2006/724/EC: Commission Decision of 25 October 2006 repealing Decision 2004/262/EC on certain protection measures with regard to registered horses coming from South Africa (notified under document number C(2006) 5020)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC Decision, European Commission, South Africa, animal disease, equidae, import restriction, repeal, veterinary inspection

26.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 296/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 October 2006

repealing Decision 2004/262/EC on certain protection measures with regard to registered horses
coming from South Africa

(notified under document number C(2006) 5020)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/724/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article
18(7) thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

(4)

(5)

(6)

South Africa has informed the Commission of the satis-
factory outcome of a survey in susceptible wildlife, which
was completed to ascertain absence of virus circulation in
that area.

The protection measures should therefore no longer
apply and Decision 2004/262/EC should be repealed.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

temporary admission and the

importation of
The
registered horses from South Africa were authorised by
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004
establishing the list of
third countries and parts of
from which Member States authorise
territory thereof
imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos
amending Decisions
of
and
93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (2)
to compliance
with certain conditions.

species,

subject

equine

the

Commission Decision 2004/262/EC of 17 March 2004
on certain protection measures with regard to registered
horses coming from South Africa (3) was adopted in
in
response to outbreaks of African horse sickness
horses kept within the African horse sickness surveillance
zone of the Western Cape Province.

In March 2005 the Commission carried out a veterinary
animal health inspection mission in South Africa,
including in particular the Western Cape, to assess the
measures taken to control
the African horse sickness
outbreaks. Since 28 March 2004 no further cases of
that disease have occurred.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2004/262/EC is repealed.

Article 2

Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to
comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They
shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as amended by 2003 Act of

Accession.

(2) OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 81, 19.3.2004, p. 86.