Press Release: Avian influenza: Standing Committee gives favourable opinion to two Commission measures

European Commission draft Decisions on avian influenza to approve co-funding for national surveillance plans and to ban imports of untreated feathers from third countries received favourable opinions from Member States in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) on 15 February 2006.

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European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Food Safety: Animal Health and Welfare: Committees: Scientific Committees: Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) http://ec.europa.eu/comm/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/index_en.htm

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