2007/269/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 2007 on protective measures with regard to equine infectious anaemia in Romania (notified under document number C(2007) 1652) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, animal disease, equidae, health control, intra-EU trade

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Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 2007

on protective measures with regard to equine infectious anaemia in Romania

(notified under document number C(2007) 1652)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/269/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

animals,
Coggins tests with negative results.

the remaining animals have undergone two

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a viral disease affecting
only animals of the family Equidae. Infection with EIA
tends to become inapparent
if death does not result
from one of the acute clinical attacks. The incubation
period is normally one to three weeks, but may be as
long as three months. Infected equidae remain infectious
for life and can potentially transmit the infection to other
equidae. Transmission occurs by the transfer of blood
from an infected equine animal most likely via inter-
in utero to
rupted feeding of bloodsucking horseflies,
the foetus or by use of contaminated needles or
infusion of blood products containing the virus.

EIA is a compulsorily notifiable disease in accordance
with Annex A to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of
26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing
the movement and import
from third countries of
equidae (2). In addition, Council Directive 82/894/EEC of
21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases
within the Community (3) provides that outbreaks of EIA
are to be notified to the Commission and other Member
States through the Animal Disease Notification System
(ADNS).

Article 4(5) of Directive 90/426/EEC provides
for
restrictions concerning the movement of equidae from
holdings where
been
confirmed until, following the slaughter of the infected

presence of

EIA has

the

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

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

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

implemented consistently.

Unlike in other Member States, EIA is endemic in
Romania and immediate slaughter of infectious equidae
is not
reason,
Romania has voluntarily continued after accession to
the European Union to implement mutatis mutandis the
relevant measures provided for in Commission Decision
2004/825/EC of 29 November 2004 on protection
measures with regard to imports of
from
Romania (4).

equidae

this

For

In view of the trade in live equidae, their semen, ova and
embryos, the disease situation in Romania is liable to
present
in the
Community.

an animal health risk for

equidae

It is therefore appropriate to adopt protective measures
laying down a specific regime for the movement of and
trade in equidae and equine ova and embryos that come
from Romania in order to safeguard the health and
welfare of equidae in Member States.

the

document

identification

Commission Decision 93/623/EEC of 20 October 1993
establishing
(passport)
accompanying registered equidae (5) and Commission
Decision 2000/68/EC of 22 December 1999 amending
Decision 93/623/EEC and establishing the identification
of equidae for breeding and production (6) require equidae
to be accompanied during their movements or transpor-
tation by an identification document.

The certification requirements for the movement and
equidae are laid down in Article 8 of
transport of
Directive 90/426/EEC.
In order to enhance the trace-
ability of registered equidae from areas affected by EIA
to other Member States, the attestation in accordance
with Annex B to Directive 90/426/EEC should be
replaced by animal health certification in accordance
with Annex C to that Directive.

(4) OJ L 358, 3.12.2004, p. 18. Decision repealed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 (OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
(5) OJ L 298, 3.12.1993, p. 45. Decision as amended by Decision

(3) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58. Directive as last amended by
Commission Decision 2004/216/EC (OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 27).

2000/68/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 72).

(6) OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 72.

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Paragraph 1 shall not apply to equidae from holdings
2.
transit Romania on
situated outside Romania that either
major
transported through
are
Romania directly and without interruption of the journey to a
slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.

and highways or

routes

Romania shall ensure that ova and embryos of equidae are
3.
not dispatched to other Member States, unless those products
comply with the following conditions:

(a)

they were collected from donor mares which were subjected
to a Coggins test, with a negative result in each case, carried
out on a sample of blood taken from each donor mare
within 30 days prior to collection of the ova or embryos
in the consignment; and

(b) the consignment of ova or embryos is accompanied by an
animal health certificate in accordance with the Annex to
additional
Decision 95/294/EC which shall bear
wording:

the

‘Ova or embryos in accordance with Commission Decision
2007/269/EC.’

Romania shall regularly report to the Commission and the
the evolution of EIA and the

4.
other Member States about
measures implemented for its control.

Article 2

Applicability

This Decision shall apply from the third day following its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(9)

(10)

subject

and embryos not

In accordance with Part A of Chapter II of Annex D to
Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying
down animal health requirements governing trade in
and imports into the Community of animals, semen,
to animal health
ova
requirements laid down in specific Community rules
referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1),
Commission Decision 95/307/EC of 24 July 1995 deter-
mining the specimen animal health certificate for trade in
semen of the equine species (2) provides for the testing of
intra-
stallions
semen is
Community
to
complement the animal health conditions laid down in
Commission Decision 95/294/EC of 24 July 1995 deter-
mining the specimen animal health certificate for trade in
ova and embryos of the equine species (3) with a test
requirement for EIA,
if ova and embryos are collected
from mares resident in Romania.

trade. However,

collected for

for EIA if

necessary

is

it

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

Protective measures applying to equidae coming from
Romania

Romania shall ensure that equidae are not dispatched to
1.
other Member States unless those equidae comply with the
following conditions:

(a)

they have been subjected to a Coggins test, with a negative
result, carried out on a sample of blood taken within 30
test and its result are
days prior to dispatch, and that
entered in Section VII of
the identification document
provided for in Decisions 93/623/EEC and 2000/68/EC
and accompanying the animal during its movement;

(b) they are accompanied by an animal health certificate in
accordance with Annex C to Directive 90/426/EEC, which
shall bear the additional wording:

‘Equidae
2007/269/EC’.

in

accordance with

Commission Decision

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/68/EC (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321, as corrected by OJ
L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 128).
(2) OJ L 185, 4.8.1995, p. 58.
(3) OJ L 182, 2.8.1995, p. 27.