Ministerial Decree establishing additional measures in order to ensure the permanent surveillance of the spongiform encephalopathies of the animals. País/Territorio Italia Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1997 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 99, 30 April 1997, pp. 13 and 14. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Sanidad animal Plagas/enfermedades Investigación Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mediterráneo, Europa Meridional Resumen 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. Texto completo Italiano