Article 5 F1

Bovine animals and swine covered by this Directive must be accompanied during transportation to destination by a health F2certificate conforming to either model 1 or 2 set out in Annex F as appropriate . The certificate shall consist of a single sheet or, where more than one page is required, shall be in such a form that any two or more pages are part of an integrated whole and indivisible and shall contain a serial number. It shall be drawn up on the day of the health inspection, in one of the official languages of the country of destination at least. The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of the health examination.

The health inspection for the issuing of the health certificate (including additional guarantees) for a consignment of animals may be carried out in the holding of origin or of an assembly centre. For this purpose the competent authority shall ensure that any health certificate is drawn up by the official veterinarian after inspections, visits and controls as provided by this Directive.

However as regards:

For this purpose, the official veterinarian will ensure where appropriate that the additional guarantees provided for in Community legislation are fulfilled.

The official veterinarian for the assembly centre shall carry out all necessary checks on animals arriving there.

The official veterinarian completing Section C of the certificate according to either model 1 or 2 in Annex F as appropriate , shall ensure that the movement is registered on the Animo system on the day the certificate is issued.

The animals covered by this Directive may transit through an assembly centre which is located in one other Member State before being consigned to the Member State of destination. In this case, the certificate according to either model 1 or 2 in Annex F as appropriate (including Section C) must be completed by the official veterinarian responsible in the Member State where the animals originate. The official veterinarian responsible for the assembly centre of transit shall provide certification to the Member State of destination by completing a second certificate according to either model 1 or 2 in Annex F as appropriate , endorsing it with the serial number of the original and attaching it to the original certificate or to an officially endorsed copy thereof. In this case the combined validity of the certificates shall not exceed that provided for in paragraph 1.