EEC Minister Alexander Subbotin told a meeting with CIS, EAEU and World Organisation for Animal Health participants that veterinary risks cross borders and need forward-looking biosecurity and food-safety answers. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
The Union already has common foot-and-mouth rules; similar African swine fever rules are due this year, with further work on lumpy skin disease.
Talks covered updating common veterinary requirements for controlled goods to WOAH standards and annual seminars with WOAH offices in Moscow and Astana.
