Government

A new EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) where 'Prevention is better than cure' - Click here!
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) - Click here!

European Commission Decision approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses, presented by the Member States for 2008 and following years - Click here! (30th November 2007)
The Spratt Report -
An independent review of the UK facilities handling FMD virus (.pdf 729.40KB -746906 bytes) - Click here!
The Bluetongue Order No: 2 (Statutory Instrument 2007 (No:3304)
(Coming into force 23rd November 2007)- Click here!
DEFRA FMD: Policy and legislation - November 2007 - Click here!
FMD Vaccination Advice - August 2007 - Click here
DEFRA's FMD Contingency Plan - Click here!
Scotland's Foot and Mouth Disease Contingency Plan - Click here!

These pages are devoted to some Government Regulations, affecting agriculture in the UK since 2001.
Most of them can be found on the Downloads pages.

At present Farmtalking is hoping for a change to Government legislation and then the adoption of vaccination to protect our livestock from FMD.

Information, featured or linked above from this page have been added since 2001, older references have been moved to the Archive pages.

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