EU legislation on Bluetongue

Sanna Mesman EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH & CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL Directorate D - Animal health an !el"are Unit D# $ Animal Health an Stan in% Committees

Bluetongue disease BT situation in the EU Council Directive 2000/75/EC Commission Regulation (EC) o !2""/2007 Bluetongue restriction #ones $n%ormation on &' C( )e*site +ater toda,E./eriences in the EU to)ards a ne) EU /olic, %or *luetongue
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Bluetongue disease
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Bluetongue in EU
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EU Res/onse
EU legislation
Council Directive (2000/75/EC) Commission Regulation (!2""/2007)

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Council Directive 2000/75/EC

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BCase o% *luetongueC
? /resents clinical signs consistent )ith the /resence o% *luetongueD ' D/(R ? is a sentinel animal that has seroconvertedD ' D/(R ? is an animal %rom )hich the *luetongue virus has *een isolatedD ' D/(R ? is an animal )hich has tested /ositive to *luetongue serological tests or <CRD ' Dthis is the result o% *luetongue virus circulation in the holding6 ot %rom introduction o% animals
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Conclusion- Control measures

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Than3 ,ou %or ,our attention

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