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As part of the Commission's drive to reduce the regulatory burden and red-tape and in the framework of the Communication on simplification and better regulation of the Common Agricultural Policy, the Commission today adopted a Communication removing 240 obsolete agricultural legislative acts adopted before 2007 from the legislation in force.

Over 90 of the OIE's Member Countries, for the most part developing and in-transition countries in all regions of the world, have already invited the OIE to conduct an independent evaluation of their national animal health systems. The OIE conducts these evaluations using its “Performance of Veterinary Services” tool (PVS tool), based on 40 criteria each with 5 levels of quality.

The Rural Affairs and the Environment Committee in the Scottish Parliament has decided to give further attention to Scotland’s pig industry, following today’s discussion on the sector, to which NFU Scotland submitted evidence.

The Chinese customs authorities have stopped shipments of ham as the international code used in the exportation of this product was not registered. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

The latest figures for January 1st 2009 indicate a reduction in the number of pigs in the country, with decreases for all categories of animals. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

EU-funded scientists are applying the latest genetic techniques to aid in the development of profitable farming systems that produce safe, high quality food while reducing their environmental impact and maintaining high animal welfare standards. Almost 200 researchers from 33 organisations in 14 countries are involved in the SABRE ('Cutting edge genomics for sustainable animal breeding') project, which is financed under the 'Food quality and safety' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) with EUR 13.9 million.

The French Ministry for Agriculture has announced financial support of 35 million euros to improve energy efficiency in agriculture. (Original in French. Read Google translation here).

The European Parliament warned about the livestock industry’s emissions while stopping short of urging a reduction in meat consumption to fight global warming.

The outbreak occurred in 40 calves. An epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The calves showed signs as salivation and fever.

The long-awaited 2008 US Farm Bill is the subject of the first MAP (Monitoring Agri-Trade Policy) newsletter of 2009, published by the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

A group of food industry organizations, including the American Meat Institute, National Pork Producers Council and National Chicken Council, want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to oppose proposals to increase the level of ethanol to be blended into gasoline.

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today that the Government has accepted all 26 of the main recommendations made by Sir Iain Anderson in his response to the 2007 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).

The number of farms in the United States has grown 4% and the operators of those farms have become more diverse in the past five years, according to results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS).

Today the European Parliament adopted in first reading a Regulation to replace the current legislation on marketing and use of feed, both for farm animals and pets, based on a Commission proposal dating back less than one year. The new legislation considerably simplifies the existing procedures and improves the information farmers and pet owners will get on the feed they buy for their animals. It will help to promote innovation and competitiveness in the European feed sector and lead to a more integrated single market for feed by reducing the administrative burden for feed operators.