It includes standards international trade in terrestrial biological specimens (such as mammals and birds) and their merchandise.
[1] The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures "recognises the OIE as the international standard setting organisation for animal health and zoonotic diseases and specifically encourages the Members of the WTO to base their" legislation and regulations "on international standards, guidelines and recommendations, where they exist.
Whereas in the 20th century all products from the exporting nation would be affected by bans, compartmentalisation allows trade to flow from theoretically non-affected zones.
[2] Compartmentalisation applies to an animal subpopulation defined primarily by management and husbandry practices related to biosecurity.In May 2018, at the 86th General Session of the OIE, several revisions to international standards and guidelines were discussed.
A new worldwide applicable definition of non-veterinary medical use included growth promotion as a legitimate aim.