Commission 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)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC, and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 9(1)(c) thereof,
OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC, and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae, and in particular Article 2(i), Article 12(1), (4) and (5), Article 13(2), Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 thereof,
OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2009/156/EC lays down the animal health requirements governing imports into the Union of equidae. It provides that only equidae that come from a third country or part of a third country on a list of third countries drawn up in accordance with that Directive, and accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to a model also drawn up in accordance with that Directive, may be imported into the Union. The health certificate must attest that the equidae comply with the health conditions set out in accordance with that Directive in the corresponding health certificate.
(2) The list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species and the regionalisation of certain of those third countries should be established on the basis of the animal health status of those third countries and be based on the list of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries set out in Commission Decision 2004/211/EC.
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).
(3) In accordance with Article 12(2)(a) of Directive 2009/156/EC, the animal health requirements laid down in this Regulation should be based on a risk assessment. The principle of grouping countries in health zones, as provided for in Article 12(4) of Directive 2009/156/EC, according to common risks has proven to be effective. However, as the word ‘zones’ suggests certain contiguity and certain risks of the same kind may prevail in distant areas, countries should be assigned to specific ‘sanitary groups’.
(4) Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing imports into the Union of semen, ova and embryos of the equine species. It provides that only commodities that come from a third country or part of a third country on a list of third countries drawn up in accordance with that Directive, and accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to a model also drawn up in accordance with that Directive, may be imported into the Union. The health certificate must attest that the commodities come from approved collection and storage centres or collection and production teams offering guarantees at least equivalent to those established in Annex D(I) to that Directive.
(5) Directive 92/65/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 2008/73/EC, introduced a simplified procedure for the listing of semen collection and storage centres and embryo collection and production teams in third countries, approved for imports of the commodities into the Union. The lists are available at the Commission website.
Council Directive 2008/73/EC of 15 July 2008 simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC (OJ L 219, 14.8.2008, p. 40).
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/semen/equine_en
(6) Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC sets out certain requirements for semen, ova and embryos of equidae and provides for rules for the approval, supervision and operation of semen collection and storage centres and embryo collection and production teams and detailed conditions for the health status of the donor animals. Accordingly, it is necessary to establish model health certificates for imports into the Union of semen, ova and embryos of equidae.
(7) In addition, provision should be made for imports into the Union of existing stocks of commodities that comply with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC established prior to the entry into force of the amendments introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2010. Accordingly, it is necessary to set out separate model health certificates for imports of consignments of semen, ova and embryos of equidae collected or produced, processed and stored in accordance with Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC prior to 1 September 2010.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Annex D to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards semen collection and storage centres, embryo collection and production teams, and conditions for donor animals of the equine, ovine and caprine species and for handling semen, ova and embryos of those species (OJ L 52, 3.3.2010, p. 14).
(8) The long lasting stocking capabilities for such commodities make it impossible at present to fix a date for the exhaustion of the existing stocks. Therefore, it is not possible to fix a date for the termination of the use of those model health certificates for the existing stocks.
(9) In order to ensure full traceability of the commodities, model health certificates should be set out in this Regulation for imports into the Union of semen of equidae collected in approved semen collection centres and dispatched from an approved semen storage centre, whether or not the latter constitutes part of a semen collection centre approved under a different approval number.
(10) In addition, it is appropriate that consignments of the commodities imported into the Union from Switzerland are accompanied by the health certificates drawn up in accordance with the models used for trade within the Union in semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species and set out in Commission Decision 2010/470/EU, with the adaptations set out in points 8 and 9 of Chapter IX(B) of Appendix 2 of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural Products, as approved by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council and of the Commission.
Commission Decision 2010/470/EU of 26 August 2010 laying down model health certificates for trade within the Union in semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine, ovine and caprine species and in ova and embryos of animals of the porcine species (OJ L 228, 31.8.2010, p. 15).
Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council, and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1).
(11) Semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species consigned from Canada to the Union may be accompanied by health certificates laid down in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products, as approved by Council Decision 1999/201/EC.
OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 3.
Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1).
(12) Semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species consigned from New Zealand to the Union may be accompanied by health certificates laid down in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products, as approved by Council Decision 97/132/EC.
OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 5.
Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4).
(13) With the view to simplifying Union legislation, it is appropriate to group together in a single Regulation the animal health and certification requirements applicable for the entry into the Union of consignments of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae, including the list of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which Member States are to authorise the introduction into the Union of such consignments.
(14) In order to preserve the certified health status of equidae during their movement from the exporting third country to the Union, it is necessary to lay down animal health requirements concerning the transport of equidae.
(15) Provisions should be made for the quality of health testing and the recording of vaccinations. Provisions should also be made for the confirmation of test results by the European Union reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness, designated in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 where risk based sampling of equidae, in accordance with Commission Decision 97/794/EC, produced results different to those certified by the dispatching third country.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 concerning the Community reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4).
Commission Decision 97/794/EC of 12 November 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be imported from third countries (OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 31).
(16) The tests used for the diagnosis of equine viral arteritis and the categories of male equidae to which the test requirements for equine viral arteritis apply should be defined based on the recommendations of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, which are contained in Commission Decision 95/329/EC, and the latest recommendations in Chapter 12.9. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), 2016 Edition.
Report of the Scientific Veterinary Committee on Equine Viral Arteritis, 12 December 1994, VI/4994/94 — Rev. 4.
Commission Decision 95/329/EC of 25 July 1995 defining the categories of male equidae to which the requirement regarding viral arteritis laid down in Article 15 (b) (ii) of Council Directive 90/426/EEC applies (OJ L 191, 12.8.1995, p. 36).
http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_eav.htm
(17) A specific model health certificate should be laid down for transit through the Union of live equidae from one third country, or part of the territory of a third country, to another third country or to another part of the territory of the same third country.
(18) For the controls necessary to ensure a uniform implementation by Member States of the provisions on temporary admission of registered horses, the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export, the transit of equidae and the conversion of temporary admission of registered horses into permanent entry, it is necessary to lay down specific and additional provisions on the use of the integrated computerised veterinary system ‘TRACES’ provided for in Commission Decisions 2003/24/EC and 2004/292/EC from the veterinary border inspection post of entry, approved in accordance with Commission Decision 2009/821/EC till the exit point from the Union.
Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44).
Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC (OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63).
Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1).
(19) In the interests of consistency and simplification of Union legislation, the format of the model health certificates for entry into the Union of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of the equidae should be based on the standard models for veterinary certificates set out in Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/240/EC.
Commission Decision 2007/240/EC of 16 April 2007 laying down new veterinary certificates for importing live animals, semen, embryos, ova and products of animal origin into the Community pursuant to Decisions 79/542/EEC, 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 95/328/EC, 96/333/EC, 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC, 2000/572/EC, 2000/585/EC, 2000/666/EC, 2002/613/EC, 2003/56/EC, 2003/779/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC, 2003/863/EC, 2003/881/EC, 2004/407/EC, 2004/438/EC, 2004/595/EC, 2004/639/EC and 2006/168/EC (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 37).
(20) Provisions should be made to determine, in accordance with Article 19(c) of Directive 2009/156/EEC, the conditions for converting temporary entry into permanent entry, including provisions on the necessary information in TRACES and the exchange of the Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 of 18 February 2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community (OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 11).
(21) Specific animal health conditions should be laid down for the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export to third countries in order to participate in races, competitions and cultural events, and the corresponding model certificates should be set out in an Annex to this Regulation.
(22) Commission Decision 93/444/EEC defines the ‘exit point’ and requires, inter alia, that animals destined for export to a third country are, on their way to the exit point, to be accompanied by a health certificate applicable at least to trade in animals for slaughter of the species concerned. It also requires the competent authority at the place of dispatch to notify the exit point of the intended movement. It is necessary to clarify that in order to ensure traceability the ‘exit point’ should be a border inspection post and that the health certificate referred to in Article 2(1) of Decision 93/444/EEC should be the health certificate set out in Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC also in the case of registered horses intended for temporary export.
Commission Decision 93/444/EEC of 2 July 1993 on detailed rules governing intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products intended for exportation to third countries (OJ L 208, 19.8.1993, p. 34).
(23) For reasons of legal certainty, Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 94/699/EC, 95/329/EC, 2003/13/EC, 2004/177/EC, 2004/211/EC, 2010/57/EU and 2010/471/EU should be repealed.
Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses (OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67).
Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1).
Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of equidae for slaughter (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 7).
Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16).
Commission Decision 94/699/EC of 19 October 1994 providing for less frequent identity and physical checks on the temporary admission of certain equidae from Sweden, Norway and Finland and repealing Decision 93/321/EEC (OJ L 280, 29.10.1994, p. 88).
Commission Decision 2003/13/EC of 10 January 2003 on the temporary admission of horses participating in the pre-Olympic test event in Greece in 2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 86).
Commission Decision 2004/177/EC of 20 February 2004 on the temporary introduction of registered horses participating in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in Greece in 2004 (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 64).
Commission Decision 2010/57/EU of 3 February 2010 laying down health guarantees for the transit of equidae being transported through the territories listed in Annex I to Council Directive 97/78/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2010, p. 9).
Commission Decision 2010/471/EU of 26 August 2010 on imports into the Union of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species as regards lists of semen collection and storage centres and embryo collection and production teams and certification requirements (OJ L 228, 31.8.2010, p. 52).
(24) In order to enable economic operators to adapt to the new rules laid down in this Regulation, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which Member States are to authorise the entry into the Union of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of equidae which comply with the conditions set out in the model health certificates applicable before the date of application of this Regulation.
(25) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

SECTION 1 Subject matter, scope and definitions

Article 1 Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes the ...third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of consignments of equidae and of their semen, ova and embryos is authorised.
It also lays down the animal health and veterinary certification requirements applicable to those consignments.
Words in Art. 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(2)
Words in Art. 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(2) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 2 Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘regionalisation’	means the official recognition of a part of the territory of a third country with precise geographical delimitations, containing an equidae subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to one or more specific diseases and subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;
(b) ‘identification document’	means any document which may be used to prove the identity of an equine animal and which includes at least the following information: (i) a narrative describing the animal and recording its marks depicted in a completed outline diagram; (ii) a reference to specific marks, characteristics or identifiers which establish an unambiguous link between the animal and the document; (iii) the information set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 in Part B of Section 1 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) (OJ L 59, 3.3.2015, p. 1). ;
(c) ‘registered horse’	means an animal of the species Equus caballus registered as defined in Article 2(e) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, identified by means of an identification document issued by: (i) the breeding authority or any other competent authority of the country where the animal originated which manages the studbook or register for that breed of animal; or (ii) any international association or organisation which manages horses for competition or racing;
(d) ‘entry’	means the action of moving equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into Great Britain;
(e) ‘type of entry’	means respectively the temporary admission, the re-entry after temporary export, imports and transit;
(f) ‘temporary admission’	means the status of a registered horse originating in a third country and moved into Great Britain for a period of less than 90 days;
(g) ‘temporary export’	means the movement of a registered horse out of Great Britain for a period of less than 90 days;
(h) ‘re-entry’	means the movement of a registered horse from a third country into Great Britain after temporary export from Great Britain;
(i) ‘imports’	means the movement of a consignment of equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into Great Britain for an undetermined period;
(j) ‘transit’	means the movement of a consignment of equidae across Great Britain by road, rail or waterway transport from one third country to another or from one part of the territory of a third country to another part of the territory of the same third country;
(k) ‘border control post’ Word in Art. 2(k) 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(3)(f)(i) (with regs. 69-71)	means any control post as defined in Article 3(38) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and approved by the appropriate authority for the commodity concerned;
(l) ‘category of equidae’	means respectively registered equidae, equidae for slaughter and equidae for breeding and production as defined in Article 2(e), (g) and (h) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, and registered horses;
(m) ‘ova’	means the haploid stages of the ootidogenesis including secondary oocytes and ova;
(n) ‘operator’	means any natural or legal person subject to one or more of the rules provided for in this Regulation who has equidae or their germinal products under its responsibility;
(o) ‘isolation’	means the separation for a specified period of equidae from other animals to prevent the transmission through direct or indirect contact of specified pathogen(s), while the equidae are undergoing observation and, if appropriate, testing and treatment under the supervision of the veterinary authority;
(p) ‘quarantine’	means the isolation of equidae on premises operated in accordance with specific biosecurity rules under the control of the veterinary authority;
(q) ‘vector-protected quarantine’	means the quarantine of equidae which (i) is carried out on dedicated premises that are: screened against the intrusion of relevant vectors, included in a system of vector surveillance within the premises and of measures to limit the presence of relevant vectors around the premises; (ii) may include exercise of the quarantined animal under official supervision during the vector-low period of the day and subject to application of insecticides and insect repellents and where possible body-coverage;
(r) ‘vector-proof quarantine’	means the quarantine of equidae in a sealed building which is: furnished with positive pressure ventilation and filtered air inlets, is only accessible through a double door entry-exit system https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/ad_control-measures_bt_guidance_vpe_7068_2012.pdf , in which a vector surveillance system is operated, where Standard Operating Procedures, including description of back-up and alarm systems, are implemented for the operation of the quarantine and the transport of equidae to the place of loading,
(s) ... Art. 2(s) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(3)(h) (with regs. 69-71)	. . .
(t) ‘appropriate authority’	means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the ‘appropriate authority’ is the Secretary of State if consent is given by: (a) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; (b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(u) ‘appropriate computerised information management system’	means the computerised information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
(v) ‘third country’	means any country or territory other than the British Islands.
Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55).	
Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).	
Words in Art. 2(c) 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(3)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(d) 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(3)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(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(3)(c) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(g) 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(3)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(h) 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(3)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(i) 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(3)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(j) 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(3)(e) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(k) 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(3)(f)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 2(l) 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(3)(g) (with regs. 69-71)
Art. 2(t)-(v) inserted (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(3)(i) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 2a Publication of code representing third country or territory
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 Article a system of words, letters or numbers representing, for the purposes of an animal health or veterinary certificate under this Regulation, a third country, listed in Annex 1 or, where regionalisation is applied, any part of the territory of such third countries.
Art. 2a 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(3)

SECTION 2 List of third countries and parts thereof for the entry into Great Britain of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of equidae

Article 3 ... Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry of equidae into Great Britain is authorised
1. 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:
(a) the 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;
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)
(b) the 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;
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)
(c) the 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;
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)
(d) the 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;
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)
(e) the 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;
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)
(f) the 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.
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) 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 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(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(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) 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) 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)
2. The 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(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 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 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)

Article 4 Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of semen of equidae is authorised
The appropriate authority shall authorise the entry into Great Britain of consignments of semen of equidae from such of the third countries ... listed in column 2 of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, 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 Article ..., and provided that the consignment complies with the following conditions:
(a) the consignment is dispatched from a semen collection or storage centre which is situated in a country listed in Annex I and which meets the relevant conditions described in Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;
Words in Art. 4(a) 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(6)(c) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) the consignment is 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.
Words in Art. 4(b) 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(6)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 4 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(6)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 4 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(6)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 4 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(6)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 4 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(5)(a)
Words in Art. 4 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(5)(b)
Words in Art. 4 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(5)(c)
Words in Art. 4 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(5)(d)
Words in Art. 4 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(5)(e)

Article 5 Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of ova and embryos of equidae is authorised
The appropriate authority shall authorise the entry into Great Britain of consignments of ova and embryos of equidae from such of the third countries ... listed in column 2 of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, 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 Article, ... and provided that the consignment complies with the following conditions:
(a) the consignment is dispatched by an embryo collection or production team which is situated in a country listed in Annex I and which meets the relevant conditions described in Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;
Words in Art. 5(a) 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(7)(c) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) the consignment is 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.
Words in Art. 5(b) 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(7)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 5 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(7)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 5 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(7)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 5 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(7)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 5 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(6)(a)
Words in Art. 5 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(6)(b)
Words in Art. 5 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(6)(c)
Words in Art. 5 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(6)(d)
Words in Art. 5 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(6)(e)
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)

SECTION 3 General requirements for entry into Great Britain of consignments of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae

Article 6 Certification
1. The health certificates, as provided for in Articles 3, 4 and 5, shall be drawn up and issued in accordance with:
(a) any applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions that 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 Article;
Art. 6(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(7)
(b) any explanatory notes, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Art. 6(1)(b) 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(9)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art. 6(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(9)(b) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 7 Period of validity of health certificates
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae or of semen, ova or embryos of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain shall ensure that the consignment is presented to an approved border control post authorised for the consignment concerned no later than 10 days from the date of certification of the consignment in the third country of dispatch.
Words in Art. 7(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(10)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 7(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(10)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
2. Where equidae are transported by sea, the period of 10 days referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended by the time of transport on sea.
Words in s. 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(8) (with regs. 69-71)

SECTION 4 Transport requirements for entry of equidae into Great Britain

Article 8 General animal health requirements
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain shall ensure that those equidae are transported in compliance with the following:
(a) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae that are destined for Great Britain or alternatively are accompanied by a health certificate required for transit;
(b) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae of the same certified health status, except where otherwise authorised in the specific animal health requirements set out in the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
Words in Art. 8(1)(b) 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(12)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) the equidae are transported by road or railway or moved on foot only in a third country or a part of the territory of a third country that is authorised for at least one type of entry of at least one category of equidae.
Words in Art. 8 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(12)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
2. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls and the means of transport or the transport compartment of the means of transport in which equidae will be transported are cleansed and disinfected prior to loading of the animals with a disinfectant officially recognised in the country of dispatch;
(b) the means of transport used for road or railway transport are designed, constructed and operated to prevent the escape of faeces, urine and fodder during the intended journey;
(c) measures to protect the animals from attacks of insect vectors shall be applied in case of the occurrence of one of the following diseases:
(i) African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in the third country of dispatch or transit;
(ii) one or more of the vector-borne diseases listed in Article 11(1), with the exception of equine infectious anaemia, if the equidae are not immune or vaccinated against the pathogen.
In the case of the diseases referred to in point (i) the vector protection shall include measures such as the netting of the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls, forced ventilation and keeping the transport compartment closed, except during loading and unloading of the animals or when attending to the animals.
3. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain shall ensure that, during the journey, the equidae are only unloaded in a third country or a part of the territory of a third country that is authorised for the entry of equidae into Great Britain in accordance with Annex I.

Article 9 Specific animal health requirements for transport by air
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain by air shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the crates, containers or jet-stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the doors of the aircraft;
(b) the captain of the aircraft completes and signs the declaration , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Words in Art. 9(1)(b) 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(13)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 9(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(13)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 of Article 8, the appropriate authority may, on request of the operator of the consignment, authorise direct transhipment from one aircraft to another aircraft which takes place in a country not listed in Annex I, provided that the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) the transhipment is carried out in the same airport within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;
(b) during the transhipment the equidae are protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;
(d) the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 are applied in relation to the aircraft to be used for onward travel;
(e) compliance with the conditions set out in point (a) of paragraph 1 and in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Words in Art. 9(2)(e) 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(13)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 9(2) 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(13)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 10 Specific animal health requirements for transport by sea
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain by sea shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the vessel is scheduled to dock directly at a port in the Union without calling into a port of a third country or in a part of the territory of a third country not included in Annex I;
(b) the crates, containers or stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the compartment;
(c) the captain of the vessel completes and signs the declaration , as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Words in Art. 10(1)(c) 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(14)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 10(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(14)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, the appropriate authority may authorise direct transhipment from one vessel to another vessel which takes place in a country not listed in Annex I, provided:
(a) the transhipment is carried out in the same port within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;
(b) the equidae are during the transhipment protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;
(d) compliance with the conditions set out in point (b) of paragraph 1 and points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Words in Art. 10(2)(d) 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(14)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 10(2) 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(14)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in s. 4 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(11) (with regs. 69-71)

SECTION 5 General requirements for the testing and vaccination of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain and of donor equidae whose semen, ova or embryos are intended for entry into Great Britain

Article 11 General requirements for laboratory testing for the certification of consignments of equidae, or their semen, ova or embryos intended for entry into Great Britain
1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are intended for entry into Great Britain shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for in the health certificates , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, for glanders, dourine, equine infectious anaemia, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile Fever, vesicular stomatitis, equine viral arteritis and contagious equine metritis meet at least the sensitivity and specificity requirements laid down for the disease concerned in the respective Chapter of Section 2.5 of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Words in Art. 11(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(16)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 11(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(16)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
2. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae which are destined for Great Britain shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for in the health certificates , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, for African horse sickness are carried out in accordance with the procedures described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.
Words in Art. 11(2) 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(16)(c)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 11(2) 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(16)(c)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 11(2) inserted (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(16)(c)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
3. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for Great Britain shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the tests referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are carried out in a laboratory recognised by the competent authority in the third country of dispatch;
(b) the details of sampling and the results of the tests are stated as required in the health certificate for the consignment concerned, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, based on the laboratory report made available to the certifying official veterinarian.
Words in Art. 11(3) 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(16)(d)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 11(3) 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(16)(d)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 11 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(16)(a) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 12 Testing upon arrival in Great Britain
Where a test carried out by, or on behalf of, the appropriate authority, on a sample taken in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130, does not confirm the result of a laboratory test attested in a health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, accompanying equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae arriving in Great Britain, the appropriate authority concerned shall ensure that the test is repeated in the national reference laboratory designated for the disease concerned in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Art. 12 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(17) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 13 Application of vaccines and recording of vaccination
1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for Great Britain, shall ensure that the vaccination attested in any of the certificates , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, is carried out in compliance with the following:
(a) the vaccination is carried out in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions or national legislation, whatever is stricter;
(b) the vaccination is carried out using a licensed vaccine which meets at least the requirements for safety, sterility and efficacy set out for the vaccine concerned in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Words in Art. 13(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(18)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 13(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(18)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
2. Where the competent authority of a third country attests that a positive laboratory finding in a serological test for African horse sickness is related to previous vaccination, the vaccination shall be documented in the identification document accompanying the equine animal, where such identification document is available.

Article 14 Requirements relating to equine viral arteritis
1. Uncastrated male equidae intended for entry into Great Britain, with the exception of those listed in point 1 of Annex IV, shall be subject to tests for equine viral arteritis to ascertain that their semen is free of equine arteritis virus.
Words in Art. 14(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(19) (with regs. 69-71)
2. Vaccination against equine viral arteritis, including the testing required in accordance with point 1(a) of Annex IV, shall be carried out under official veterinary supervision.
3. Vaccination against equine viral arteritis shall be valid where there is documented proof accompanying the equine animal of an uninterrupted history of a primary course carried out in compliance with one of the vaccination protocols provided for in point 1(a) of Annex IV and regular revaccination according to manufacturers' recommendations and in any event at intervals of not more than 12 months.
Words in s. 5 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(15) (with regs. 69-71)

SECTION 6 Identification of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain

Article 15 Identification of equidae intended for entry into Great Britain
1. Equidae destined for entry into Great Britain shall be individually identified so as to ensure an unequivocal correspondence between the animal and its certified health status.
That identification shall:
(a) either comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262; or
(b) provide at least the information detailed in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 of Part B of Section I of Part 1 of Annex I to that Regulation.
2. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into Great Britain shall be marked individually with an electronic transponder or an ear tag, the number of which shall be recorded in the health certificate accompanying the animals during transport.
3. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into Great Britain shall bear on their left front hoof a clear and indelible hot-branded ‘S’ of the size not less than half the length of the hoof wall, in the following cases:
(a) if they are marked individually, by way of derogation from paragraph 2, by an alternative method indicated in the health certificate, in which case the animals must be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(a);
(b) if they are destined to be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(b).
Words in Art. 15 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(21) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in s. 6 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(20) (with regs. 69-71)

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

Article 16 Measures to be taken by the competent authorities to ensure traceability of a registered horse admitted temporarily
1. Provided compliance with the entry conditions has been established, the competent authority at the border control post of entry shall:
(a) retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
(b) inform, through the appropriate computerised information management system, the relevant competent authority or border control post of exit, as appropriate, of the entry of a temporarily admitted registered horse, as follows:
(i) the competent authority of the place of destination indicated in the relevant part of the common health entry document (‘CHED’) referred to in Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715;
Words in Art. 16(1)(b)(i) 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(23)(c)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
(ii) the border control post of exit declared in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) by completing the relevant part of the CHED;
Words in Art. 16(1)(b)(ii) 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(23)(c)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 16 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(23)(b)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
(iii) the competent authorities responsible for the places of temporary residence indicated in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
Words in Art. 16 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(23)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) deliver at least one copy of the CHED to the operator identified as ‘operator responsible for the consignment’ in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in paragraph 1(b).
Words in Art. 16(1)(c) 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(23)(c)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 16 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(23)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art. 16(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(23)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
3. The competent authority of the place of destination referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b) ... shall acknowledge through the appropriate computerised information management system the arrival of the registered horse and document the checks carried out by completing Part III of the CHED.
Words in Art. 16(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(23)(d) (with regs. 69-71)
4. At the end of the temporary admission, the competent authority referred to in points (i) or (iii) of paragraph 1(b) which certifies the temporarily admitted registered horse to the third country of origin or to another third country, shall:
(a) inform the border control post of exit, through the appropriate computerised information management system, of the departure from Great Britain of the temporarily admitted registered horse by completing a further Part III of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b);
Art. 16(4)(a) 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(23)(e)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) deliver to the operator, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (a) of this paragraph;
Words in Art. 16(4)(b) 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(23)(e)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art. 16(4)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(23)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
5. The border control post of exit referred to in point (a) of paragraph 4 shall document the termination of the temporary admission of the registered horse by completing Part III of the CHED accordingly.
6. Where the temporary admission of a registered horse has not been terminated in accordance with paragraph 5 within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issue of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), an alert is sent automatically through the appropriate computerised information management system to the border control post of entry and the competent authorities referred to in this Article until those competent authorities have determined the status of the registered horse.

Article 17 Operator responsibilities for temporarily admitted registered horses
1. The operator responsible for a registered horse temporarily admitted into Great Britain, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), shall ensure that the following conditions are met:
(a) the registered horse shall at all times during its temporary admission be accompanied by its original health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and by the CHED issued by the border control post of entry into Great Britain;
Words in Art. 17 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(24)(a)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) the registered horse shall remain in Great Britain and on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
Words in Art. 17(1)(b) 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(24)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art. 17(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(24)(b)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
(d) any former prints of the CHED are surrendered to the competent authority for invalidation or withdrawal;
(e) the registered horse shall leave Great Britain through a border control post indicated in the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a) not later than 89 days following the date of entry into Great Britain indicated on the corresponding CHED.
Words in Art. 17 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(24)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 17(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(24)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 17 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(24)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
2. The operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain responsible for the movement of the registered horse during its temporary admission in Great Britain, and in particular shall inform:
(a) the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) regarding any changes to be made to the movements stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a);
(b) the border control post of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from Great Britain;
(c) the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) responsible for the holding regarding the death or loss of the registered horse or any emergency, such as health conditions, requiring veterinary attention beyond the 89 days of temporary admission.

Article 18 Re-entry after temporary export of registered horses temporarily admitted into Great Britain
1. Registered horses temporarily admitted into Great 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 Great Britain are laid down in accordance with Article 20(3), provided that the re-entry into Great Britain takes place within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
Word in Art. 18 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(25)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
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 the appropriate computerised information management system, the border control post of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the CHED;
Words in Art. 18 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(25)(a)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 18 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(25)(a)(iv) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) deliver to the operator as identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of this paragraph;
Words in Art. 18(2)(c) 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(25)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
(d) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)....
Words in Art. 18(2)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(25)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
3. The border control post of re-entry shall:
(a) retain the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c);
(b) inform, through the appropriate computerised information management system, of the re-entry of the registered horse:
(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);
(ii) the border 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 the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (d);
Words in Art. 18(3)(b)(ii) 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(25)(c)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
(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 the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (d);
Words in Art. 18(3)(c) 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(25)(c)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
(d) deliver to the operator a print of a new CHED:
(i) completed with a reference to the number of the CHED delivered previously in accordance with Article 16(1)(c); and
(ii) in which the relevant part is completed within the deadline for leaving Great Britain indicated in the CHED;
Art. 18(3)(d) 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(25)(c)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
(e) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)....
Words in Art. 18(3)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(25)(c)(iv) (with regs. 69-71)
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 CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
Words in Art. 18 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(25)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 19 Conversion of temporary admission into permanent entry and death or loss of a registered horse
1. Where the operator, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), submits an application to the competent authority referred to in point (i) or (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) ..., to convert the temporary admission of a registered horse into a permanent entry, the appropriate authority may authorise that conversion provided that the following requirements are met:
(a) in accordance with Article 3, imports of registered horses are authorised from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned;
Words in Art. 19 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(8)
(b) the competent authority responsible for the place of temporary residence has complied with the following conditions:
(i) that competent authority has carried out with satisfactory results the checks necessary to verify compliance with the test and vaccination requirements for imports of registered horses from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned set out in the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
Words in Art. 19(1)(b)(i) 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(26)(b)(ii)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)
(ii) that competent authority has ensured that the registered horse remained under official veterinary supervision in Great Britain until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry into Great Britain indicated on the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
Words in Art. 19(1)(b)(ii) 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(26)(b)(ii)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19 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(26)(a)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19 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(26)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 19 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(26)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(26)(b)(i)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19(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(26)(b)(i)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1, or a border control post designated for this task by the appropriate authority, shall:
(a) terminate the temporary admission in the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Conversion into permanent entry’ in Part III of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);
Words in Art. 19 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(26)(a)(v) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(26)(a)(vi) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) deliver to the operator identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CHED referred to in point (a), or a new CHED, in which ‘For Great Britain's internal market’ is checked in the relevant part;
Words in Art. 19(2)(b) inserted (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(26)(c)(ii)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19(2)(b) 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(26)(c)(ii)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);
(d) invalidate or withdraw the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a).
Words in Art. 19 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(26)(a)(iv) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 19(2) 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(26)(c)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
3. During the period of conversion, the operator, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED issued in accordance with point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b) of the registered horse shall take the following measures:
(a) arrange regular visits carried out and recorded by a veterinarian to check the registered horse for clinical signs of possible infectious diseases;
(b) keep records on the movement of the registered horse and on movements of equidae on and off the holding where it is kept;
(c) complete the customs procedures, as referred to in Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262;
(d) make an application in accordance with Article 15(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 for the issuing of an identification document or the adaptation of an existing identification document.
4. In the case of death or loss of a registered horse temporarily admitted into Great Britain, the competent authority of the place of death or loss, ... in close collaboration with a border control post, shall:
(a) terminate the temporary admission in the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Death/Loss’ in Part III of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b);
(b) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c) ... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).
Words in Art. 19(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(26)(d) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 19a Sanitary groups
1. The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may assign a third country listed in Annex 1 or, as the case may be, part of the territory of any such third country, to a sanitary group ....
Words in Art. 19a(1) omitted (10.2.2025) by virtue of The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 47(2)(a)
2. Where the Secretary of State assigns a third country, or part of the territory of a third country, to a sanitary group under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State must specify the third country, or part of the third country, and the sanitary group to which it is assigned, in a document published for the purposes of this Article.
3. Imports of equidae from a third country or part of a third country assigned to a sanitary group are subject to the specific animal health guarantees required for entry into Great Britain for that sanitary group in accordance with a document including such guarantees as may be published by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) for the purposes of this Article.
Words in Art. 19a(3) substituted (10.2.2025) by The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 47(2)(b)
Art. 19a 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(9)

Article 20 Specific animal health conditions regarding the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export for races, competition and cultural events
1. The appropriate authority shall authorise the re-entry of registered horses subject to compliance with the following conditions:
(a) the registered horse has remained outside Great Britain for not more than 30 days, unless specifically provided for in paragraph 3;
Words in Art. 20(1)(a) 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(27)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
(b) the registered horse has neither been resident in nor transited on land through any third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not assigned to the same sanitary group as the third country or part of the territory of a third country in which the health certificate , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been signed by the official veterinarian;
Words in Art. 20(1)(b) 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(27)(a)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
(c) the health certificate for temporary export signed by the official veterinarian in Great Britain, or an authorised copy thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re-entry into Great Britain.
Words in Art. 20(1)(c) 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(27)(a)(iv)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 20(1)(c) 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(27)(a)(iv)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 20(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(27)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art. 20(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(27)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
3. The re-entry after temporary export for a period of more than 30 days of registered horses taking part in specific races, competitions or cultural events is subject to specific animal health requirements as contained in the health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, in respect of the relevant event.
Words in Art. 20(3) 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(27)(c) (with regs. 69-71)
4. The operator, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED, responsible for the consignment shall ensure that during the temporary export the registered horse neither has been resident in nor has transited on land through any third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not assigned to the same sanitary group as the third country or part of the territory of a third country in which the health certificate , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been signed by the official veterinarian.
Words in Art. 20(4) 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(27)(d)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 20(4) 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(27)(d)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 20(4) 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(27)(d)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 21 Specific animal health conditions regarding imports of equidae for slaughter
The operator, as identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), of a consignment of equidae for slaughter shall ensure that after the checks carried out at the border control post of entry into Great Britain, the animals:
(a) are either conveyed directly, without delay and without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status, to the slaughterhouse of destination where they shall be slaughtered within 72 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse; or
(b) pass through a single approved market or marshalling centre , as indicated in the relevant health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, from where they are to be removed after the market under national rules ensuring traceability directly to a slaughterhouse to be slaughtered, as soon as possible, but at the latest within 5 working days of arrival in Great Britain without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status.
Words in Art. 21(b) 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(28)(b)(aa) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 21(b) 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(28)(b)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 21 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(28)(a)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 21 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(28)(a)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Art. 21 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(28)(a)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 21 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(28)(a)(iv) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in s. 7 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(22) (with regs. 69-71)

SECTION 8 Transitional and final provisions

Article 21a Matters relating to the exercise of powers under this Regulation
1. The powers exercisable by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under the provisions listed in paragraph 2 may be exercised only where it is necessary or appropriate to do so in the light of an assessment of the risk to animal or public health in the United Kingdom, taking into account the matters specified in this Article.
2. The provisions are—
(a) in Article 3 (specification of third country or part thereof from which consignments of equidae may be imported into Great Britain)—
(i) paragraph 1, the words before point (a) (specification of third countries or parts of third countries in relation to which the appropriate authority may authorise consignments of equidae);
(ii) paragraph 1(a) (temporary admission of registered horses);
(iii) paragraph 1(b) (transit of equidae);
(iv) paragraph 1(c) (re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events);
(v) paragraph 1(d) (import of registered horses);
(vi) paragraph 1(e) (import of consignments of equidae for slaughter);
(vii) paragraph 1(f) (importation of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production);
(viii) paragraph 2 (specification of specific conditions with which the competent authority of the third country must comply);
(b) Article 4 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of semen of equidae is authorised);
(c) Article 5 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of ova and embryos of equidae is authorised);
(d) Article 6 (specification of applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions).
3. Any assessment which is relied on for the purposes of paragraph 1 with regard to imports of live equidae must be appropriate to the circumstances and have been approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), taking into account—
(a) how the third country applies and implements international animal health standards, in particular the principle of regionalisation, within its own territory and in relation to its sanitary requirements for importation from other third countries and from the United Kingdom;
(b) the health status of the equidae, other domestic animals and wildlife and the environmental situation in the third country, with particular regard to exotic, notifiable and reportable animal diseases and any aspects of the general situation as regards health in the third country which may pose a risk to the health and environmental situation of the United Kingdom;
(c) the legislation of the third country in relation to animal health and welfare;
(d) the organisation of the competent veterinary authority and its inspection services, the powers of those services, the supervision to which they are subject, and the means at their disposal, including staff and laboratory capacity, to apply national legislation effectively;
(e) the assurances which the competent veterinary authority of the third country can give regarding compliance or equivalence with the relevant animal health conditions applicable in the United Kingdom;
(f) whether the third country is a member of the OIE, and the regularity and rapidity of its provision of information relating to the existence of infectious or contagious diseases of equidae in its territory, in particular those diseases listed by the OIE and in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC;
(g) the assurances given by the third country to inform the United Kingdom—
(i) within 24 hours, of the confirmation of the occurrence of infectious diseases of equidae listed in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC, and of any change in the vaccination policy concerning such diseases;
(ii) within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the national sanitary rules concerning equidae, in particular regarding the importation of equidae; and
(iii) at regular intervals, of the animal health status of its territory concerning equidae;
(h) any experience of previous imports of live equidae from the third country and the results of any import controls carried out;
(i) the results of inspections or audits carried out in the third country, in particular the results of the assessment of the competent authorities of the third country of those inspections or audits;
(j) the rules on the prevention and control of infectious or contagious animal diseases in force in the third country and their implementation, including rules on importation from other third countries;
(k) any special import conditions that may be required by the United Kingdom having regard to the situation as regards the health of equidae in the third country.
4. Any assessment which is relied upon for the purposes of paragraph 1 with regard to the imports of equine semen, ova or embryos must be appropriate to the circumstances and must have been approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), taking into account—
(a) whether there are any diseases referred to in Annex A to Council Directive 92/65/EC or any other disease exotic to the United Kingdom present in the third country;
(b) whether the third country is capable of guaranteeing the implementation of its legislation, and whether the organisation of its veterinary and inspection services enables the country effectively to undertake or supervise such services;
(c) whether the veterinary services of the third country are able to guarantee that health requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter 2 of Council Directive 92/65/EC are being complied with;
(d) any on-the-spot inspections by experts from the United Kingdom undertaken to verify whether the assurances given by the third country regarding the conditions of production and placing on the market can be considered equivalent to those applied in the United Kingdom.
5. Where the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers request that the Secretary of State exercise a power under a provision listed in paragraph 2 the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.
6. In this Article “the OIE” means the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Art. 21a 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(10)

Article 22 Transitional provisions
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Art. 22 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(29) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 23 Repeals
Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 94/699/EC, 95/329/EC, 2003/13/EC, 2004/177/EC, 2004/211/EC, 2010/57/EU and 2010/471/EU are repealed.
Any reference to those Decisions shall be construed as a reference to this Regulation.

Article 24 Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2018.
However, Article 16(1)(b)(iii), ... Article 16(3), Article 16(4)(a) and (b), Article 16(5), Article 17(1)(d) and Article 19(2)(a) shall apply from 14 December 2019 .
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2147 of 28 November 2019 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance).
Words in Art. 24 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(30)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
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Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(30)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
ANNEX I

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES ... FROM WHICH THE ENTRY INTO GREAT BRITAIN OF CONSIGNMENTS OF EQUIDAE AND OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE IS AUTHORISED
ISO-Code	Third country	...	
1	2	...	
AE	United Arab Emirates	...	
AR	Argentina	...	
AU	Australia	...	
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	...	
BB	Barbados	...	
BH	Bahrain	...	
BM	Bermuda	...	
BO	Bolivia	...	
BR	Brazil		
		...	
BY	Belarus	...	
CA	Canada	...	
CH	Switzerland	...	
CL	Chile	...	
CN	China	...	
CR	Costa Rica	...	
CU	Cuba	...	
DZ	Algeria	...	
EG	Egypt	...	
EU	member States, Liechtenstein and Norway	...	
FK	Falkland Islands	...	
GL	Greenland	...	
HK	Hong Kong	...	
IL	Israel	...	
IS	Iceland ...	...	
JM	Jamaica	...	
JO	Jordan	...	
JP	Japan	...	
KG	Kyrgyzstan	...	
KR	Korea Republic	...	
KW	Kuwait	...	
LB	Lebanon	...	
MA	Morocco	...	
ME	Montenegro	...	
MK	North Macedonia	...	
MO	Macao	...	
MY	Malaysia	...	
MU	Mauritius	...	
MX	Mexico	...	
NZ	New Zealand	...	
OM	Oman	...	
PE	Peru	...	
PM	St Pierre & Miquelon	...	
PY	Paraguay	...	
QA	Qatar	...	
RS	Serbia	...	
RU	Russia	...	
SA	Saudi Arabia	...	
SG	Singapore	...	
TH	Thailand	...	
TN	Tunisia	...	
TR	Turkey	...	
UA	Ukraine	...	
US	United States of America	...	
UY	Uruguay	...	
ZA	South Africa	...	
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Words in Annex 1 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(11)(a)
Words in Annex 1 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(31)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Annex 1 Table omitted in part (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(11)(b)
Words in Annex 1 Table inserted (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(31)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
Word in Annex 1 Table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(b)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1777 of 27 November 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance).
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1256 of 7 September 2020 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 as regards the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae from Malaysia (Text with EEA relevance).
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/485 of 2 April 2020 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 as regards the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae from Thailand (Text with EEA relevance).
Annex 1 Table notes omitted (10.2.2025) by virtue of The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 47(3)(a)

LEGEND TO ANNEX I:
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Sanitary Groups
	
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Annex 1 Table omitted (10.2.2025) by virtue of The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 47(3)(b)
Legend to Annex 1 (except for the table headed “Sanitary Groups”) 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(11)(d)

ANNEX II MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND MODEL DECLARATIONS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE EQUIDAE
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Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)

ANNEX III MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE
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Annex 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)

ANNEX IV CATEGORIES OF MALE EQUIDAE TO WHICH THE CONDITIONS FOR EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15(b)(ii) OF DIRECTIVE 2009/156/EC

1. The requirement relating to equine viral arteritis laid down in Article 15(b)(ii) of Directive 2009/156/EC shall apply to uncastrated male equidae with the exception of:
(a) equidae vaccinated against equine viral arteritis under official supervision with a vaccine approved by the competent authority in accordance with one of the following protocols:
(i) the equidae shall be vaccinated during isolation of at least 28 days after they had been tested either in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a sample of blood taken not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, or in a virus isolation test carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen collected not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, and were kept separated from other equidae for 21 days following vaccination;
(ii) the equidae shall be vaccinated at the age of 180 to 270 days, after having been subjected to a virus neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 14 days apart. The equidae shall be separated from other equidae until 21 days after vaccination.
(b) equidae less than 180 days old;
(c) equidae for slaughter sent directly to a slaughterhouse.

2. The test shall be carried out and certified, and the result and vaccination certified, under official veterinary supervision. Vaccination shall be repeated at regular intervals according to manufacturer instructions.
Batch numbers of the approved vaccine, the details of the vaccination and revaccination and the results of serological or agent-identification tests shall be documented, where available in the identification document (passport), and made available for certification purposes.
3. Test mating as described in point 4(a) of Article 12.9.2. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is considered equivalent to the virus isolation test referred to in point 1(a)(i) to prove absence of the equine arteritis virus in semen.

ANNEX V MODEL DECLARATIONS
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Annex 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)

Annex 1: power to amend conferred (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1225), regs. 1(3), 17; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)