SECTION 7Specific animal health and certification requirements for entry into F1Great Britain of consignments of equidae

Article 16Measures 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 F2border control post of entry shall:

(a)

retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

(b)

inform, through F3the appropriate computerised information management system, the relevant competent authority or F2border control post of exit, as appropriate, of the entry of a temporarily admitted registered horse, as follows:

  1. (i)

    the competent authority of the place of destination indicated in F4the relevant part of the common health entry document (‘CHED’) referred to in Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715;

  2. (ii)

    the F2border 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 F5the relevant part of the F6CHED;

  3. (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);

(c)

deliver at least one copy of the F6CHED to the operator identified as ‘operator responsible for the consignment’ in F7the relevant part of the F6CHED referred to in paragraph 1(b).

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3.

The competent authority of the place of destination referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b) F9... shall acknowledge through F3the appropriate computerised information management system the arrival of the registered horse and document the checks carried out by completing Part III of the F6CHED.

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:

F10(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);

(b)

deliver to the operator, as identified in F11the relevant part of the F6CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the F6CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (a) of this paragraph;

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5.

The F2border 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 F6CHED 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 F6CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), an alert is sent automatically through F3the appropriate computerised information management system to the F2border 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 17Operator responsibilities for temporarily admitted registered horses

1.

The operator responsible for a registered horse temporarily admitted into F13Great Britain, as identified in F14the relevant part of the F15CHED 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 F15CHED issued by the F16border control post of entry into F13Great Britain;

(b)

the registered horse shall remain in F17Great Britain and on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

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(d)

any former prints of the F15CHED are surrendered to the competent authority for invalidation or withdrawal;

(e)

the registered horse shall leave F13Great Britain through a F16border 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 F13Great Britain indicated on the corresponding F15CHED.

2.

The operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain responsible for the movement of the registered horse during its temporary admission in F13Great 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 F16border control post of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from F13Great 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 18Re-entry after temporary export of registered horses temporarily admitted into F19Great Britain

1.

Registered horses temporarily admitted into F19Great 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 F19Great Britain are laid down in accordance with Article 20(3), provided that the re-entry into F19Great Britain takes place within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the F20CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).

2.

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

(a)

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

(b)

inform, through F21the appropriate computerised information management system, the F22border control post of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the F20CHED;

(c)

deliver to the operator as identified in F23the relevant part of the F20CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the F20CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of this paragraph;

(d)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F20CHED delivered in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F24....

3.

The F22border control post of re-entry shall:

(a)

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

(b)

inform, through F21the appropriate computerised information management system, of the re-entry of the registered horse:

  1. (i)

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

  2. (ii)

    the F22border 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 F25the relevant part of the F20CHED referred to in point (d);

(c)

request the competent authority of the place of destination to verify and, where appropriate, to confirm the arrival of the registered horse by completing F26the relevant part of the F20CHED referred to in point (d);

F27(d)

deliver to the operator a print of a new CHED:

  1. (i)

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

  2. (ii)

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

(e)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F20CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F28....

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 F20CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).

Article 19Conversion of temporary admission into permanent entry and death or loss of a registered horse

1.

Where the operator, as identified in F29the relevant part of the F30CHED 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) F31..., to convert the temporary admission of a registered horse into a permanent entry, F32the appropriate authority may authorise that conversion provided that the following requirements are met:

(a)

in accordance with F33Article 3, imports of registered horses are authorised from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned;

(b)

the competent authority responsible for the place of temporary residence has complied with the following conditions:

  1. (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 F34the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

  2. (ii)

    that competent authority has ensured that the registered horse remained under official veterinary supervision in F35Great Britain until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry into F36Great Britain indicated on the F30CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).

2.

The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1, or a F37border control post designated for this task by the F38appropriate authority, shall:

(a)

terminate the temporary admission in F39the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Conversion into permanent entry’ in Part III of the F30CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)F40... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);

(b)

deliver to the operator identified in F29the relevant part of the F30CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the F30CHED referred to in point (a), or a new F30CHED, in which ‘For F41Great Britain's internal market’ is checked in F42the relevant part;

(c)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F30CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)F40... 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).

3.

During the period of conversion, the operator, as identified in F29the relevant part of the F30CHED 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 F36Great Britain, the competent authority of the place of death or loss, F43... in close collaboration with a F37border control post, shall:

(a)

terminate the temporary admission in F39the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Death/Loss’ in Part III of the F30CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b);

(b)

invalidate or withdraw any print of the F30CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c) F40... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).

F44Article 19aSanitary 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 F45....

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 F46a 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.

Article 20Specific animal health conditions regarding the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export for races, competition and cultural events

1.

F47The appropriate authority shall authorise the re-entry of registered horses subject to compliance with the following conditions:

(a)

the registered horse has remained outside F48Great Britain for not more than 30 days, unless specifically provided for in paragraph 3;

(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 F49, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been signed by the official veterinarian;

(c)

the health certificate for temporary export signed by the official veterinarian in F50Great Britain, or an authorised copy thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re-entry into F51Great Britain.

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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 F53health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, in respect of the relevant event.

4.

The operator, as identified in F54the relevant part of the F55CHED, 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 F56, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been signed by the official veterinarian.

Article 21Specific animal health conditions regarding imports of equidae for slaughter

The operator, as identified in F57the relevant part of the F58CHED 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 F59control post of entry into F60Great Britain, the animals:

  1. (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

  2. (b)

    pass through a single approved market or marshalling centre F61, 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 F62Great Britain without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status.