2000/209/EC: Commission Decision of 24 February 2000 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for the temporary admission, re-entry and imports into the Community of registered horses from the Republic of Korea (notified under document number C(2000) 472) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, equidae, health certificate, health control, import, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 February 2000

amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC and 93/197/EEC
with regard to the animal health conditions for the temporary admission, re-entry and imports into
the Community of registered horses from the Republic of Korea

(notified under document number C(2000) 472)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/209/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
last
and imports
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 of equidae (1), as

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by
Commission Decision 2000/2/EC (3), established a list of
third countries from which Member States authorise
imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and
goats, fresh meat and meat products.

The health conditions and veterinary certification for the
temporary admission, imports and re-entry and of regis-
tered horses are laid down respectively in Commission
Decisions 92/260/EEC (4) and 93/197/EEC (5), both as
last amended by Commission Decisions 1999/613/EC (6)
and 93/195/EEC (7), as last amended by Decision 1999/
558/EC (8).

Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission
to the Republic of Korea the animal health situation
appears to be under the satisfactory control of the veter-
inary services.

The veterinary authorities of the Republic of Korea have
provided a written undertaking to notify within 24
hours by fax, telegram or telex to the Commission and
the Member States the confirmation of any infectious or
contagious disease in equidae mentioned in Annex A to
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.

should be considered free of glanders and dourine for at
least six months; African horse sickness, Venezuelan
equine encephalomyelitis and vesicular stomatitis have
never occured.

The Republic of Korea cannot be considered free of
Japanese B-encephalitis and vaccination against
this
disease is carried out.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
must be adopted according to the animal health situa-
tion of the third country concerned; the present case
relates only to registered horses.

For clarity the ISO country code should be used for
amendments of lists of third countries.

Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/
195/EEC and 93/197/EEC must be amended accord-
ingly.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

‘KR

Republic of Korea

×

’

(5)

Following a serological survey carried out in preparation
of the Olympic Games in 1986 and taking into account
the results of the above inspections mission, the country

Article 2

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.
(5) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 243, 15.9.1999, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 211, 11.8.1999, p. 53.

(1) The list of

third countries in Group C of Annex I

is

replaced by the following:

‘Canada (CA), Hong Kong (HK),
Japan (JP), Republic of
Korea (KR), Macau (MO), Malaysia (Peninsula) (MY), Singa-
pore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America (US)’.

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(2) The title of the health certificate set out in Annex II C is

Article 4

replaced by the following:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for the temporary admission of registered horses into
Japan,
Community territory from Canada, Hong Kong,
Republic of Korea, Macau, Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore,
Thailand, United States of America for a period of less than
90 days’.

(3) ‘Republic of Korea (KR)’

is added to the third indent of

paragraph (d) in Chapter III of Annex II C.

(4) In footnote (6) of Annex II C the words ‘Hong Kong, Japan,
Macau, Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore and Thailand’, are
Japan, Republic of
replaced by the words ‘Hong Kong,
Korea, Macau, Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore, Thailand’.

(5) ‘Republic of Korea (KR)’

is added to the third indent of

Chapter III, point (d) of Annexes II A, B, D and E.

Article 3

Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) The list of

third countries in Group C of Annex I

is

replaced by the following:

‘Canada (CA), Hong Kong (HK),
Japan (JP), Republic of
Korea (KR), Macau (MO), Malaysia (Peninsula) (MY), Singa-
pore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America (US)’.

(2) The list of third countries under Group C in the title of the
health certificate set out in Annex II is replaced by the
following:

‘Canada, Hong Kong,
Japan, Republic of Korea, Macau,
Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore, Thailand, United States of
America’.

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) The list of

third countries in Group C of Annex I

is

replaced by the following:

‘Canada (CA), Hong Kong (HK),
Japan (JP), Republic of
Korea (KR), Macau (MO), Malaysia (Peninsula) (MY), Singa-
pore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America (US)’.

(2) The title of the health certificate set out in Annex II C is

replaced by the following:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for imports into Community territory of registered horses
Japan, Republic of Korea, Macau,
from Hong Kong,
Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore, Thailand and of registered
equidae and equidae for breeding and production from
Canada, United States of America’.

(3) In footnote (5) of Annex II C ‘Hong Kong, Japan, Macau,
Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore and Thailand’, is replaced
by ‘Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Macau, Malaysia
(Peninsula), Singapore, Thailand’.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission