Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1170 of 23 April 2024 amending Annexes IV, VIII, XIII, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the lists of third countries or territories, or zones thereof, authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and products of animal origin, and correcting Annex XIV thereto as regards the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof, authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry and game birds

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) ¹, and in particular Articles 230(1), 232(1) and 232(3) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down, inter alia, the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin. One of those animal health requirements is that those consignments must come from a third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation.

• (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 ² supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories, or zones or compartments thereof. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin falling within its scope are only to be permitted to enter into the Union if they come from a third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed for the particular species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin.

• (3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 ³ lays down the lists of third countries or territories, or zones or compartments thereof, from which the entry into the Union of consignments of species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, that fall within the scope of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, is permitted. The lists and certain general rules concerning the lists are set out in Annexes I to XXII to that Implementing Regulation.

• (4) Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof, authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of equine animals. South Africa is listed in that Annex, assigned to Sanitary Group F and regionalised as zone ZA-1, restricted to the Metropolitan area of Cape Town. The entry into the Union of consignments of registered horses from this zone has been suspended since 3 May 2011.

• (5) A Commission audit ⁴ took place in South Africa in October 2022 to evaluate the animal health controls in relation to the entry into the Union of consignments of registered equine animals, and in particular the animal health guarantees as regards African horse sickness (AHS). The outcome of that audit showed that South Africa has made considerable progress in recent years to improve the level of surveillance and control of AHS within the controlled area. However, some shortcomings were also identified. South Africa has provided an action plan to comply with the recommendations formulated in the audit report, and additional guarantees as regards surveillance and control of AHS for the purpose of the entry into the Union of consignments of registered horses.

• (6) In the light of those guarantees provided by South Africa, the entry into the Union of consignments of registered horses from the zone ZA-1 should be re-authorised under specific conditions regarding additional risk-mitigating measures for AHS. Therefore, a specific condition ‘AHS-ZA’ in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and the opening date in column 9 of that table should be inserted for the zone ZA-1 in South Africa. Additionally, a description of the specific condition ‘AHS-ZA’ should be set out in Part 3 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.

• (7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/351 ⁵ amended Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 ⁶ by deleting the model animal health certificate and the model declaration for transit through the Union of consignments of equine animals not intended for slaughter (model ‘EQUI-TRANSIT-X’), and the model animal health certificate and the model declaration for transit through the Union of consignments of equine animals intended for slaughter (model ‘EQUI-TRANSIT-Y’), as no specific requirements for transit through the Union of equine animals are laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. In addition, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/351 amended the model animal health certificate and model declaration for the re-entry into the Union of consignments of registered horses for racing after temporary export for a period of not more than 90 days to participate in specific race events (model ‘EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE’) by the addition of the Bahrain Turf Series and the Saudi Cup therein. Therefore, references to ‘EQUI-TRANSIT-X’ and ‘EQUI-TRANSIT-Y’ should be deleted from column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, while references to ‘EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE’ should be updated and remain in column 5 of that table for the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United States, as the model ‘EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE’ includes specific race events only in those third countries.

• (8) Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of dogs, cats and ferrets together with the specific conditions to be met by such consignments in order for them to be permitted to enter into the Union.

• (9) Checks carried out in the recent years at border control posts by the competent authorities of Member States have shown repetitive non-compliances with certain Union requirements as regards consignments of dogs, cats and ferrets entering into the Union from Belarus and Russia, and in particular as regards rabies preventive measures and their certification. As a result of those non-compliances, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1130 ⁷ updated the list of territories and third countries, set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 ⁸ from where a rabies antibody titration test is not mandatory for dogs, cats and ferrets entering into the Union, in order to delete the entries for Belarus and Russia from that list.

• (10) To take account of Article 76 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, in the interest of clarity of Union legislation, it is necessary to reflect the recent updates made to the list set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 as regards the entries for Belarus and Russia, by indicating in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 the specific condition for dogs, cats and ferrets to have a valid rabies antibody titration test before entering into the Union from Belarus and Russia. Those amendments to Part 1 of Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should apply from 16 September 2024, as that is the date of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1130.

• (11) Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of ungulates. Certain states of Brazil are listed in that Annex as authorised for the entry into the Union of the consignments of fresh meat of bovine animals.

• (12) Brazil has informed the Commission that some of the states of Brazil currently listed for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of bovine animals with a specific condition ‘Controlled vaccination programme’ in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 have stopped vaccinating the relevant animals against foot and mouth disease due to a favourable epidemiological situation of that disease, and that those states have been recognised internationally as free from foot and mouth disease without vaccination, in accordance with the procedure of the WOAH for the official recognition of disease status ⁹.

• (13) Following an audit of the Commission, carried out from 10 to 27 October 2023, in order to evaluate the animal health control system and in particular for foot and mouth disease in Brazil ¹⁰, and further exchanges with that third country, the conditions laid down in Union law for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of bovine animals applicable for a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which vaccination against foot and mouth disease is not carried out have been met by certain Brazilian states which have stopped vaccination and which were recognised as free from foot and mouth disease without vaccination by the WOAH. Therefore, the specific condition ‘Controlled vaccination programme’ referred to in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be replaced by the specific condition ‘No vaccination carried out’ for the states therein.

• (14) In addition, the description of the specific condition ‘Controlled vaccination programme’ in Part 3 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be further clarified by referring to the situations when the competent authority of a third country or territory, or zone thereof has ceased to vaccinate animals against foot and mouth disease due to a favourable epidemiological situation as regards that disease.

• (15) Finally, the description of the specific condition ‘No vaccination carried out’ in Part 3 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be further clarified by deleting the reference to the regular serological surveillance as other methods of surveillance can also be carried out by the competent authority of a third country or territory to demonstrate the absence of foot and mouth disease virus.

• (16) Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries, territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry and game birds.

• (17) Moldova has applied to the Commission to be authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry, and it has provided guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements for the notification and reporting of the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for fresh meat of poultry, and guarantees regarding compliance with the relevant Union animal health requirements, or with equivalent requirements. A Commission audit ¹¹ took place in Moldova in November 2023 to evaluate the application of disease control measures for the export of fresh meat of poultry into the Union. The outcomes of that audit showed that Moldova has made considerable progress in addressing the previous recommendations. The competent authority of Moldova has also provided a satisfactory action plan for the recommendations formulated in the audit report.

• (18) However, since 29 December 2023, Moldova has notified the Commission of several outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry. Following those outbreaks, Moldova has established restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.

• (19) Moldova has also submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures it has taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI. On the basis of the Commission’s evaluation and in order to protect the animal health status of the Union, the entry into the Union of consigments of fresh meat of poultry should be authorised from the whole territory of Moldova, except for the districts which were affected by the recent outbreaks of HPAI. Therefore, as regionalisation is applied in that third country, the zone MD-1 should be listed in column 2 of the table set out in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and an entry for Moldova with a description of that zone should be inserted in the table set out in Part 2 of that Annex.

• (20) Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds. Montenegro is listed in that Annex for meat products of porcine animals, either kept or wild, with the assigned specific risk-mitigating treatment D provided for in Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.

• (21) In January 2024, Montenegro notified the Commission of a first occurrence of African swine fever, which is an infectious viral disease affecting kept and wild porcine animals, in wild boar. Taking account of the new epidemiological situation as regards African swine fever in Montenegro and considering that the minimum temperature of 70 °C referred to in the risk-mitigating treatment D is not effective to inactivate the African swine fever virus, the more severe risk-mitigating treatment C should be assigned to Montenegro for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products of kept porcine animals from that third country. In addition, the use of the risk-mitigating treatment D should be limited for Montenegro to the treatment for raw ham consisting of natural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months and resulting in certain characteristics as provided for in the description of the treatment D in Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.

• (22) Furthermore, due to a higher risk for the disease transmission through meat products of wild porcine animals, the entry into the Union of consignments of such meat products of wild porcine animals, except for domestic breeds, from Montenegro should be suspended. Therefore, the entry for that third country in Section A of Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be amended.

• (23) Annexes IV, VIII, XIII, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

• (24) Furthermore, Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof, authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry and game birds. The erroneous references to the columns for specific conditions and for animal health guarantees of the table set out in Section B of Part 1 of that Annex should be corrected in the titles of Parts 3 and 4 thereof.

• (25) Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be corrected accordingly.

• (26) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

Annexes IV, VIII, XIII, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with Part A of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Corrections to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is corrected in accordance with Part B of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Point 2(a) and (b) of Part A of the Annex shall apply from 16 September 2024.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

ANNEX

PART A

Annexes IV, VIII, XIII, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:

• (1) Annex IV is amended as follows:

• (a) Part 1 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 1

List of third countries or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of equine animals as referred to in Article 3, point (1)(c)

ISO code and name of the third country or territory	Zone as set out in Part 2	Sanitary group	Categories permitted to enter the Union	Animal health certificates	Specific conditions as set out in Part 3	Animal health guarantees as set out in Part 4	Closing date	Opening date
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
AE United Arab Emirates	AE-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
AR Argentina	AR-0	D	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
AU Australia	AU-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA-0	B	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
BB Barbados	BB-0	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
BH Bahrain	BH-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
BM Bermuda	BM-0	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
BO Bolivia	BO-0	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
BR Brazil	BR-1	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
BY Belarus	BY-0	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
CA Canada	CA-0	C	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
CH Switzerland	CH-0	A	Subject to the Agreement referred to in point 7 of Annex I	Subject to the Agreement referred to in point 7 of Annex I
CL Chile	CL-0	D	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
CN China	CN-1	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
CN China	CN-2	G	Registered horses	EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
CN China	CN-3	G	Registered horses	EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP			13.11.2023	15.9.2023
CR Costa Rica	CR-1	D	Registered horses	EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
CU Cuba	CU-0	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
DZ Algeria	DZ-0	E	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
EG Egypt	EG-1	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X
EG Egypt	EG-2	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X
FK Falkland Islands	FK-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
GB United Kingdom	GB-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
GG Guernsey	GG-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
GL Greenland	GL-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
HK Hong Kong	HK-0	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
IL Israel	IL-0	E	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
IM Isle of Man	IM-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
IS Iceland	IS-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
JE Jersey	JE-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
JM Jamaica	JM-0	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
JO Jordan	JO-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
JP Japan	JP-0	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
KG Kyrgyzstan	KG-1	B	Registered horses	EQUI-X
KR South Korea	KR-0	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
KW Kuwait	KW-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP			28.11.2019	27.11.2020
LB Lebanon	LB-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
MA Morocco	MA-0	E	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
ME Montenegro	ME-0	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
MK North Macedonia	MK-0	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
MO Macao	MO-0	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
MY Malaysia	MY-1	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP			7.9.2020
MU Mauritius	MU-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X
MX Mexico	MX-1	C	Registered horses	EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
MX Mexico	MX-2	C	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
NZ New Zealand	NZ-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
OM Oman	OM-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
PE Peru	PE-1	D	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon	PM-0	A	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y
PY Paraguay	PY-0	D	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
QA Qatar	QA-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
RS Serbia	RS-0	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
RU Russia	RU-1	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
RU Russia	RU-2	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
RU Russia	RU-3	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
SA Saudi Arabia	SA-1	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
SG Singapore	SG-0	G	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
TH Thailand	TH-0	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP			6.4.2020
TN Tunisia	TN-0	E	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
TR Türkiye	TR-1	E	Registered horses	EQUI-X, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP			April 2020	27.11.2020
UA Ukraine	UA-0	B	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
US United States	US-0	C	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-RACE
UY Uruguay	UY-0	D	Registered horses; registered equidae; other equine animals not for slaughter; equine animals for slaughter	EQUI-X, EQUI-Y, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-30, EQUI-RE-ENTRY-90-COMP
ZA South Africa	ZA-1	F	Registered horses	EQUI-X	AHS-ZA		3.5.2011	20 May 2024’

• (b) Part 3 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 3

Specific conditions referred to in column 6 of the table set out in Part 1

AHS-ZA

1. The zone ZA-1 is part of a controlled area set up by the competent authorities of South Africa in the Western Cape province which includes the zone ZA-1 surrounded by a surveillance zone of at least 50 km and a protection zone of at least a further 100 km and which is separated from the rest of the country by sanitary measures. 2. No vaccination of equine animals against African horse sickness (AHS) in the zone ZA-1 and the surveillance zone shall be carried out. Vaccination of equine animals against AHS in the protection zone shall be carried out only during the vector-low period (to minimise the risk of reassortments). 3. Controls on the movements of equine animals to the zone ZA-1, the surveillance zone and the protection zone, from any area outside the controlled area, based on identification of individual equine animals and registration of establishments keeping equine animals, and on vaccination and veterinary certification, confirming that animal health requirements as regards AHS are met for equine animals intended for movements within and into the controlled area, shall be carried out. 4. Surveillance for AHS and measures shall be in place to ensure: (a) immediate investigations of AHS suspected cases in the controlled area leading to movement restrictions of equine animals on infected establishments for a period of at least 40 days in the case of an AHS confirmed case; (b) immediate reporting of AHS confirmed cases in the controlled area to the European Commission; (c) immediate suspension of entry into the Union of registered horses from the zone ZA-1 in the case of a confirmed case of AHS in the controlled area lasting until its re-authorisation by the European Commission.’

• (2) In Annex VIII, Part 1 is amended as follows:

• (a) the entry for Belarus is replaced by the following:

‘BY Belarus	BY-0	Dogs, cats and ferrets for commercial purposes	CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS	Rabies antibody titration test’

• (b) the entry for Russia is replaced by the following:

‘RU Russia	RU-0	Dogs, cats and ferrets for commercial purposes	CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS	Rabies antibody titration test’

• (3) Annex XIII is amended as follows:

• (a) in Part 1, the entry for Brazil is replaced by the following:

‘BR Brazil	BR-1	Bovine animals	BOV	Maturation, pH and de-boning Controlled vaccination programme No offal Additional traceability
‘BR Brazil	BR-2	Bovine animals	BOV	Maturation, pH and de-boning No vaccination carried out No offal Additional traceability’

• (b) in Part 2, the entry for Brazil is replaced by the following:

‘Brazil	BR-1	State of Minas Gerais, State of Espírito Santo, State of Goiás, State of Mato Grosso Do Sul, State of São Paulo, State of Mato Grosso (excluding the territory included in BR-2)
‘Brazil	BR-2	State of Santa Catarina, State of Rio Grande Do Sul, State of Paraná and municipalities of Aripuanã, Colniza, Comodoro, Juína, and Rondolândia in the State of Mato Grosso’

• (c) Part 3 is amended as follows:

• (i) the description of a specific condition ‘Controlled vaccination programme’ is replaced by the following:

‘Controlled vaccination programme

The vaccination programme carried out against foot and mouth disease in the zone shall be supervised by the competent authority and this supervision shall include the control of the efficacy of the vaccination programme through a regular serological surveillance that indicates adequate antibody levels in the animals and demonstrates the absence of foot and mouth disease virus circulation in the zone. If vaccination of animals against foot and mouth disease in the zone was stopped by the competent authority of the third country or territory due to a favourable situation of that disease in that third country, territory or zone, the competent authority of the third country or territory shall guarantee that the surveillance programme for foot and mouth disease is: (a) applicable for the zone demonstrating the absence of foot and mouth disease; and (b) carried out and controlled by the competent authority.’

• (ii) the description of a specific condition ‘No vaccination carried out’ is replaced by the following:

‘No vaccination carried out	No vaccination against foot and mouth disease shall be carried out in the zone and the competent authority of the third country or territory shall guarantee that the surveillance programme for foot and mouth disease is: (a) applicable for the free zone demonstrating the absence of foot and mouth disease virus; and (b) carried out and controlled by the competent authority.’

• (4) Annex XIV is amended as follows:

• (a) in Part 1, in Section B, the following entry for Moldova is inserted between the entry for Japan and the entry for Madagascar:

‘MD Moldova	MD-1	POU’

• (b) in Part 2, the following entry setting out descriptions of the zones in Moldova is inserted between the entry for Israel and the entry for Ukraine:

‘MD Moldova	MD-1	The whole country of Moldova, excluding the following districts: Briceni, Cahul, Călărași, Cantemir, Comrat, Drochia, Dubăsari, Edineț, Florești, Glodeni, Orhei, Rezina, Rîșcani, Sîngerei, Șoldănești, Soroca, Ștefan Vodă, Strășeni, Taraclia’.

• (5) in Annex XV, in Part 1, in Section A, the entry for Montenegro is replaced by the following:

‘ME Montenegro	ME-0	A	A	C or D 12	A	C or D 12	D	Not authorised	D	D	Not authorised	MPNT () MPST**

PART B

Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is corrected as follows:

• (1) the title of Part 3 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 3

Specific conditions referred to in column 4 of the table set out in Section B of Part 1 ’;

• (2) the title of Part 4 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 4

Animal health guarantees referred to in column 5 of the table set out in Section B of Part 1 ’.

• — Aw value of not more than 0,93,

• — pH value of not more than 6,0.’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1170/oj

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