
Article 1 
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007, Section A is amended as follows:

1.. in point 1, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The animals were kept until dispatch during the seasonally vector-free period defined in accordance with Annex V, in a bluetongue seasonally-free zone for at least 60 days prior to the date of movement and were subjected to an agent identification test according to the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (OIE Terrestrial Manual), with negative results, carried out not earlier than seven days before the date of movement.';
2.. the following paragraphs are added:
'For pregnant animals, at least one of the conditions set out in points 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 6 and 7 must be complied with before insemination or mating, or the condition set out in point 3 is complied with, the test being carried out not earlier than seven days before the date of movement.Where animals are intended for intra-Community trade or export to a third country, one of the following additional wordings shall be added as appropriate to the corresponding health certificates laid down in Directives 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC and 92/65/EEC, or referred to in Decision 93/444/EEC if applicable:“Animal(s) is (are) not pregnant”, or“Animal(s) may be pregnant and complies (comply) with the condition(s) … (set out in points 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 6 and 7 before insemination or mating, or set out in point 3; indicate as appropriate)”.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 April 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission