ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - The Croatian Agriculture and Forestry Ministry announced on Tuesday a decision saying all measures preventing the import in and transport through Croatia of live hoofed animals and products made from such
animals from countries where foot-and-mouth disease has appeared will remain in force. The decision was adopted at a March 23 session of the Ministry's Crisis Headquarters along with a note that further appropriate measures would be adopted depending on future developments, the Ministry reported. The Ministry also says the transport of live animals and products of animal origin through Croatia's territory is allowed, but only for animals and products from countries where the disease has not been registered and on condition that the shipments have not travelled through countries where the disease has appeared. Apart from imposing a general ban on imports from all countries, the Ministry
ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - The Croatian Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry announced on Tuesday a decision saying all measures
preventing the import in and transport through Croatia of live
hoofed animals and products made from such animals from countries
where foot-and-mouth disease has appeared will remain in force.
The decision was adopted at a March 23 session of the Ministry's
Crisis Headquarters along with a note that further appropriate
measures would be adopted depending on future developments, the
Ministry reported.
The Ministry also says the transport of live animals and products of
animal origin through Croatia's territory is allowed, but only for
animals and products from countries where the disease has not been
registered and on condition that the shipments have not travelled
through countries where the disease has appeared.
Apart from imposing a general ban on imports from all countries, the
Ministry has decided that the import of heat-treated milk and dairy
products from Ireland, the Netherlands, France and Argentina will
not be banned, whereas the import of all animal shipments
regardless of type, as well as all animal products from Great
Britain, is banned.
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