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During 86th General Session of the OIE, a report on the state of play of the implementation of the OIE International Standard in national legislations was presented, examining the benefits they bring to Member Countries, the challenges faced by Member Countries and specific capacity building needs.
To build this overview, the OIE sent a questionnaire to all 181 Delegates, of whom 80% responded. This high engagement of Member Countries in replying to the OIE call shows the degree of importance OIE International Standards hold for its Members. Their answers helped to list and analyze challenges to the use of OIE International Standards. Key challenges identified by Member Countries to implement standards at national level were:
- A lack of training on OIE International Standards, including within the context of the SPS Agreement
- a lack of technical expertise
- obsolete national veterinary legislations
- little or no confidence in applying risk management
- an absence of transparency
- failure of both exporting and importing countries to uphold OIE International Standards
According to respondents, the normative role of the OIE and provision of relevant training and communications materials to policy makers are particularly important to avoid non-scientific responses to disease events at the national and global level.
The OIE PVS Pathway programme that helps countries improve the performance of their Veterinary Services, was also highlighted as an important support to developing countries and increasingly finding application to developed countries.
Tuesday May 22, 2018/ OIE.
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