On 29 September, the Agriculture Council adopted the two laws proposed by the Commission in Agust 2001 and backed by Parliament in May 2002 on protective measures against "zoonoses" (diseases transmissible between animals and humans).
Zoonoses include diseases like salmonella, campylobacter, listeria and toxin producing E. coli.
The legislation will enter into force on its day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
