The Council was briefed by the Portuguese delegation on its plans to lift its national restrictions on imports from other member states of cattle and sheep infected with bluetongue, in the light of new requirements to be imposed at Community level ().
Portugali delegatsioon teatas nõukogule, et kavatseb ühenduse tasandil kehtestatavaid uusi nõudeid silmas pidades tühistada riiklikud piirangud, mis kehtestati lammaste katarraalsesse palavikku nakatunud veiste ja lammaste impordi suhtes teistest liikmesriikidest ().