L 243/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.9.1999 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 September 1999 amending Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for the temporary admission and imports into the Community of registered horses from United Arab Emirates (notified under document number C(1999) 2795) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/613/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 Articles 15(a) and 16 thereof, the satisfactory results have been communicated to the Member States and the Commission; (4)  Whereas the conditions for imports of equidae into the country concerned are at least as strict as the conditions for imports of equidae into the Community; whereas therefore the country should be considered at low risk of incursion of African horse sickness from outside; (5)  Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be adopted according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned; whereas (1)  Whereas the health conditions and veterinary certi- the present case relates only to registered horses to be fication for the temporary admission and imports of temporarily or permanently imported from the United registered horses among others from the United Arab Arab Emirates; Emirates are laid down respectively in Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision (6) ~ Whereas Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC and 1999/228/EC (*);  and  Commission  Decision 93/197[EEC must be amended accordingly; 93/197EEC (*), as last amended by Decision 1999/252 EC/(s)' / (). as last ame y bed 252 (7)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are ' in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- () Whereas following a second Commission veterinary inary Committee, inspection mission to the United Arab Emirates the animal health situation appears to be under the satisfac- tory control of the veterinary services and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: the movement of equidae and their health status are sufficiently controlled; Artide 1 (3)  Whereas African horse sickness has never been reported Commission Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows: in the United Arab Emirates and vaccination against this disease is prohibited for more than one year; whereas moreover a series of serological surveys have been carried out over the entire territory of the country and 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67. 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16. 96, 10.4.1999, p. 31. () O] L () O] L () O] L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 77. () O] L () O] L 1. The first indent in paragraph (d) of Chapter III of the animal health certificate E in Annex II is replaced as follows: ‘— either — the country of dispatch, in an isolation centre (?) or — the United Arab Emirates (AE), in designated prem- ises under official veterinary supervision (*).