Luxembourg, 02/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice will decide on the Jippes foot and mouth disease case on 12 July 2001. It will rule on whether the EU's current policy, concentrating on the cull of animals, is too radical and therefore disproportionate with the aim of combating the disease.
Ms Jippes is a Dutch woman who keeps four sheep and two goats, which she wanted to vaccinate for foot and mouth disease at the height of the epidemic, requesting permission to vaccinate from...