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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division IV: Registered...

Catalogue reference: MAF 447

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MAF 447

The records in this series cover negotiations over international meat hygiene policies including EEC negotiations and participation by the department in the EEC Veterinary Steering Group, the Meat Hygiene Working Group and the International...

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MAF 447

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division IV: Registered files (DJ series).
Date

1971-1984

Description

The records in this series cover negotiations over international meat hygiene policies including EEC negotiations and participation by the department in the EEC Veterinary Steering Group, the Meat Hygiene Working Group and the International Office of Epizootics.

Former department reference

DJ file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division IV, 1972-1982
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Meat Hygiene Division, 1982-2000
Physical description

7 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2005 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Custodial history

Responsibility transferred to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) when the new department was created.

Accumulation dates

1971-1987

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Animal Health Division IV was set up in 1972 with responsibility for the regulation of meat hygiene and the development of corresponding EEC negotiations. It was renamed the Meat Hygiene Division in 1982 although it retained responsibility for international aspects of animal health matters.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16308/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division IV: Registered files (DJ series).