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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of5February1993
on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and
equidaeforbreedingandproduction
(93/197/EEC)
(OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 93/344/EEC of 17 May 1993 L 138 11 9.6.1993
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of5February1993
onanimalhealthconditionsandveterinarycertificationforimports
ofregistered equidaeandequidaeforbreedingandproduction
(93/197/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on
animal health conditionsgoverning the movement and import fromthird countriesof equidae(
1), aslas t amended by Directive 92/36/
EEC(2), and in particular Article 15 point (a) and Article 16 thereof,
Whereasby Council Decis ion 79/542/EEC(3), aslas t amended by
Commission Decision 93/100/EEC(4), the list of third countries from
which the Member Statesauthorize importsof equidae in particularhas been established;
Whereas it is also necessary to take into account the regionalization of
certain third countriesappearing on the abovementioned lis t, which is
the subject of Commission Decision 92/160/EEC(
5), asamended by
Decision 92/161/EEC(6);
Whereas the responsible national veterinary authorities have undertaken
to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telegram, telex or
telefax, within 24 hoursof the confirmation of the occurrence of anyinfectious or contagious disease in equidae of lists A and B of theInternational Office of Epizootic Diseases or of the adoption of vacci-nation against any of them or, within an appropriate period, of anychangesin the national import rulesconcerning equidae;
Whereas the conditions to be established for imports of equidae for
breeding and production apply without prejudice to the requirements
of Countil Directive 86/469/EEC(
7) that no thyreostatic, estrogenic,
androgenic or gestagenic substances are used for fattening purposes inequidae;
WhereasMember Statesimport equidae in accordance with the provi-
sions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC(
8), as last amended by Decision
92/438/EEC(9), which laid down the principlesgoverning the organiza-
tion of veterinary checkson animalsentering the Community fromthird countries;
Whereas the existence of equivalent health situations between certain
third countries justifies establishing several health zones for the impor-tation of equidae;
Whereasthe different categoriesof equidae have their own featuresand
their imports are authorized for different purposes; whereas, conse-quently specific health requirements must be established for imports
of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production;
Whereas, given the existence of different health situations, it is there-
fore necessary to establish several health certificates for registered
equidae and for equidae for breeding and production;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,1993D0197 — EN — 27.05.1993 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 28.
(3) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
(4) OJ No L 40, 17. 2. 1993, p. 23.
(5) OJ No L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 27.
(6) OJ No L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 29.
(7) OJ No L 275, 16. 9. 1986, p. 36.
(8) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.
(9) OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Without prejudice to Decision 92/160/EEC, Member States shall
authorize importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding andproduction:
— coming from third countriesappearing in Annex I, and
— conforming to the requirementslaid down in the appropriate
specimen animal health certificate set out in Annex II.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1993D0197 — EN — 27.05.1993 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
Group A
Austria, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
Group B
Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, ex-Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro,
New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia(1), Serbia, the Slovak Republik,
Slovenia, Ukraine
Group C
Canada, Hong Kong(2), Japan (2), United Statesof America
Group D
Argentina, Barbados(2), Bermuda (2), Bolivia (2), Brazil (1), Chile, Cuba (2),
Jamaica (2), Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay
Group E
Algeria, Bahrein (2), Israel, Jordan (2), Kuwait (2), Libya (2), Malta, Mauritius,
Oman (2),►M1Qatar,◄Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (2)1993D0197 — EN — 27.05.1993 — 001.001 — 4
(1) Regionalization of the country as set out in Commission Decision 92/160/EEC.
(2) Only registered horses.
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ANNEX II
A. Health certificate for importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production from third countries assigned to group A.
B. Health certificate for importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production from third countries assigned to group B.
C. Health certificate for importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production from third countries assigned to group C.
D. Health certificate for importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production from third countries assigned to group D.
E. Health certificate for importsof regis tered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production from third countries assigned to group E.1993D0197 — EN — 27.05.1993 — 001.001 — 5
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HEALTHCERTIFICATE
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—B—
HEALTHCERTIFICATE
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—C—
HEALTHCERTIFICATE
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▼B
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▼B
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—D—
HEALTHCERTIFICATE
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—E—
HEALTHCERTIFICATE
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