Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Confederation committed an unlawful omission by not banning ruminant feed with animal meal already in 1988.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. In the state of science at the time, the Confederation remained within its margin of appreciation and could initially limit itself to blocking British animal meal imports and then adopt a ruminant feed ban in 1990.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court held that the disease still appeared essentially British-specific, human risk was considered negligible, and an immediate general ban would have been disproportionate and difficult to enforce.