98/360/EC: Commission Decision of 15 May 1998 amending Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC in relation to equidae from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (notified under document number C(1998) 1341) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Yugoslavia, equidae, health certificate, import policy, temporary admission

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 May 1998

amending Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC in
relation to equidae from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

(notified under document number C(1998) 1341)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/360/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26
June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the
movement and imports from third countries of equi-
dae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 14, 15, 16,
18 and 19(ii) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/736/EC (2) amending
Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3) has authorised the
imports of equidae from the Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia;

Whereas the health conditions and veterinary certification
for the temporary admission of registered horses and for
imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production are laid down respectively in Commission
Decisions 92/260/EEC (4) and 93/197/EEC (5), both as last
amended by Decision 97/160/EC (6), for the re-entry of
registered horses after temporary export in Commission
Decision 93/195/EEC (7), as last amended by Decision
97/684/EC (8),
the imports of equidae for
slaughter in Commission Decision 93/196/EEC (9) as last
amended by Decision 97/36/EC (10);

and for

Whereas therefore Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC,
93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC have to be amended in
order to lay down the animal health conditions and the
veterinary certification for different types of imports of
equidae from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; whereas
the certificates used for other eastern European countries
should be applicable in relation to equidae from the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

furthermore,

the title of
Whereas,
certificate D of Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC should
be amended in line with its Annex I;

to avoid confusion,

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

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Annex I the list of countries in Group B is replaced

by:

‘Australia (AU), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA), Bulgaria
(BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ),
Estonia (EE), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania
(LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia (807), New Zealand (NZ), Poland (PL), Romania
(RO), Russia (1)
(RU), Slovak Republic (SK), Slovenia
(SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(YU).’;

2. In Annex II the title of certificate B is replaced by:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

territory

from Australia,

for the temporary admission of registered horses into
Community
Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Re-
public, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia,
Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, New
Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1), Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Ukraine, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for a
period of less than 90 days’;

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 295, 29. 10. 1997, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 130, 15. 5. 1992, p. 67.
(5) OJ L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 39.
(7) OJ L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 49.
(9) OJ L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 7.
(10) OJ L 14, 17. 1. 1997, p. 57.

3. In Annex II the third indent of paragraph (d) of
Chapter III of certificates A, B, C, D and E is replaced
by:

‘— Australia (AU), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA), Bulgaria
(BG), Belarus (BY), Canada (CA), Switzerland (CH),
Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Estonia (EE),
Greenland (GL), Hong-Kong (HK), Croatia (HR),

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Hungary (HU), Iceland (IS), Japan (JA), Lithuania
(LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia (807), Macau (MO), Malaysia (peninsula)
(MY), Norway (NO), New Zealand (NZ), Poland
(PL), Romania (RO), Russia (1) (RU), Slovak Repub-
lic (SK), Singapore (SG), Slovenia (SL), Ukraine
(UA), United States of America (US), Federal Re-
public of Yugoslavia (YU).’;

4. In Annex II the title of certificate D is replaced by:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

territory

for the temporary admission of registered horses into
Community
from Argentina, Barbados,
Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil (1), Chile, Cuba, Jamaica,
Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay for a period of less than 90
days’.

Article 2

Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Annex I the list of countries in Group B is replaced

by:

‘Australia (AU), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA), Bulgaria
(BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ),
Estonia (EE), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania
(LI), Latvia, (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia (807), New Zealand (NZ), Poland (PL), Romania
(RO), Russia (1)
(RU), Slovak Republic (SK), Slovenia
(SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(YU).’

2. In Annex II the list of countries in Group B in the

title of the health certificate is replaced by:

‘Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary,
Lithuania, Latvia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1),
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia.’

Lithuania, Latvia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1),
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia.’

Article 4

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Annex I the list of countries in Group B is replaced

by:

‘Australia (AU), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA), Bulgaria
(BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ),
Estonia (EE), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania
(LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia (807), New Zealand (NZ), Poland (PL), Romania
(RO), Russia (1)
(RU), Slovak Republic (SK), Slovenia
(SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(YU).’

2. In Annex II the title of certificate B is replaced by:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for imports into Community territory of registered
equidae and equidae for breeding and production from
Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary,
Lithuania, Latvia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1),
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia.’

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998.

In Annex II footnote 3 to Decision 93/196/EEC, the list
of countries in Group B is replaced by:

‘Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary,

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission