

The 16th meeting of the Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in Europe took place on November 23.

On November 23 Sergey Dankvert, Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, participated in the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council (EEC Council). 

The meeting of the FAO/OIE Regional Steering Committee (GF-TADS) for Europe (RSCE-9) in a videoconference format was held on November the 9th. The event was attended by representatives of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Commission, as well as specialists from Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Montenegro, Latvia, Belarus,  Russia and Georgia.  The Russian Federation was represented by Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor Konstantin Savenkov and Advisor to the Head of the Service Nikita Lebedev. 

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance informs that since provisions of Federal Law No.479-FZ dd. 27.12.2019 “On the amendments to the Budget Code of the Russian Federation related to treasury service and treasury payment system” enter into force on 1 January 2021, bank account details to pay fees for public services provided by the Rosselkhoznadzor will be changed. 

The Russian-Arab Business Forum “Cooperation in food security. Opportunities for Trade and Investment” was held on November 18 in the format of an online conference. The event was held under the auspices of the Russian-Arab Business Council (RABC) together with the Union of Arab Chambers and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Russian Export Center.