SECTION 4

Transport requirements for entry of equidae into Great Britain

General animal health requirements
Article 8
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;
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.
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:
1. African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in the third country of dispatch or transit;
2. 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.

Specific animal health requirements for transport by air
Article 9
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.
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.

Specific animal health requirements for transport by sea
Article 10
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.
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. 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. 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 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)
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)
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)
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 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. 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)
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)
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. 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)