Cross-Border Banking

Der aktuelle Band der Reihe «Schweizerische Bankrechtstagung», befasst sich vertieft mit dem Thema des «Cross-Border Banking». Im Zentrum der Tagung vom Februar 2009 in Bern standen dabei weniger die Politik als vielmehr das Recht und praktische Fragen, die sich im Zusammenhang mit dem grenzüberschreitenden Bankverkehr stellen. Die Themen: Amtshilfe und Rechtshilfe – Neue Entwicklungen, Euro-Zahlungen gemäss den SEPA-Rulebooks (insbesondere die Haftung der Banken), Rechtliche Risiken im grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr, Aufsicht über international tätige Finanzgruppen – Konsequenzen für die Bank, Praktische Fragen der Vorort-Kontrolle, Die Standards zur Aufhebung des Bankgeheimnisses, Die Verletzung des Bankgeheimnisses – Individual- und Unternehmensstrafrecht.

International horse movements and spread of equine diseases: Equine Infectious Anaemia and Glanders - two examples

International trade with horses is important and continuously increasing. Therefore the risk of spread of infectious diseases is permanently present. Within this context the worldwide situation of equine vector-borne diseases and of other diseases which are notifiable to the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE), is described. Furthermore it provides estimates of the numbers of horse movements between these countries, as well as information on import requirements and preventive measures for reducing the risk of disease spread. According to TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System of the European Union) data from 2009 and 2010 81 horses per week were imported from North America into Europe, 42 horses per week from South America, 11 horses per week from the North of Africa and the African horse sichness free-zone of South Africa, 28 per week from the Middle East and the rest of Asia and approximately 4 horses per week from Australia / Oceania. Trade within the European Union resulted amongst others in the introduction of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) from Roma- nia into other European countries. Another example is the suspected case of glanders which occurred after importation of horses from Leb- anon via France and Germany into Switzerland in July 2011.