2005/771/EC: Commission Decision of 3 November 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) 4186)   (  (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal show, equidae, health certificate, health legislation, temporary admission

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 November 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) 4186)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/771/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 following indent is added:

‘— have taken part in equestrian events for the Olympic
Games, the preparatory test events or the Paralympics
and meet the requirements laid down in a health certi-
ficate in accordance with the model health certificate set
out in Annex IX to this Decision.’

2. The text in the Annex to this Decision is added as Annex IX.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 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.

Registered horses participating in the Olympic Games, in
preparatory test events for the latter and in the Paral-
ympics will be subject to the veterinary supervision of
the competent authorities of the host third country and
the organising body,
the International Federation for
Equestrian Sports (FEI).

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 equestrian
events for the Olympic Games, including preparatory test
events, and the Paralympics.

(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. 320).

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

2005/605/EC (OJ L 206, 9.8.2005, p. 16).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX IX

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