CHAPTER II

ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN LIVE UNGULATE ANIMALS

Derogation from guarantees to be provided by authorised third countries
Article 8
By way of derogation from Articles 6 and 7, specific provisions, including model veterinary certificates, may be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) for the importation or transit of live ungulates from third countries authorised under Article 3(1) if those animals:
1. are intended exclusively for grazing or draught purposes, on a temporary basis, in the vicinity of the Community frontiers;
2. are related to sporting events, circuses, shows and exhibitions but not related to commercial transactions of the animals themselves;
3. are intended for a zoo, an amusement park, an experimental laboratory or, as defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 92/65/EEC, an approved body, approved institute or approved centre;
4. exclusively transit the territory of the Community through approved Community border inspection posts under customs and official veterinary approval and supervision, with no stop in the Community other than those necessary for animal welfare purposes;
5. accompany their owners as pet animals;
or
6. are presented at an approved Community border inspection post after they have left the Community:
  - within a period of 30 days for one of the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (e),
or
  - transiting a third country,
or
7. which belong to endangered species.
Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (Official Journal of the European Union L 139 of 30 April 2004).