Decree (2009:1394) with instructions for the National Veterinary Institute.

This Decree contains provisions with instructions for the National Veterinary Institute, whose main task is serving as a veterinary medical expert and service body for authorities and individuals. As a risk assessment and preparedness authority, the National Veterinary Institute is responsible for: 1) Investigating the emergence, causes, and spread of infectious animal diseases, including zoonoses, and contributing to their prevention and control; 2) Maintaining effective vaccine preparedness for infectious animal diseases, including zoonoses; 3) Serving as the national veterinary medical laboratory; 4) Performing diagnostics for zoonoses, epizootic, and other notifiable animal diseases, including those mandated by EU regulations; 5) Investigating the spread of pathogens and chemical risk substances in feed and promoting feed safety; 6) Conducting diagnostics for pathogens and chemical risk substances in feed; 7) Engaging in research and development in its field; 8) Monitoring and analyzing disease trends in both domestic and wild animals; 9) Monitoring and analyzing antibiotic resistance and resistance to other antimicrobial agents in microorganisms in animals and food; 10) Promoting the rational use of antibiotics in animals; 11) Providing veterinary forensic services; 12) Designing a national surveillance plan for epizootic diseases and zoonoses, approved by the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The Decree regulates the functioning and organization of the National Veterinary Institute in detail.