Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/388 of 6 March 2020 laying down rules for the application of Council Directive 90/428/EEC as regards the derogations from the rules of equestrian competitions and amending Commission Decision 2009/712/EC as regards references to zootechnical legislation (notified under document C(2020) 1269) (Text with EEA relevance)

1 By 1 April 2020 at the latest, Member States shall establish internet-based information pages in order to make electronically available to the other Member States and to the public: (a) their intention to avail themselves of the derogation provided for in the first indent of Article 4(2) of Directive 90/428/EEC, and the justification thereof; (b) the criteria for the distribution of the funds referred to in the second indent of Article 4(2) of Directive 90/428/EEC.

2 The internet-based information pages referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up in conformity with the models set out in Annexes I and II respectively and with the instructions set out in Annex III.

3 Member States shall communicate the internet address of their internet-based information pages to the Commission.

4 Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 is updated: (a) at least annually, before 31 December, for the equestrian competitions and events falling under the derogation provided for in the first indent of Article 4(2) of Directive 90/428/EEC to be organised in the following year; (b) whenever the criteria for the distribution of the funds referred to in the second indent of Article 4(2) of Directive 90/428/EEC are changed.

With effect from 1 April 2020, Decision 2009/712/EC is amended as follows: (1) in the title of that act, the words ‘and zootechnical’ are deleted; (2) in Article 1(1), point (b) is deleted; (3) in Annex I, Chapter 2 is deleted; (4) in Annex II, Chapter 2 is deleted.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.