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Article: FARM COUNCIL: FMD DIRECTIVE AND ZOONOSIS LEGISLATION ADOPTED.
- Article from:
- European Report
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Foot-and-mouth.
Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne welcomed the Council's stamp of approval and explained: "The new law aims to maintain or, in the event of an outbreak, quickly regain the 'FMD-free' status that is of key importance for trade in animals and animal products. Emergency vaccination is moved to the forefront of control measures instead of being the last resort. The new legislation is a true reform." Existing measures for the control of FMD are contained in Directive 85/511/EEC, and Member States must comply with the new laws by June 30, 2004 at the latest.
It makes provisions for action before, during and after an ...