{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-708/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/708",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/2008 of 24 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 as regards the conditions for exempting certain animals of susceptible species from the exit ban provided for in Council Directive 2000/75/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-708",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 is amended as follows:\n1.. Article 8 is amended as follows:\n(a) in paragraph 4, point (b) is replaced by the following:\n(b) ‘the animals are transported\nunder veterinary supervision to the slaughterhouse of destination, where they are to be slaughtered within 24 hours of arrival, and\ndirectly, unless a rest period foreseen by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 takes place in a control post situated in the same restricted zone.’\n(b) the following paragraph 5a is inserted:\n‘5a. Movements of animals not certified in accordance with paragraph 1 from a holding located in a restricted zone directly, to the exit point, as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Decision 93/444/EEC, for export to a third country shall be exempted from the exit ban established pursuant to Article 9(1)(c) and point 1 of Article 10 of Directive 2000/75/EC provided that:\n(a) no case of bluetongue has been recorded in the holding of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch;\n(b) the animals are transported to the exit point\nunder official supervision, and\ndirectly, unless a rest period foreseen by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 takes place in a control post situated in the same restricted zone.’\n(c) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:\n‘6. For the animals, their semen, ova and embryos referred to in paragraphs 1, 4 and 5a of this Article, the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding health certificates laid down in Directives 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC and 92/65/EEC, or referred to in Decision 93/444/EEC:\n“… (Animals semen, ova and embryos indicate as appropriate) in compliance with … (Articles 8(1)(a) or 8(1)(b) or 8(4) or 8(5a), indicate as appropriate) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007”.’\n2.. In Annex III, Section A is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1.’"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/708/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T17:56:11.962672+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}