2002/261/EC: Commission Decision of 25 March 2002 amending Decision 93/198/EEC laying down a model for the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the import of domestic ovine and caprine animals from third countries and amending Annex E of Council Directive 91/68/EEC laying down the animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1178)
Date: 2002-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: goat, health certificate, health control, import (EU), sheep, third country, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 March 2002

amending Decision 93/198/EEC laying down a model for the animal health conditions and veter-
inary certification for the import of domestic ovine and caprine animals from third countries and
amending Annex E of Council Directive 91/68/EEC laying down the animal health conditions
governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals

(notified under document number C(2002) 1178)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/261/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC (1) of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems
upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals, and
swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries, as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (2) and in
particular Article 8 and 11 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC, laying down the
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in
ovine and caprine animals (3), as last amended by Council
Directive 2001/10/EC (4) and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 93/198/EEC (5), as last amended
by Decision 97/231/EC (6), lays down the animal health
conditions and veterinary certification for imports of
domestic ovine and caprine animals.

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parlia-
ment and the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down
rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (7), as
last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/
2001 (8) requires that ovine and caprine animals for
breeding to be imported from a third country must
satisfy
the
Community.

required inside

conditions

similar

as

Therefore, the conditions laid down in the health certi-
ficates for intra-Community trade and imports from
third countries of breeding sheep and goats must be
amended to reflect these new Community requirements.

It
is opportune to update and harmonise with the
requirements laid down for other species the certificates
for imports of all categories of sheep and goats.

(5)

(6)

The annexes
to Council Directive 91/68/EEC and
Decision 93/198/EEC must be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I, Parts 1(a) and 1(b), and Annex II, Parts 1(a) and 1(b),
to Decision 93/198/EEC are replaced by the corresponding
parts in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Model III in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC is replaced by
Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall come into effect after 30 days from its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 41.
(5) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 34.
(6) OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 22.
(7) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 177, 29.6.2001, p. 60.

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