03/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday evening, following an outbreak of avian influenza in the central province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, the Commission took emergency measures to suspend until the European veterinary expert meeting on 5 March at the earliest exports of live poultry and hatching eggs from the Netherlands and transport of these products within the country. This decision reinforces the control measures already put in place by the Dutch authorities under 1992 EU...