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Tuesday, 14 March 2006
43rd sitting of the Agriculture Committee
At its forty-third sitting, held on 14 March, the Agriculture Committee discussed and endorsed the Report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management on measures taken to combat the spread of avian influenza (bird flu).
At its forty-third sitting, held on 14 March, the Agriculture Committee discussed and endorsed the Report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management on measures taken to combat the spread of avian influenza (bird flu). The Committee also expressed its support for by-laws adopted by the appropriate Ministries. The sitting was chaired by Dr Zoran Masic, and attended by officials of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.
Dr Dejan Krnjaic, head of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate, informed the deputies of measures taken to combat bird flu taken by the Directorate in co-operation with the Government of the
Dr Krnjaic underlined that it was important to register domestic fowl to help prevent the spread of the virus; what is making this difficult is the number of households keeping small numbers of fowl for their own use only.
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management are implementing measures in accordance with World Health Organisation recommendations. No cases have been registered so far inCommittees related to this activity
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11.00 - visit of the students of the Leskovac School of Economics to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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11.00 - the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with the Armenian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, hall 53, 2nd floor)
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12.00 - visit of the students of the Cacak Grammar School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.30 - press conference of the MPs of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)