PURPOSE : to present Community measures for the control of classical swine fever.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Directive 2001/89/EC on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever.
CONTENT : The Directive aims at consolidating and amending the current provisions on the control of classical swine fever in the light of the most recent findings and experience regarding its eradication and the development of new diagnostic tools and vaccines. In particular:
- the use of vaccines may only be authorised in emergencies.
- Member States are authorised to introduce the use of marker vaccines when appropriate in an emergency.
- provisions are established to guarantee that harmonised procedures and methods are used for diagnosis, including the establishment of a Community reference laboratory as well as reference laboratories in the Member States.
- feeding catering waste to pigs is prohibited.
DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 31/10/02.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 1/12/01.�