93/510/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 September 1993 amending Commission Decision 93/197/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production

COMMISSION DECISION of 21 September 1993 amending Commission Decision 93/197/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production
(93/510/EEC)THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from thir countries of equidae (1), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (a) and Article 16  thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production;
Whereas, in accordance with this decision, the equidae in question may be imported into the Community only if they have been resident during a specified period in establishments under veterinary supervision in the third country of dispatch; whereas  difficulties have arisen in practice because this entire period has to be spent in the third country of dispatch;
Whereas it should be specified that it is not necessary for the entire period to be spent in the third country of dispatch if the equidae were imported directly from the Community; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to amend Decision 93/197/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,