Members
The principle parties to VICH are regulatory and industry organisations from the 3 VICH regions. The 6 parties to VICH and members of the steering committee are:
- European Union
- European Commission and European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- International Federation for Animal Health - Europe (AnimalhealthEurope) representing industry
- USA
- US Food & Drug Administration – Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and US Department of Agriculture – Center for Veterinary Biologics (USDA/CVB)
- US Animal Health Institute (AHI) representing industry
- Japan
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JMAFF)
- Japanese Veterinary Products Association (JVPA) representing industry
Observers
The following regulatory and industry organisations are observers to the VICH process:
- Australia
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
- The Animal Health Alliance (Australia) Ltd.
- New Zealand
- New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
- Agricultural Chemicals & Animal Remedies Manufacturers' Association of New Zealand (The Alliance/AGCARM) - representing industry
- Canada
- Health Canada (HC) - Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Veterinary Biologics Section (CCVB) (1)
- Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) (1) representing industry
- South Africa
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa (1)
- South African Animal Health Association (SAAHA) (1) representing industry
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
- National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)
Associate Member
- OIE: World Organisation for Animal Health
Secretariat
- International Federation of Animal Health (HealthforAnimals), Brussels, Belgium
Summary of the composition of the steering committee (and number of seats)
Members of the Steering Committee
|
European Union |
USA |
Japan |
European Commission (1) EMA (1) AnimalhealthEurope (2) |
FDA/CVM (1) USDA/APHIS (1) AHI (2) |
JMAFF (2) JVPA (2)
|
Observers to the Steering Committee
|
Australia
|
New Zeland |
Canada |
South Africa
|
United Kingdom |
APVMA (1)
|
The Alliance/AGCARM (1) |
Health Canada (1) CAHI (1) |
DAFF (1) SAAHA (1)
|
VMD (1) NOAH (1)
|
Associate Member
OIE (1)