Procedures for self declaration and for official recognition by the OIE

Article 1.6.1.

General principles

Member Countries may wish to make a self-declaration as to the freedom of a country, zone or compartment from an OIE listed disease or from other animal diseases. The Member Country may inform the OIE of its claimed status and the OIE may publish the claim. Publication does not imply endorsement of the claim. The OIE does not publish self-declaration for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), foot and mouth disease (FMD), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), African horse sickness (AHS), peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and classical swine fever (CSF).

Member Countries may request official recognition by the OIE as to:

1. the risk status of a country or zone with regard to BSE;

2. the freedom of a country or zone from FMD, with or without vaccination;

3. the freedom of a country or zone from CBPP;

4. the freedom of a country or zone from AHS;

5. the freedom of a country or zone from PPR;

6. the freedom of a country or zone from CSF.

The OIE does not grant official recognition for other diseases.

In these cases, Member Countries should present documentation setting out the compliance of their Veterinary Services with the applicant country or zone with the provisions of Chapters 1.1., 3.1. and 3.2. of the Terrestrial Code and with the provisions of the relevant disease chapters in the Terrestrial Code and the Terrestrial Manual.

When requesting official recognition of disease status or requesting endorsement by the OIE of an official control programme, the Member Country should submit to the OIE Status Department a dossier providing the information requested in the following chapters (as appropriate): 1.7., 1.8., 1.9., 1.10., 1.11. or 1.12.

The OIE framework for the official recognition and maintenance of disease status is described in Resolution N° XV (administrative procedures) and Resolution N° XVI (financial obligations) adopted during the 83rd General Session in May 2015.

nb: first adopted in 2009; most recent update adopted in 2018.