CROATIA PROHIBITS IMPORT AND TRANSPORT OF PIGS FROM SEVERAL COUNTR

COUNTR $ IES ZAGREB, March 18 (Hina) - To prevent the introduction of the infectious classic pig's plague into Croatia, Croatian Agriculture and Forestry Minister Zlatko Dominikovic gave out orders in the beginning of March, prohibiting the import into and transport through Croatia of pigs and wild boars, as well as their products from the Netherlands, Czech Republic - Breclav region, Italy - Umbria and Campania regions and Germany. #L# The prohibition also concerns packages of live and wild pigs from other countries if they are being transported through the above mentioned countries, or certain regions of the countries. The prohibition does not apply to products of domestic pigs or wild boars intended for human nourishment which have had heat applied to them with the temperature in the centre of the product reaching at least 70 degrees Celsius, or if they have had heat applied to them in a hermetically sealed package with Fo 3 or more. In order to prevent the introduction of the foot and mouth disease into Croatia, Dominikovic gave orders about the prohibition of import into and transport through Croatia of ungulata (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs), as well as their products and animal food originating from Greece - Evros province. The order which came into effect in mid-March, prohibits the import and export of live ungulata, their products, animal food and plants, except in cases when the package has a veterinary certificate on which the signed inspector confirms that the goods are from a location in which, and 40 kilometres around which, there have been no cases of the foot and mouth disease in the past six months, and if the vehicle has been cleaned and disinfected before loading. The order also details cases to which the prohibitions do not apply. (hina) lm mm 181209 MET mar 97