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13.2 The OIE’s core missions in epidemiological investigation to food and envi-
relation to laboratories working ronmental residue analysis, from vaccine efficacy
in the veterinary domain to food safety (Figure 13.2).

Each of the OIE’s core missions relates directly
to laboratories working in the veterinary Improving animal health, animal
domain. In the broader context and consider- welfare and veterinary public health
ing the current trend of globalization, animal worldwide
health measures have increasing importance
to facilitate safe international trade of animals OIE international standards
and animal products while avoiding unnecessary The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary
impediments to trade. and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
Laboratories are a cross-cutting function that encourages the members of the WTO to base
is critical to the good management of the overall their sanitary measures on international stan-
veterinary services. Laboratories play an essen- dards, guidelines and recommendations, where
tial role not only in international trade, but also they exist. The OIE is the WTO reference orga-
in every other function carried out by veterinary nization for standards relating to animal health
services, from import to export analysis, from and zoonoses.

Figure 13.2 The veterinary domain: veterinary services, © OIE, 2018.

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