§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if export certificate EC400 has been issued by his Department since October 1980 for calves destined for France, in excess of 15 days of age. [30727]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 4 June 1996]: Yes; certificate EC400 was used to certify calves under the age of 42 days.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when divisional veterinary managers were notified that export certificate EC4000 is no longer to be issued; and what reasons were given. [30726]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer on 4 June 1996]: The Ministry does not have an export certificate EC4000. An instruction to divisional veterinary managers to withdraw all export health certificates in respect of live cattle, including EC400, was issued on 27 March 1996. This was in response to ratification by the European Commission of Commission decision 96/239/EC on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy.