This study was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate under the leadership of Marcos Bonturi, Director. It was co-ordinated and drafted by Céline Kauffmann and Marianna Karttunen from the OECD Regulatory Policy Division under the overall direction of Nick Malyshev, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division. This study was developed with significant inputs from OIE staff and OIE Member Countries, OECD Members and other international organisations. This work was funded by the OIE thanks to contributions received from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The study was circulated for comments to the Regulatory Policy Committee in April and November 2019, and to the IO partnership in April 2019. The authors are also grateful for the reading done by the Editorial Board of the OECD Public Governance Directorate, including Eva Beuselinck, Klas Klaas and Andrea Uhrhammer. The study was prepared for publication by Jennifer Stein, with administrative assistance provided by Claudia Paupe.
The authors wish to thank OIE staff and Member countries for responses to interviews and several rounds of comments. Special thanks in particular go to Director-General Monique Eloit for her vision and support throughout the project as well as to OIE Deputy Director Generals, Jean-Philippe Dop and Matthew Stone. We are very grateful to Karen Bucher, Diana Tellechea and Gillian Mylrea from the OIE Standards Department for their extensive inputs throughout the process and for facilitating the preparation of this study. The study also benefitted from inputs from staff of other international organisations, in particular the Codex Alimentarius, the European Commission, the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the Gulf Co-operation Council Standardization Organization, the International Plant Protection Convention, the Standards and Trade Development Facility and the World Trade Organisation.