# Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97, Article 10: Requirements for transporter authorisation

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

1. The competent authority shall grant authorisations to transporters provided that:
(a) the applicants are established, or in case of applicants established in a third country, are represented, in Great Britain;
(b) the applicants have demonstrated that they have sufficient and appropriate staff, equipment and operational procedures at their disposal to enable them to comply with this Regulation, including where appropriate Good Practice Guides;
(c) the applicants or their representatives have no record of serious infringements of assimilated law and/or ... legislation on the protection of animals in the three years preceding the date of the application. This provision shall not apply where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the ... competent authority that it has taken all necessary measures to avoid further infringements.
2. The competent authority shall issue authorisations as provided for in paragraph 1 in accordance with the form published by the Appropriate Minister from time to time. Such authorisations shall be valid for not more than five years from the date of issue and shall not be valid for long journeys.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-10
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