Article 103 Rules concerning the responsibility of the competent authority for animal health certification for movements of wild terrestrial animals to other Member States
United Kingdom
Before signing the animal health certificate provided for in Article 102 for the movement of wild terrestrial animals, the official veterinarian shall carry out the following types of identity check and examinations:
an examination of available information demonstrating that the requirements provided for in Article 101(4) are fulfilled;
an identity check;
a clinical examination, and where this is not possible, a clinical inspection of the animals of the consignment for the purpose of detection of clinical signs or suspicion of listed or emerging diseases relevant for the species.
The official veterinarian shall carry out the documentary, identity and physical checks and examinations as provided for in paragraph 1 and issue the animal health certificate within the last 24 hours before departure of the consignment from the habitat.
The animal health certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issuing.
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in the case of transport by waterway/sea of wild terrestrial animals, the period of 10 days for the validity of the animal health certificate may be extended by the duration of the journey by waterway/sea.