Brussels, 01/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive to introduce new Community legislation to control African Swine Fever, a very serious pig disease common in many parts of Africa for which no EU legislation existed in the past. The proposed measures draw on the new directive to combat Classical Swine Fever, namely: 1) a compulsory immediate notification procedure once cases are discovered; 2) monitoring farms as soon as a case is...