Table 1 Date and content of main control measures enforced in France, Italy and Europe to control BSE.
Date of implementation | European measure | Content of the measure | Country concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
August 1989 | no | Ban on the importation of MBM from UK | France |
July 1990 | no | Ban on the use of MBM* for bovines | France |
July 1994 | no | Ban on the use of MBM for ruminants | France |
August 1994 | Decision 94/381/EC | Â | EU members |
June 1996 | no | Ban on the use of SRM** | France |
April 1997 | Decision 96/449/EC | Standards for batch processing in rendering systems | EU members |
January 1997 | no | Partial SRM ban from BSE-affected countries | Italy |
October 2000 | Decision 2000/418/EC (replacing Decision 97/534/EC that was never enforced) | Ban on the use of SRM | EU members |
January 2001 | Decision 2000/766/EC | Total ban on the use of MBM for farmed animals | EU members |