AGRICULTURE: BRITISH BEEF UNDER FRENCH MICROSCOPE.

The AFSSA is being consulted about a new draft decree on resuming imports and this should include all guarantees obtained by the French Government. The British method for applying the tests is featured in the annex to the agreement. Likely to last one or two weeks, this procedure is a precondition for France's official decision on the question, which will probably be made towards the end of December.Measures on top of DBES.In view of the importance of the problem and the technicalities involved, the AFSSA, whose opinion is offered by way of advice, is to convene a meeting of the 30 BSE specialists which prompted the agency to advice against lifting the ban. Certain extra guarantees, on which the lifting of the...