1990: Three countries lift beef export ban
France, West Germany and Italy have lifted a ban on British beef-on-the-bone after reaching a deal in Brussels.A potential European Community crisis was averted when the principle of fair trade was upheld thanks to the deal reached in a 20-hour meeting.
The deal means beef-on-the-bone can now be exported from any BSE-free farm in Britain and all de-boned beef must carry an export certificate declaring it free from meat from potentially infectious cattle.
Beef from any farm can still be traded in Britain.
The ban on exports was imposed in May as a response to fears over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow" disease.
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