Council Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae.

This Directive lays down animal health conditions for the movement between Member States and import from third countries of live equidae. Member States shall authorize the movement of equidae registered in their territory or send equidae to another Member State only where they show no clinical sign of disease at inspection. Member States shall ensure that: registered equidae which leave their holdings are accompanied by the identification document together: (i) if they are intended for intra-Community trade, (ii) equidae for breeding, production and slaughter are, during their transportion, accompanied by a health certificate complying with Annex C to this Directive. The equidae must come from third countries: (a) free from African horse sickness; (b) which have been free for two years from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE); (c) which have been free for six months from dourine and glanders.