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4.5.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
114/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 3 May 2011
amending Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for South Africa in the list of third countries
and parts thereof from which the introduction into the European Union of live equidae and semen,
ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised
(notified under document C(2011) 2959)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/267/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of
the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and 94/63/EC ( 3 ) establishes a list of third countries and
Union,
parts of territories thereof from which Member States are
to authorise imports of equidae and semen, ova and
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992
embryos of animals of the equine species and indicates
laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and
the other conditions applicable to such imports. That list
imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and
is set out in Annex I to that Decision. The Metropolitan
embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down
area of Cape Town is included in that list.
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to
Directive 90/425/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular Article 17(3)(a)
(4) In
March
2011,
South
Africa
notified
outbreaks
of
thereof,
African horse sickness on the boundaries between the
surveillance zone and the African horse sickness free
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of
area in the Metropolitan area of Cape Town, established
30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing
in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/698/EC
the movement and import from third countries of equidae ( 2 ),
of 8 August 2008 on the temporary admission and
and in particular Article 12(1), and the introductory phrase and
imports into the Community of registered horses from
points (a) and (b) of Article 19, thereof,
South Africa ( 4 ).
Whereas:
(5) That
situation
is
liable
to
constitute
a
serious
animal
health risk for the equine population in the Union and,
(1) Directive
92/65/EEC
lays
down
conditions
applicable
to
therefore, the temporary admission of registered horses
imports of animals, semen, ova and embryos. Those
and the imports into the Union of such horses and of
conditions are to be at least equivalent to those
semen collected from registered horses from the Metro
applicable to trade between Member States.
politan area of Cape Town should be suspended.
(2) Directive
2009/156/EC
lays
down
animal
health
conditions for the movement between Member States
(6) Decision
2004/211/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
and importation from third countries of live equidae.
accordingly.
Pursuant to that Directive, equidae must come from
third countries which are free from African horse
sickness.
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in

accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(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
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC, the entry for South Africa is replaced by the following:
‘ZA South ZA-0 Whole
country
— — — — — — — — — —
Africa
ZA-1 Metropolitan area of F — — — — — — — — — Decision
Cape Town (see box 2
2008/698/EC’
for details)
( 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 ) OJ L 235, 2.9.2008, p. 16.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 May 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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