http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/659/article/3Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 of 12 April 2018 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 of 12 April 2018 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02018R0659-20201220texttext/xmlen2025-04-14Expert Participation2025-02-10 SECTION 2<Strong><Emphasis>List of third countries and parts thereof for the entry into <Substitution ChangeId="key-e17d689d81ad5a69b341e86a26e2760c-1657553478240" CommentaryRef="key-e17d689d81ad5a69b341e86a26e2760c">Great Britain</Substitution> of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of equidae</Emphasis></Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="key-6e7e78cb4cc5a4d013d4a5e5593ca0de"/>... Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry of equidae into <Substitution ChangeId="key-25fa3858a786f696884a44049cff00ec-1654788416498" CommentaryRef="key-25fa3858a786f696884a44049cff00ec">Great Britain</Substitution> is authorisedArticle 31 The appropriate authority shall authorise the entry into Great Britain of consignments of equidae from such of the third countries ... listed in column 2 of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, such parts of the territory of those third countries, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph ..., as follows:athe temporary admission of registered horses as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;bthe transit of equidae as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;cthe re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;dthe import of registered horses as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;ethe import of a consignment of equidae for slaughter as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;fthe import of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production as indicated by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.2The competent authority of the third country of dispatch shall apply the measures necessary in order to comply with the specific conditions or temporal limitations indicated for that country by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph.Words in Art. 3(1)(c) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(e)Words in Art. 3(1)(b) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(d)Words in Art. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(5)(a) (with regs. 69-71)Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(iii)Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(i)Words in Art. 3(1) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(ii)Words in Art. 3(2) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(i)Words in Art. 3(1)(a) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(c)Words in art. 3(1)(a)-(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(5)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(5)(b)(i)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)Words in Art. 3 heading omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(a)Words in Art. 3(1)(e) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(g)Words in Art. 3(1)(f) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(h)Words in Art. 3(1) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(iv)Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(5)(b)(i)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)Words in s. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(4) (with regs. 69-71)Words in Art. 3(1) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(v)Words in Art. 3(1)(d) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(4)(f)