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Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine extends live export ban to Europe
22 July 2019
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended the ban placed on the transport of ruminants to continental Europe for an additional 48 hours.
The authority added that an update on the situation will be issued this Wednesday, July 24.
The ban was originally announced by the department on Friday, to be introduced on Saturday, July 20.
In a brief statement, it was revealed:
“In view of the forecasts of another severe heatwave, road transport of live ruminants to/through continental Europe is prohibited as and from tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 20, 2019, until further notice.”
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