1999/236/EC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1999 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for imports into the Community of registered horses from certain parts of Kyrgyzstan (notified under document number C(1999) 609) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Kyrgyzstan, equidae, health certificate, health control, import

31. 3. 1999

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 March 1999

amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/
197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for imports into the
Community of registered horses from certain parts of Kyrgyzstan

(notified under document number C(1999) 609)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/236/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

down in Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (5), as
last amended by Decision 1999/227/EC;

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
of
equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles
12, 13, 15, 16 and 19(ii) thereof,

from third

countries

imports

and

(1) Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as
last amended by Decision 1999/227/EC (3), a list of
third countries has been established from which
Member States authorise imports of bovine animals,
swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and
meat products;

(2) Whereas by Decision 92/160/EEC (4),

last
amended by Decision 1999/228/EC, the Commis-
sion has established the regionalisation of certain
third countries for imports of equidae;

as

(3) Whereas the health conditions and veterinary certi-
fication for imports of registered horses are laid

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 83, 27. 3. 1999, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 27.

(4) Whereas

following

a Commission veterinary
inspection mission to Kyrgyzstan the animal health
situation with regard to equidae appears to be
under the satisfactory control of
the veterinary
services;

(5) Whereas the veterinary authorities of Kyrgyzstan
have provided a written undertaking to notify
within 24 hours by telefax, telegram or telex to the
Commission and the Member States the confirma-
tion of any infectious or contagious disease in
equidae mentioned in Annex A of Directive 90/
426/EEC, which are compulsorily notifiable in the
country, and within due time any change in the
vaccination or import policy in respect of equidae;

(6) Whereas annual testing of horses for glanders is
carried out in Kyrgyzstan and no positive findings
have been reported for at least six months; whereas
African horse sickness, Venezuelan equine ence-
phalomyelitis and vesicular stomatitis have never
occurred in Kyrgyzstan;

(7) Whereas monitoring for equine viral arteritis has
only commenced and the country’s status with
regard to this disease cannot be established defi-
nitely; whereas therefore uncastrated male horses

(5) OJ L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 16.

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older than 180 days intended for imports into the
Community should be subject to laboratory testing
for this disease;

(8) Whereas dourine has been reported in certain parts
of Kyrgyzstan, whereas, however,
the Issyk-Kul
region has been free of dourine for at least six
months and official guarantees have been received
that the movement of equidae into this region from
the rest of the country is under official veterinary
control;

(9) Whereas for reason of the equine health situation
in certain parts of Kyrgyzstan it appears appro-
priate to regionalise the country concerned, so as to
allow imports into the Community of registered
horses only from the disease free part of the ter-
ritory of Kyrgyzstan;

(10) Whereas the animal health conditions and veter-
inary certification must be adopted according to
the animal health situation of the third country
concerned; whereas the present case relates only to
registered horses;

(11) Whereas Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/
160/EEC and 93/197/EEC must be amended
accordingly;

(12) Whereas

in this
the measures provided for
Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2

The Annex of Decision 92/160/EEC is amended as
follows:

1. the following words are added:

‘Kyrgyzstan (4)
Region of Issyk-Kul';

2. the following footnote is added:

‘(4) Only permanent imports into the Community of

registered horses are authorised.'

Article 3

Commission Decision 93/197/EEC is
follows:

amended as

1.

‘Kyrgyzstan (1) (2) (KG)' is added in alphabetical order
of the ISO country code to the list of third countries in
Group B of Annex I.

2. The title of the health certificate of Group B in Annex

II is replaced by the following:

‘B — HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for imports into Community territory of registered
horses from Kyrgyzstan (1) and of registered equidae
and equidae for breeding and production from
Australia, Bosnia and 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 4

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

In Part 2 of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC, special
column for registered horses, the following line is inserted
in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO
country code:

‘KG

Kyrgyzstan

(cid:253)

(1)'

Done at Brussels, 17 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission