Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 of 12 April 2018 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance)

the temporary admission of registered horses as indicated F8by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the F9relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the transit of equidae as indicated F10by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export as indicated F11by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the import of registered horses as indicated F12by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the import of a consignment of equidae for slaughter as indicated F13by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the import of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production as indicated F14by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

any applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article;

any explanatory notes, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae that are destined for Great Britain or alternatively are accompanied by a health certificate required for transit;

the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae of the same certified health status, except where otherwise authorised in the specific animal health requirements set out in F2the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

the equidae are transported by road or railway or moved on foot only in a third country or a part of the territory of a third country that is authorised for at least one type of entry of at least one category of equidae.

the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls and the means of transport or the transport compartment of the means of transport in which equidae will be transported are cleansed and disinfected prior to loading of the animals with a disinfectant officially recognised in the country of dispatch;

the means of transport used for road or railway transport are designed, constructed and operated to prevent the escape of faeces, urine and fodder during the intended journey;

measures to protect the animals from attacks of insect vectors shall be applied in case of the occurrence of one of the following diseases:

1. (i)

   African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in the third country of dispatch or transit;

2. (ii)

   one or more of the vector-borne diseases listed in Article 11(1), with the exception of equine infectious anaemia, if the equidae are not immune or vaccinated against the pathogen.

In the case of the diseases referred to in point (i) the vector protection shall include measures such as the netting of the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls, forced ventilation and keeping the transport compartment closed, except during loading and unloading of the animals or when attending to the animals.

the crates, containers or jet-stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the doors of the aircraft;

the captain of the aircraft completes and signs the declaration F2, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

the transhipment is carried out in the same airport within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;

during the transhipment the equidae are protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;

the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;

the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 are applied in relation to the aircraft to be used for onward travel;

compliance with the conditions set out in point (a) of paragraph 1 and in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model F4in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

the vessel is scheduled to dock directly at a port in the Union without calling into a port of a third country or in a part of the territory of a third country not included in Annex I;

the crates, containers or stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the compartment;

the captain of the vessel completes and signs the declaration F2, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

the transhipment is carried out in the same port within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;

the equidae are during the transhipment protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;

the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;

compliance with the conditions set out in point (b) of paragraph 1 and points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model F4, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

the tests referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are carried out in a laboratory recognised by the competent authority in the third country of dispatch;

the details of sampling and the results of the tests are stated as required in the health certificate F7for the consignment concerned, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, based on the laboratory report made available to the certifying official veterinarian.

the vaccination is carried out in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions or national legislation, whatever is stricter;

the vaccination is carried out using a licensed vaccine which meets at least the requirements for safety, sterility and efficacy set out for the vaccine concerned in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

either comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262; or

provide at least the information detailed in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 of Part B of Section I of Part 1 of Annex I to that Regulation.

if they are marked individually, by way of derogation from paragraph 2, by an alternative method indicated in the health certificate, in which case the animals must be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(a);

if they are destined to be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(b).

retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

inform, through F2the appropriate computerised information management system, the relevant competent authority or border control post of exit, as appropriate, of the entry of a temporarily admitted registered horse, as follows:

1. (i)

   the competent authority of the place of destination indicated in F3the relevant part of the common health entry document (‘CHED’) referred to in Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715;

2. (ii)

   the border control post of exit declared in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) by completing F4the relevant part of the F5CHED;

3. (iii)

   the competent authorities responsible for the places of temporary residence indicated in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

deliver at least one copy of the CHED to the operator identified as ‘operator responsible for the consignment’ in F6the relevant part of the CHED referred to in paragraph 1(b).

inform the border control post of exit, through the appropriate computerised information management system, of the departure from Great Britain of the temporarily admitted registered horse by completing a further Part III of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b);

deliver to the operator, as identified in F10the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (a) of this paragraph;

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the registered horse shall at all times during its temporary admission be accompanied by its original health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and by the CHED issued by the F4border control post of entry into Great Britain;

the registered horse shall remain in F5Great Britain and on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

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any former prints of the CHED are surrendered to the competent authority for invalidation or withdrawal;

the registered horse shall leave Great Britain through a border control post indicated in the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a) not later than 89 days following the date of entry into Great Britain indicated on the corresponding CHED.

the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) regarding any changes to be made to the movements stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a);

the border control post of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from Great Britain;

the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) responsible for the holding regarding the death or loss of the registered horse or any emergency, such as health conditions, requiring veterinary attention beyond the 89 days of temporary admission.

apply the measures provided for in points (a), (b) and, where applicable, (c) of Article 16(4);

inform, through F3the appropriate computerised information management system, the F4border control post of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the CHED;

deliver to the operator as identified in F5the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CHED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of this paragraph;

invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F6....

retain the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c);

inform, through the appropriate computerised information management system, of the re-entry of the registered horse:

1. (i)

   the competent authority of the place of destination, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a);

2. (ii)

   the border control post of exit, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a), by completing F7the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (d);

request the competent authority of the place of destination to verify and, where appropriate, to confirm the arrival of the registered horse by completing F8the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (d);

deliver to the operator a print of a new CHED:

1. (i)

   completed with a reference to the number of the CHED delivered previously in accordance with Article 16(1)(c); and

2. (ii)

   in which the relevant part is completed within the deadline for leaving Great Britain indicated in the CHED;

invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)F10....

in accordance with F5Article 3, imports of registered horses are authorised from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned;

the competent authority responsible for the place of temporary residence has complied with the following conditions:

1. (i)

   that competent authority has carried out with satisfactory results the checks necessary to verify compliance with the test and vaccination requirements for imports of registered horses from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned set out in F6the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

2. (ii)

   that competent authority has ensured that the registered horse remained under official veterinary supervision in F7Great Britain until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry into F8Great Britain indicated on the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).

terminate the temporary admission in F11the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Conversion into permanent entry’ in Part III of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)F12... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);

deliver to the operator identified in the relevant part of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CHED referred to in point (a), or a new CHED, in which ‘For F13Great Britain's internal market’ is checked in F14the relevant part;

invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);

invalidate or withdraw the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a).

arrange regular visits carried out and recorded by a veterinarian to check the registered horse for clinical signs of possible infectious diseases;

keep records on the movement of the registered horse and on movements of equidae on and off the holding where it is kept;

complete the customs procedures, as referred to in Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262;

make an application in accordance with Article 15(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 for the issuing of an identification document or the adaptation of an existing identification document.

terminate the temporary admission in the appropriate computerised information management system by choosing ‘Death/Loss’ in Part III of the CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b);

invalidate or withdraw any print of the CHED delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c) ... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).

the registered horse has remained outside F2Great Britain for not more than 30 days, unless specifically provided for in paragraph 3;

the registered horse has neither been resident in nor transited on land through any third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not assigned to the same sanitary group as the third country or part of the territory of a third country in which the health certificate F3, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been signed by the official veterinarian;

the health certificate for temporary export signed by the official veterinarian in F4Great Britain, or an authorised copy thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re-entry into F5Great Britain.

in Article 3 (specification of third country or part thereof from which consignments of equidae may be imported into Great Britain)—

1. (i)

   paragraph 1, the words before point (a) (specification of third countries or parts of third countries in relation to which the appropriate authority may authorise consignments of equidae);

2. (ii)

   paragraph 1(a) (temporary admission of registered horses);

3. (iii)

   paragraph 1(b) (transit of equidae);

4. (iv)

   paragraph 1(c) (re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events);

5. (v)

   paragraph 1(d) (import of registered horses);

6. (vi)

   paragraph 1(e) (import of consignments of equidae for slaughter);

7. (vii)

   paragraph 1(f) (importation of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production);

8. (viii)

   paragraph 2 (specification of specific conditions with which the competent authority of the third country must comply);

Article 4 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of semen of equidae is authorised);

Article 5 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of ova and embryos of equidae is authorised);

Article 6 (specification of applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions).

how the third country applies and implements international animal health standards, in particular the principle of regionalisation, within its own territory and in relation to its sanitary requirements for importation from other third countries and from the United Kingdom;

the health status of the equidae, other domestic animals and wildlife and the environmental situation in the third country, with particular regard to exotic, notifiable and reportable animal diseases and any aspects of the general situation as regards health in the third country which may pose a risk to the health and environmental situation of the United Kingdom;

the legislation of the third country in relation to animal health and welfare;

the organisation of the competent veterinary authority and its inspection services, the powers of those services, the supervision to which they are subject, and the means at their disposal, including staff and laboratory capacity, to apply national legislation effectively;

the assurances which the competent veterinary authority of the third country can give regarding compliance or equivalence with the relevant animal health conditions applicable in the United Kingdom;

whether the third country is a member of the OIE, and the regularity and rapidity of its provision of information relating to the existence of infectious or contagious diseases of equidae in its territory, in particular those diseases listed by the OIE and in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC;

the assurances given by the third country to inform the United Kingdom—

1. (i)

   within 24 hours, of the confirmation of the occurrence of infectious diseases of equidae listed in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC, and of any change in the vaccination policy concerning such diseases;

2. (ii)

   within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the national sanitary rules concerning equidae, in particular regarding the importation of equidae; and

3. (iii)

   at regular intervals, of the animal health status of its territory concerning equidae;

any experience of previous imports of live equidae from the third country and the results of any import controls carried out;

the results of inspections or audits carried out in the third country, in particular the results of the assessment of the competent authorities of the third country of those inspections or audits;

the rules on the prevention and control of infectious or contagious animal diseases in force in the third country and their implementation, including rules on importation from other third countries;

any special import conditions that may be required by the United Kingdom having regard to the situation as regards the health of equidae in the third country.

whether there are any diseases referred to in Annex A to Council Directive 92/65/EC or any other disease exotic to the United Kingdom present in the third country;

whether the third country is capable of guaranteeing the implementation of its legislation, and whether the organisation of its veterinary and inspection services enables the country effectively to undertake or supervise such services;

whether the veterinary services of the third country are able to guarantee that health requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter 2 of Council Directive 92/65/EC are being complied with;

any on-the-spot inspections by experts from the United Kingdom undertaken to verify whether the assurances given by the third country regarding the conditions of production and placing on the market can be considered equivalent to those applied in the United Kingdom.