2001/766/EC: Commission Decision of 25 October 2001 amending Decision 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of equidae from the Falkland Islands (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3198)
Date: 2001-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: equidae, health certificate, health control, import, originating product, third country

L 288/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.11.2001

amending Decision 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of equidae from the Falkland Islands

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 October 2001

(notified under document number C(2001) 3198)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/766/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 Decision 2001/298/EC (2), and in particular Article
13(2), Article 15(a), Article 16(2) and Article 19(i) thereof,

from third countries of equidae (1), as

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Falkland Islands are included in Part 1 of the Annex
to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976
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, as last amended by Commission Decision
2001/731/EC (3), thereby establishing the authorisation
in principle of such imports, subject however to the
condition that animal and public health requirements be
met.

Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission
to the Falkland Islands the animal health situation and in
particular the equine health situation appears to be
under the satisfactory control of the veterinary services.

The veterinary authorities of the Falkland Islands 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.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports into the Member States of equidae must be
adopted according to the animal health situation of the
third country concerned. Consequently, Commission
Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal
health conditions and veterinary certification for imports

of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and
production (4), as last amended by Decision 2001/754/
EC (5), must be amended accordingly.

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,

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

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

by the following:

‘Switzerland (CH), Falkland Islands (FK), Greenland (GL),
Iceland (IS)’.

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

replaced by the following:

‘HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for imports into Community territory of registered equidae
and equidae for breeding and production from Switzerland,
Falkland Islands, Greenland, Iceland’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 25 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.