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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8665

13 March 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/avian influenza
Commission decrees emergency ban on live poultry, poultry meat and eggs from Canada until 6 April

Brussels, 12/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - All imports of live poultry, poultry-based meat and products, hatching eggs and eggs for human consumption from Canada to the EU have been suspended until at 6 April at the earliest. The detection of a bird 'flu outbreak in a poultry flock on the west coast of the country (British Columbia), which was confirmed on 9 March by the Canadian authorities, has led to this emergency embargo ruled by the Commission on Thursday with immediate effect. Member...

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