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Ministerial Decree establishing additional measures in order to ensure the permanent surveillance of the spongiform encephalopathies of the animals.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 99, 30 April 1997, pp. 13 and 14.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Research
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The Decree provides for the establishment of a national unit in charge of the following: (a) coordinating the activities of the local units; (b) professional training of the staff; (c) overseeing of the national register of the encephalopathies of the animals; (d) collection and dissemination of data to the appropriate authorities; (e) determination of the necessary measures for the protection of the animals against the disease.

Full text
Italian