| English |
| international office of epizootics |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Singular
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| Full form |
French acronym
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| Variant |
OIE
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| Definition |
The OIE is an intergovernmental organisation created by the International Agreement of 25 January 1924, signed by 28 countries. In May 2002, the OIE totalled 162 Member Countries.One of its missions is to guarantee the transparency of animal disease status world-wide and to collect, analyse and disseminate veterinari scientific information.
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| Definition source |
Oie
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| Context |
The international framework as regards food safety has developed significantly through the enhanced role of certain international organisations such as the Codex Alimentarius and the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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| Context source |
White paper on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Coordinate concept |
WTO, WHO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food and Veterinary Office, European Medecines Evaluation Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Joint Research Centre, Codex Alimentarius (en.)
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| Related concept |
Epizootic
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| fr |
Office international des épizooties
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| it |
Ufficio internazionale delle epizoozie
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| Reliability code |
3
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