No L 238/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 9. 93 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 September 1993 amending Decision 93/195/EEC as regards the re-entry of registered horses from certain racetrack complexes in the United States of America (93/509/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European - Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae ('), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC (3, and in parti- cular Article 19 (ii) thereof, Whereas the Commission, by Decision 93/195/EEC (%), laid down the animal health conditions and veterinary _certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export ; Whereas the presence of equine viral arteritis has been confirmed at Arlington International Racetrack, Illinois, Churchill Downs, Kentucky, Ak-sar-ben, Nebraska and Prairie Meadows, Iowa in the United States of America ; Whereas the apperance of equine viral arteritis is likely to constitute a danger on the re-entry, after temporary export, of Community registered horses which have parti- cipated in competitions at the racetrack complexes concerned ; Whereas, consequently, steps should be taken to prohibit, in accordance with the abovementioned Decision, the re-entry, after temporary export, of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events from the racetrack complexes concerned ; whereas, in the light of the epizoo- tiological knowledge of this disease, the prohibition should be limited to a period of six months; () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42. () OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 28. () OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 1. Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in . accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 93/195/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. in Annex I, Group C, ‘United States of America’ is replaced by ‘United States of America (with the excep- tion, until 28 February 1994, of the following racetrack complexes : Arlington International Racetrack, Illinois, Churchill Downs, Kentucky, Ak-sar-ben, Nebraska, and Prairie Meadows, lowa) ; 2. in Annex II, Group C, ‘United States of America’ is replaced by ‘United States of America (with the excep- tion, until 28 February 1994, of the following racetrack complexes : Arlington International Racetrack, Illinois, Churchill Downs, Kentucky, Ak-sar-ben, Nebraska, and Prairie Meadows, lowa)'. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 September 1993. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission