
Article 1 
Annex I and Annex II(D) to Decision 92/260/EEC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
Article 2 
Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2014.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

((1)) in Annex I, the Sanitary Group D is replaced by the following:
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Argentina (AR), Barbados (BB), Bermuda (BM), Bolivia (BO), Brazil (3) (BR), Chile (CL), Costa Rica (3) (CR), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (3) (MX), Peru (3) (PE), Paraguay (PY), Uruguay (UY)
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((2)) in Annex II(D), Section III to the health certificate, the following text is added:
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(m) 

((i)) a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis on two occasions with an interval of 21 days between the two tests carried out by the same laboratory, the second of which must have been carried out during 10 days prior to dispatch on … (5) and on … (5), without an increase in the antibody count, if it has been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis more than six months ago (4);
((ii)) an RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome, carried out with negative result on a sample taken within 48 hours prior to dispatch, on … (5);
((iii)) protection from vector attacks from the moment of the RT-PCR sampling until loading for dispatch, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the horse and desinsectisation of the stable and the means in which it is transported.
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ANNEX II

Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC is amended as follows:

((1)) the row for Brazil is replaced by the following:
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BR Brazil BR-0 Whole country D — — — — — — — — — —
BR-1 The States of:Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro D X X X — — — — — — '
((2)) the row for Costa Rica is replaced by the following:
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CR Costa Rica CR-0 Whole country D — — — — — — — — — 
CR-1 Metropolitan area of San José D — X — — — — — — — 
CR-2 Metropolitan area of San José D X — — — — — — — — Only for horses qualified for the World Equestrian Games in France. Valid until 15 October 2014'
