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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of17February1993
layingdownamodelfortheanimalhealthconditionsandveterinarycertificationfortheimporta-
tionofdomesticovineandcaprineanimalsfromthirdcountries
(93/198/EEC)
(OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 34)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 94/453/EC of 29 June 1994 L 187 11 22.7.1994
►M2Commission Decision 97/231/EC of 3 March1997 L 93 22 8.4.1997
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of17February1993
laying down a model for the animal health conditions and veter-
inary certification for the importation of domestic ovine and
caprineanimalsfromthirdcountries
(93/198/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/426/EEC of 12 December 1972
on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of
bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, freshmeat or meat
products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1601/92(2), and in particular Articles 8 and 11 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 91/68/EEC(3) lays down animal health
conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine
animals;
Whereas Council Directive 91/496/EEC(4), as last amended by Direc-
tive 92/438/EEC(5), lays down the principles governing the
organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community
from third countries;
Whereas it appears that the animal health situation in the third coun-
tries on the list drawn up in Council Decision 79/542/EEC(6), as last
amended by Commission Decision 93/100/EEC(7), and including ovine
and caprine animals, is supervised by veterinary services which,
although in some cases are in the process of reorganization, can never-theless offer satisfactory guarantees concerning diseases which mightbe transmitted through the import of ovine and caprine animals;
Whereas the veterinary authorities of the third countries on the list
have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member Stateswithin 24 hours of the occurrence of the following diseases: rinderpest,foot-and-mouthdisease, bluetongue, contagious caprine pleuropneu-monia, peste des petits ruminants, epizootic haemorrhagic disease,sheep pox, goat pox, Rift Valley fever or vesicular stomatitis, or of
the decision to vaccinate against any of these;
Whereas the veterinary authorities of the countries on the list have
undertaken not to permit the issue of certificates described in theAnnex to this Decision for imported animals unless the animals were
imported from a Member State or in accordance withveterinary condi-
tions at least as strict as the relevant requirement of Council Directive72/462/EEC including any decision made pursuant thereto;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall authorize the import of domestic animals of the
ovine and caprine species which meet the requirements of the animalhealth certificate set out in Parts la and 1b of Annex I in respect of1993D0198 — EN — 01.03.1997 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.
(5) OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27.
(6) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
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slaughter animals. This certificate must accompany consignments of
ovine and caprine animals from those third countries or parts of thirdcountries appearing in Parts 1 and 2 of the Annex to Commission Deci-
sion 97/232/EC(
1).
Article 2
1. Member States shall authorize the import of domestic animals of
the ovine and caprine species which meet the requirements of theanimal health certificate set out in Annex II, Part la in respect offattening animals. This certificate must accompany consignments of
ovine and caprine animals for fattening from those third countries or
parts of third countries appearing in the Annex, Part 3, to Decision97/232/EC.
2. Member States shall authorize the import of domestic animals of
the ovine and caprine species which meet the requirements of theanimal health certificate set out in Annex II, Part 1b in respect of
breeding animals. This certificate must accompany consignments of
ovine and caprine animals for breeding from those third countires orparts of third countries appearing in the Annex, Part 4, to Decision97/232/EC.
3. Furthermore Member States shall authorize the import of
domestic animals of the ovine and caprine species intended forfattening or breeding only if they satisfy the requirements of Annex
II, Part 1c, Chapter 1, if destined for officially brucellosis-free flocks,
or Annex II, Part 1c, Chapter 2, if destined for brucellosis-free flocksor come from a third country listed in the Annex, Part 5, to Decision97/232/EC.
Article 3
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ANNEX I
PART 1a
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PART 1b
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ANNEX II
PART 1a
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PART 1c
Chapter 1
Standards to be met by holdings wishing to be recognized as meeting
equivalent requirements to those laid down for officially brucellosis (B.
melitensis)-free ovineorcaprineholdingsintheEuropeanCommunity
A. The holding must be one:
(a) in which all the animals which are susceptible to brucellosis (B. meli-
tensis)have been free from clinical or any other signs of brucellosis (B.
melitensis) for at least 12 months;
(b) which contains no ovine or caprine animals which have been vaccinated
against brucellosis (B. melitensis) , save those vaccinated at least two
years previously withRev. 1 vaccine;
(c) in which two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have
been carried out, withnegative results, in accordance withAnnex C to
Council Directive 91/68/EEC, on all ovine and caprine animals on the
holding over six months of age at the time of testing;
and
(d) in which, following the first test referred to in point (c), there are only
ovine or caprine animals born on the holding or which have come from
an officially brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free holding under the condi-
tions laid down in point D,
and in which the requirements laid down in point B continue to be fulfilled.
B. Holdings meeting the requirements of point A must submit a representative
number of the ovine and caprine animals over six months old for an annual
serological test. The holding may retain its eligibility to export only if the
results of the tests are negative.
The representative number of animals to be tested must, for each holding,
consist of the following:
— all non-castrated male animals over six months old,
— all animals brought onto the holding since the previous test,
— 25 % of the females which have reached the age of reproduction (i.e.
which are sexually mature) or are in milk, with a minimum of 50 per
holding — except in holdings where there are fewer than 50 such
females, in which case all females must be tested.
C.Suspectedor actual cases of brucellosis
Where, on a holding:
(a) one or more ovine or caprine animals are suspected of having brucellosis
(B. melitensis) ;
or
(b) brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed, no sheep or goats may be
exported until suchtime as all animals infected or all th e animals of
species susceptible to infection are slaughtered and two tests, separated
by an interval of at least three months or more, and carried out in accor-
dance with Annex C to Directive 91/68/EEC, on all the animals of the
holding over six months old, give negative results.
D.Introduction of animals onto the holding
Ovine or caprine animals may not be introduced into an ovine or caprine
holding from which sheep or goats are exported to officially brucellosis-
free holdings unless they either:
1) come from a holding meeting all the above requirements;
2) or:
— come from a holding meeting the requirements of Chapter 2,
and
— have never been vaccinated against brucellosis or, if they have been
vaccinated, were so vaccinated more than two years previously.
However, females over two years old which were vaccinated against
brucellosis before the age of seven months may also be brought onto
the holding,
and
— were isolated under official supervision on the holding of origin and,
during suchisolation underwent, withnegative results, two tests sepa-1993D0198 — EN — 01.03.1997 — 003.001 — 20
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rated by an interval of at least six weeks in accordance withAnnex C
to Directive 91/68/EEC.
Chapter 2
Standards to be met by holdings wishing to be recognized as meeting
equivalent requirements to those laid down for brucellosis (B. melitensis) -
freeovineorcaprineholdingsintheEuropeanCommunity
I. Any holding complying fully with the requirements to Chapter 1;
or
II. A. 1. The holding must be one in which:
(a) all the animals susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis) have been
free from clinical or other signs of brucellosis for at least 12
months;
(b) where all or some of the ovine or caprine animals have been
vaccinated withRev. 1 vaccine, vaccination was done before th e
age of seven months;
(c) two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have
been carried out, withnegative results, in accordance withAnnex
C to Directive 91/68/EEC, on all vaccinated ovine and caprine
animals on the holding which are over 18 months old at the timeof testing;
(d) two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have
been carried out, withnegative results, in accordance withAnnex
C to Directive 91/68/EEC, on all non-vaccinated ovine and
caprine animals on the holding which are over six months old at
the time of testing;
and
(e) after the tests referred to under point (c) or (d) have been carried
out, all the ovine and caprine animals on the holding were either
born there or come from a holding meeting the conditions laid
down in Section D;
and
2. in which the requirements laid down under B continue to be fulfilled.
B. Holdings meeting the requirements of point A must submit a representa-
tive number of the ovine and caprine animals on each holding to an
annual serological test. The holding may retain its eligibility to export
only if the tests are negative.
The representative number of animals to be tested must, for each holding,
consist of:
— all non-castrated male animals over six months old which have not
been vaccinated,
— all non-castrated male animals over 18 months old which have been
vaccinated,
— all animals brought onto the holding since the previous tests,— 25 % of females which are of reproductive age (sexually mature) or
in milk, with a minimum of 50 per holding — except in holdings
where there are fewer than 50 such females, in which case all these
females must be tested.
C.Suspectedor actual cases of brucellosis
1. Where on a holding one or more ovine or caprine animals are
suspected of having brucellosis (B. melitensis)
or
2. If brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed, no sheep or goat may be
exported until such time as all the animals of the species susceptible
to infection are slaughtered and two tests, separated by an interval of
three months or more and carried out in accordance with Annex C to
Directive 91/68/EEC, on,
— all vaccinated animals over 18 months old,
and
— all non-vaccinated animals over six months old
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D.Introduction of animals onto the holding
The following ovine or caprine animals only may be introduced into a
holding from which sheep or goats may be sent to a brucellosis (B. meli-
tensis)-free ovine or caprine holding:
1. those which come from an ovine or caprine holding which meets the
requirements of Chapter 1 or 2 of this Annex;
or
2. (a) those which ariginate in a holding on which all animals belonging
to species which are susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis) have
shown no clinical or other signs of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for
at least 12 months;
(b) (i) — they must not have been vaccinated during the previous
two years;
— they must have been kept under isolation under veterinary
supervision on the holding of origin and, during that
period, must have undergone, with negative results, two
tests separated by an interval of at least six weeks in
accordance withAnnex C to Directive 91/68/EEC;
or
(ii) they must have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine before
the age of seven months and not less than 15 days before
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