Commission Decision of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (93/195/EEC) (repealed)

Commission Decision

of 2 February 1993

on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export

(93/195/EEC) (repealed)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC(2), and in particular Article 19 (ii) thereof,

Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC(3), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/100/EEC(4), the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of equidae in particular has been established;

Whereas it is also necessary to take into account the regionalization of certain third countries appearing on the abovementioned list, which is the subject of Commission Decision 92/160/EEC(5), as amended by Decision 92/161/EEC(6);

Whereas the national veterinary authorities have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telegram, telex or telefax, within 24 hours of the confirmation of the occurrence of any infectious or contagious disease in equidae of lists A and B of the International Office of Epizootics (IOE) or of the adoption of vaccination against any of them or, within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the national import rules concerning equidae;

Whereas the different categories of horses have their own features and their imports are authorized for different purposes; whereas, consequently, specific health requirements must be established for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export;

Whereas, given the existence of equivalent health situations at racecourses and on premises where competitions or cultural events are held, and given the isolation from equidae of lower health status, it seems advisable to establish a single health certificate for re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export to third countries;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

Without prejudice to Decision 92/160/EEC Member States shall authorize the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events [X1 after temporary export, where such horses:]

• return from third countries appearing in Parts I and II of the special column for equidae in the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC to which they have been temporarily exported either directly of after transit through other countries of the same group in Annex I to the present Decision,

• comply with the requirements laid down in the specimen animal health certificate set out in Annex II to the present Decision[F1 ,]

• [F2 have taken part in specific races, competitions or cultural events in Canada or the United States of America and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex III to this Decision,]

• [F3 have taken part in the Dubai Racing World-Cup and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV to this Decision [F4 ,] ]

• [F5 have taken part in the Melbourne Cup and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex V to this Decision [F6 ,] ]

• [F7 have taken part in the Japan Cup and the Hong Kong International Races and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VI to this Decision [F8 ,] ]

• [F9 have taken part in the equestrian events of the Asian Games or the Endurance World Cup, irrespective of in which of the third countries, territories or parts thereof the competition takes place, and from which re-entry into the Union is authorised as provided for by the second indent of Article 3 of Decision 2004/211/EC and indicated in column 7 of Annex I to that Decision, and meet the requirements laid down in the health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VII to this Decision,]

• [F10 have taken part in International Group/Grade meetings in Australia, Canada, the United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates or Qatar and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VIII to this Decision,]

• [F11 have taken part in equestrian events for the Olympic Games, the preparatory test events or the Paralympics and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex IX to this Decision [F12 ,] ]

• [F13 have taken part in the equestrian events of the LG Global Champions Tour in Shanghai, China, the Metropolitan area of Mexico City, Mexico, or Miami, United States of America, and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex X to this Decision.]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 86 of 6 April 1993).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 27 March 1995 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (95/99/EC).

F2 Substituted by Commission Decision of 4 August 2005 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2005) 2933) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/605/EC).

F3 Inserted by Commission Decision of 10 October 1997 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (Text with EEA relevance) (97/684/EC).

F4 Substituted by Commission Decision of 6 October 1998 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(1998) 2954) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/567/EC).

F5 Inserted by Commission Decision of 6 October 1998 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(1998) 2954) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/567/EC).

F6 Substituted by Commission Decision of 24 November 2000 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2000) 3552) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/754/EC).

F7 Inserted by Commission Decision of 24 November 2000 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2000) 3552) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/754/EC).

F8 Substituted by Commission Decision of 12 February 2001 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2001) 347) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/144/EC).

F9 Substituted by Commission Decision of 30 April 2010 amending Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/197/EEC and 2004/211/EC as regards the importation of registered horses from certain parts of China and adapting certain third country denominations (notified under document C(2010) 2635) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/266/EU).

F10 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1775 of 4 October 2016 amending Decision 93/195/EEC by adding Qatar to the list of third countries from which Member States authorise the re-entry into Union territory of registered horses which have been temporarily exported for a period of less than 90 days to take part in International Group/Grade meetings (notified under document C(2016) 6270) (Text with EEA relevance).

F11 Inserted by Commission Decision of 3 November 2005 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2005) 4186) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/771/EC).

F12 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 February 2014 amending Decision 93/195/EEC as regards animal health and veterinary certification conditions for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export to Mexico and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Mexico in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (notified under document C(2014) 692) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/86/EU).

F13 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/218 of 13 February 2018 amending Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC as regards temporary admission of registered horses from certain parts of China, amending Decision 93/195/EEC as regards animal health and veterinary certification conditions for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export to China, Mexico and the United States of America, and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entries for China, Mexico and Turkey in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (notified under document C(2018) 713) (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

[F14 ANNEX I U.K.

Textual Amendments

F14 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/518 of 26 March 2018 laying down the animal health and veterinary certification conditions for the re-entry of registered horses for competition after temporary export to Indonesia, amending Annex I to Decision 93/195/EEC as regards the entry for Indonesia and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Indonesia in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (notified under document C(2018) 1725) (Text with EEA relevance).

Sanitary Group A (7) U.K.

Switzerland (CH), Greenland (GL), Iceland (IS)

Sanitary Group B (7) U.K.

Australia (AU), Belarus (BY), Montenegro (ME), former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (8) (MK), New Zealand (NZ), Serbia (RS), Russia (9) (RU), Ukraine (UA).

Sanitary Group C (7) U.K.

Canada (CA), China (9) (CN), Hong Kong (HK), Indonesia (9) (10) (ID), Japan (JP), Korea Republic (KR), Macao (MO), Malaysia (peninsula) (MY), Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America (US)

Sanitary Group D (7) U.K.

Argentina (AR), Barbados (BB), Bermuda (BM), Bolivia (BO), Brazil (9) (BR), Chile (CL), Costa Rica (9) (CR), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (9) (MX), Peru (9) (PE), Paraguay (PY), Uruguay (UY)

Sanitary Group E (7) U.K.

United Arab Emirates (AE), Bahrain (BH), Algeria (DZ), Israel (11) (IL), Jordan (JO), Kuwait (KW), Lebanon (LB), Morocco (MA), Oman (OM), Qatar (QA), Saudi Arabia (9) (SA), Tunisia (TN), Turkey (9) (TR).]

[F15 ANNEX II U.K. HEALTH CERTIFICATE for the re-entry into the European Union of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export for a period of not more than 30 days]

Textual Amendments

F15 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2013 amending Annex II to Decision 93/195/EEC as regards the model of the health certificate for the re-entry into the European Union of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export for a period of less than 30 days (notified under document C(2013) 4850) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/416/EU).

[F2 ANNEX III U.K.

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[F3 ANNEX IV U.K.

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[F5 ANNEX V] U.K.

[F7 ANNEX VI] U.K.

[F9 ANNEX VII] U.K.

[F10 ANNEX VIII U.K. HEALTH CERTIFICATE for re-entry into the Union of registered horses that have taken part in International Group/Grade meetings in Australia, Canada, the United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates or Qatar after temporary export for less than 90 days

Certificate No:

Country of dispatch: AUSTRALIA (12) , CANADA (12) , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (12) , HONG KONG (12) , JAPAN (12) , SINGAPORE (12) , THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (12) , QATAR (12)

Responsible Ministry:

(insert name of Ministry)

I. Identification of the horse U.K.

(a)

No of identification document:

(b)

Validated by:

(name of competent authority)

II. Origin of the horse U.K.

The horse is to be sent from:

(place of consignment)

to:

(place of destination)

by air:

(flight number)

Name and address of consignor:

Name and address of consignee:

III. Health information U.K.

I, the undersigned, certify that the horse described above meets the following requirements:

(a)

it comes from a third country where the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies, anthrax;

(b)

it has been examined today and shows no clinical signs of disease (13) ;

(c)

it is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

(d)

since its entry into the country of dispatch or, in the case of official regionalisation according to Union legislation, a part of the territory of the country of dispatch (14) , it has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of a lower health status, except during racing;

(e)

it comes from the territory or, in the case of official regionalisation according to Union legislation, from a part of the territory of the country of dispatch in which:

(i)

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the last two years;

(ii)

dourine has not occurred during the last six months;

(iii)

glanders has not occurred during the last six months;

(f)

it does not come from the territory or from a part of the territory of the country of dispatch considered, in accordance with Union legislation, as infected with African horse sickness;

(g)

it does not come from a holding which was subject to a prohibition order for animal health reasons nor had contact with equidae from a holding which was subject to a prohibition order for animal health reasons which laid down the following conditions:

(i)

if not all animals of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases referred to hereinafter were removed from the holding, the prohibition lasted for:

• six months in the case of equine encephalomyelitis (of all types except Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), beginning on the date on which the equidae suffering from the disease were slaughtered or removed from the holding,

• a period required to carry out two Coggins tests giving negative results on samples taken three months apart from the animals remaining after infected animals have been slaughtered, in the case of equine infectious anaemia,

• six months in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

• six months in the case of equine viral arteritis,

• one month from the last recorded case, in the case of rabies,

• 15 days from the last recorded case, in the case of anthrax.

(ii)

if all the animals of species susceptible to the disease have been slaughtered or removed from the holding, the period of prohibition shall be 30 days, or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which the premises were cleaned and disinfected following the destruction or removal of the animals.

(h)

to the best of my knowledge, it has not been in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease during the 15 days prior to this declaration.

IV. Residence and quarantine information: U.K.

(a)

The horse entered the territory of the country of dispatch on (15) .

(b)

The horse arrived in the country of dispatch from a Member State of the European Union (12) or from (12) (16) .

(c)

The horse entered the country of dispatch under animal health conditions at least as strict as those set out in this certificate.

(d)

As far as can be ascertained, and based on the attached declaration of the owner (12) of the horse, or his representative (12) , which is part of this certificate, the horse has not been continuously outside the European Union for 90 days or more, including the date of scheduled return in accordance with this certificate, and has not been outside the countries listed above.

V. The horse will be sent in a vehicle cleaned and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially approved in the third country of dispatch and designed in a way that droppings, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation. U.K.

VI. This certificate is valid for 10 days. U.K.

a The colour of the stamp and the signature must be different from that of the printing.
Date	Place	Stamp and signature of the official veterinarian a
Name in block capitals and capacity.

DECLARATION U.K.

I, the undersigned

(insert in block letters the name of the owner (12) , or representative of the owner (12) , of the horse described above)

declare that:

• the horse will be sent directly from the premises of dispatch to the premises of destination without coming into contact with other equidae not of the same health status;

• the horse is moved only between premises approved for horses participating in Group/Grade meetings in Australia, Canada, United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates or Qatar;

• the horse was exported from a Member State of the European Union on (15) .

…

(Place, date)

…

(Signature)]

[F11 ANNEX IX] U.K.

[F13 ANNEX X] U.K.

(1)

OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.

(2)

OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 28.

(3)

OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.

(4)

OJ No L 40, 17. 2. 1993, p. 23.

(5)

OJ No L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 27.

(6)

OJ No L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 29.

(7)

[F14 Sanitary group as indicated in column 5 of the table in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC.

(8)

Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

(9)

Part of the third country or territory in accordance with Article 13(2)(a) of Directive 2009/156/EC as indicated in columns 3 and 4 of the table in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC.

(10)

For the period indicated in column 15 of the table in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC.

(11)

Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.]

(12)

[F10 Delete as appropriate.

(13)

This certificate must be issued on the day of loading of the animal for dispatch to the European Union or on the last working day before embarkation.

(14)

Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC ( OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1 ).

(15)

Insert date [dd/mm/yyyy].

(16)

Insert name of country from where the horse arrived and which must be one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Qatar.]

Textual Amendments

F10 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1775 of 4 October 2016 amending Decision 93/195/EEC by adding Qatar to the list of third countries from which Member States authorise the re-entry into Union territory of registered horses which have been temporarily exported for a period of less than 90 days to take part in International Group/Grade meetings (notified under document C(2016) 6270) (Text with EEA relevance).

F14 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/518 of 26 March 2018 laying down the animal health and veterinary certification conditions for the re-entry of registered horses for competition after temporary export to Indonesia, amending Annex I to Decision 93/195/EEC as regards the entry for Indonesia and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Indonesia in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (notified under document C(2018) 1725) (Text with EEA relevance).