19/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health decided on Tuesday afternoon to lift the Community protection measures against the spread of chicken flu ("avian influenza") in Belgium after suspicion of an outbreak was ruled out by lab tests. At the same time, the veterinary experts decided to extend until 27 March the restrictive measures on the movement of poultry and eggs from the Netherlands while slightly easing restrictions on the movement of...