Commission Decision of 4 August 2005 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2005) 2933)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Spain, United States, commemoration, cultural event, equidae, health certificate, sporting event, temporary admission, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 August 2005

amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-
entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export

(notified under document number C(2005) 2933)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/605/EC)

(4)

(5)

Decision 93/195/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 1, the third indent is replaced by the following:

‘— have taken part

in specific races, competitions or
the United States of
cultural events in Canada or
America and meet the requirements laid down in a
health certificate in accordance with the model health
certificate set out in Annex III to this Decision.’

2. Annex III
Decision.

is replaced by the text

in the Annex to this

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June
1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement
and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular
Article 19 (ii) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with the general rules laid down in Annex
II to Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (2) the re-entry of
registered horses for racing, competition and cultural
events after temporary export
is restricted to horses
kept for less than 30 days in any of the third countries
listed in the same group in Annex I to that Decision.

Given the degree of veterinary supervision and the fact
that the horses concerned are kept separate from animals
of lower health status, the period of temporary export
should be extended to less than 90 days and the animal
health conditions and the veterinary certification should
accordingly be laid down for the re-entry of registered
horses after temporary export to participate in specific
horse races, competitions or cultural events taking place
in Canada or the United States of America.

In 2005 the Spanish Riding School of Vienna will hold
presentations in the United States of America, commem-
orating the 60th anniversary of General George Patton’s
rescue of the Austrian Lipizzaner at the end of World
War
II. Those presentations should be considered a
specific equestrian event qualifying for the application
of the specific re-entry conditions.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. Directive as last amended by Directive

2004/68/EC (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321).

(2) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/211/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).

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‘ANNEX III

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