Statement: Re-opening of the US market for imports of EU beef from January 2015 – Statement by EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan

The European Commission welcomed on the 5 January 2015 the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that the US would progressively re-open its market to exports of beef from the European Union, starting with the Republic of Ireland.

ESO: Background information: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-bse/

ESO: Background information: Commission welcomes the US Rule announcement to bring the US legislation in line with international standards for BSE http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-welcomes-the-us-rule-announcement-to-bring-the-us-legislation-in-line-with-international-standards-for-bse/

European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Market sectors: Beef and veal http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/beef-veal/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: Countries and Regions: United States http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/united-states/

Website: United States: Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

EurActiv, 05.01.15: Lifting of US beef ban 'not a TTIP trade off', EU says http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/us-re-opens-market-imports-eu-beef-311027

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