Bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE. 1998 2nd biannual report

The Parliament adopted a resolution, drafted by Mr. Reimer Böge (D, EPP) and Ms. Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (D, PES), calling for the comprehensive application of testing procedures throughout the EU. The resolution expresses Parliament's disappointment with respect to the fact that 13 Member States face legal proceedings following failures to comply with EU regulations introduced to improve controls. The resolution also takes up the situation of compensation claims in the UK and the need to settle this issue. One amendment expresses concern at the slow decline in BSE cases in the UK and calls on the Commission to investigate, while another takes the view that the increase in new CJD cases merits the compulsory notification of such cases in all Member States and the introduction of a European register.�