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28-Nov-03
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Animal
Health / Prevention and Control of Animal diseases
New section :
Pet
Passport
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Press
release
Employment,
Social Policy, Health and Consummer protection Council
, 1-2 December, 28 November 2003
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27-Nov-03
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Press
release
David Byrne, Renate Künast and Miguel
Arias Cañete to open EU conference on risk
perception
, 27 November 2003
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Press
release
Travelling with pets: Pet passports to
be introduced in July 2004
, 27 November 2003
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International Food Safety Issues
Codex Alimentarius :
CCFICS
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export
Certification and Inspection
updated
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International Food Safety Issues
Codex Alimentarius :
TFAF
- ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal
Feeding
updated
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26-Nov-03
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Risk
Perception Conference
Webcast
of 4-5 December conference on Risk Perception:
Register
your interest
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: General Food Law
Draft agenda
of the 8th meeting of 08 December
2003
(90KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Animal Health and Animal Welfare
Addendum
(89KB)
to the
Agenda
of the meeting of 12 December
2003
(189KB)
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25-Nov-03
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Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material of
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Short report
of the meeting held on 11 November
2003
(143KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Plant Health
Draft Agenda
: Meeting of 1-2 Decmeber 2003 -
Pesticides - Residues
(81KB)
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24-Nov-03
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Speeches
Speech
by David Byrne, European Commissioner
for Health and Consumer Protection,
"Small food producers and rural
development Small Food Producers Forum", Maynooth - Co
Kildare, 24 November 2003
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Safety of
Food Products
Rapid Alert System for Food
and Feed :
Weekly overview of alert and
information notifications - week 47
(246KB)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Brazil from 30
June to 10 July 2003 in order to evaluate the control
of residues in live animals and animal products
(9047/2003)
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Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material of
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Short report
of the meeting held on 27-28 October
2003
(233KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on the results of the Risk Assessment
of: 2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate (CAS n° : 103-11-7 EINECS n°
: 203-080-7) - Human Health. Carried out in the
framework of Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on the
evaluation and control of the risks of existing
substances. Adopted during the 40th plenary meeting of
12-13 November 2003
(27
KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on
Two study reports on endocrine
disrupters by WRc-NSF and BKH Consulting Engineers
(WRc-NSF Ref: UC 6052; BKH Ref: M0355037). Adopted
during the 40th plenary meeting of 12-13 November
2003
(69
KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Animal Health and Animal Welfare
Agenda
of the meeting of 12 December
2003
(189KB)
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20-Nov-03
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on the results of the Risk Assessment
of: Benzene - Human Health part (CAS N°:
71-43-2 EINECS N°: 200-753-7). Carried out
in the framework of Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on
the evaluation and control of the risks of existing
substances. Adopted during the 40th plenary
meeting of 12-13 November 2003
(170
KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on Questions to the CSTEE relating to
scientific evidence of risk to health and the
environment from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in
extender oils and tyres. Adopted during
the 40th plenary meeting of 12-13 November
2003
(228
KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Draft Opinion
on the results of the Risk Assessment
of: 3, 4-Dichloroaniline - Human Health part
(CAS No.: 95-76-1 EINECS No.: 202-448-4)
. Carried out in the framework of Council
Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on the evaluation and control
of the risks of existing substances. Adopted by
the CSTEE during the 40th plenary meeting on 12
November 2003
(183
KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Draft Opinion
on the results of the Risk Assessment
of:
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate - Environmental
part
(
CAS No.: 103-11-7
EINECS No.: 203-080-7
).
Carried out in the framework of
Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on the evaluation and
control of the risks of existing substances
.
Adopted during the 40th plenary
meeting on 12 November 2003
(162
KB)
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BSE
Chronological list
of Community legislation
(194KB)
updated
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Genetically
modified foods Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Austria from
23/06/03 to 26/06/03 in order to evaluate official
control systems on foods consisting of or produced from
Genetically Modified
Organisms
(GMO) (9141/2003)
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International Food Safety Issues
Codex Alimentarius :
CCFAC
- Codex Committee on Food Additives and
Contaminants
updated
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19-Nov-03
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Press
release
20% testing requirement for imports of
poultry meat from Thailand lifted
, 19 November 2003
(8KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on
assessment of the European Committee
for Standardisation (CEN) report on the risk
assessment of organic chemicals in toys. Report
version: final report of the work of CEN/TC
52/WG 9 - January 2003 (Contract
BC/CEN/97/29.1.1). Adopted during the 40th
plenary meeting on 12 November 2003
(330
KB)
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Animal
Health / Prevention and Control of Animal diseases
Written comments of the
Community
on the report of the meeting of the
Bureau of the OIE [Office International des Epizooties]
International Animal Health Code Commission [Paris July
2003] and the Scientific Commission [Paris August 2003]
to be submitted for adoption and consideration in the
72nd General Session to be held in May 2004
(
6MB)
Submitted by the European Union to the
OIE on 19/11/2003
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BSE
BSE testing:
-
BSE
testing - BSE cases in cattle over the last 12
months
(98KB)
-
BSE
testing - Cumulative table from January to August
2003
(59KB)
-
BSE
testing - August 2003
(58KB)
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BSE
Commission Regulation (EC) No
1915/2003
of 30 October 2003 amending Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council as regards the trade and import of ovine
and caprine animals and the measures following the
confirmation of transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies in bovine, ovine and caprine
animals
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BSE
Commission Regulation (EC) No
1809/2003
of 15 October 2003 amending Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council as regards rules for importation of live
bovine animals and products of bovine, ovine and
caprine origin from Costa Rica and New
Caledonia
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Contamination of Food and Feed Materials
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Portugal from
30 June to 4 July 2003 in order to assess the control
measures in place for import controls on products of
plant origin, and in particular for the assessment of
mycotoxin, pesticide residues and 3-MCPD
contamination and for the monitoring of irradiated
foodstuffs and to monitor compliance with Commission
Decisions imposing special conditions on the import
of certain products regarding mycotoxin contamination
(9132/2003)
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18-Nov-03
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Safety of
Food Products
Rapid Alert System for Food
and Feed :
Weekly overview of alert and
information notifications - week 46
(281KB)
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Standing
Committee on Plant Health
Agenda
: meeting of Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 November 2003
(68KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Minutes
of the 39th plenary meeting - 10
September 2003, Brussels, Belgium
(251KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Opinion
on
the environmental impact (reduction
in eutrophication) that would result from banning
Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) in household
detergents. Adopted during the 40th plenary
meeting of 12-13 November 2003
(330
KB)
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17-Nov-03
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Press
release
"Active and "intelligent" food
packaging: Commission proposes amendment to EU law on
materials which come into contact with food
, 17 November 2003
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Press
release
Préparation
du Conseil Agriculture/Pêche de novembre 2003, 14
November 2003
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Special
reports
General
report on a series of missions to assess the
control measures in place for vegetable oil production
and in particular for the assessment of controls on PAH
(Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) contamination of
such oils in certain Member States
(9508/2003)
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Contamination of Food and Feed
Materials Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Luxembourg from
28 to 30 April 2003 in order to assess the control
measures in place for import controls on products of
plant origin, and in particular for the assessment of
mycotoxin, pesticide residues and 3-MCPD contamination
and for the monitoring of irradiated foodstuffs and to
monitor compliance with Commission Decisions imposing
special conditions on the import of certain products
regarding
mycotoxin
contamination (9115/2003)
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14-Nov-03
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BSE
BSE testing :
Monthly
reports of Member States on BSE and Scrapie
updated
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Controls and import conditions
Addendum
(114KB)
to the
Agenda
of the meeting of 18 November 2003
(161KB)
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International Food
Safety Issues
New section :
US
Bioterrorism Act
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13-Nov-03
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Germany from 19
to 23 May 2003 in order to evaluate controls of animal
welfare during
transport
and at the time of slaughter (9038/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Zimbabwe from 23
to 28 June 2003 concerning
fishery
products and crocodile meat (9134/2003)
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International Food Safety Issues
Codex Alimentarius :
CCFL
- Codex Committee on Food Labelling
updated
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12-Nov-03
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in the United
Kingdom (Great Britain) from 7 to 11 July 2003 in order
to evaluate the implementation of EC measures in the
field of animal nutrition regarding the official
inspections and the approval and registration of
certain establishments and intermediaries and certain
protective measures against TSEs
regarding
the total feed ban (9149/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a follow-up mission carried out in
Zimbabwe from 23 to 28 June 2003 concerning
farmed
ratite meat (9265/2003)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Animal Nutrition
Summary
minutes of the meeting held on 22-23 October
2003
(25KB)
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Standing
Committee on Plant Health
Short report
of the meeting held on 23 -24 October
2003 (09/03)
(219KB)
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Scientific
Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
Opinion
on
the impact of arthropod borne diseases
(including WNV) on the safety of blood used for
transfusion as well as organs used for
transplantation in the European Community. Adopted
on16 October 2003
(
76KB)
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11-Nov-03
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Animal
Health / Prevention and Control of Animal diseases
Draft written comments of the
Community
on the report of the meeting of the
Bureau of the OIE [Office International des Epizooties]
Aquatic Animals Health Code Commission [Paris July
2003] and the Scientific Commission [Paris August 2003]
to be submitted for adoption and consideration in the
72nd General Session to be held in May 2004
(705KB)
Submitted by the Commission to the
Council on 23/10/2003
(SEC/2003/1177)
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Safety of
Food Products / Fortified Foods
The European Commission has proposed
a
Regulation
(+/-220KB)
setting out common rules for the
voluntary addition of vitamins and minerals and of
certain other substances to foods.
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Safety of
Food Products
Rapid Alert System for Food
and Feed :
Weekly overview of alert and
information notifications - week 45
(232KB)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Ireland from 16
June to 20 June 2003 in order to evaluate the
implementation of EC measures in the field of animal
nutrition regarding the official inspections and the
approval and registration of certain establishments and
intermediaries (9058/2003)
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Genetically
Modified Food Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Spain from
24/02/03 to 28/02/03 in order to evaluate official
control systems on foods consisting of or produced from
Genetically Modified
Organisms
(GMOs) (9103/2003)
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10-Nov-03
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Press
release
Commission proposes common rules for
adding vitamins and minerals to foods
, 10 November 2003
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Press
release
Proposal for EU rules about adding
vitamins and minerals to foods - frequently asked
questions
, 10 November 2003
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Press
release
State of play on GMO authorisations
under EU law
, 07 November 2003
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health -
Sections : Biological Safety of the Food Chain,
Controls and import conditions
Agenda
of the meeting of 18 November
2003
(161KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Animal Nutrition
Agenda
: Meeting of 20 November 2003
(133KB
)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in the Netherlands
from 16/06/03 to 20/06/03 in order to evaluate the
implementation of EC measures in the field of animal
nutrition regarding the official inspections and the
approval and registration of certain establishments and
intermediaries (9122/2003)
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07-Nov-03
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International Food Safety Issues
Codex
Alimentarius :
CCFICS
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export
Certification and Inspection
updated
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|
Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health -
Sections : Biological Safety of the Food Chain,
Controls and import conditions, Animal Health and
Animal Welfare
Short
report of the meeting held in Brussels on 15-16
July 2003
(234KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Plant Health
Short report
of the meeting held on 14 October 2003
(4/2003) - Pesticides Residues
(129KB)
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Contamination of Food and Feed
Materials Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Spain from 24 to
28 March 2003 in order to assess the control measures
in place for import controls on products of plant
origin, and in particular for the assessment of
mycotoxin, pesticide residues and 3-MCPD contamination
and for the monitoring of irradiated foodstuffs and to
monitor compliance with Commission Decisions imposing
special conditions on the import of certain products
regarding mycotoxin contamination and to
follow up
on food hygiene mission 3216/2001
(9110/2003)
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Pesticides Residues
-
EU
MRL's sorted by crop
 (4101KB)
updated 28/10/2003
-
EU MRL's sorted by
pesticide
(4101KB)
updated 28/10/2003
-
EU MRL's sorted by food
commodity
(4101KB)
updated
28/10/2003
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06-Nov-03
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Press
release
Bluetongue: Restrictions lifted in
Bulgaria and re-imposed in The Balearic
Islands
, 06 November 2003
(72KB)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in
Armenia
from 2
to 8 April 2003 assessing the conditions of production
of fishery products intended for export to the European
Union
(article
11 of Council Directive 91/493/EEC)
(9014/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Sweden from 12
to 16 May 2003 in order to evaluate the implementation
of EC measures in the field of animal nutrition
regarding the official inspections and the approval and
registration of certain establishments and
intermediaries (9056/2003)
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05-Nov-03
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Plant
Health Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Belgium from 5
to 9 May 2003 in order to evaluate the import
controls
for
plant health (9117/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Report
of a mission carried out in the Republic of Albania
from 9 to 13 June 2003 concerning the conditions of
production and export of live bivalve molluscs to the
European Union (article 9 of Council Directive
91/492/EEC) (9018/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Denmark from 16
to 20 June 2003 in order to evaluate the implementation
of EC measures in the field of animal nutrition
regarding the official inspections and the approval and
registration of certain establishments and
intermediaries (9057/2003)
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Scientific
Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
Opinion
on
the protection offered by natural
rubber latex medical devices (medical gloves and
condoms) against transmissible diseases. Adopted on
16 october 2003
(
271KB)
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04-Nov-03
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Safety of
Food Products
Rapid Alert System for Food
and Feed :
Weekly overview
of alert and information notifications - week
44
(199KB)
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Scientific
Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
Draft
agenda of the 40th plenary meeting, 12-13 November
2003
(132KB)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in Portugal from 30
June to 4 July 2003 in order to evaluate the disease
contingency plans for epizootic diseases in particular
foot-and-mouth disease
and
classical swine fever (9102/2003)
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Veterinary
Inspections
Rapport
dune mission effectuée en France du 16 au 20 Juin 2003
afin dévaluer les plans dintervention pour les
maladies épizootiques, en particulier pour la fièvre
aphteuse et la peste
porcine
classique (9151/2003)
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Plant
Health Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in France from 31
March to 4 April 2003 in order to evaluate the import
controls for plant health (9138/2003)
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Standing
Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit
Genera and Species
Short report
of the Meeting held on 14 October
2003
(155KB)
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Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material of
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Short report
of the meeting held on 15 October
2003
(122KB)
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Standing
Committee on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants
Short report
of the Meeting held on 15 October
2003
(149KB)
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Standing
Committee on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants
Short report
of the Meeting held on 13 March
2003
(142KB)
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Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health - Section
: Animal Health and Animal Welfare
Agenda
of the meeting of 04-05 November
2003
(298KB)
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03-Nov-03
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|
Register
for Conference
"Risk
Perception: Science, Public Debate and Policy
Making" to be held 4-5 December in Brussels
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Consultation
Veterinary
controls on live animals and animal products from
third countries in the context of the enlarged
EU
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|
Register
for Conference
Global Conference on Animal
Welfare to be held in Paris 23-25 February 2004.
Deadline for registration is 14
November 2003
http://www.oie.int/eng/Welfare_2004/home.htm
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GMOs
New EU
Regulations on GM food and feed published
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Veterinary
Inspections
Final
report of a mission carried out in the United
Kingdom from 2 to 6 June 2003 in order to assess the
control measures in place for import controls on
products of plant origin, and in particular for the
assessment of mycotoxin, pesticide residues and 3-MCPD
contamination and for the monitoring of irradiated
foodstuffs and to monitor compliance with Commission
Decisions imposing special conditions on the import of
certain products regarding mycotoxin contamination
(9112/2003)
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