EQUINES (all ages)

Animal by-products from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, including farmed and wild animals

the Annex to Commission Decision 95/307/EC of 24 July 1995 determining the specimen animal health certificate for trade in semen of the equine species(17);

the Annex to Commission Decision 95/294/EC of 24 July 1995 determining the specimen animal health certificate for trade in ova and embryos of the equine species(16);

Commission Decision 2000/284/EC of 31 March 2000 establishing the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries and amending Decisions 96/539/EC and 96/540/EC (OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 35), as amended by:

Grazing stock (equines, cattle, sheep, goats)

Equine semen

In part B, the text of the particular nutritional purposes concerning equines is replaced by the following text:

Equine embryos and ova

Equine infectious anaemia

Equine semen, embryos and ova

Whereas, furthermore, the list of particular nutritional purposes adopted for equines should be adapted and supplemented on the basis of available data;

Viral equine encephalomyelitis

Hides and skins of equine animals

Eastern equine encephalitis virus;

Western equine encephalitis virus;

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis

Leather of bovine or equine animals

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus;

fresh/chilled/frozen (1) equine semen

Imports of semen of the equine species

Equine encephalomyelitis (of all types, including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis)

for the trade in semen of the equine species

- a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia,

bovine, porcine, equine, caprine, ovine, poultry

Imports of ova and embryos of the equine species

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years,

Leather of bovine or equine animals, without hair on

Species (bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine equine)( 1 )

Equine encephalomyelitis (of all types, including VEE)

in the case of (an) uncastrated male equine animal(s);

Species (bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine equine) ( r )

during six months in the case of equine viral arthritis;

for importation of ova and embryos of the equine species

Conditions for imports of equine semen from third countries

Whereas Council Directive 96/22/EC (3) concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, prohibits the use of clenbuterol in all farm animals with the exception of some specific therapeutic purposes in equines and in cows;

African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, equine cnccphalomyclitis of all types including Venezuelan equine cnccphalomyclitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies, anthrax;

African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, equine encephalomyelitis of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies, anthrax;

Equine infectious anaemia and some types of equine encephalomyelitis are reported occasionally in certain parts of the Community.

Programmes for initial vaccination against equine viral arteritis:

Semen of the equine species collected in accordance with Directive 92/65/EC

Unprocessed material from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals

during the last 30 days prior to collection of the semen have been kept on holdings where no equine animal showed clinical signs of equine viral arteritis,