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Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2007.


Avian Flu

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the new European Union accession countries have as rigorous a wild bird population testing regime as the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they will propose that a uniform European Union standard is put in place.
Answer

Avian influenza surveillance plans are submitted in accordance with Commission guidelines by all member states to the Commission for approval. The Commission approved the programmes of Bulgaria and Romania for the year 2007 during 2006.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2208; 690 c48WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Birds Bulgaria Disease control Romania Testing Avian influenza
Link
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