At the Agriculture Council on Monday 19 October, Ministers from 15 EU countries called for a one-year postponement of the entry into force of the new animal health rules due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But the European Commission refused.
Regulation 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases and amending certain acts in the field of animal health is due to enter into force on 21 April 2021.
In view of the current difficulties encountered by the agricultural sector, roughly...