Brussels, 20/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 17 March, the European Commission adopted a decision banning the import into EU countries of poultry and poultry products from Israel, following confirmation from the Israeli authorities of an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. Between 2002 and 2004, the EU imported annually an average of 1.9 million euro worth of live birds from Israel, and 8.3 million euro of poultry meat. According to the decision, which will remain in force until 31 May...