"The Standing Committee (of veterinary experts) adopted an emergency decision today ... extending the categorization of Great Britain as a high risk area until October 15th, 2007, subject to review," the EU executive said in a statement.
"This means that live animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease cannot be dispatched from Great Britain, nor can their products," the statement said.
The first review by EU veterinary experts will take place during a meeting this week, a European Commission official said.
"They will meet ' to review the situation," the official said.
The ban does not include Northern Ireland, the Commission said, adding that, "'all animals on the infected holding are being culled and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been established around the premises."
The European Commission had suspended earlier its decision to let Britain resume exports of live animals from the county of Surrey in England from Nov. 9, which would have paved the way for Britain to be declared FMD-free from that date. (Reuters)
