Division 4 Minimum periods without a reported case or outbreak of certain diseases in the establishment of origin for equine animals as referred to in Article 23(1)(a)(ii):

Where an infection was reported in the establishment during the period of 3 years prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, following the last outbreak the establishment remained under movement restrictions by the competent authority until:

• the infected animals have been killed and destroyed, and

• the remaining animals were subjected to a test carried out as described in point 3.1 of Chapter 2.5.11 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual (Version adopted 2015) with negative results on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals were killed and destroyed and the establishment cleaned and disinfected

If they come from an establishment situated in a third country, territory or zone thereof in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has been reported during the last 2 years prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, they comply with the conditions in point (i) and the conditions in either of points (ii) or (iii):

1. (i)

   during the period of at least 21 days prior to departure they have remained clinically healthy and any animal referred to in point (ii) or (iii) which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, have been subjected to a diagnostic test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with the diagnostic method provided for in point (a) of Part 10(1) of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with negative results; and

2. (ii)

   the animals were kept in quarantine for a period of at least 21 days protected from attacks by insect vector, and either

   • have been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer’s recommendations not less than 60 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch, or

   • have been subjected to a test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with the diagnostic method provided for in point (b) of Part 10(1) of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with negative results, carried out on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of entry into quarantine;

3. (iii)

   the animals have been subjected to

   • a test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with the diagnostic method provided for in point (b) of Part 10(1) of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, without an increase in antibody titre, carried out on paired samples taken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days, the second of which was taken during a period of 10 days prior to the date of departure, and

   • a test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome with the diagnostic method provided for in Part 10(2) of Annex I Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with negative result, carried out on a sample taken within 48 hours prior to departure, and the animals have been protected from attacks by insect vectors after sampling until departure.

Where an infection was reported in the establishment during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, following the last outbreak the establishment remained under movement restriction by the competent authority until:

• the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, or the infected entire male equine animals have been castrated, and

• the remaining equine animals in the establishment, with the exception of the castrated male equine animals referred to in first indent kept apart from female equine animals, were subjected to a test for dourine with the diagnostic method provided for in Part 8 of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 with negative results, carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the measures described in the first indent have been completed.

Where infection was reported in the establishment during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, the establishment remained under movement restriction by the competent authority until:

• the infected animals have been removed from the establishment, and

• the remaining animals have undergone a test for surra (Trypanosoma evansi) using one of the diagnostic methods provided for in Part 3 of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 with negative results, carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the last infected animal has been removed from the establishment.

Where an infection was reported in the establishment during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, following the last outbreak the establishment remained under movement restriction by the competent authority until:

• the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and

• the remaining animals in the establishment have been subjected to a test for equine infectious anemia with the diagnostic method provided for in Part 9 of Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 with negative results, carried out on samples taken on two occasions with a minimum interval of 3 months after the measures described in the first indent have been completed and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.