short essays (OIE, world organisation for animal health)

Question 1

objectives of OIE (world organisation for animal health)

Answer 1

• to inform governments about the occurrence and course of animal diseases throughout the world and ways of controlling these diseases
• to provide coordination at the international level for studies devoted to the surveillance and control of animal diseases
• to examine regulations for trade in animals and products of animal origin, with a view to harmonising such regulations among member countries
• to give priority to the welfare of animals used in agriculture and aquaculture and to identify animal welfare research needs

Question 2

List the specialist commissions of the OIE

Answer 2

• terrestrial animal health standards commission (“code commission”)
• scientific commission for animal diseases (“scientific commission”)
• biological standards commission (“laboratories commission”)
• aquatic animal health standards commission (“aquatic animals commission”)
• reference laboratories

Question 3

GATT agreement

Answer 3

• general agreement on tariffs and trade
• an international agreement, a document setting out rules for conducting international trade, and an international organisation created later to support the agreement
• GATT, the international agency no longer exists, it has been replaced by the world trade organisation