1999/236/EC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1999 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for imports into the Community of registered horses from certain parts of Kyrgyzstan (notified under document number C(1999) 609) (Text with EEA relevance)
31. 3. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 87/13 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 March 1999 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/160/EEC and 93/ 197/EEC with regard to the animal health conditions for imports into the Community of registered horses from certain parts of Kyrgyzstan (notified under document number C(1999) 609) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/236/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, down in Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 1999/227/EC; 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 of equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 12, 13, 15, 16 and 19(ii) thereof, from third countries imports and (1) Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 1999/227/EC (3), a list of third countries has been established from which Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products; (2) Whereas by Decision 92/160/EEC (4), last amended by Decision 1999/228/EC, the Commis- sion has established the regionalisation of certain third countries for imports of equidae; as (3) Whereas the health conditions and veterinary certi- fication for imports of registered horses are laid (1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42. (2) OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15. (3) OJ L 83, 27. 3. 1999, p. 77. (4) OJ L 71, 18. 3. 1992, p. 27. (4) Whereas following a Commission veterinary inspection mission to Kyrgyzstan the animal health situation with regard to equidae appears to be under the satisfactory control of the veterinary services; (5) Whereas the veterinary authorities of Kyrgyzstan have provided a written undertaking to notify within 24 hours by telefax, telegram or telex to the Commission and the Member States the confirma- tion of any infectious or contagious disease in equidae mentioned in Annex A of Directive 90/ 426/EEC, which are compulsorily notifiable in the country, and within due time any change in the vaccination or import policy in respect of equidae; (6) Whereas annual testing of horses for glanders is carried out in Kyrgyzstan and no positive findings have been reported for at least six months; whereas African horse sickness, Venezuelan equine ence- phalomyelitis and vesicular stomatitis have never occurred in Kyrgyzstan; (7) Whereas monitoring for equine viral arteritis has only commenced and the country’s status with regard to this disease cannot be established defi- nitely; whereas therefore uncastrated male horses (5) OJ L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 16. L 87/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 3. 1999 older than 180 days intended for imports into the Community should be subject to laboratory testing for this disease; (8) Whereas dourine has been reported in certain parts of Kyrgyzstan, whereas, however, the Issyk-Kul region has been free of dourine for at least six months and official guarantees have been received that the movement of equidae into this region from the rest of the country is under official veterinary control; (9) Whereas for reason of the equine health situation in certain parts of Kyrgyzstan it appears appro- priate to regionalise the country concerned, so as to allow imports into the Community of registered horses only from the disease free part of the ter- ritory of Kyrgyzstan; (10) Whereas the animal health conditions and veter- inary certification must be adopted according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned; whereas the present case relates only to registered horses; (11) Whereas Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/ 160/EEC and 93/197/EEC must be amended accordingly; (12) Whereas in this the measures provided for Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 2 The Annex of Decision 92/160/EEC is amended as follows: 1. the following words are added: ‘Kyrgyzstan (4) Region of Issyk-Kul'; 2. the following footnote is added: ‘(4) Only permanent imports into the Community of registered horses are authorised. ' Article 3 Commission Decision 93/197/EEC is follows: amended as 1. ‘Kyrgyzstan (1) (2) (KG)' is added in alphabetical order of the ISO country code to the list of third countries in Group B of Annex I. 2. The title of the health certificate of Group B in Annex II is replaced by the following: ‘B — HEALTH CERTIFICATE for imports into Community territory of registered horses from Kyrgyzstan (1) and of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production from Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1), Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ' Article 4 Article 1 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. In Part 2 of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC, special column for registered horses, the following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO country code: ‘KG Kyrgyzstan ý (1)' Done at Brussels, 17 March 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission