Safeguard world trade by publishing health standards for international trade in animals and animal products
The OIE develops normative documents relating to rules that Member Countries can use to protect themselves from the introduction of diseases and pathogens, without setting up unjustified sanitary barriers. The main normative works produced by the OIE are: the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, the Aquatic Animal Health Code and the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals.
OIE standards are recognised by the World Trade Organization as reference international sanitary rules.
Picture (c) US Department of transport (2006)
They are prepared by elected Specialist Commissions and by Working Groups bringing together internationally renowned scientists, most of whom are experts within the network of about 200 Collaborating Centres and Reference Laboratories that also contribute towards the scientific objectives of the OIE. These standards are adopted by the International Committee
Downloads and online versions of the OIE standards
Terrestrial Animal Health Code Vol. 1
20th edition (2011)
4.3 Mb
Terrestrial Animal Health Code Vol. 2
20th edition (2011)
1.5 Mb
Aquatic Animal Health Code
14th edition (2011)
1.7 Mb
Terrestrial Animal Health Code
20th edition (2011)
HTML
online
Aquatic Animal Health Code
14th edition (2011)
HTML
online
Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals
The technical commission's members in Africa:
Dr Gideon Brückner 
Dr Hassan Aidaros 
Dr Stuart Hargreaves
Dr Ahmed Mustafa Hassan 
Dr Medhi El Harrak
