2010/613/EU: Commission Decision of 8 October 2010 derogating from Decisions 92/260/EEC and 2004/211/EC as regards the temporary admission of certain male registered horses participating in the equestrian events of the pre-Olympic test event in 2011, the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in 2012 in the United Kingdom (notified under document C(2010) 6854) Text with EEA relevance
2010/613/EU: Commission Decision of 8 October 2010 derogating from Decisions 92/260/EEC and 2004/211/EC as regards the temporary admission of certain male registered horses participating in the equestrian events of the pre-Olympic test event in 2011, the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in 2012 in the United Kingdom (notified under document C(2010) 6854) Text with EEA relevance
Decision · 5 articles
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By way of derogation from Article 1 of Decision 92/260/EEC and Article 6(a) of Decision 2004/211/EC, Member States shall authorise the temporary admission of uncastrated male registered horses which do not meet the requirement for equine viral arteritis provided for in point (e)(v) of Section III of the specimen certificates ‘A’ to ‘E’ set out in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC, provided these horses are:
(a)
intended to participate in the following equestrian events in London, the United Kingdom:
(i)
the pre-Olympic test event from 4 to 10 July 2011;
(ii)
the XXX Olympiad (‘Olympic Games’) from 27 July to 12 August 2012;
(iii)
the XIV summer Paralympic Games (‘Paralympics’) from 29 August to 9 September 2012; and
(b)
in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Decision.
1. Member States shall ensure that the horses referred to in Article 1 (‘the horses’) are accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to the appropriate specimen ‘A’ to ‘E’ set out in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC which has been amended as follows:
(a)
the following is added to point (e)(v) of Section III relating to equine viral arteritis:
‘or
—
the registered horse is to be admitted in accordance with Commission Decision 2010/613/EU.’;
(b)
the following indents are added to the part of Section IV to be completed by the official veterinarian:
‘—
the horse is intended to participate in the equestrian events of the pre-Olympic test event in July 2011/Olympic Games in July and August 2012/Paralympics in August and September 2012 (underline applicable and delete non-applicable) ,
—
arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the end of the equestrian event of the pre-Olympic test event/Olympic Games/Paralympics ( underline applicable and delete non-applicable ) on … ( insert date ) through the exit point … ( insert name of exit point ),
—
the horse is not intended for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence of less than 90 days in a Member State of the European Union.’
2. Member States shall not implement an alternative control system, as provided for in Article 6 of Directive 90/426/EEC, for the horses.
3. The status of the horses cannot be converted from temporary entry into permanent entry.
1. Member States shall ensure that in addition to the veterinary checks on the horses in accordance with Directive 91/496/EEC, the veterinary authorities issuing the common veterinary entry document (‘CVED’) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 also:
(a)
notify the exit point indicated in Section IV of the certificate referred to in Article 2(b) of the scheduled export from the European Union by completing point 20 of the CVED; and
(b)
communicate by FAX or e-mail the arrival of the horses to the local veterinary unit (GB04001) as defined in Article 2(b)(iii) of Decision 2009/821/EC responsible for the venue designated for the equestrian event as referred to in Article 1 (‘the venue’).
2. Member States shall ensure that the horses on their way from the Member State of first destination indicated in the CVED to a subsequent Member State, or to the venue, are accompanied by the following health documents:
(a)
the health certificate completed in accordance with Article 2(1) in which the dedicated Section VII for certification of movements between Member States is completed; and
(b)
the health attestation in accordance with Annex B to Directive 90/426/EEC, which must be notified to the place of destination in the format prescribed by Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 and bear a cross reference to the certificate mentioned in point (a) in Section I.6 of Part I of that format.
3. Member States being notified of the movement of the horses in accordance with paragraph 2 shall confirm the arrival of the horses in point 45 of Part 3 of the CVED.
The United Kingdom shall ensure that the competent authority, in collaboration with the organiser of the events referred to in Article 1 and the appointed transport company, take the necessary measures to ensure that the horses:
(a)
are only admitted to the venue if their movements from the Member State of first destination indicated in the CVED to the United Kingdom is documented as provided for in Article 3(2); and
(b)
leave the European Union without delay following the end of the event.
