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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7779

17 August 2000
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Commission bans exports of live English pigs and porcine semen until 31 August - British experts at Commission on Wednesday - Veterinary Committee on 22 August

Brussels, 16/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - An epidemic of swine fever having broken out in five pig herds in East Anglia, the European Commission decided on Monday to ban, until 31 August, exports of live English pigs and porcine semen "from throughout England" (but not from the rest of the United Kingdom). The Veterinary Committee, which has been convened for Tuesday 22 August, will have to decide whether the ban imposed as a precautionary measure will have to be lifted, maintained or limited...