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5.4.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
95/19
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 3 April 2013
amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Mexico in the list of third
countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and
embryos of the equine species are authorised
(notified under document C(2013) 1794)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/167/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Commission
Decision
2004/211/EC
of
6
January
2004
establishing the list of third countries and parts of
territory thereof from which Member States authorise
imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of the equine species, and amending Decisions
Union,
93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC ( 3 ) establishes a list of third
countries, or parts thereof where regionalisation applies,
from which Member States are to authorise the
importation of equidae and semen, ova and embryos
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992
thereof, and indicates the other conditions applicable to
laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and
such imports. That list is set out in Annex I to Decision
imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and
2004/211/EC.
embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to
Directive 90/425/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular Article 17(3)(a)
thereof,
(4) The
list
in
Annex
I
to
Decision
2004/211/EC
indicates
that temporary admission of registered horses, re-entry
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of
after temporary export of registered horses for racing,
30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing
competition and cultural events, imports of registered
the movement and importation from third countries of equi
equidae and equidae for breeding and production and
dae ( 2 ), and in particular Article 12(1) and (4), and the intro
imports of semen, ova and embryos of the equine
ductory phrase of Article 19 and points (a) and (b) of Article 19
species are authorised from Mexico with the exception
thereof,
of the States of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz.
Whereas:
(5) In
September
2012,
the
Commission
published
its
final
report of an audit carried out in Mexico from 17 to
(1) Directive
92/65/EEC
lays
down
conditions
applicable
to
27 April 2012 in order to review the animal health
imports into the Union, inter alia, of semen, ova and
controls and certification procedures applicable to
embryos of the equine species. Those conditions are to
exports of live equidae and their semen to the
be at least equivalent to those applicable to trade
European Union ( 4 ), which identified a number of
between Member States.
substantial shortcomings as regards the controls on the
movement of equidae within that third country and thus
compliance with the established regionalisation, the guar
antees for vesicular stomatitis and equine infectious
(2) Directive
2009/156/EC
lays
down
animal
health
anaemia as well as the approval and supervision of
conditions for the importation into the Union of live
equine semen collection centres. Those shortcomings
equidae. It provides that imports of equidae into the
have not been sufficiently addressed by the competent
Union are only authorised from third countries which
authorities of Mexico in their response to the recommen
have been free from Venezuelan equine encephalo
dations made in the Commission audit report and their
myelitis for a period of two years.
follow-up.
( 1 ) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
( 3 ) OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.
( 4 ) http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/rep_details_en.cfm?rep_id=2948

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(6) That
situation
is
liable
to
constitute
an
animal
health
risk (9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
for the equine population in the Union and therefore
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
imports of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
animals of the equine species from Mexico should not
be authorised.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(7) The
entry
for
that
third
country
in
Annex
I
to
Decision
2004/211/EC should therefore be amended.
Article 1
(8) Decision
2004/211/EC
should
therefore
be
amended In Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC, the entry for Mexico is
accordingly.
replaced by the following:
‘MX Mexico MX-0 Whole D
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country
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 2013.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission

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