date:May 05, 2014
n testing animals, a trade group said.
Angot said he had presented the proposal to the European Commission at a meeting last month with experts from other EU member states but that the EU executive did not accept the idea of banning imports.
It is a suspension while waiting for a European decision, he said, adding that he was confident an EU-wide move could be adopted due to the risks if the virus were to enter the bloc.
The Commission is due to discuss the virus threat with national experts