2002/635/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2002 amending Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of registered horses from Turkey and repealing Decision 98/404/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2878)
Date: 2002-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, equidae, health certificate, import (EU), third country, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 July 2002

amending Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of
registered horses from Turkey and repealing Decision 98/404/EC

(notified under document number C(2002) 2878)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/635/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 from third countries of equidae (1), as last amended
by Commission Decision 2002/160/EC (2), and in particular
Articles 13, 15, 16 and Article 19(i) and (ii) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/
EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/
EC (4), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (5), as last amended by
Decision 2001/731/EC (6), establishing a list of
third
countries from which Member States authorise imports
of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh
meat and meat products includes Turkey in Part 2 of the
Annex, thus allowing only the importation of registered
horses.

(2)

Under Commission Decision 92/160/EEC of 5 March
1992 establishing the regionalisation of certain third

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(4) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 22.

countries for imports of equidae (7), as last amended by
Decision 2001/622/EC (8),
regards Turkey only
temporary admission and re-entry of registered horses
are allowed and only from six provinces.

as

The health conditions and veterinary certification for the
temporary admission, permanent imports and re-entry of
registered horses are harmonised and laid down respec-
tively in Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC (9) and 93/
197/EEC (10), both as last amended by Decision 2001/
828/EC (11), and Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (12),
as last amended by Decision 2001/611/EC (13).

In the case of Turkey the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification are laid down for the temporary
admission and re-entry after temporary export of regis-
tered horses respectively in Decisions 92/260/EEC and
93/195/EEC.

As in the course of a Commission inspection visit to
Turkey in 1998 serious flaws have come to light in the
procedures for exporting horses from Turkey to the
Community, the Commission adopted Decision 98/404/
EC of 12 June 1998 introducing protective measures
with regard to importation of equidae from Turkey (14),
as last amended by Decision 2000/507/EC (15).

After the adoption of Decision 98/404/EC the competent
authorities of Turkey communicated to the Commission
measures directed at improving veterinary supervision
and export certification based on recommendations
made by the Commission following that inspection visit.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7) OJ L 71, 18.3.1992, p. 27.
(8) OJ L 216, 10.8.2001, p. 26.
(9) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.
(10) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.
(11) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 41.
(12) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1.
(13) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 49.
(14) OJ L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 41.
(15) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 42.

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(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

In addition, the competent authorities, assisted by the
private horse sector, have completed a glanders surveil-
lance programme, which also included surveillance for
African horse sickness and dourine, and submitted to the
Commission a final report in April 2001. The surveil-
lance programme confirmed with regard to the preva-
lence of glanders the findings of the mission carried out
in 1998. A large number of mallein reactors identified
amongst non-registered horses, mules and donkeys have
been destroyed and compensated.

It appears therefore appropriate to allow temporary
admission, re-entry after temporary export of Commu-
nity registered horses and permanent imports of regis-
tered horses from those provinces in Turkey listed in
Decision 92/160/EEC under the animal health conditions
established for registered horses from areas of similar
epidemiological situation. However, health tests required
in accordance with the relevant conditions for imports
shall be carried out in laboratories agreed by the Member
State of destination.

Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC
should therefore be amended accordingly and Decision
98/404/EC repealed.

Countries appearing in the list being identified according
to the ISO alpha 2 codes used by the Community legisla-
tion for the nomenclature of countries and territories for
the external trade, notably Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2032/2000 (1), the provisional status of such codes
should be specified whenever appropriate.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The words ‘Turkey (2)’ in the Annex to Commission Decision
92/160/EEC are replaced by ‘Turkey’.

(b) the following footnote is added:

‘(2) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive
denomination of the country to be attributed after
the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking
place in the United Nations.’;

(c) the list of third countries in Group C is replaced by the

following:

‘Canada (CA), Hong Kong (HK), Japan (JP), Republic of
Korea (KR), Macao (MO), Malaysia (peninsula)
(MY),
Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America
(US).’;

2. Annex II is amended as follows:

(a) the third indent of section III(d) of the health certificates

A, B, C and D is replaced by the following:

‘— United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Canada,
Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Greenland, Hong-Kong, Croatia, Hungary,
Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Latvia,
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Macao,
Malaysia (peninsula), Norway, New Zealand, Poland,
Romania, Russia (1), Singapore, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Thailand, Ukraine, United States of
America, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.’;

(b) the health certificate E is amended as follows:

(i) section III ‘Health information’ is replaced by Annex

I to this Decision;

(ii) a footnote is added as follows:

‘(6) The laboratory tests required in accordance with
the conditions in this animal health certificate
must be carried out by a laboratory approved
by the Member State of destination. The test
results, certified by the laboratory, have to be
attached to the animal health certificate accom-
panying the animal. These provisions apply to
the following countries: Turkey (TR).’

Article 2

Article 3

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

1. Annex I is amended as follows:

Commission Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

(a) the list of third countries in Group B is replaced by the

1. Annex I is amended as follows:

following:

(CZ), Estonia

‘Australia (AU), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY),
Czech Republic
(HR),
Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (2), New Zealand (NZ),
Poland (PL), Romania (RO), Russia (1)
(RU), Slovak
Republic (SK), Slovenia (SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (YU)’;

(EE), Croatia

(1) OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p. 14.

(a) The list of third countries in Group B is replaced by the

following:

(CZ), Estonia

‘Australia (AU), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY),
(HR),
Czech Republic
Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (3), New Zealand (NZ),
Poland (PL), Romania (RO), Russia (1)
(RU), Slovak
Republic (SK), Slovenia (SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (YU).’

(EE), Croatia

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(b) The following footnote is added:

‘(3) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive
denomination of the country to be attributed after
the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking
place in the United Nations.’

(c) The words ‘Turkey (1) (2) (TR)’ are added in alphabetical
order of the ISO-code of the country to the list of third
countries in Group E.

2. The health certificate E in Annex II is amended as follows:

The title is replaced by the following:

‘Health Certificate

for imports into Community territory of registered horses
from United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt
Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (1),
Syria, Turkey (1) and of registered equidae and equidae for
breeding and production from Algeria,
Israel, Morocco,
Malta, Mauritius and Tunisia’.

(1),

(a) Section III ‘Health information’ is replaced by Annex II

to this Decision.

(b) The following footnote is added:

‘(5) The laboratory tests required in accordance with the
conditions in this animal health certificate must be
carried out by a laboratory approved by the

Member State of destination. The test results, certi-
fied by the laboratory, have to be attached to the
animal health certificate accompanying the animal.
These provisions apply to the following countries:
Turkey (TR).’

Decision 98/404/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 4

Article 5

Member States shall amend the measures they apply with
regard to Turkey to bring them into line with this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 6

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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