CHAPTER IIIRULES FOR IMPORTATION OF EQUIDAE FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
Article 13
1
The equidae must come from third countries which:
a
are free from African horse sickness;
b
have been free for two years from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE);
c
have been free for six months from dourine and glanders.
2
In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2) it may be decided:
a
that the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to only part of the territory of a third country.
In the event that the African horse sickness requirements apply on a regional basis, at the very least the measures laid down in Article 5(2) and (5) must be complied with;
b
to require additional guarantees for diseases alien to the Community.