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Article 12 Internationale Gezondheidsregeling (2005)

INFORMATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE

1 The Director-General shall determine, on the basis of the information received, in particular from the State Party within whose territory an event is occurring, whether an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern in accordance with the criteria and the procedure set out in these Regulations.

2 If the Director-General considers, based on an assessment under these Regulations, that a public health emergency of international concern is occurring, the Director-General shall consult with the State Party in whose territory the event arises regarding this preliminary determination. If the Director-General and the State Party are in agreement regarding this determination, the Director-General shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article 49, seek the views of the Committee established under Article 48 (hereinafter the “Emergency Committee’’) on appropriate temporary recommendations.

3 If, following the consultation in paragraph 2 above, the Director-General and the State Party in whose territory the event arises do not come to a consensus within 48 hours on whether the event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, a determination shall be made in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article 49.

4 In determining whether an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the Director-General shall consider:

a) information provided by the State Party;

b) the decision instrument contained in Annex 2;

c) the advice of the Emergency Committee;

d) scientific principles as well as the available scientific evidence and other relevant information; and

e) an assessment of the risk to human health, of the risk of international spread of disease and of the risk of interference with international traffic.

5 If the Director-General, following consultations with the State Party within whose territory the public health emergency of international concern has occurred, considers that a public health emergency of international concern has ended, the Director-General shall take a decision in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 49.

Regeling
Internationale Gezondheidsregeling (2005)
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
11-07-2016
BWB-id
BWBV0006969
Versie
2016-07-11_0

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