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After a ban of 10 years, Bulgaria will be able to export live pigs to the EU again, according to the information provided by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency

The situation of the disease as of 11 October according to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture of Poland is as follows...

The exception will allow the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont to apply up to 250 kg N/ha and year from swine slurry and cattle dung.

The Portuguese Government published in the "Diário da República" Order No. 644/2016 establishing the creation of the Milk and Pork Crisis Cabinet (GCLS).

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo hailed as the “most significant outcome on agriculture” in the organization’s 20-year history.

Romanian government's decision to reduce VAT for meat and products from 24% to 9% resulted in an increase in the sale of meat.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia appealed to the Commissioner Mr. Andriukaitis for a higher freedom for the circulation of pigs beteween these countries.

This regulation entails a consolidation of all the previous legislation regarding this matter and it abolishes previous legislations such as Regulation (EU) 2075/2005, including its subsequent modifications.

The areas in which animal health control measures against ASF are applied have been modified in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The ban englobes the whole of Lithuania.

Egypt joins, together with Macedonia and Singapore, the countries that allow the importation of Polish pork after the detection of African swine fever in the first three countries mentioned.

Singapore is the first country in the region that has lifted the restrictions related to ASF.

The programme covers the period 2015 - 2018 and came into force on April 29, 2015.  

The European Commission has created the “danger area”, subject to restrictions in the counties of Sokolski and Bialystok.

The decision foresees the implementation in Italy of the new Directive on genetically modified organisms (GMO).

The extraordinary action plan will count on the active collaboration of Dr. José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, from the Veterinary Health Surveillance Centre (VISAVET, Complutense University of Madrid).