The report of the latest meeting of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Biological Standards Commission, which was held from 30 August to 2 September 2016 in Paris, France, is now available (in English, French and Spanish) from the ‘Meeting Reports’ section of the Commission webpage: http://www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/specialists-commissions-working-groups/laboratories-commission-reports/. The Commission is concerned with developing internationally agreed standards for laboratory diagnostic tests and vaccines for OIE-listed animal diseases of mammals, birds and bees. For more information, contact [email protected].