Annex I

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Annex I, the Sanitary Group D is replaced by the following:

   ‘ Sanitary Group D (¹)

   Argentina (AR), Barbados (BB), Bermuda (BM), Bolivia (BO), Brazil (³) (BR), Chile (CL), Costa Rica (³) (CR), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (³) (MX), Peru (³) (PE), Paraguay (PY), Uruguay (UY)’;

2. (2)

   in Annex II(D), Section III to the health certificate, the following text is added:

   ‘(m)

   The registered horse from Costa Rica (¹) to be temporarily admitted into the European Union in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2014/501/EU^f1 to participate in the World Equestrian Games in France in 2014, was subjected to

   1. (i)

      a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis on two occasions with an interval of 21 days between the two tests carried out by the same laboratory, the second of which must have been carried out during 10 days prior to dispatch on … (⁵) and on … (⁵), without an increase in the antibody count, if it has been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis more than six months ago (⁴);

   2. (ii)

      an RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome, carried out with negative result on a sample taken within 48 hours prior to dispatch, on … (⁵);

   3. (iii)

      protection from vector attacks from the moment of the RT-PCR sampling until loading for dispatch, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the horse and desinsectisation of the stable and the means in which it is transported.’.