PART 3Amendments to Commission Decisions

Amendments to Commission Decision 92/353/EEC49

1

Commission Decision 92/353 laying down the criteria for the approval or recognition of organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae is amended as follows.

2

In Article 1—

a

the existing text becomes paragraph 1;

b

in that paragraph, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

c

at the end of that paragraph, insert—

2

In this Decision, the “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom” means—

i

in England, the Secretary of State;

ii

in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

iii

in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

iv

in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development.

3

In Article 2—

a

in paragraph 1, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

b

in paragraph 2—

i

for “a Member State” substitute “a constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

ii

for “authorities of that Member State” substitute “central authority for that constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

c

omit paragraph 3;

d

in paragraph 4, omit “in a Member State”.

4

In Article 3, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”.

5

Omit Article 4.

6

In the Annex—

a

in paragraph 1, for “Member State” substitute “constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

b

in paragraph 4, for “territory of the Community” substitute “constituent territory of the United Kingdom”.