| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/04/1118 (21.9.04) |
| Publication Date | 21/09/2004 |
| Content Type | News |
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The EU Member States have accepted a proposal from European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, David Byrne, to lift the embargo on Portugal and remove all restrictions on the export of cows, beef and related animal products. The embargo had been adopted in November 1998 because of the high rate of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) in Portugal at that time combined with inadequate management of the disease. Since then, Portugal has taken firm risk management action and the incidence of BSE has consistently decreased |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1118&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Portugal |
