2001/619/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2001 amending Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of registered horses from certain parts of Peru (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2314)
Date: 2001-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Peru, equidae, health certificate, health control, import, third country

9.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 215/55

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 July 2001

amending Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of regis-
tered horses from certain parts of Peru

(notified under document number C(2001) 2314)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/619/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
last
amended by Decision 2001/298/EC (2), and in particular Article
13(2), Article 15, Article 16, Article 19(i) and (ii) thereof,

from third countries of equidae (1), as

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Peru is included in Part 2, special column for registered
horses, of the Annex of Council Decision 79/542/EEC of
21 December 1979 drawing up a list of third countries
from which the Member States authorise imports of
bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh
meat and meat products (3), as last amended by Decision
2001/117/EEC (4).

By Commission Decision 92/160/EEC of 5 March 1992
establishing the regionalisation of certain third countries
for imports of equidae (5), as last amended by Decision
2001/611/EC (6), Peru is regionalised to restrict the re-
entry after temporary export of registered horses to the
metropolitan area of Lima only.

Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (7), as last amended
by Decision 2001/611/EC, established the animal health
conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of
registered horses after temporary export to Peru.

92/260/EEC (8)

Commission Decisions
93/
197/EEC (9), as last amended by Decision 2001/611/EC,
laid down respectively the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for temporary admission and
imports of registered horses.

and

Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission
to Peru the animal health situation appears to be under
the satisfactory control of the veterinary services and in

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 63.
(3) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 43, 14.2.2001, p. 38.
(5) OJ L 71, 18.3.1992, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 49.
(7) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.
(9) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

particular the movement of equidae into certain parts of
the territory from the rest of the country appears to be
well controlled.

The veterinary authorities of Peru have provided a
written undertaking to notify within 24 hours by telefax,
telegram or telex to the Commission and the Member
States the confirmation of any infectious or contagious
disease in equidae mentioned in Annex A of Directive
90/426/EEC, which are compulsory notifiable in the
country, and within due time any change in the vaccina-
tion or import policy in respect of equidae.

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been
reported in the country for more than two years,
however the disease is reported in adjacent countries.

Peru cannot be considered free from vesicular stomatitis,
which is reported in cattle in many parts of the country
and in horses in the northern Andean valleys.

A recently completed survey for glanders and dourine
has substantiated the absence of these diseases in Peru
and equine viral arteritis has not been reported for many
years.

the health situation in certain neigh-
For reason of
implemented a region-
bouring countries Peru has
alisation, restricting the movement of equidae from the
northern parts of the country into the rest of the terri-
tory, and the movement of equidae out of the Lima
region is under direct control of the central veterinary
services.

Therefore it appears appropriate to amend Decision 92/
160/EEC so as
to allow importation into the
Community of registered horses from the region of
Lima.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for temporary admission and imports into the Member
States of registered horses must be adopted according to
the animal health situation of
third country
concerned and Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC
must be amended accordingly.

the

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(13)

(14)

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

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

Article 3

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

1. The list of third countries in Group D of Annex I is replaced

by the following:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC the heading ‘Peru(1)’ is
replaced by the heading ‘Peru’, and the words ‘Metropolitan
area of Lima’ are replaced by the words ‘Region of Lima’.

Article 2

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

1. The list of third countries in Group D of Annex I is replaced

by the following:

‘Argentina (AR), Barbados (BB), Bermuda (BM), Bolivia (BO),
Brazil(1) (BR), Chile (CL), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico(1)
(MX), Peru(1) (PE), Paraguay (PY), Uruguay (UY)’.

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

replaced by the following:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

the temporary admission of

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

(AR), Barbados(2)

‘Argentina
Bolivia(2)
Jamaica(2)
(PY), Uruguay (UY)’.

(BO), Brazil(1)
(JM), Mexico(1)

(BB), Bermuda(2)
(BR), Chile (CL), Cuba(2)
(MX), Peru (1)(2)

(BM),
(CU),
(PE), Paraguay

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

replaced by the following:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for imports into Community territory of registered horses
form Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Jamaica, Peru(1) and
of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and produc-
tion from Argentina, Brazil(1), Chile, Mexico(1), Paraguay,
Uruguay’.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission