2008/907/EC: Commission Decision of 3 November 2008 laying down health guarantees for the transport of equidae from one third country to another in accordance with Article 9(1)(c) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC (notified under document number C(2008) 6296) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: equidae, health certificate, health control, third country, transit, transport of animals

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 November 2008

laying down health guarantees for the transport of equidae from one third country to another in
accordance with Article 9(1)(c) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC

(notified under document number C(2008) 6296)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/907/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 organization of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
89/662/EEC,
third
90/425/EEC
particular
Article 9(1)(c) thereof,

amending Directives

90/675/EEC (1),

countries

and

and

and

in

(4)

Whereas:

as regards the Community's health status. For the health
guarantees applicable to movements of equidae from one
third country to another, reference should therefore be
made to the health conditions laid down in Decision
92/260/EEC. That Decision requires, among others, a
country of dispatch. The
certain residence
residence in Member States or certain listed third
countries may, however, count
for the calculation of
the period considered, provided that at least the same
health requirements are fulfilled.

in the

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

third country to another

Commission Decision 94/467/EC of 13 July 1994 laying
down health guarantees for the transport of equidae from
one
in accordance with
Article 9(1)(c) of Directive 91/496/EEC (2) has been
substantially amended several times (3). In the interests
of clarity and rationality the said Decision should be
codified.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
Equidae on their way from one third country to another
must come from a third country listed in Annex I to Decision
92/260/EEC.

9(1)(c)

accordance with Article

In
of Directive
91/496/EEC, health guarantees must be laid down for
the transport of animals from one third country to
another. Certain problems have been encountered as
regards movements of equidae from one third country
to another.

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (4)
lays down the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification
required for temporary admission of registered horses.
the necessary guarantees
Those conditions provide all

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 190, 26.7.1994, p. 28.
(3) See Annex I.
(4) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.

2.
Equidae as referred to in paragraph 1 must be accom­
panied by a certificate entitled ‘Transit certificate for
the
transport of equidae from one third country to another’. This
certificate must comprise Sections
II and III with the
exception of point (e)(v) of the health certificate, corresponding
to
to the third country of provenance listed in Annex II
Decision 92/260/EEC.
the
It must
following sections:

in addition comprise

I,

‘IV. Equidae coming from:

..............................................................

(country)

and proceeding to:

.....................................................................
(country)

V.

Stamp and signature of official veterinarian:

................... ’

(1)

(2)

(3)

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By way of derogation from paragraph 2 and only in the
3.
case of registered equidae, the list of countries in the third
indent in point (d) of Section III of the certificates A, B, C, D
and E in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC shall be replaced by
the list of third countries in Groups A to E in Annex I to that
Decision.

Article 2

Decision 94/467/EC is repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as
references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2008.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

ANNEX I

REPEALED DECISION WITH LIST OF ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS

Commission Decision 94/467/EC
(OJ L 190, 26.7.1994, p. 28)

Commission Decision 96/81/EC
(OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 53)

Only Article 4

Commission Decision 2001/662/EC
(OJ L 232, 30.8.2001, p. 28)

ANNEX II

CORRELATION TABLE

Decision 94/467/EC

This Decision

Article 1

—

Article 2

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II