Previous editions of the Terrestrial Code

The first edition of what is now referred to as the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (Terrestrial Code)¹was published in 1968 after the World Assembly of Delegates agreed to adopt a harmonised approach to prevent the spread of significant transboundary diseases.
^{1 The first edition was titled ‘International Zoo-Sanitary Code. Zoo-sanitary rules recommended by the OIE on International Trade in Animals and Animal Products’. Editions two to five were titled ‘International Zoo-sanitary Code – Rules recommended for trade in animals and animal products’. The sixth edition (1992) was renamed ‘International Animal Health Code – mammals, birds and bees’; Since 2003 the editions have been titled the ‘Terrestrial Animal Health Code’.}

Between 1968 and 1998 amendments adopted at a WOAH General Session were published in a new edition or on occasions only reported in the relevant WOAH General Session report. Since 1998, a new edition of the Terrestrial Code has been published almost annually to reflect amendments adopted at a WOAH General Session.

The table below provides access to all previous editions of the Terrestrial Code, amendments adopted between editions, and links to key documents that provide the relevant amendments introduced over time.

Since 1968, international experts have been elected, by the World Assembly of Delegates to a Commission² to prepare new or revise existing standards. The proposed drafts texts were presented to the Assembly during a General Session for consideration, discussion, and adoption. Currently, the Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission in collaboration with other WOAH Specialist Commissions oversees this work².
^{Since 1968 the name of this Commission has changed on several occasions which is reflected in some of the relevant documents provided below, e.g. the OIE Permanent International Zoo-sanitary Code Commission; the OIE Permanent Commission for the study of sanitary regulations on importation and exportation of animals and animal products, the OIE International Zoo-Sanitary Code Commission, andthe OIE International Animal Health Code Commission.}

Each line of the table below corresponds to a published edition of the Terrestrial Code, and provides:

The “Table of contents” of that specific edition. (in English only)
The “Amendments from the previous edition” , describe the new, revised, and deleted texts in that edition compared with the previous one (in English only). Changes to general titles, such as the glossary and user’s guide, are not stated in the table, as these take place very often.
The “Detail of the amendments” provides the links to key documents that describe the changes in that edition:
- the “Adopted amendments“, as presented in the World Assembly’s resolutions, amend the Terrestrial Code. (Available in the three official languages)
- the “Proposed amendments“, as presented in the report of the last meeting of the Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission before the specific General Session; amended texts proposed for adoption to the World Assembly (Available in the three official languages).
- the “Details of deliberations“, as presented in the final report of the General Session, include the discussion of the World Assembly on the proposed amendments.
The “Published edition” provides the full text of the Terrestrial Code. (Available in the three official languages)

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Edition	Table of contents	Amendments from the previous edition	Details of the amendments	Published edition
31st (2023)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	Amended texts – Glossary – Disease, infections and infestations listed by WOAH (Chapter 1.3.) – Application for official recognition by WOAH of risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Chapter 1.8.) – Use of animals in research and education (Chapter 7.8.) – Infection with Leishmania spp. (Leishmaniosis) (new Chapter 8.11.) – Infection with rabies virus (Chapter 8.15.) – Infection with Rift Valley fever virus (Chapter 8.16.) – Infection with Newcastle disease virus (Chapter 10.9.) – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Chapter 11.4.) – Contagious equine metritis (Chapter 12.2.) – Infection with equine influenza virus (Chapter 12.6.) – Equine piroplasmosis (Chapter 12.7.) – Infection with Theileria lestoquardi, T. luwenshuni and T. uilenbergi (new Chapter 14.10.) – Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (new Chapter 16.1.) – Addition of a new Section 16 Camelidae; ‘foetal / foetus’ were replaced with ‘fetal / fetus’ in Article 4.10.3. and ‘enzootic / epizootic’ were replaced with ‘endemic / epidemic’ in Articles 4.19.1. and 9.3.1.	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
30^th (2022)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	Amended texts – Glossary definitions for ‘Competent Authority’, ‘Veterinary Authority’, ‘Veterinary Services’, ‘Stray dog’ and ‘Protein meal’ – Diseases, infections and infestations listed by the OIE (Chapter 1.3.) -Introduction to Recommendations on Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.1.1.) – Quality of Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.2.3.) – Veterinary legislation (Chapter 3.4.) – Zoonoses transmissible from non-human primates (Chapter 6.12.) – Stray dog population control (Chapter 7.7.) – Infection with rinderpest virus (Chapter 8.16.) – Infection with Echinococcus granulosus (Chapter 8.5.) – – Theileriosis (Chapter 11.10.) – Infection with Taenia solium (Porcine cysticercosis) (Chapter 15.4.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
29^th (2021)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Introduction to recommendations on Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.1.) – Official control programmes for listed and emerging diseases (Chapter 4.19.) – Infection with Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense, T. simiae and T. vivax (Chapter 8.18.) Amended texts – Notification of diseases and provision of epidemiological information (Chapter 1.1.) – Diseases, infections and infestations listed by the OIE (Chapter 1.3.) – Animal health surveillance (Chapter 1.4.) – Procedures for official recognition of animal health status, endorsement of an official control programme, and publication of a self-declaration of animal health status, by the OIE (Chapter 1.6.) – Quality of Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.2.) – Evaluation of Veterinary Services (Chapter 3.3.) – Veterinary legislation (Chapter 3.4.) – Zoning and compartmentalisation (Chapter 4.4.) – Infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) (Chapter 9.4.) – Infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (Chapter 10.4.) – Infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Avian mycoplasmosis) (Chapter 10.5.) – Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus (Chapter 14.7.) – Infection with classical swine fever virus (Chapter 15.2.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
28^th (2019)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Introduction to recommendations for disease prevention and control of transmissible animal diseases (Chapter 4.1.) – Killing of reptiles for their skins, meat, and other products (Chapter 7.14.) Amended texts – Diseases, infections, and infestations listed by the OIE (Chapter 1.3.) – Animal health surveillance (Chapter 1.4.) – The role of the Veterinary Services in food safety systems (Chapter 6.2.) – Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare (Chapter 7.1.) – Animal welfare and pig production systems (Chapter 7.13.) – Infection with rabies virus (Chapter 8.14.) – Infection with Chlamydia abortus (Enzootic abortion of ewes, ovine chlamydiosis) (Chapter 14.4.) – Infection with African swine fever virus (Chapter 15.1.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
27^th (2018)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Application for official recognition by the OIE of free status for African horse sickness (Chapter 1.7.) – Application for official recognition by the OIE of risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Chapter 1.8.) – Application for official recognition by the OIE of free status for classical swine fever (Chapter 1.9.) – Application for official recognition by the OIE of free status for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Chapter 1.10.) – Application for official recognition by the OIE of free status for foot and mouth disease (Chapter 1.11.) – Application for official recognition by the OIE of free status for peste des petits ruminants (Chapter 1.12.) – Vaccination (Chapter 4.17.) – Introduction to recommendations for veterinary public health (Chapter 6.1.) – Animal welfare and pig production systems (Chapter 7.13.) Amended texts – Diseases, infections, and infestations listed by the OIE (Chapter 1.3.) – Procedures for self-declaration and for official recognition by the OIE (Chapter 1.6.) – Import risk analysis (Chapter 2.1.) – Criteria applied by the OIE for assessing the safety of commodities (Chapter 2.2.) – Zoning and compartmentalisation (Chapter 4.3.) – Collection and processing of oocytes or in vitro derived embryos from livestock and equids (Chapter 4.8.) – The role of the Veterinary Services in food safety (Chapter 6.2.) – Harmonisation of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and monitoring programmes (Chapter 6.8.) – Monitoring of the quantities and usage patterns of antimicrobial agents used in food-producing animals (Chapter 6.9.) – Prevention and control of Salmonella in commercial pig production systems (Chapter 6.14.) – Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare (Chapter 7.1.) – Welfare of working equids (Chapter 7.12.) – Infection with bluetongue virus (Chapter 8.3.) – Infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis (Chapter 8.4.) – Infection with rinderpest virus (Chapter 8.16.) – Infection with lumpy skin disease virus (Chapter 11.9.) – Infection with Burkholderia mallei (Glanders) (Chapter 12.10.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
26^th (2017)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Criteria applied by the OIE for assessing the safety of commodities Prevention and control of Salmonella in bovine commercial production systems – Prevention and control of Salmonella in pig commercial production systems – Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex – Infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Amended texts – Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections, and infestations in the OIE list (Chapter 1.2.) – Diseases, infections, and infestations listed by the OIE (the preamble of Chapter 1.3.) – Somatic cell nuclear transfer in production livestock and horses (Chapter 4.11.) – High health status horse subpopulation (Chapter 4.16.) – OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization (Chapter 5.3.) – Animal welfare and dairy cattle production systems (Chapter 7.11.) – Welfare of working equids (Chapter 7.12.) – Infection with avian influenza viruses (Chapter 10.4.) – Infection with lumpy skin disease (Chapter 11.9.) – Infection with African swine fever virus (Chapter 15.1.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
25^th (2016)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Welfare of working equids (Chapter 7.12.) Amended texts – Notification of diseases, infections and infestations, and provision of epidemiological information – Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections, and infestations in the OIE list – Diseases, infections, and infestations listed by the OIE Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Monitoring of the quantities and usage patterns of antimicrobial agents used in food-producing animals Slaughter of animals – Killing of animals for disease control purposes – Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems – Animal welfare and dairy cattle production systems – Infection with bluetongue virus – Infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus – Infection with Rift Valley fever virus – Infection with Trichinella spp Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus – Infection with Taenia solium (porcine cysticercosis) Deleted texts – Prescribed and alternative diagnostic tests for OIE listed diseases (Chapter 1.3.)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
24^th (2015)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Animal welfare and dairy cattle production systems (Chapter 7.11.) – Infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (Chapter 8.7.) – Infection with Taenia solium (Chapter 15.3.) Amended texts – Procedures for self-declaration and for official recognition by the OIE – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and equids – High health status horse subpopulation – General obligations related to certification – Certification procedures – Prevention, detection, and control of Salmonella in poultry – Harmonisation of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and monitoring programmes – Risk analysis for antimicrobial resistance arising from the use of antimicrobial agents in animals – Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems – Infection with bluetongue virus – Infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis – Infection with foot and mouth disease virus – Infection with Rift Valley fever virus – Infection with avian influenza viruses – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
23^rd (2014)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – High health status horse subpopulations Amended texts – Notification of diseases, infections and infestations, and provision of epidemiological information – Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections, and infestations in the OIE list – Procedures for self-declaration and for official recognition by the OIE – Import risk analysis – Veterinary Services – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Communication – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and equids – General recommendations on disinfection and disinsection – Certification procedures – Animal health measures applicable before and at departure – Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella in poultry – Introduction to the recommendations for controlling antimicrobial resistance – Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine – Risk analysis for antimicrobial resistance arising from the use of antimicrobial agents in animals – Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems – Infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis – Infection with Rift Valley fever virus – Infection with Trichinella spp. – Tularemia – Infection with avian influenza viruses – Infection with Newcastle disease virus – Infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia) – Infection with African horse sickness virus – Infection with equid herpesvirus-1 (equine rhinopneumonitis) – Infection with equine arteritis virus – Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
22^nd (2013)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Infection with Echinococcus granulosus – Infection with Echinococcus multilocularis – Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems Amended texts – Notification of diseases, infections, infestations, and epidemiological information – Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections, and infestations on the OIE list – Procedures for self declaration and for official recognition by the OIE – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Veterinary legislation – Collection and processing of bovine, small ruminant, and porcine semen – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and horses – Official health control of bee diseases – Biosecurity procedures in poultry production – Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine – Zoonoses transmissible from non-human primates – Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare – Use of animals in research and education – Animal welfare and beef cattle production system – Infection with rabies virus – Infection with rinderpest virus – Infection with Trichinella spp. – Infestation of honey bees with Acarapis woodi – Infection of honey bees with Paenibacillus larvae (American foulbrood) – Infection of honey bees with Melissococcus plutonius (European foulbrood) – Infestation with Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) – Infestation of honey bees with Tropilaelaps spp. – Infestation of honey bees with Varroa spp. (varroosis) – Infection with avian influenza viruses – Newcastle disease – Infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia) – Infection with equine arteritis virus – Infection with Chlamydophila abortus (enzootic abortion of ewes) – Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus – Infection with classical swine fever virus	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
21^st (2012)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Veterinary legislation – Animal welfare and beef cattle production systems – New model veterinary certificate for international trade in laboratory animals Amended texts – Notification of diseases and epidemiological information – Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections, and infestations on the OIE List – Animal health surveillance – Procedures for self-declaration and for official recognition by the OIE – Import risk analysis – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Communication – Application of compartmentalisation – Collection and processing of bovine, small ruminant, and porcine semen – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and horses – Official health control of bee diseases – OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization – Model veterinary certificate for international movements of dogs, cats and ferrets originating from countries considered infected with rabies – Biosecurity procedures in poultry production – Harmonization of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and monitoring programmes – Monitoring of the quantities and usage patterns of antimicrobial agents used in food producing animals – Zoonoses transmissible from non-human primates – Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare – Use of animals in research and education – Aujeszky’s disease – Rabies – African horse sickness – Equine influenza – Equine viral arteritis – Avian influenza – Rabbit hemorrhagic disease	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
20^th (2011)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Communication Amended texts – Notification of diseases and epidemiological information – Procedures for self declaration and for official recognition by the OIE – Veterinary Services – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Design and implementation of identification systems to achieve animal traceability – Zoning and compartmentalisation – Application of compartmentalisation – General hygiene in semen collection and processing centres – Collection and processing of bovine, small ruminant, and porcine semen – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and horses – General recommendations on disinfection and disinsectisation – Certification procedures – OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization – Quarantine measures applicable to non-human primates – Model veterinary certificates for international trade in live animals, hatching eggs and products of animal origin – Control of hazards of animal health and public health importance in animal feed – Biosecurity procedures in poultry production Prevention, detection, and control of Salmonella in poultry – Transport of animals by land – Transport of animals by air – Slaughter of animalsKilling of animals for disease control purposes – Control of stray dog populations and use of animals in research and education – Anthrax – Aujeszky’s disease – Bluetongue – Foot and mouth disease – Vesicular stomatitis – Avian influenza – Newcastle disease – Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – Lumpy skin disease – Equine influenza – Equine viral arteritis – Chlamydophila abortus infection – Scrapie Deleted texts – Avian tuberculosis – Duck virus enteritis – Fowl cholera – Marek’s disease – Teschovirus	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
19^th (2010)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – The use of animals in research and education Amended texts – Criteria for listing diseases – Animal health surveillance – Surveillance for anthropod vectors of animal diseases – Status for OIE listed diseases – Import risk analysis – Veterinary Services – Evaluation of Veterinary Services Design and implementation of identification systems to achieve animal traceability – Zoning and compartmentalization – Application of comparmentalisation – General hygiene in semen collection and processing centers – Collection and processing of bovine, small ruminant and porcine semen – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and horses – Collection and processing of in vitro produced embryos/ oocytes from livestock and horses – Collection and processing of laboratory rodent and rabbit embryos/ ova – Disposal of dead animals – General obligations related to certification – Certification procedures – Border posts and quarantine stations in the importing country – Control of hazards of animal health and public health importance in animal feed – Prevention, detection, and control of Salmonella in poultry – Introduction to the recommendations for controlling antimicrobial resistance – Transport of animals by land – Stray dog population control – Anthrax – Aujeszky’s disease – Bluetongue – Foot and mouth disease – Rift Valley fever – West Nile fever – Avian influenza – Newcastle disease – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Bovine tuberculosis – Bovine tuberculosis of farmed Cervidae – Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – Enzootic bovine leukosis – Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular vulvovaginitis – Lumpy skin disease – Equine influenza – Equine viral arteritis – Scrapie Classical swine fever Deleted texts – Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in poultry – Bovine cysticercosis – Dermatophilosis – Epizootic lymphangitis – Horse mange – Horse pox – Atrophic rhinitis of swine	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
18^th (2009)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	New texts – Bovine tuberculosis of farmed Cervidae – West Nile fever – Surveillance of arthropod vectors of animal diseases – Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella in poultry – Introduction to the recommendations for controlling antimicrobial resistance – Stray dog population control – Control of hazards of animal health and public health importance in animal feed – Procedures for self-declaration and for official recognition by the OIE of disease-free status Amended texts – Animal health surveillance Import risk analysis – Animal health measures applicable before and at departure – Border posts and quarantine stations in the importing country – Design and implementation of identification systems to achieve animal traceability – Zoning and compartmentalization – Application of compartmentalization – Collection and processing of bovine – Small ruminant and porcine semen – General hygiene in semen collection and processing centres – Collection and processing of in vivo derived embryos from livestock and horses – Collection and processing of in vitro produced embryos/oocytes from livestock and horses – Collection and processing of micromanipulated embryos/oocytes from livestock and horses – Somatic cell nuclear transfer in production livestock and horses – General obligations related to certification – Certification procedures – Role of Veterinary Services in food safety – Foot and mouth disease – Rabies – Bluetongue – Rinderpest – Acarapisosis of honey bees – American foulbrood of honey beesEuropean foulbrood of honey bees – Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) – Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees – Varroosis of honey bees – Avian influenza – Newcastle disease – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Bovine tuberculosis – Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – African horse sickness – Equine influenza – Equine rhinopneumonitisequine viral arteritis – Scrapie – Classical swine fever – Rift Valley fever – Bovine cysticercosis – Teschovirus encephalomyelitis Deleted texts – Leptospirosis	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
17^th (2008)	Table of contents Volume 1 Volume 2	*Significant editorial changes: The format of the Terrestrial Code* has been significantly modified (2008 edition becomes a two-volume publication) – Volume one contains recommendations that apply to a wide range of species, production sectors and/or diseases (‘horizontal standards’). – Volume two contains recommendations on specific diseases (‘vertical standards’) including recommendations on agent inactivation and on surveillance and risk assessment. It includes a Glossary containing definitions of the key terms and expressions used in the publication. New texts – Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) – Appendix covering the application of compartmentalization – Appendix covering surveillance for AHS – Appendix covering surveillance for Newcastle Disease – Appendix covering design and implementation of identification systems to achieve animal traceability – Appendix on the production of livestock and horses using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) – Appendix on the role of the Veterinary Services in food safety Amended texts – Notification criteria for listing diseases – Obligations and ethics in international trade – Import risk analysis – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Zoning and compartmentalization – Animal health measures applicable before and at departure – Border posts and quarantine stations in the importing country – International transfer and laboratory containment of animal pathogens – Rabies – Foot and mouth disease (FMD) – Rinderpest – Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia – Bovine tuberculosis – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – Equine influenza – Equine rhinopneumonitis – Equine viral arteritis African horse sickness (AHS) – African swine fever – Classical swine fever (CSF) – Avian influenza (AI) – Newcastle disease (ND) – Prescribed and alternative diagnostic tests for OIE listed diseases – Categorisation of diseases and pathogenic agents by the International Embryo Transfer Society – Inactivation procedures for FMD virus and AI virus – Surveillance for BSE, FMD, CSF, AI – Bluetongue – Animal welfare – Factors to consider in conducting BSE risk assessments – Model veterinary health certificates	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Vol 1 Vol 2
16^th (2007)	Table of contents	New texts – Appendix on surveillance for bluetongue Amended texts – Zoning and compartmentalization – Rabies – Foot and mouth disease – Rinderpest – Bluetongue – Bovine tuberculosis – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Equine influenza – Equine infectious anaemia – Equine piroplasmosis – Equine rhinopneumonitis – Glanders – Equine viral arteritis – Avian influenza – Appendix on surveillance for rinderpest and avian influenza – Appendix on bovine and small ruminant and porcine semen – Appendix on identification and traceability of live animals – Appendix on disposal of dead animals – Appendix on inactivation of avian influenza virus – Appendix on animal welfare (including transport of animals by sea, transport of animals by land, slaughter of animals and killing of animals for disease control purposes)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
15^th (2006)	Table of contents	New texts – Appendix dedicated to ante- and post-mortem inspections – Appendix on identification and traceability of live animals – Appendix on disposal of dead animals – Guidelines for the inactivation of avian influenza virus Amended texts – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Guidelines for the evaluation of Veterinary Services – Zoning and compartmentalization – Criteria for listing diseases – Foot and mouth disease – Bluetongue – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Classical swine fever – Avian influenza – Equine infectious anaemia – Equine piroplasmosis – Equine rhinopneumonitis – Appendix on the surveillance of foot and mouth disease – Appendix on bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Appendix on avian influenza – Appendix on bovine and small ruminant semen – Appendix on animal welfare (including transport of animals by sea, transport of animals by land, slaughter of animals and killing of animals for disease control purposes)	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
14^th (2005)	Table of contents	New texts – Appendix on bovine and small ruminant semen – Appendix on general surveillance for animal health and surveillance systems for bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Appendix on foot and mouth disease – Appendix on classical swine feverAppendix on avian influenza – Four specific animal welfare guidelines (land and sea transport, killing for disease control purposes and slaughter for human consumption) Amended texts – Notification and epidemiological information – Zoning and compartmentalization – Criteria for listing diseases – Foot and mouth disease – Bluetongue – Rift Valley fever – Bovine tuberculosis – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Classical swine fever – Avian influenza – Appendices on the use of antimicrobials	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
13^th (2004)	Table of contents	New texts – Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees – Appendix on animal welfare – Appendix on risk analysis for antimicrobial resistance – Appendix on factors to consider in conducting the BSE risk assessment recommended in Chapter 2.3.13. Amended texts – OIE listed diseases – Notification and epidemiological information – Obligations and ethics in international trade – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Zoning and compartmentalization – Guidelines for reaching a judgement of equivalence of sanitary measures – Foot and mouth disease – Highly pathogenic avian influenza – Rinderpest – Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – Rabies – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Equine influenza – Acarapisosis of honey bees – American foulbrood of honeybees – European foulbrood of honey bees – Varroosis of honey bees – Guidelines for the establishment or the regaining of recognition for a foot and mouth disease free country or zone	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
12^th (2003)	Table of contents	New texts – Chapter on ‘judgement of equivalence’ (Chapter 1.3.7.) – Appendix on ‘antimicrobial resistance’ (Section 3.9.) – Appendix on surveillance for scrapie (Appendix 3.8.5.) – Appendix on foot and mouth disease (Appendix 3.8.6.) Amended texts – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Animal disease notification – Foot and mouth disease – Classical swine fever – Rift Valley fever – Scrapie – BovineSpongiform encephalopathy – Leptospirosis – Bovine anaplasmosis – Bovine babesiosis – Theileriosis – Embryos	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
11^th (2002)	Table of contents	New texts – Chapter on ‘Guidelines for the evaluation of Veterinary Services’ (Chapter 1.3.4) – Chapter on Scrapie (Chapter 2.4.8) – Appendix on ‘General principles for recognising a country or zone free from a given disease/infection’ (Appendix 3.8.1) Amended texts – Certification procedures – Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Zoning and regionalization – Foot and mouth disease – Bluetongue – Classical swine fever – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – Bovine semen	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
10^th (2001)	Table of contents	Amended texts – Section 1.2 Obligations and ethics in international trade – Chapter 2.1.9 Bluetongue – Chapter 2.1.6 Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – Chapter 2.3.13 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Chapter 2.2.4 Leptospirosis – Appendix 2.3.8 Surveillance and monitoring systems for bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Appendices 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 collection and processing of bovine semen – Chapter 2.3.1 Bovine brucellosis – Chapter 2.1.1 Foot and mouth disease	Adopted amendments A Adopted amendments B Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
9^th (2000)	Table of contents	Amended texts – Section 1.1 Definitions in the Code – Chapter 1.3 Evaluation of Veterinary Services – Chapter 1.4.4 Zooning/ Regionalisation – Chapter 3.1.2 Aujezsky’s disease – Chapter 3.1.5 Anthrax – Chapter 3.2.13 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Chapter 3.4.14 Japanese encephalitis – Chapter 2.1.11 African horse sickness – Chapter 2.1.9. Bluetongue – Chapter 2.3.1 Bovine brucellosis – Chapter 2.1.1 Foot and mouth disease – Chapter 2.1.5 Peste des petits ruminants – Chapter 2.1.4 Rinderpest – Chapter 2.1.2 Vesicular stomatitis – Revised appendix on micromanipulated bovine embryos	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
8^th (1999)	Table of contents	*Important: Due to the quantity of updates resulting from each General Session, annual editions of the Code have been published since 1998. Amended texts* – Appendix 4.3.2.4 FMD virus, destruction procedures in skins and trophies from wild animals susceptible to FMD. – Chapter 3.2.13. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – Chapter 1.4.1 General considerations – Chapter 1.4.2 Guidelines for risk analysis – Chapter 3.9.1 Zoonosis transmissible from non-human primates – Chapter 3.1.5 Rabies – Appendix 4.2.6.1 Identification, blood sampling and vaccinations – Chapter 2.1.4 Rinderpest – Chapter 2.1.11 African horse sickness – Chapter 2.1.9 Bluetongue – Section 1.1 Definitions in the Code – Harmonization of appendices dealing with collection and processing of embryos/ ova	Adopted amendments Proposed amendments Detail of deliberations	Single volume
7^th (1998)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.	1998 Adopted amendments Detail of deliberations Proposed amendments 1997 Adopted amendments 1996 Adopted amendments 1995 Adopted amendments 1994 Adopted amendments	Single volume
6^th (1992)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992.	1992 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1991 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1990 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1989 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1988 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1987 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations	Single volume
5^th (1986)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986.	1986 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1985 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1984 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1983 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations	Single volume
4^th (1982)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982.	1982 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1981 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1980 To consult this document please contact the Documentation Cell ([email protected]) 1979 To consult this document please contact the Documentation Cell ([email protected]) 1978 To consult this document please contact the Documentation Cell ([email protected]) 1977 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1976 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations	Single volume
3^rd (1976)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976.	1975 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1974 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1973 To consult this document please contact the Documentation Cell ([email protected]) 1972 To consult this document please contact the Documentation Cell ([email protected])	Single volume
2^nd (1971)	Table of contents	Refer to the full report of the OIE General Session between 1969, 1970, and 1971.	1971 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1970 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations 1969 Adopted amendments and detail of deliberations	Single volume
1^st (1968)	Table of contents	First edition of the Terrestrial Code	Final report adopted by the Assembly and historic documents related to the creation of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code can be found below. 1968 1968 1967 1967 1966 1965	Single volume

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