{"id":1110,"date":"2021-12-02T10:54:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.103.20.84\/?page_id=1110"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:19:43","slug":"cirsa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.oirsa.org\/en\/cirsa","title":{"rendered":"CIRSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Comit\u00e9 Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CIRSA) is the regulatory body that occupies the highest hierarchical level in OIRSA. It makes binding decisions, as the Committee issues the fundamental guidelines and mandates for the Organization. It comprises the secretaries and ministers of Agriculture, Livestock, Food, Fisheries, and Forestry from the nine signatory countries of OIRSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17234\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3.jpg?resize=525%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C455&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C910&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.oirsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-Extraordinaria-del-CIRSA-en-Palenque-dic-2024-3-scaled.jpg?resize=18%2C8&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ministros y secretarios de Agricultura y Ganader\u00eda de la regi\u00f3n del OIRSA que asistieron a la 91\u00aa reuni\u00f3n extraordinaria del CIRSA en Palenque, M\u00e9xico -diciembre 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the most important attributions of the CIRSA are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Dictate the policies and actions of the OIRSA.<\/li>\n<li>Approve the Annual Program budget of the organization.<\/li>\n<li>Decide on the admission of new member states.<\/li>\n<li>Appoint the executive director of the OIRSA, approve its basic structure, and the<br \/>\nmanagement reports from the Executive Directorate.<\/li>\n<li>Appoint the general manager and external auditors.<\/li>\n<li>Consider and approve, if applicable, the recommendations of the Executive<br \/>\nand Technical Commissions.<\/li>\n<li>Approve regulations for the proper functioning of the Organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CIRSA meetings are held in rotation in each of the member states, and the presidency is held for one calendar year by the minister or secretary of the country where the Ordinary Meeting of the Committee is held. This meeting takes place once a year, typically in March, and serves two main general functions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(1) the role of being the guiding body in health policies, defining the significant guidelines and courses of action for the organization, and (2) the role of governance in the administrative matters of the organism, with functions of approval, supervision, and control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, any member of the CIRSA or the executive director can convene an extraordinary session on another date to discuss a topic of regional interest. Decisions of the CIRSA are made by a majority of its members (two-thirds).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 120px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1695329004488 vc_row-has-fill\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 21px;color: #002166;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1767970578809\" >CIRSA 2026<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1769782433913\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Dr. Julio Berdegu\u00e9 Sacrist\u00e1n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Secretario de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MEXICO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Honorable Rodwell Ferguson<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ministro de Agricultura, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nuevas Industrias en Crecimiento<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">BELIZE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Inga. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Rivera D\u00e1vila<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ministra de Agricultura, Ganader\u00eda y Alimentaci\u00f3n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0GUATEMALA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Lic. \u00d3scar Dom\u00ednguez\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nEncargado de Despacho del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganader\u00eda<br \/>\nEL SALVADOR\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Ing. Mois\u00e9s Molina<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Secretario de Agricultura y Ganader\u00eda<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">HONDURAS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Ing. Ricardo Somarriba<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Director Ejecutivo IPSA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">NICARAGUA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Lic. V\u00edctor Carvajal Porras<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ministro de Agricultura y Ganader\u00eda<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">COSTA RICA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Lic. Roberto Jos\u00e9 Linares Tribaldos<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ministro de Desarrollo Agropecuario<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PANAMA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Ing. Francisco Oliverio Espaillat Bencosme<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ministro de Agricultura<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"El Comit\u00e9 Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CIRSA) es el \u00f3rgano rector que ocupa, jer\u00e1rquicamente, el escal\u00f3n m\u00e1s alto en [...]","protected":false},"author":213237738,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-canvas.php","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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