Decree No. 361 of 2001 relative to the transfer of prime responsibility for the destruction policy. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 361, 14 August 2001, 2 pp. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Slaughtering Pests/diseases Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 1 October 2001. Abstract The prime responsibility for the implementation of the policy relative to the destruction of diseased animals is transferred on 1 October 2001 from the Ministry of public Health, Welfare and Sports to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries, in so as to create a better response to infectious diseases such BSE and Foot and Mouth disease. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl