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Notifying
Member: EUROPEAN UNION
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: European Commission,
Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
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Products
covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Registered horses for
competitions
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2615 of 17 December 2025 amending Annex II
to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards the model animal health
certificate and the model declaration for the re-entry into the Union of
registered horses for competition (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of
pages: 11
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_09147_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_09147_00_f.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_09147_00_s.pdf
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Description
of content: The Regulation amends
model animal health certificate and model declaration for the re-entry into
the Union of a registered horse for competition after temporary export for a
period of not more than 90 days, to participate in equestrian events
organised under the auspices of the Fédération
Équestre Internationale (FEI), by addition of the show jumping (Concours de Saut International 5*) in
Canada to the list of equestrian events covered by that model certificate
EQUI-RE-ENTRY-COMP-90.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[X] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
Terrestrial Animal Health Code: Chapter 5.10.
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[X]
Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 17 December 2025
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 19 December 2025
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
8 January 2026
[X] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
European
Commission
DG Health and
Food Safety, Unit A4-Multilateral International Relations
Rue Froissart 101
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263
E-mail:
sps@ec.europa.eu
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Text(s) available from: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4-Multilateral International
Relations
Rue Froissart 101
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu
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