97/36/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1996 amending Decision 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC on imports of Equidae from Iceland (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1996 amending Decision 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC on imports of Equidae from Iceland (Text with EEA relevance) (97/36/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of Equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 15 (a) and 16 thereof,
Whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland have provided the Commission with assurances as to the absence of equine infectious anaemia from their territory;
Whereas the serological test for this disease ('Coggins test`) should therefore be discontinued on the importation of Equidae from Iceland; whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland should nevertheless certify that Iceland is officially free of the disease;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of Equidae for slaughter (2), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC (3), and Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered Equidae and Equidae for breeding and production (4), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC, should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,