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". – Mr President, I imagine that the involvement of the
in these circumstances probably relates to what you identified yourself: in circumstances where there is a failure to comply with the law by some meat plant or somebody else who has a responsibility to handle meat, a criminal offence may very well have taken place and in such circumstances it is probably appropriate that there is a criminal investigation.
The specifics of the involvement of the
in this particular issue is something that I have not got any detailed information on but I assume that the involvement is in the way that I have identified.
In response to your question about the culling of animals in circumstances where there is a positive finding relating to a herd, at present it is a decision for the Member State involved to determine whether it is appropriate to cull the entire herd or not. It is a matter for the Member State to decide. Some Member States do that. Other Member States choose to kill all cohorts which is obviously a different defence or protection measure and there are those who take the view that it is at least as good and may even be better. As I stated, it is a matter for each Member State to decide how to respond in these circumstances.
I also wish to draw your attention to the fact that the TSE regulation is now passing through the legislative process, as I mentioned in answer to an earlier question. That regulation provides for the culling of the herd and the killing of cohorts and it also provides for other measures that a Member State notifies to the Commission which the Commission, through its scientific advisers, is satisfied provides at least the same degree of protection for consumer health. That other measure can be allowed in those circumstances. In reply to your question on the culling of the entire herd, that is a matter entirely within the competence of the Member State to decide."@en1
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