European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources

Regional platform for the support of management, conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources

21st meeting of the Assembly of European National Coordinators for Animal Genetic Resources

29 Aug 2015

The 21st ERFP Assembly Meeting was held on Saturday, 29th and Sunday, 30th of August 2015 in the National Research Institute of Animal Production (Instytut Zootechniki-PIB), ul. Krakowska 1, 32-083 Balice near Krakow, Poland, prior to the 66th annual meeting of the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) in Warsaw, Poland.

Results (adopted by the Assembly):

ERFP Terms of Reference (revised) 
ERFP Rules for Reimbursement of Costs (revised)

Saturday 29th August

Presentations

Robert Eckert, director of the National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland
“Animal production and conservation of local farm animal breeds in Poland “

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“ERFP annual progress report”

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“ERFP financial report”

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“Reimbursement Policy”

Catherine Marguerat-König, Switzerland
“Terms of office – Election of the ERFP Chair and members of the ERFP Steering Commitee”

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“ERFP Account opening”

Christina Ligda, Greece
“Report from the ERFP Working Group on Documentation and Information”

Sipke-Joost Hiemstra, The Netherlands
“Report from the ERFP Working Group on Ex Situ Conservation”

Jan Hendrik Schneider, Germany
“Formal Aspects of Legally non-binding Instruments”

Elzbieta Martyniuk, Poland
“Report from the ERFP Task Force on Access and Benefit Sharing”

Jeanne Bormann, Luxembourg
“Report from the ERFP Task Force on Collaboration with EU”

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“Terms of Reference”

Danijela Bojkovski, ERFP Secretariat
“ERFP Plan and budget for 2016”

Sipke-Joost Hiemstra, The Netherlands
“Report from EAAP Working Group AnGR”

Nina Sæther , Norway
“Report from the ERFP Ad hoc action: State of the World, review group”

Roswitha Baumung, FAO
“FAO report”

Sunday 30th August

Technical Visit

Technical visit was organized at the Institute’s Research Centre in Chorzelow.