Brussels, 20/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner responsible for health and consumer protection, Markos Kyprianou, noted that considerable headway had been made in the discussions in Council on the proposal of directive aimed at updating the Community measures to combat avian flu, but that this effort should be continued. The Commission's proposal, which dates back to April (see EUROPE 8938), aims to amend the legislation in force (Directive 92/40/EC) by tackling the problem in a more...