The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking input from stakeholders on possible actions to be included in the new Antimicrobial Resistance One Health Action Plan. The Plan is expected to be launched in summer 2017.

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Reducing the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, replacing them where possible and re-thinking the livestock production system is essential for the future of animal and public health.

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The United States have announced on 13.01 the lifting of the ban on imports of beef from France. The Commission welcomes this decision, which represents a new stage in the reopening of a market which has been closed since the BSE epidemic in the 1990s.

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The European Commission reviewed the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the borders. The amended Annex entered into force on 1 January 2017.

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The objective of the consultation is to ensure that, in addition to the organisations and individuals directly involved in or benefitting from the activities of the Programme, wider stakeholder groups as well as the general public have a say in its performance and future priorities.

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On the 20th of December 2016, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) published the final Opinion on additives used in tobacco products (Tobacco Additives II).

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EU legislation on quality and safety standards for blood and tissues and cells has been in place for more than a decade. The Commission wants to evaluate whether this legislation has achieved its original objectives, is still fit for purpose, or whether there are gaps to be filled.

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The objective of the consultation is to ensure that, in addition to the organisations and individuals directly involved in or benefitting from the activities of the Programme, wider stakeholder groups as well as the general public have a say in its performance and future priorities.

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A set of new rules, proposed by the Commission, to modernise and harmonise the production and marketing chain for fruit propagating material and fruit plants, applies as of 1 January 2017.

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The Europhyt Annual Report 2015 – Interceptions – on the prevention of plant pest and disease and related interceptions was published on the 20th of December 2016.

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The aim of the platform will be to encourage dialogue between different stakeholders on animal welfare issues and facilitate the development and use of voluntary commitments by business operators.

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On 14 December 2016 the Commission extended with three years the phasing out period for traces of obsolete (previously authorised and cultivated in Canada but currently not commercialised anywhere as such) GM oilseed rapes (Ms1xRf1, Ms1xRf2 and Topas 19/2).

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