The purpose of the proposed regulation is to "lay down common rules on the criteria and conditions for establishing a regime of local border traffic at the 'external land borders' of the Member States".
Taču pēdējo desmit gadu laikā piedzīvotās dioksīna, govju trakumsērgas krīzes un putnu gripas draudi liek jautājumu uztvert nopietni.