11.8.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L211/53 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1999 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Commission Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/195/EEC with regard to imports of registered horses from Ecuador (notified under document number C(1999) 2438) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/558/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 imports from third countries of equidae (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 17, second paragraph thereof, 1) SR = NS Sl Leeeeee Whereas, by Council Decision 79/542[EEC (), as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/301/EC (%), a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products has been established; whereas Ecuador is included in Part 2, special column for registered horses, in the Annex to that Decision; Whereas, by Decision 92/160/EEC (%), the Commission has established the regionalisation of certain third coun- tries for imports of equidae, as last amended by Decision 1999/236/EC (°); whereas by this Decision Ecuador is regionalised to restrict the re-entry after temporary export of registered horses to the metropolitan area of Quito only; Whereas, by Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (), as last amended by Decision 1999/228/EC (’), the health conditions and veterinary certification have been estab- lished for the re-entry of registered horses after tem- porary export to Ecuador; Whereas, in the course of a Commission inspection visit to Ecuador, serious flaws have come to light in the equine health monitoring, veterinary supervision, disease reporting and procedures for imports and exports of equidae; whereas however since the adoption of Decision 92/160/EEC no horse has been re-exported from Ecuador to the Community; 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. 117, 5.5.1999, p. 52. 71, 18.3.1992, p. 27. 87, 31.3.1999, p. 13. 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1. 83, 27.3.1999, p. 77. | ol onill onlll anll el anll o () Whereas, in particular and due to insufficient controls and disease notification, the situation, with regard to Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and dourine in Ecuador is unclear; Whereas the re-entry of registered horses after tem- porary export to the Metropolitan area of Quito in Ecuador should be prohibited; whereas therefore Ecuador should be deleted from the list of third coun- tries in the Annex to Council Decision 790/542/EEC and consequently Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/195/EEC must be amended accordingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In Part 2 of the Annex to Council Decision 79/542/EEC, special column for registered horses, the following line relating to Ecuador is deleted: EC Ecuador X " Article 2 In the Annex to Commission Decision 92/160/EEC the following words relating to Ecuador are deleted: ‘Equador (') Metropolitan area of Quito. Article 3 Commission Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows: 1. in Group D in Annex I the words ‘Equador (1)’ are deleted; 2. in Group D in Annex II the words ‘Equador (')’ are deleted.