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Article 2

United Kingdom

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1.

Member States shall ensure that the horses referred to in Article 1 (‘the horses’) are accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to the appropriate specimen ‘A’ to ‘E’ set out in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC which has been amended as follows:

(a)

the following is added to point (e)(v) of Section III relating to equine viral arteritis:

‘or

  • the registered horse is to be admitted in accordance with Commission Decision 2010/613/EU.’;

(b)

the following indents are added to the part of Section IV to be completed by the official veterinarian:

  • ‘the horse is intended to participate in the equestrian events of the pre-Olympic test event in July 2011/Olympic Games in July and August 2012/Paralympics in August and September 2012 (underline applicable and delete non-applicable),

  • arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the end of the equestrian event of the pre-Olympic test event/Olympic Games/Paralympics (underline applicable and delete non-applicable) on … (insert date) through the exit point … (insert name of exit point),

  • the horse is not intended for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence of less than 90 days in a Member State of the European Union.’

2.

Member States shall not implement an alternative control system, as provided for in Article 6 of Directive 90/426/EEC, for the horses.

3.

The status of the horses cannot be converted from temporary entry into permanent entry.