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.
