Mandate
Collaborating Centres of the World Organisation for Animal
Health (OIE) shall have as their mandate:
- to operate as a centre of research, expertise, standardisation
and dissemination of techniques within their sphere of
competence
- to propose or develop any procedure which will facilitate
harmonisation of international regulations - applicable to the
surveillance and control of animal diseases
- to place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE.
In addition they may:
- within their sphere of competence, provide scientific and
technical training to personnel from Member Countries of the
OIE
- organise scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE
- coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration
with other laboratories or organisations
- publish and disseminate any information in their sphere of
competence which may be useful to Member Countries of the
OIE.