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UAE lifts ban on importing cows

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DUBAI — The UAE has lifted the ban on import of cows from the Netherlands, France and Germany following a recommendation from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on import of cows from countries or regions recognised as having a controlled Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease risk.

Published: Sat 10 Jul 2010, 12:21 AM

Updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:46 PM

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Issued by Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water, the resolution was also based on recommendations issued by the 21st meeting of the GCC agricultural committee held in Kuwait, which called for allowing entry of cows from these three European countries, provided that all import shipments were subjected to veterinary quarantine laws prevailing in the UAE.

The resolution spells out a set of conditions for import of these animals from these countries.



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