ANIMAL IMPORT CONTROLS
April 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has extended health import controls to certain wild and domesticated hoofed species that were previously not fully covered by such rules (such as horses), to ensure they do not carry illnesses such as classical swine fever and foot and mouth disease into the EU.
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has extended health import controls to certain wild and domesticated hoofed species that were previously not fully covered by such rules (such as horses), to ensure they do not carry illnesses such as classical swine fever and foot and mouth disease into the EU.
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