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1. To guarantee the transparency of animal disease status worldwide (Transparency)
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Each Member Country undertakes to report the animal diseases that it detects on its territory.
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The OIE then disseminates the information to other countries, which can take the necessary preventive action.
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This information also includes diseases transmissible to humans.
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Information is sent out immediately or periodically depending on the seriousness of the disease.
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Dissemination is via the OIE Web site, e-mail and the following periodicals
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Disease Information, published weekly,
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OIE Bulletin published every two months
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Annual compilation - World Animal Health.
2. To collect, analyse and disseminate veterinary scientific information (Scientific information)
3. To provide expertise and promote international solidarity for the control of animal diseases (International solidarity)
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The OIE provides technical support to Member Countries requesting assistance with animal disease control and eradication operations, including diseases transmissible to humans.
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The OIE notably offers expertise to the poorest countries to help them control animal diseases that cause livestock losses, present a risk to public health and threaten other Member Countries.
4. To guarantee the sanitary safety of world trade by developing sanitary rules for international trade in animals and animal products (Sanitary safety)
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The OIE develops normative documents relating to rules that Member Countries can use to protect themselves from diseases, without setting up unjustified sanitary barriers.
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The main normative works produced by the OIE are
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International Animal Health Code,
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Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines
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International Aquatic Animal Health Code
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Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.
5. To improve the legal framework and resources of national Veterinary Services (Promotion of Veterinary Services)
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The Veterinary Services and laboratories of developing and transition countries are in urgent need of support to provide them with the necessary infrastructures, resources and capacities that will enable their countries to benefit more full from the WIO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS Agreement) while at the same time providing greater protection for animal health and public health and reducing the threat for other countries which are free of diseases.
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The OIE considers the Veterinary Services as a Global Public Good and their bringing into line with international standards (structure, organization, resources, capacities, role of paraprofessionals) as a public investment priority.
6. To provide a better guarantee of the safety of food of animal origin and to promote animal welfare through science based approach (New mandate for animal production food safety and animal welfare )
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The OIE Member Countries have decided to provide a better guarantee of the safety of food of animal origin by creating greater synergy between the activities of the OIE and those of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
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The OIE's standard-setting activities in this field focus on eliminating potential hazards existing prior to the slaughter of animals or the primary processing of their products (meat, milk, eggs, etc.) that could be a source of risk for consumers.
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Since it was created, the OIE has played a key role in its capacity as the sole international reference organization for animal health, enjoying established international recognition and benefiting from direct collaboration with the Veterinary Services of all its Member Countries.
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As a mark of the close relationship between animal health and animal welfare, the OIE has become, at the request of its Member Countries, the leading international organization for animal welfare.
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