SECTION 7Specific animal health and certification requirements for entry into Great Britain of consignments of equidae

Article 18Re-entry after temporary export of registered horses temporarily admitted into F1Great Britain

1.

Registered horses temporarily admitted into F1Great Britain may be authorised for re-entry after temporary export to a third country or part of the territory of a third country authorised for the re-entry of registered horses to take part in specific races, competitions or cultural events for which model health certificates for re-entry into F1Great Britain are laid down in accordance with Article 20(3), provided that the re-entry into F1Great Britain takes place within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the F2CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).

2.

In order to allow the re-entry of a registered horse referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) issuing the certificate for the temporary export shall:

(a)

apply the measures provided for in points (a), (b) and, where applicable, (c) of Article 16(4);

(b)

inform, through F3the appropriate computerised information management system, the F4border control post of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the F2CHED;

(c)

deliver to the operator as identified in F5the relevant part of the F2CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the F2CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of this paragraph;

(d)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F2CHED delivered in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F6....

3.

The F4border control post of re-entry shall:

(a)

retain the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c);

(b)

inform, through F3the appropriate computerised information management system, of the re-entry of the registered horse:

  1. (i)

    the competent authority of the place of destination, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a);

  2. (ii)

    the F4border control post of exit, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a), by completing F7the relevant part of the F2CHED referred to in point (d);

(c)

request the competent authority of the place of destination to verify and, where appropriate, to confirm the arrival of the registered horse by completing F8the relevant part of the F2CHED referred to in point (d);

F9(d)

deliver to the operator a print of a new CHED:

  1. (i)

    completed with a reference to the number of the CHED delivered previously in accordance with Article 16(1)(c); and

  2. (ii)

    in which the relevant part is completed within the deadline for leaving Great Britain indicated in the CHED;

(e)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F2CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F10....

4.

Following the re-entry after temporary export of a temporarily admitted registered horse in accordance with paragraph 1, the rules laid down in Article 16 apply for the remaining period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the F2CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).