S.L. 437.60 Art. 13Conditions for the importation of equidae.

(1) The equidae must come from third countries:

(i) free from African horse sickness;

(ii) which have been free for two years from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE);

(iii) which have been free for six months from dourine and glanders.

(2) The competent authority shall apply for a decision of the Commission that may:

(i) decide that the provisions of sub-rule (1) shall apply to only a part of the territory of a third country. In the event that the African horse sickness requirements apply on a regional basis, at the very least the measures laid down in rules 5(2) and (3) must be complied with;

(ii) require additional guarantees for diseases alien to the Community.