HC Deb 25 March 1996 vol 274 c463W
Mr. Key

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what date the Council of Ministers discussed the report of the Scientific Veterinary Committee on various aspects of rabies, paper VI/1533/92-EN-REI-I (PVET/EN/1268). [22026]

Mrs. Browning

We do not have any record of this working paper itself being discussed at the Council of Ministers. However, discussions on the Balai directive—EC directive 92/65—were held at the Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting on 15 June 1992. The rabies provisions of this directive, particularly those relating to dogs and cats, were based on the Scientific Veterinary Committee recommendations in this paper.