CELEX: 51989PC0503(02)
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-18
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE ZOOTECHNICAL AND GENEALOGICAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN EQUIDAE

No C 327/68                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                                        30. 12. 89
                  Name and address of consignor:
                  Name and address of consignee:
            IV. Health information
                  I, the undersigned, certify that the equidae described above meet the following requirements:
                  a) they have today been examined, and show no clinical sign of disease;
                  b) they are not intended for slaughter under a national programme of contagious or infectious disease
                      eradication;
                  c) they have not been obtained from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons nor
                      had contact with equidae from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons for the
                      periods of time set out in Article 4 (5) (b) of Regulation (EEC);
                  d) to the best of my knowledge, they have not been in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or
                      contagious disease in the 15 days prior to loading.
             V. This certificate is valid for 10 days.
                  Done at                                   on
                            J      Stamp
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                             \                 i                                                         (Signature)
                               \             /                                   (Name in block letters and title of signing veterinarian) (2)
            (2) In Germany 'Beamteter Tierarzt'; in Belgium 'Inspecteur veterinaire' or 'Inspecteur Dierenarts'; in France 'Directeur des services
                veterinaires du departement'; in Italy 'Veterinario provinciale'; in Luxembourg 'Inspecteur veterinaire'; in the Netherlands
                'Inspecteur-Districthoofd'; in Denmark 'Autoriseret Dyrlasge'; in Ireland 'Veterinary Inspector'; in the United Kingdom
                'Veterinary Inspector'; in Greece '              '; in Spain 'Inspector Veterinario' and in Portugal 'Inspector veterinario'.
            Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions
                                                governing intra-Community trade in equidae
                                                                COM(89) 503 final
                                           (Submitted by the Commission on 30 October 1989)
                                                                    (89/C 327/13)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                           Whereas equidae, being live animals, are included in the list
                                                                                   of products in Annex II to the Treaty;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                                   Whereas in order to ensure the rational development of
                                                                                   equidae production, thereby increasing productivity in that
thereof,
                                                                                   sector, rules governing the marketing of equidae in
                                                                                   intra-Community trade must be laid down at Community
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                 level;
                                                                                   Whereas the breeding and rearing of equidae and in
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                                   particular of horses is generally included in the farming
                                                                                   sector; whereas it constitutes a source of income for part of
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                            the farming population and should therefore be
Committee,                                                                         encouraged;
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Whereas satisfactory results in that respect depend largely on                                Article 2
the use of equidae registered in stud books maintained by
officially approved organizations or associations;                 For the purpose of this Regulation:
Whereas disparities exist as regards entry in studbooks;           (a) 'equidae' means domestic animals of the equine or
whereas those disparities constitute a barrier to trade within          asinine species or crossbreeds thereof;
the Community; whereas complete liberalization of trade
calls for further harmonization, particularly regarding entry      (b) 'registered equidae' means equidae, thoroughbred or
in studbooks;                                                           otherwise, the parents of which are entered in a
                                                                        studbook, and which are themselves entered or
                                                                        registered and eligible for entry in a studbook;
Whereas intra-Community trade in registered equidae
should be progressively liberalized; whereas complete              (c) 'registered breeding equidae' means registered male or
liberalization of trade requires further additional                     female equidae intended for breeding;
harmonization, in particular as regards approval for the
purpose of off-farm mating and the use of semen and ova;           (d) 'studbook' means any book, register, file or data
                                                                        medium
Whereas it is necessary to draw up, in accordance with a                — which is maintained either by a breeders'
Community procedure, a harmonized model zootechnical                        organization or an association officially approved by
origin and identification certificate;                                      at least one Member State or by an official agency of
                                                                            a Member State,
Whereas the name of an animal is an essential factor in                     and,
identifying equidae; whereas it is often impossible to trace an
                                                                        — in which equidae are entered or registered with
animal's descent and monitor its progress if its name is
                                                                            mention of all their known ascendants;
changed at a new owner's request; whereas the rules
regarding the naming of equidae should be harmonized, in           (e) 'zootechnical certificate of origin and identification'
particular in order to prevent unfair practices;                        means the certificate referred to in Article 8, drawn up
                                                                        by the officially approved organization or association or
Whereas provisions should be introduced preventing equidae              by the official agency, stating in particular, as the case
from third countries from being imported on terms which are             may be, the identity and the origin of the registered
less stringent than those applicable within the                         animal and its entry in a studbook or similar data on
Community;                                                              registered equidae from which the semen, ova or
                                                                        embryos are obtained.
Whereas it is advisable to adopt implementing measures
regarding certain technical aspects; whereas, for the
purposes of the measures envisaged, provision should be                                        Article 3
made for close and effective cooperation between Member
States and the Commission, within the Standing Committee           Intra-Community trade in equidae and their semen, ova and
an Zootechnics,                                                    embryos may not be prohibited or restricted on zootechnical
                                                                   or genealogical grounds.
                                                                   However, in the case of intra-Community trade in registered
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                       equidae, their semen, ova and embryos, Member States shall
                                                                   be authorized to maintain in force any of their national
                                                                   provisions which comply with the general rules of the Treaty,
                                                                   pending the entry into force of the relevant Community
                           CHAPTER I                               decisions referred to in Articles 4, 7 and 8.
                      General provisions
                                                                                             CHAPTER II
                            Article 1
                                                                           GENEALOGICAL RULES RELATING T O
 1.     This Regulation lays down the zootechnical and                                REGISTERED EQUIDAE
 genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in
 equidae, their semen, ova and embryos.
                                                                                               Article 4
 2.     Pending the entry into force of the relevant Community
 provisions, national rules on animal health shall apply in         The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure laid
 respect of intra-Community trade in equidae, their semen,          down in Article 11, determine the criteria for:
 ova and embryos, provided they comply with the general
 provisions of the Treaty.                                          (a) the identification of registered equidae;
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(b) the approval of organizations and associations which            conforming to a model drawn up by the Commission in
     maintain or establish studbooks;                               accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11.
(c) entry and registration in studbooks.
                          Article 5                                                          CHAPTER IV
Member States shall notify the Commission and the other                                    Final provisions
Member States of the organizations and associations which
are approved for the purpose of maintaining or establishing
studbooks and which meet the criteria determined in                                            Article 9
accordance with Article 4 (b).
                                                                    Until the implementation of the relevant Community rules
                                                                    the conditions applicable to imports of equidae and their
                          Article 6                                 semen, ova and embryos from third countries must not be
                                                                    more favourable than those governing intra-Community
1.     In intra-Community trade, equidae which are                  trade.
registered in the Member State of dispatch must be registered
or entered in the studbook of the Member State of destination
under the same name.                                                                          Article 10
2.     Where the constitution of the organizations or               The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee
associations so permits, the name of a sponsor may be used          on Zootechnics (hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee')
on a provisional or permanent basis, provided that,                 set up by Council Decision 77/505/EEC (1).
throughout the animal's life, the new name is always
followed by the original name in brackets and that its country
of birth is given.
                                                                                              Article 11
                                                                    Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be used,
                                                                    the following rules shall apply.
                        CHAPTER III
                                                                    The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
                                                                    Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
      Zootechnical rules relating to registered equidae
                                                                    Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
                                                                    time-limit which the chairman may lay down according to
                                                                    the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
                          Article 7
                                                                    The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition,
The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure laid         each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its
down in Article 11, determine:                                      position recorded in the minutes.
(a) the general criteria for the approval of registered             The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
     breeding equidae for the purpose of off-farm mating;           opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the
(b) the methods for monitoring the performance of                   Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken
                                                                    into account.
     registered breeding equidae;
(c) the criteria for approval of registered breeding equidae
     for the purpose of using their semen, ova or embryos.                                    Article 12
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day
                           Article 8                                following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                    European Communities.
In intra-Community trade registered equidae ^ n d their
semen, ova and embryos must be accompanied by a                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
zootechnical certificate of origin and identification               applicable in all Member States.
                                                                     (») OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 11.