Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe BERLIN, June 5 (UPI) -- The longest word in the German language, Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz, has been nixed by regional officials. The word, the title of a law regulating the testing of beef, was rendered obsolete recently when the law to which it refers was repealed by a regional parliament after the European Union dropped requirements for mad cow disease tests to be carried out on healthy cattle, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. Advertisement The law, which was introduced in 1999, was commonly abbreviated as "RkReUAUG," the Los Angeles Times reported. The longest word in German dictionary Duden, which did not include Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz due to its infrequency of use, is Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherun, which means motor vehicle liability insurance. Read More Domino's testing pizza-delivery drones in England Oviedo, Fla., wants a municipal image without chickens Richie Phillips, umpire association leader, dies at 72 Police: Man ordered burger, cash at Burger King in Massachusetts Michigan family fights to keep pet deer