Founding 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)
  • 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

Standing Members

The following regulatory and industry organisations are standing members (previously Observers) to the VICH process:

• Australia
  • Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
  • Animal Medicines Australia (AMA) representing Industry
    
    

• New Zealand
  
  • New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
  • Animal and Plant Health New Zealand representing industry
    
    
• Canada
  • Health Canada (HC) - Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) and Canadian Center for 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) and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), South Africa (1)
  • South African Animal Health Association (SAAHA) (1) representing industry
    
    

• United Kingdom

• Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
• National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) representing industry

Associate Member

• WOAH: World Organisation for Animal Health

Secretariat

• HealthforAnimals, Brussels, Belgium

Summary of the composition of the steering committee (and number of seats)

Associate Member

WOAH (1)