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MacKenzie of Culkein, Lord (1)
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a requirement that a negative test result for equine infectious anaemia be produced by importers of horses before the animals are brought into the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a requirement that a negative test result for equine infectious anaemia be produced by importers of horses before the animals are brought into the United Kingdom.
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Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
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Answered
Answered on
9 February 2010
The EU rules on free trade in livestock place responsibility on the ““exporting”” member state to control diseases on its territory and to certify that any consignments for export to another member state are safe.
In addition and in recognition of the endemic equine infectious anaemia (EIA) situation in Romania, EU legislation requires all horses from Romania to be tested for EIA pre-export.
As a further assurance, the rules allow the importing country to carry out checks for compliance with certification, which can include a blood test, on a proportion of consignments. A requirement to test all imported horses would be a burdensome restriction on trade, would be disproportionate to the risk and would fall foul of EU trade rules.
Subjects
Disease control; Horses; Imports
Date
9 February 2010
Reference
1653; 717 c110WA
House
House of Lords