# Commission Decision of 8 August 2008 on the temporary admission and imports into the Community of registered horses from South Africa (notified under document number C(2008) 4211) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/698/EC), Division 5.3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

By way of derogation from the provisions in point 5.1, movement of registered horses from the infected zone into the protection zone can be allowed under the following conditions:
5.3.1. The horse shall be identified by a passport and particulars on vaccination shall be entered in the passport.
5.3.2. The movement of the horse shall be pre-notified by the issuing official veterinarian to the responsible official veterinarian in the district of destination.
5.3.3. The horse shall be accompanied by a certificate which is part of the passport and issued by an official veterinarian (official veterinarian within the meaning of Article 2(h) of Directive 90/426/EEC) at the premises of origin.
5.3.4. The certificate shall state that the horse:
was clinically examined within 48 hours before dispatch and showed no clinical signs of disease,
has not been in contact during the past 15 days (as far as can be ascertained) with other equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease,
does not originate from an area where veterinary restrictions pertaining to diseases communicable to equidae are in force and does not come from a holding under veterinary restrictions,
does not come from a holding where there has been a case of African horse sickness during the past 60 days,
was vaccinated against African horse sickness by a veterinarian using a registered polyvalent African horse sickness vaccine as prescribed by the vaccine manufacturer at least 60 days, and not more than 24 months, prior to entering the protection zone.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/698/annex/I/division/5/division/5.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-698/annex-I/division-5/division-5.3
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