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Ministerial Decree 7 January 2000 establishing a national system for the protection against Spongiform encephalopathy.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, No. 59, 11 March 2000, pp. 3-44.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Livestock
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Slaughtering Cattle Registration Food quality control/food safety Animal health Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree establishes a system for the protection against Spongiform encephalopathy, the purposes of this system are: to control and evaluate the diffusion of diseases among cattle, the analysis and the diagnosis of potential infection cases and the management of emergency cases. In terms of Article 3 is established a national registry of all the holdings which keep such animals. The responsible authority will periodically check feedstuff production plants. (24 Articles and 7 Annexes)

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Italian