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Resolution No. 195/1 of 2009 decrees the ban on the importation of live pigs and their products from all countries.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 21, 7 May 2009, 2 pp
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Authorization/permit Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade International trade Pests/diseases Swine Animal health
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on 27 April 2009
Abstract

This Resolution is composed of 4 articles. Article 1 decrees the ban on the importation of live pigs and their products from all countries, except canned and processed meat heat-treated. Article 2 decrees the destruction of all consignments introduced in Lebanon from countries infected with swine flu in accordance with the bulletins of the World Organization for Animal Health. Article 3 entrusts the Animal Wealth Department to monitor the diffusion and spread of this disease and to define necessary measures for facing it.

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