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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1143/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1143",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1143 of 10 August 2018 amending Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC as regards the testing for equine viral arteritis (notified under document C(2018) 5071) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1143",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1143\nof 10 August 2018\namending Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC as regards the testing for equine viral arteritis\n(notified under document C(2018) 5071)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae, and in particular point (a) and the first subparagraph of point (b)(ii) of Article 15, Article 16(2) and the introductory phrase and point (b) of Article 19 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2009/156/EC lays down animal health conditions for the importation into the Union of live equidae. It empowers the Commission to lay down, amongst others, the special conditions for the temporary admission of registered equidae and imports into the Union of equidae.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 92/260/EEC provides that Member States are to authorise the temporary admission into the Union of registered horses complying with the animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements set out, amongst others in Annex II (A) to (E) thereto.\n(3)\nCommission Decision 93/197/EEC provides that Member States are to authorise imports into the Union of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production complying with the animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements set out, amongst others in Annex II (A) to (E) thereto.\n(4)\nIf they come from a third country in which equine viral arteritis was officially reported during the past 6 months prior to dispatch to the Union, uncastrated male equidae may only be introduced into the Union after they have been tested with negative result for equine viral arteritis or have been vaccinated and regularly revaccinated against this disease.\n(5)\nIn addition to the Union requirements for testing or vaccination of uncastrated male equidae intended for entry into the Union, Chapter 12.9 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (‘the Code’) of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Edition 2017, contains recommendation on testing of uncastrated male equidae for equine viral arteritis.\n(6)\nWhere a semen sample cannot be obtained for testing of a seropositive uncastrated male equid and uninterrupted vaccination cannot be certified, test mating of the male equid to two seronegative mares as described in point 4(a) of Article 12.9.2 of the Code is a suitable alternative protocol to ensure that those uncastrated male equids do not shed equine arteritis virus in their semen.\n(7)\nDue to shortages in the supply of vaccine against equine viral arteritis, it is necessary to provide a test protocol for equine viral arteritis in line with OIE recommendations and to amend the health certificates set out in Annex II (A) to (E) to Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC accordingly.\n(8)\nDecisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses (OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_eav.htm"
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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