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”.