2001/754/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2001 amending Decision 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of equidae from Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3166)
Date: 2001-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Saint Pierre and Miquelon, equidae, health certificate, import

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 October 2001

amending Decision 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of equidae from Saint Pierre and
Miquelon

(notified under document number C(2001) 3166)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/754/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 Commission 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)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by
Commission Decision 2001/731/EC (4), draws up a list
from which the Member States
of
authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae,
sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products.

third countries

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is included in Part 1 of
thereby imports into Member
Decision 79/542/EEC,
States of equidae are authorised in principle.

Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (5), as last amended
by Decision 2001/619/EC (6),
laid down the animal
health conditions and veterinary certification for imports
of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and
production.

Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission
to Saint Pierre and Miquelon the equine health situation
appears to be under the satisfactory control of the veter-
inary services and in particular the availability of a quar-
antine station allows the safe imports into Saint Pierre
and Miquelon of equidae from third countries.

Therefore it appears appropriate to lay down the animal
health conditions and veterinary certification for imports
into the Member States of equidae in accordance with
the animal health situation of
third country
concerned and to amend Decision 93/197/EEC accord-
ingly.

the

(6)

(7)

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Member States shall authorise the imports of registered equidae
and equidae for breeding and production from Saint Pierre and
Miquelon conforming to the requirements in the animal health
certificate set out in Annex II (G) of Decision 93/197/EEC.

Article 2

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

1. The following words are added to Annex I:

‘Group G
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (PM)’

2. The following is added to Annex II:

(a) ‘G Health certificate for imports of registered equidae
and equidae for breeding and production from third
countries assigned to Group G.’;

(b) the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to all Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 23 October 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 274, 17.10.2001, p. 22.
(5) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 55.

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