Irish cattle can currently meet Algerian health certificate criteria, DAFM says
Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that Irish cattle can currently meet the animal health requirements of the veterinary certificate agreed with Algeria. The statement follows news last week that Algeria had "temporarily closed" something.
Irish cattle can currently meet the animal health requirements set out in the veterinary health certificate agreed bilaterally between Ireland and Algeria. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), the Irish government body responsible for the farming sector, confirmed this to the news outlet Agriland on the evening of Monday, 2 November.
A veterinary health certificate is a document confirming that animals being exported meet the health conditions set by the importing country. The department's confirmation is therefore relevant to Irish cattle exports to Algeria.
What came before
The DAFM confirmation follows news last week that Algeria had "temporarily closed" something. The portion of the source text available does not specify what was closed, so that detail cannot be given here.
The department's reply is clear on one point: under current conditions, Irish cattle are able to meet the health criteria required for the certificate.
