Aviso n.º 12/2008, de 23 de Janeiro de 2008

MINISTÉRIO DOS NEGÓCIOS ESTRANGEIROS Aviso n.º 12/2008 Por ordem superior se torna pública em anexo ao pre- sente aviso a nova redacção do Regulamento Sanitário Internacional, adoptada pela 58.ª Assembleia Mundial de Saúde em 23 de Maio de 2005, que se encontra em vigor desde 15 de Junho de 2007, conforme o artigo 22.º da Constituição da Organização Mundial de Saúde e o pará- grafo 2.º do artigo 59.º do referido Regulamento Sanitário Internacional, adoptado em Boston em 25 de Julho de 1969, com entrada em vigor em 1 de Janeiro de 1971, aprovado para ratificação e publicado em anexo ao Decreto -Lei n.º 299/71, publicado no Diário do Governo, 1.ª série, n.º 163, 1.º suplemento, de 13 de Julho de 1971. Direcção -Geral de Política Externa, 3 de Janeiro de 2008. -- O Subdirector -Geral para os Assuntos Multila- terais, António Ricoca Freire.

Revision of the International Health Regulations The Fifty -eighth World Health Assembly; Having considered the draft revised International Health Regulations ( 1 ); Having regard to articles 2,

k), 21,

a), and 22 of the Constitution of WHO; Recalling references to the need for revising and upda- ting the International Health Regulations in resolutions WHA48.7 on revision and updating of the International Health Regulations, WHA54.14 on global health security: epidemic alert and response, WHA55.16 on global public health response to natural occurrence, accidental release or deliberate use of biological and chemical agents or radio- nuclear material that affect health, WHA56.28 on revision of the International Health Regulations, and WHA56.29 on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), with a view to responding to the need to ensure global public health; Welcoming resolution 58/3 of the United Nations Ge- neral Assembly on enhancing capacity building in global public health, which underscores the importance of the International Health Regulations and urges that high prio- rity should be given to their revision; Affirming the continuing importance of WHO's role in global outbreak alert and response to public health events, in accordance with its mandate; Underscoring the continued importance of the Interna- tional Health Regulations as the key global instrument for protection against the international spread of disease; Commending the successful conclusion of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Revision of the International Health Regulations: 1 -- Adopts the revised International Health Regula- tions attached to this resolution, to be referred to as the «International Health Regulations (2005)»; 2 -- Calls upon Member States and the Director -General to implement fully the International Health Regulations (2005), in accordance with the purpose and scope set out in article 2 and the principles embodied in article 3; 3 -- Decides, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of article 54 of the International Health Regulations (2005), that States Parties and the Director -General shall submit their first report to the Sixty -first World Health Assembly, and that the Health Assembly shall on that occasion consider the schedule for the submission of further such reports and the first review on the functioning of the Regulations pursuant to paragraph 2 of article 54; 4 -- Further decides that, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of article 14 of the International Health Regulations (2005), the other competent intergovernmental organiza- tions or international bodies with which WHO is expected to cooperate and coordinate its activities, as appropriate, in- clude the following: United Nations, International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Inter- national Atomic Energy Agency, International Civil Avia- tion Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Inter- national Air Transport Association, International Shipping Federation, and Ofice International des Epizooties; 5 -- Urges Member States: 1) To build, strengthen and maintain the capacities re- quired under the International Health Regulations (2005), and to mobilize the resources necessary for that purpose; 2) To collaborate actively with each other and WHO in accordance with the relevant provisions of the International Health Regulations (2005), so as to ensure their effective implementation; 3) To provide support to developing countries and countries with economies in transition if they so request in the building, strengthening and maintenance of the public health capacities required under the International Health Regulations (2005); 4) To take all appropriate measures for furthering the purpose and eventual implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) pending their entry into force, including development of the necessary public health ca- pacities and legal and administrative provisions, and, in particular, to initiate the process for introducing use of the decision instrument contained in annex 2; 6 -- Requests the Director -General: 1) To give prompt notification of adoption of the In- ternational Health Regulations (2005) in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 65 thereof; 2) To inform other competent intergovernmental organiza- tions or international bodies of adoption of the International Health Regulations (2005) and, as appropriate, to cooperate with them in the updating of their norms and standards and to coordinate with them the activities of WHO under the International Health Regulations (2005) with a view to en- suring application of adequate measures for the protection of public health and strengthening of the global public -health response to the international spread of disease; 3) To transmit to the International Civil Aviation Or- ganization (ICAO) the recommended changes to the He- alth Part of the Aircraft General Declaration ( 2 ) and, after completion by ICAO of its revision of the Aircraft General Declaration, to inform the Health Assembly and replace annex 9 of the International Health Regulations (2005) with the Health Part of the Aircraft General Declaration as revised by ICAO; 4) To build and strengthen the capacities of WHO to perform fully and effectively the functions entrusted to it under the International Health Regulations (2005), in particular through strategic health operations that provide support to countries in detection and assessment of, and response to, public health emergencies; 5) To collaborate with States Parties to the Internatio- nal Health Regulations (2005), as appropriate, including through the provision or facilitation of technical coopera- tion and logistical support; 6) To collaborate with States Parties to the extent pos- sible in the mobilization of financial resources to provide support to developing countries in building, strengthening and maintaining the capacities required under the Interna- tional Health Regulations (2005); 7) To draw up, in consultation with Member States, guidelines for the application of health measures at ground crossings in accordance with article 29 of the International Health Regulations (2005); 8) To establish the Review Committee of the Internatio- nal Health Regulations (2005) in accordance with article 50 of the Regulations; 9) To take steps immediately to prepare guidelines for implementation and evaluation of the decision instrument contained in the International Health Regulations (2005), including elaboration of a procedure for review of its func- tioning, which shall be submitted to the Health Assembly for its consideration pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 54 of the Regulations; 10) To take steps to establish an IHR Roster of Experts and to invite proposals for its membership, pursuant to ar- ticle 47 of the International Health Regulations (2005). ( 1 ) See document A58/4. ( 2 ) Document A58/41 Add. 2. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS (2005) PART I Definitions, purpose and scope, principles and responsible authorities Article 1 Definitions 1 -- For the purposes of the International Health Regu- lations (hereinafter the «IHR» or «Regulations»): «Affected» means persons, baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, postal parcels or human remains that are infected or contaminated, or carry sources of infection or contamination, so as to constitute a public health risk; «Affected area» means a geographical location specifi- cally for which health measures have been recommended by WHO under these Regulations; «Aircraft» means an aircraft making an international voyage; «Airport» means any airport where international flights arrive or depart; «Arrival» of a conveyance means:

  1. In the case of a seagoing vessel, arrival or anchoring in the defined area of a port;

  2. In the case of an aircraft, arrival at an airport;

  3. In the case of an inland navigation vessel on an in- ternational voyage, arrival at a point of entry;

  4. In the case of a train or road vehicle, arrival at a point of entry; «Baggage» means the personal effects of a traveller; «Cargo» means goods carried on a conveyance or in a container; «Competent authority» means an authority responsible for the implementation and application of health measures under these Regulations; «Container» means an article of transport equipment:

  5. Of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;

  6. Specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;

  7. Fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another; and

  8. Specially designed as to be easy to fill and empty; «Container loading area» means a place or facility set aside for containers used in international traffic; «Contamination» means the presence of an infectious or toxic agent or matter on a human or animal body sur- face, in or on a product prepared for consumption or on other inanimate objects, including...

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