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    Consolidated text: Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (notified under document number C(2003) 5242) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/211/EC)

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    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 6 January 2004

    establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC

    (notified under document number C(2003) 5242)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2004/211/EC)

    (OJ L 073 11.3.2004, p. 1)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

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    page

    date

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    28

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    52

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    16

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    33

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    107

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    22

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    38

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    57

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      L 168

    17

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    55

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    20

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    15.2.2018




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    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 6 January 2004

    establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC

    (notified under document number C(2003) 5242)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2004/211/EC)



    Article 1

    Subject matter and scope

    This Decision establishes a list of third countries, or parts thereof where regionalisation applies, from which Member States authorise the importation of equidae and semen, ova and embryos thereof, and indicates the other conditions applicable to such imports.

    Article 2

    Definitions

    For the purpose of this Decision the following definitions shall apply:

    ‘category of equidae’ : shall mean equidae as defined in Article 2 (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 90/426/EEC and registered horses;

    ‘importation’ : shall mean the introduction onto Community territory of live equidae in accordance with the conditions specifically laid down for the particular type of importation, notably temporary admission, re-entry after temporary export and imports.

    Article 3

    Importation of live equidae

    Member States shall authorise the importation into the Community of live equidae from the third countries or parts of the territories of those third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of the Annex in accordance with the indications set out in Annex I, as follows:

     the temporary admission of registered horses as indicated in column 6,

     the re-entry after temporary export of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events as indicated in column 7,

     the import of registered horses as indicated in column 8,

     the import of equidae for slaughter as indicated in column 9,

     the import of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production as indicated in column 10.

    Article 4

    Imports of semen of the equine species

    Member States shall authorise imports of semen of the equine species from third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I respectively from which permanent imports of registered horses, registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production are also authorised. Such imports shall be subject to the condition that the semen was collected for export to the Community only from equidae belonging to the category of live equidae authorised for permanent imports and such imports shall meet the requirements which correspond to the indications set out in columns 11, 12 and 13 of Annex I.

    Article 5

    Imports of ova and embryos of the equine species

    Member States shall authorise imports of ova and embryos of the equine species from third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I respectively from which permanent imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production are also authorised. Such imports shall meet the requirements which correspond to the indications set out in column 14 of Annex I.

    Article 6

    Conditions for importation of equidae from third countries

    Member State shall only authorise importation of equidae, which fulfil the following conditions:

    (a) the equidae shall meet the animal health requirements laid down in the corresponding model certificate provided for in Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC in respect of the relevant category of equidae, the type of importation and the sanitary group as indicated in column 5 of Annex I to which the third country or part of the territory of a third country of export was assigned;

    (b) where applicable, the importation of equidae shall be subject to the supplementary guarantees or conditions referred to in column 15 of the table in the Annex I to this Decision;

    (c) the equidae shall not be transported in a means of transport carrying other equidae that are not destined for the Community;

    (d) unless otherwise authorised in the specific animal health conditions for importation into the Community, equidae shall not be transported in a means of transport carrying equidae of a lower health status;

    (e) during the transport to the Community, the equidae shall not be unloaded in the territory of a third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not approved for importation of equidae into the Community;

    (f) during the transport to the Community, the equidae shall not be transported on road, railway or on foot through the territory or part of the territory of a third country that is not approved for at least one type of importation of at least one category of equidae;

    (g) the equidae shall arrive at a border inspection post at the point of entry into the Community within 10 days of being certified in the exporting third country for transport or movement to the Community. In the case of transport by sea, the period of 10 days shall be prolonged by the time of the sea voyage.

    Article 7

    Conditions for imports of equine semen from third countries

    Imports into the Community of semen of the equine species shall only be allowed, if such semen is collected in a semen collection centre approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC and listed in Decision 2000/284/EC and fulfils the conditions laid down in the animal health certificate provided for in Commission Decision 96/539/EC.

    Article 8

    Conditions for imports of ova and embryos of the equine species from third countries

    Imports into the Community of ova and embryos of the equine species shall only be allowed if such ova and/or embryos fulfil the conditions laid down in the animal health certificate provided for in Commission Decision 96/540/EC.

    Article 9

    Amendments

    1.  Annex I and II of Decision 93/195/EEC are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.

    2.  Decision 94/63/EC is amended as follows:

    (a) The title of the Decision is replaced by the following:

    ‘Commission Decision of 31 January 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species and ova and embryos of the porcine species’

    .

    (b) In Article 1, the second paragraph is deleted.

    (c) In the Annex, Part II is deleted.

    Article 10

    Repeals

    Decisions 92/160/EEC and 95/461/EC are repealed.

    Article 11

    Application date

    This Decision shall apply from the 1 May 2004.

    Article 12

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




    ANNEX I



    ISO Code

    Country

    Code of territory

    Description of territory

    SG

    TA

    Re-En

    Imports

    Imports

    Specific conditions

    RH

    RH

    RH

    ES

    RE + EBP

    Semen

    O/E

    RH

    SE

    EBP

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    12

    13

    14

    15

    ▼M29

    AE

    United Arab Emirates

    AE-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼B

    AR

    Argentina

    AR-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    AU

    Australia

    AU-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    BB

    Barbados

    BB-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M1 —————

    ▼M13

    BH

    Bahrain

    BH-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼B

    BM

    Bermuda

    BM-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    BO

    Bolivia

    BO-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M22

    BR

    Brazil

    BR-0

    Whole country

    D

     

    BR-1

    The States of:

    Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal and Rio de Janeiro except the region BR-2 until 31 October 2016

    D

    X

    X

    X

     

    BR-2

    The Centro Olimpico de Hipismo at Brazilian Army Horseback Riding School of Vila Militar in Deodoro Rio de Janeiro in the State of Rio de Janeiro and the connecting road to the Galeão International Airport

    D

    X

    X

    X

    Valid until 31 October 2016

    ▼B

    BY

    Belarus

    BY-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    CA

    Canada

    CA-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    CH

    Switzerland

    CH-0

    Whole country

    A

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    CL

    Chile

    CL-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M13

    CN

    China

    CN-0

    Whole country

     

     

    CN-1

    The equine disease-free zone in Conghua City, Guangzhou Municipality, Guangdong Province including the Biosecurity Highway Passage from and to the airport in Guangzhou and Hong Kong (see Box 3 for details)

    C

    X

    X

    X

     

    CN-2

    The venue for the Global Champions Tour at the Expo 2010 No 15 Parking Lot and the passage to the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in the northern part of the Pudong New area and the Eastern part of the Minhang District of the Metropolitan area of Shanghai (see Box 5 for details)

    C

    X

    ►M30  Only if certified in accordance with Annex X to Decision 93/195/EEC ◄

    ▼M19

    CR

    Costa Rica

    CR-0

    Whole country

    D

     

    CR-1

    Metropolitan area of San José

    D

    X

     

    CR-2

    Metropolitan area of San José

    D

    X

    Only for horses qualified for the World Equestrian Games in France. Valid until 15 October 2014

    ▼B

    CU

    Cuba

    CU-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    DZ

    Algeria

    DZ-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M26

    EG

    Egypt

    EG-0

    Whole country

    E

    EG-1

    The Equine Disease Free Zone established at the Egyptian Armed Forces Veterinary Hospital at El Nasr road, across AL Ahly Club, Cairo, and the highway connection with Cairo International Airport (see Box 7 for details)

    E

    X

    X

    ▼B

    FK

    Falkland Islands

    FK-0

    Whole country

    A

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    GL

    Greenland

    GL-0

    Whole country

    A

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    HK

    Hong Kong

    HK-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M14 —————

    ▼M22

    IL

    Israel (2)

    IL-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M18

    IN

    India

    IN-0

    Whole country

    C

     

    IN-1

    The equine disease free zone at the Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) Centre, Meerut Cantonment, district Meerut, division Meerut State of Uttar Pradesh including the Road Passage from and to the airport in New Delhi

    (see Box 6 for details)

    C

    X

    X

    Valid until 31 October 2014

    ▼B

    IS

    Iceland

    IS-0

    Whole country

    A

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    JM

    Jamaica

    JM-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    JO

    Jordan

    JO-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    JP

    Japan

    JP-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    KG

    Kyrgyzstan

    KG-0

    Whole country

     

    KG-1

    Region of Issyk-Kul

    B

    X

    X

     

    KR

    Korea Republic

    KR-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M20

    KW

    Kuwait

    KW-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M25

    LB

    Lebanon

    LB-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M22 —————

    ▼B

    MA

    Morocco

    MA-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M2

    ME

    Montenegro

    ME-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼B

    MK (1)

    FYROM

    MK-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    MO

    Macao

    MO-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    MY

    Malaysia

    MY-0

    Peninsula

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M3

    MU

    Mauritius

    MU-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

     

    ▼M23

    MX

    Mexico

    MX-0

    Whole country

    D

     

    MX-1

    Metropolitan area of Mexico-City

    D

    X

    ►M30  Only if certified in accordance with Annex X to Decision 93/195/EEC ◄

    ▼B

    NZ

    New Zealand

    NZ-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    OM

    Oman

    OM-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    PE

    Peru

    PE-0

    Whole country

     

    PE-1

    Region of Lima

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    PM

    St Pierre and Miquelon

    PM-0

    Whole country

    G

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    PY

    Paraguay

    PY-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    QA

    Qatar

    QA-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M1 —————

    ▼M2

    RS

    Serbia

    RS-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼B

    RU

    Russia

    RU-0

    Whole country

     

    RU-1

    Provinces of Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Briansk, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Tver, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moskva, Orjol, Riasan, Smolensk, Tula, Jaroslavl, Nijninovgorod, Kirov, Belgorod, Voronesh, Kursk, Lipezk, Tambov, Astrahan, Volgograd, Penza, Saratov, Uljanovsk, Rostov, Orenburg, Perm and Kurgan

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    RU-2

    Regions of Stavropol and Krasnodar

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    RU-3

    Republics of Karelia, Marij-El, Mordovia, Chuvachia, Kalmykia, Tatarstan, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Severnaya Osetia, Ingushetia and Karachaevo-Cherkesia

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    SA

    Saudi Arabia

    SA-0

    Whole country

     

    SA-1

    Whole country, except the protection and surveillance zones (see BOX 1 for details)

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M2 —————

    ▼B

    SG

    Singapore

    SG-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M22 —————

    ▼B

    TH

    Thailand

    TH-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M28

    TM

    Turkmenistan

    TM-0

    Whole country

     

    Valid from 10 September to 10 October 2017

    TM-1

    The equine disease free zone of Ashgabat(see Box 8 for details)

    B

    X

    ▼B

    TN

    Tunisia

    TN-0

    Whole country

    E

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M30

    TR

    Turkey

    TR-0

    Whole country

    E

    TR-1

    Provinces of Ankara, Edirne, Istanbul, Izmir, Kirklareli and Tekirdag

    E

    ▼B

    UA

    Ukraine

    UA-0

    Whole country

    B

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    US

    United States of America

    US-0

    Whole country

    C

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    UY

    Uruguay

    UY-0

    Whole country

    D

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    ▼M8

    ZA

    South Africa

    ZA-0

    Whole country

     

    ZA-1

    Metropolitan area of Cape Town (see box 2 for details)

    F

    Decision 2008/698/EC

    ▼B

    (1)   Provisional Code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations

    (2)   Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

    Note:



    Boxes

    X

    Importation allowed in principle

     

    Importation not authorised

     

    Columns

    Columns 1-4:

    Territorial description

     

    Column 5 (SG):

    Sanitary Group

     

    Column 6 (TA):

    Temporary admission of registered horses

    (Decision 92/260/EEC)

    Column 7 (Re-En):

    Re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export

    (Decision 93/195/EEC)

    Column 8:

    Imports of registered horses

    (Decision 93/197/EEC)

    Column 9:

    Imports of equidae for slaughter

    (Decision 93/196/EEC)

    Column 10:

    Imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production

    (Decision 93/197/EEC)

    Column 11:

    Imports of semen collected from registered horses

    (Decision 96/539/EC)

    Column 12:

    Imports of semen collected from registered equidae

    (Decision 96/539/EC)

    Column 13:

    Imports of semen collected from equidae for breeding and production

    (Decision 96/539/EC)

    Column 14:

    Imports of ova and embryos of the equine species

    (Decision 96/540/EC)

    Column 15:

    Reference to specific conditions/additional guarantees

     

    Animal/product:

    Categories/conditions

     

    RH

    Registered horses

     

    ES

    Equidae for slaughter as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 90/426/EEC

     

    RE

    Registered equidae as defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 90/426/EEC

     

    EBP

    Equidae for breeding and production as defined in Article 2(e) of Directive 90/426/EEC

     

    Semen

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

     

    O/E

    Ova and embryos of the equine species collected in accordance with Directive 92/65/EC

     



    Box 1:

    SA

    Saudi Arabia

    SA-1

    Delimitation of the protection and surveillance zones (BOX 1):

    1.  Province of Jizan

    — protection zone: the whole province, except the part north of the road control post at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5 and north of road No 10;

    — surveillance zone: the part of the province north of the road control post at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5, controlled by the road control post at Al Qahmah, and north of road No 10.

    2.  Province of Asir

    — protection zone: the part of the province delineated by road No 10, between Ad Darb, Abha and Kamis-Mushayt to the north, except the equestrian clubs at their air and military bases, and the part of the province delineated to the north by road No 15 leading from Kamis-Mushayt through Jarash, Al Utfah and Dhahram Al Janoub to the border with the province of Najran, and, the part of the province delineated to the north by the road leading from Al Utfah through Al Fayd to Badr Al Janoub (Province of Najran);

    — surveillance zone: the equestrian clubs at their air and military bases, the part of the province between the border of the protection zone and road No 209 from Ash-Shuqaiq to the road control post Muhayil on road No 211, the part of the province between the control post on road No 10 south of Abha, the city of Abha and the road control post Ballasmer 65 km from Abha on road No 15 leading north, the part of the province between Khamis-Mushayt and the road contol post 90 km from Abha on road No 225 to Samakh and the road control post at Yarah, 90 km from Abha, on road No 10 leading to Riyadh, and, the part of the province south of a virtual line between the road control post at Yarah on road No 10 and Khashm-Ghurab on road No 177 up to the border of the province of Najran.

    3.  Province of Najran

    — protection zone: the part of the province delineated by the road from Al Utfah (province of Asir) to Badr Al Janoub and to As Sebt and from As Sebt along Wadi Habunah to the conjunction with road No 177 between Najran and Riyadh to the north and from this conjunction by road No 177 leading south to the conjunction with road No 15 from Najran to Sharourah, and the part of the province south of road No 15 between Najran and Sharourah and the border with the Yemen;

    — surveillance zone: the part of the province south of a line between the road control post at Yarah, on road No 10, and Khashm-Ghurab, on road No 177, from the border of the province of Najran until the road control post at Khashm-Ghurab, 80 km from Najran, and west of road No 175 leading to Sharourah.



    Box 2:

    ZA

    South Africa

    ZA-1

    Delimitation of the Metropolitan area of Cape-Town (ZA-1):

    Northern boundary: Blaauwberg Road (M14);

    Eastern boundary: Koeberg Road (M14), Plattekloof Road (M14), N7 Highway, N1 Highway and M5 Highway;

    Southern boundary: Ottery Road, Prince George's Drive, Wetton Road, Riverstone Road, Tennant Road, Newlands Drive, Paradise Road, Union Drive, Rhodes Drive up to the Newslands Forestry station and across Echo Gorge of Table Mountain to Camps Bay;

    Western boundary: coastline from Camps Bay to Blaauwberg Road.

    ▼M4



    Box 3:

    CN

    China

    CN-1

    The specific equine disease-free zone in the Guangdong Province with the following delimitation:

    Core zone: equestrian site in Reshui Village, Lingkou Town of Conghua City with the surrounding area within a five km radius controlled by the road control post at State Highway 105;

    Surveillance zone: all administrative divisions in Conghua City surrounding the core zone covering an area of 2 009 km2;

    Protection zone:

    outwards boundaries of the following contiguous administrative divisions surrounding the surveillance zone:

    — Baiyun District, Luogang District of Conghua City,

    — Huadu District of Guangzhou City,

    — Zengcheng City,

    — administrative divisions in Qingcheng District of Qingyuan City,

    — Fogang County,

    — Xinfeng County,

    — Longmen County;

    Biosecurity highway passage:

    Pre-entry quarantine: the quarantine facilities in the protection zone designated by the competent authority for the preparation of equidae from other parts of China for entry into the equine disease free zone.

    ▼M13 —————

    ▼M13



    Box 5:

    CN

    China

    CN-2

    Delimitation of the zone in the Metropolitan area of Shanghai:

    Western boundary: Huangpu River from its estuary in the North to the bifurcation of the Dazhi River,

    Southern boundary: from the bifurcation of the Huanpu River to the estuary of the Dazhi River in the East,

    Northern and Eastern boundaries: coast line

    ▼M18



    Box 6

    IN

    India

    IN-1

    The equine disease free zone at the Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) Centre, Meerut Cantonment, district Meerut, division Meerut, State of Uttar Pradesh (localised at 29.028893, 77.731018 or +29° 01 44.01″, +77° 43′ 51.66″) and surrounded by a 10 km surveillance zone, including the access through Roorkee, Mawana and Delhi Roads to National Highway No 58, followed on Hapur Road (57), GT Road, Dharampura Road, Eastern Approach Road, Yudister Setu, Lala Hardev Sahai Marg, Mahatma Road, Vandemataram Marg, National Highway No 8, Airport Road, Ullan Batar Marg to Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi.

    ▼M26



    Box 7

    EG

    Egypt

    EG-1

    The Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ) of about 0,1 km2 size established around the Egyptian Armed Forces Veterinary Hospital at El-Nasr road, across Al Ahly Club, on the Eastern outskirts of Cairo, (localised at 30°04′19,6″N 31°21′16,5″E) and the highway connection of 10 km on the El-Nasr Road and the Airport Road with Cairo International Airport.

    (a)  Delineation of the boundaries of the EDFZ:

    From the crossing of El Nasr Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Shaikh Road (at 30°04′13,6″N 31°21′04,3″E) along the El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Shaikh Road for about 500 m to the North until the first junction with the ‘Passage Inside Armed Forces’ (‘the Passage’), turning right and following the Passage for about 100 m to the East, turning right again and following the Passage for 150 m to the South, turning left and following the Passage for 300 m to the East, turning right and following the Passage for 100 m to the South until El-Nasr Road, turning right and following El-Nasr Road for 300 m to South-West until opposite to the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road, turning right and following the Passage for 100 m to the North, turning left and following the Passage for 120 m to the West, turning left and following the Passage for 200 m to the South, turning right and following El-Nasr Road for 100 m to the West until the crossing of El Nasr Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Shaikh Road.

    (b)  Delineation of the boundaries of the pre-export quarantine area within the EDFZ:

    From the point opposite to the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road following the Passage for 100 m to the North, turning right and following the Passage for 250 m to the East, turning right and following the Passage for 50 m to the South until El-Nasr Road, turning right and following El-Nasr Road for 300 m to South-West until opposite to the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road.

    ▼M28



    Box 8

     

    TM

    Turkmenistan

    TM-1

    The Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ) of Ashgabat consisting of:

    (1)  the core zone established at 37.925300 N, 58.438068 E, east of the junction of auto route M37 and the Kuliyev Street leading northwards, and the fresh water canal (Garagum Canal) to the north and the railway to the south;

    (2)  the surveillance zone of 30 to 50 km deep from the soiled water canal in the north to the state border with Iran, and 110 km wide from the district of Anew east of Ashgabat to the district of Baharden west of Ashgabat, including the international airport close to the core zone.

    ▼B




    ANNEX II

    Commission Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:

    1. The list of third countries in Group D in Annex I is replaced by the following:

    ‘Argentina (AR), Barbados (BB), Bermuda (BM), Bolivia (BO), Brazil (1) (BR), Chile (CL), Costa Rica (1) (CR), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (1) (MX), Peru (1) (PE), Paraguay (PY), Uruguay (UY)’.

    2. The list of third countries in Group D in the title of the Health Certificate in Annex II is replaced by the following:

    ‘Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil (1), Chile, Costa Rica (1), Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico (1), Peru (1), Paraguay, Uruguay’.

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