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Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animal

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

1

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animal certified for:

Registered horse

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animal

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Part II: Certification

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animal described in Box I.28:

— is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;

— was examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.5 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the animal or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory ofa country), a country or part of the territory of a country, which on the date of issuing this certificate has the Code: (2) and is assigned to Sanitary Group (2);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country:

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

(3) either [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) or [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, and a blood sample taken from the animal on (insert date), within a period of21 days prior to the date of dispatch, was tested with negative result for antibody to the vesicular stomatitis virus

(3) either [in a virus neutralisation test at a serum dilution of 1 in 32;]]

(3) or [in an ELISA in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE;]]

II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

(3) either [II.2.1. During a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch, the animal has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision situated in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, and

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) either [in a Member State of the Union;]]

(3) or [in a country or part of the territory of a country with Code: (2) that is authorised for temporary admission into the Union of registered horses, and from which it was imported into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch under conditions at least as strict as those required in accordance with the Union legislation for the temporary admission of registered horses from this country or part of the territory of the country directly to the Union, and which is:

(3) either [assigned to the same Sanitary Group (2) as the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch;]]]

(3) and/or [assigned to Sanitary Group A, B or C;]]]

(3) and/or [China (5), Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia (Peninsula), Singapore, Thailand or the United Arab Emirates;]]]

(3) (4) or [II.2.1. During a period of at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch, the animal has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision situated in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch which is assigned to Sanitary Group F, or was imported during the 60 days prior to the date of dispatch from a Member State of the Union before entering the vector–protected or vector proof quarantine station in accordance with point II.2.2;]

(3) (4) either [II.2.2. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E and

(3) either [has been kept in isolation in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch protected from vector insects for a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since entry into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch, if it was imported in accordance withpoint II.2.1 from a Member State of the Union or a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G;]]

(3) or [has been kept in designated premises under official veterinary supervision for a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since entry into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch, if it was imported in accordance with point II.2.1 from a Member State of the Union or a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) (4) or [II.2.2. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and was kept:

(3) either [in the approved vector-protected quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during at least the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatchfrom (insert date) to (insert date), confined to the vector-protected premises at least from two hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise and exercise was provided under official veterinary supervision, following the application of insect repellents in combination with an insecticide effective against Culicoides prior to the removal from the stables, and in strict isolation from equidae not being prepared for export under conditions at least as strict as required for the temporary admission or imports into the Union.]]

(3) or [permanently confined in the approved vector-proof quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during the period of at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch and constant monitoring of the vector protection has proven absence of vectors inside the vector-protected part of the quarantine station.]]

II.3. Attestation of vaccination and health tests

(3) either [II.3.1. The animal was not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [II.3.1. The animal was vaccinated against African horse sickness, and this vaccination was carried out:

(2) either [more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(2) or [more than 60 days and less than 12 months prior to the date of admission into the part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.3.(a), from where it is dispatched;]]

(3) (4) or [II.3.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and was vaccinated against African horse sickness on (insert date) not more than 24 months and at least 40 days prior to the date of entry in the vector-protected quarantine by administration of a registered vaccine according to manufacturer's instructions which is protective against the circulating serotypes of the African horse sickness virus;]

II.3.2. the animal was not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the period of 60 days prior to the date of dispatch from

(3) either [a country of which all parts of the territory are free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) (4) or [a part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, which is free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis occurs in the remaining parts of the territory of the country of dispatch, and

(3) either [is vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than 60 days and no more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch, and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results;]]

(3) or [is not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results, and the animal to be dispatched was subjected to a diagnostic test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result conducted on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of entry into of the vector-protected quarantine and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]

(3) or [was subjected to a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on samplestaken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days on (insert date) andon . (insert date), the second of which was taken during a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, withoutan increase in antibody titre, and a RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virusgenome, carried out with negative result on a sample taken within 48 hoursprior to dispatch, on (insert date), and has been protected from vector attacks from the moment of the RT-PCR sampling until loading for dispatch, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the animal and disinsectisation of the stable and the means in which it is transported;]]

(3) [II.3.3. the animal is an uncastrated male equine animal older than 180 days, and

(3) either [is dispatched from a country in which equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a compulsorily notifiable disease and has not been officially reported during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [was tested on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, by virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4;]]

(3) or [was tested on an aliquot of its entire semen taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, by virus isolation test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR for EVA with negative result;]]

(3) or [was vaccinated against EVA on (insert date) under official veterinary supervision, and re-vaccinated at regular intervals according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with a vaccine approved by the competent authority, and the initial vaccination was carried out:

(3) either [before 31 December 2017, on the day a blood sample was taken that was subsequently tested in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilutionof 1 in 4;]]]

(3) or [before 31 December 2017, during a period of isolation of not more than 15 days under official veterinary supervision, commencing on the day a blood sample was taken which was tested during that isolation period in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4;]]]

(3) or [at the age of 180 to 270 days, during a period of isolation under official veterinary supervision, during which the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out on the same day by the same laboratory with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 10 days apart;]]]

(3) or [after the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, carried out on a blood sample taken not earlier than 7 days after commencing a period of uninterrupted isolation which lasted until 21 days following vaccination;]]]

(3) or [at the age of 180 to 250 days, after the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out on the same day by the same laboratory with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 14 days apart;]]]

(3) or [was subjected to a virus isolation test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR for EVA carried out with negative result on an aliquot of its entire semen collected after the date a blood sample of that animal taken on (insert date), within a period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, was tested in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with positive result at a serum dilution of at least 1 in 4;]]

(3) or [any requirements for testing for EVA or vaccination against EVA have been waived by Union legislation (insert reference to the applicable Union legal act) on the ground that the animal is temporarily admitted into the Union for participation in the equestrian event specified in that legal act and that the animal is kept separated from other equidae not participating in such event and that any breeding activity, including the collection of semen, is prohibited during the temporary residence in the Union;]]

(3) (4) either [II.3.4. the animal is dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where it was continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equidae which have entered Iceland from other countries;]

(3) or [II.3.4. the animal was subjected with negative result to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID orCoggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia carried out on a blood sample taken on (insert date), this being within

(3) either [a period of 90 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group D, E or F;]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) [II.3.5. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B or E, or from Brazil, China or Thailand, or from a country in which glanders was reported during a period of 3 years prior to the date of dispatch, and was subjected to a complement fixation test for glanders carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) [II.3.6. the animal is an uncastrated male or a female equine animal older than 270 days dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B, D, E or F, or from China or Thailand, or from a country in which dourine was reported during a period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch, and was subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch, and has not been used for breeding during the period of at least 30 days prior to and after the date the sample was taken;]

(3) (4) [II.3.7. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, and

(3) either [Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis have not been officially reported in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [the animal was vaccinated with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's instructions within a period of 6 months and at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch with inactivated vaccine against Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, the last vaccination was applied on (insert date);]]

(3) or [the animal was kept for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch in a vector-protected quarantine and during this period was subjected to haemagglutination inhibition tests for Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(3) either [on a sample of blood taken on (insert date), within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, with negative results;]]]

(3) or [on samples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least 21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without increase in antibody titre and the animal was vaccinated more than 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]]

(3) [II.3.8. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group G, or from a country in which Japanese encephalitis has been officially reported in equidae during a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and the animal:

(3) either [comes from a holding situated in the centre of an area of at least 30 km radius around that holding where there has been no case of Japanese encephalitis during a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [was kept in a vector–protected quarantine during a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch and during that period the body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and was subjected

(3) either [to a haemagglutination inhibition or virus neutralisation test for Japanese encephalitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day onsamples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least 14 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without a more than four-fold increase in antibody titre between the two samples, and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [to a Ig-M capture ELISA test for the detection of antibodies against Japanese encephalitis virus with negative result, carried out on a blood sample takennot earlier than 7 days after the date the isolation commenced on (insert date), and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

(3) or [was vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations during a period of not less than 21 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) (4) either [II.3.9. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(3) either [on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch:

(3) either [with negative results in each case.]]]

(3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and

(3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.]]]]

(3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]

(3) or [on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the period of2 years prior to the date of dispatch.]]

(3) (4) or [II.3.9. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F, and

(3) either [was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the sameday on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the first sample not taken less than 7 days after introduction into the vector-protected quarantine, the second sample taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch,

(3) either [with negative results in each case.]]]

(3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and

(3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.]]]]

(3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [was subjected to a serological and an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than28 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected quarantine and within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch.]]

(3) or [was subjected to an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than 14 days after the date of introduction into the vector-proof quarantine and not more than 72 hours before dispatch.]]

II.4. Attestation of the transport conditions

(3) (4) either [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and arrangements have been made to transport it directly to the Union, without passing through a market, marshalling or assembly centre and without coming into contact with other equidae of a different health status.]

(3) (4) or [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and arrangements have been made to transport it directly from the vector-protected quarantine station without coming into contact with other equidae not accompanied by a health certificate either for imports or for temporary admission into the Union

(2) either [to the airport under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made that the aircraft being cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch, and sprayed against vector insects just prior to take off.]]

(3) or [to a sea port in that country or part of the territory of the country under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made to transport it on a vessel which is scheduled directly to a port in the Union without calling into a port situated in a country or part of the territory of a country not approved for the entry into the Union of equidae, in stalls which were cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and sprayed against vector insects just prior to departure.]]

II.4.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equidae not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this health certificate during the period from certification until dispatch to the Union.

II.4.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animal is going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.

II.5. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Box I.28.: Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder etc.) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The temporary admission of this registered horse shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for temporary admission into the Union from the respective country or part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 respectively of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

(4) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the country of dispatch, or part of its territory, is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.

(5) Part of the territory of country authorised for temporary admission as appearing in columns 3 and 6 respectively ofAnnex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the registered horse will enter Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) accompany the registered horse in the original throughout its temporary admission in the Union;

(d) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(e) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor the temporary admission of a registered horse

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the registered horse described above, hereby declare, that:

— the horse

(2) either [has remained in (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch) during a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(2) or [entered (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch) during the required residence period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch:

(a) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch)

(b) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch)

(c) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch);]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the horse has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the horse can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.4 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— during its residence inside the Union for a period of less than 90 days the horse will be accommodated on the following premises:

(a) from (date) to (date) in (place of holding) in (Member State)

(b) from (date) to (date) in (place of holding) in (Member State)

(c) from (date) to (date) in (place of holding) in (Member State)

(d) from (date) to (date) in (place of holding) in (Member State);

— I am aware that in the event that the horse moves from one Member State of the Union to another Member State, as outlined in this declaration, it must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an official veterinarian of the Member State of dispatch and that this movement must be notified to the Member State of destination;

— the horse is scheduled to leave the Union on (date) at the border post of (insert name and place of border post of exit);

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12.

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animals

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animals certified for:

Registered equidae breeding and production slaughter

I.26. For transit through EU to third country X

Third country ISO code

I.27.

I.28. Identification of the animals

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animal described in Box I.28:

— was examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.5 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the animal or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country), a country or part of the territory of a country, which on the date of issuing this certificate has the Code: (2), is assigned to Sanitary Group (2), and is authorised for temporary admission of registered horses or imports of registered horses, registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production;

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

(3) either [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) or [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, and a blood sample taken from the animal on (insert date), within a period of21 days prior to the date of dispatch, was tested with negative result for antibody to the vesicular stomatitis virus

(3) either [in a virus neutralisation test at a serum dilution of 1 in 32;]]

(3) or [in an ELISA in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE;]]

II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum ;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive result to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

(3) either [II.2.1. During a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch, the animal has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision situated in a country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) either [in a Member State of the Union;]]

(3) and/or [in a country or part of the territory of country with Code: (2) that is authorised for temporary admission into the Union of registered horses, and from which it was imported into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch under conditions at least as strict as those required in accordance with the Union legislation for the temporary admission of registered horses from this country or part of the territory of the country directly to the Union, and which is:

(3) either [assigned to the same Sanitary Group (2) as the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch;]]]

(3) and/or [assigned to Sanitary Group A, B or C;]]]

(3) and/or [assigned to Sanitary Group D, E or G and the animal is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;]]]

(3) (4) or [II.2.1. During a period of at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch, the animal has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision situated in a country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch which is assigned to Sanitary Group F, or was imported during the 60 days prior to the date of dispatch from a Member State of the Union before entering the vector-protected or vector proof quarantine station in accordance with point II.2.2;]

(3) (4) either [II.2.2. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E and

(3) either [has been kept in isolation in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch protected from vector insects for a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since entry into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch, if it was imported in accordance withpoint II.2.1 from a Member State of the Union or a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G;]]

(3) or [has been kept in designated premises under official veterinary supervision for a period of at least40 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since entry into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch, if it was imported in accordance with point II.2.1 from a Member State of the Union or a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) (4) or [II.2.2. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and was kept

(3) either [in the approved vector-protected quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during the 40 days prior to the date of dispatch from (insert date) to (insert date), confined to the vector-protected premises at least from two hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise and exercise was provided under official veterinary supervision, following the application of insect repellents in combination with an insecticide effective against Culicoides prior to the removal from the stables, and in strict isolation from equidae not being prepared for export to the Union under conditions at least as strict as required for the temporary admission or imports into the Union.]]

(3) or [permanently confined in the approved vector-proof quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during the period of at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch and constant monitoring of the vector protection has proven absence of vectors inside the vector-protected part of the quarantine station.]]

II.3. Attestation of vaccination and health tests

(3) either [II.3.1. The animal was not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [II.3.1. The animal was vaccinated against African horse sickness, and this vaccination was carried out

(3) either [more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [more than 60 days and less than 12 months prior to the date of admission into the part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.3.(a), from where it is dispatched;]]

(3) (4) or [II.3.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and was vaccinated against African horse sickness on (insert date) not more than 24 months and at least 40 days prior to the date of entry in the vector-protected quarantine by administration of a registered vaccine according to manufacturer's instructions which is protective against the circulating serotypes of the African horse sickness virus;]

II.3.2. the animal was not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the period of60 days prior to the date of dispatch from

(3) either [a country of which all parts of the territory are free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) (4) or [a part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D which is free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis occurs in the remaining parts of the territory of the country of dispatch, and

(3) either [is vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than60 days and no more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch, and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results;]]

(3) or [is not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results, and the animal to be dispatched was subjected to a diagnostic test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result conducted on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of entry into vector-protected quarantine and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]

(3) or [was subjected to a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on samples taken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken during a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without an increase in the antibody titre, and a RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome, carried out with negative result on a sample taken within 48 hours prior to dispatch, on (insert date), and has been protected from vector attacks from the moment of the RT-PCR sampling until loading for dispatch, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the horse and disinsectisation of the stable and the means in which it is transported;]]

(3) (4) either [II.3.3. the animal is dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where it was continuously resident since birth and did not come into contact with equidae which have entered Iceland from other countries;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [II.3.3. the animal was subjected with negative result to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID orCoggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia carried out on a blood sample taken on (insert date), this being within

(3) either [a period of 90 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group D, E or F;]]

(3) [II.3.4. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B or E, or from Brazil, China or Thailand, or from a country in which glanders was reported during a period of 3 years prior to the date of dispatch, and was subjected to a complement fixation test for glanders carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period 30 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) (4) [II.3.5. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, and

(3) either [Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis have not been officially reported in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [the animal was vaccinated with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's instructions within a period of 6 months and at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch with inactivated vaccine against Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, the last vaccination was applied on (insert date);]]

(3) or [the animal was kept for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch in a vector-protected quarantine and during this period was subjected to haemagglutination inhibition tests for Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(3) either [on a sample of blood taken on (insert date), within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, with negative results;]]

(3) or [on samples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without increase in antibody titre and the animal was vaccinated more than 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) [II.3.6. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group G, or from a country in which Japanese encephalitis has been officially reported in equidae during a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch, and the animal

(3) either [comes from a holding situated in the centre of an area of at least 30 km radius around that holding where there has been no case of Japanese encephalitis during a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [was kept in a vector-protected quarantine during a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period the body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and was subjected

(3) either [to a haemagglutination inhibition or virus neutralisation test forJapanese encephalitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on samples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least 14 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without a more than four-fold increase in antibody titre between the two samples, and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [to a Ig-M capture ELISA test for the detection of antibodies againstJapanese encephalitis virus with negative result, carried out on a bloodsample taken not earlier than 7 days after the date the isolation commenced on (insert date), and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

(3) or [was vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations during a period of not less than 21 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) (4) either [II.3.7. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E and was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(3) either [on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch

(3) either [with negative results in each case.]]]

(3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and

(3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.]]]]

(3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]

(3) or [on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country or part of the territory of a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch.]]]

(3) (4) or [II.3.7. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F, and

(3) either [was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days,on (insert date) and on (insert date), the first sample not taken less than 7 days after introduction into the vector-protected quarantine, the second sample taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch,

(3) either [with negative results in each case.]]]

(3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and

(3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.]]]]

(3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [was subjected to a serological and an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than 28 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected quarantine and within a period of10 days prior to the date of dispatch.]]

(3) or [was subjected to an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than 14 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected quarantine and not more than 72 hours before dispatch.]]

II.4. Attestation of the transport conditions

(3) (4) either [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and arrangements have been made to transport it directly to the Union, without passing through a market, marshalling or assembly centre and without coming into contact with other equidae of a different health status.]

(3) (4) or [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and arrangements have been made to transport it directly from the vector-protected quarantine station without coming into contact with other equidae not accompanied by a health certificate either for imports or for temporary admission into the Union

(3) either [to the airport under vector-protected conditions and the aircraft being cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch, and sprayed against vector insects just prior to take off.]]

(3) or [to a sea port in that country or part of the territory of the country under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made to transport it on a vessel which is scheduled directly to a port in the Union without calling into a port situated in a country or part of the territory of a country not approved for the entry into the Union of equidae, in stalls which were cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and sprayed against vector insects just prior to departure.]]

II.4.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equidae not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this health certificate during the period from certification until dispatch to the Union.

II.4.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animal is going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.

II.4.4. The equine animal is proceeding to (insert country of destination outside the Union). Arrangements have been made and the necessary animal health conditions certified to ensure that the animal transits the Union without delay.

II.5. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.6.: Person responsible for the load in Union.

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box I.28.: Species: Select amongst: Equus caballus, Equus asinus, Equus africanus, Equus hemionus, Equus kiang, Equus quagga, Equus zebra, Equus grevyi, or indicate any cross between those

Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or in the case of a registered horse on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The entry into the Union of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for transit through the Union from the respective country or part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch, and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

(4) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the country of dispatch, or part of its territory, is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the animal will enter the Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor transit through the Union of an equine animal

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the animal described above, hereby declare, that:

— the animal

(2) either [has remained in (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch) during a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(2) or [entered (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country of dispatch) during the required residence period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch:

(a) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where animal entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch)

(b) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where animal entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch)

(c) on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where animal entered country or part of the territory of country of dispatch);]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.4 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the animal can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey;

— the animal is scheduled to leave the Union on (insert date) at the border post of (insert name and place of border post of exit);

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Species: Select amongst: Equus caballus, Equus asinus, Equus africanus, Equus hemionus, Equus kiang, Equus quagga, Equus zebra, Equus grevyi, or indicate any cross between those.

Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animal

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

1

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animal certified for:

Registered horse

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animal

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animal described in Box I.28:

— is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;

— was examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.3 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the horse or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country), a country or part of the territory of a country which on the date of issuing this certificate has the Code: (2) and is assigned to Sanitary Group (2);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country:

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

II.2.1. The animal was imported on (insert date)

(3) either [directly from the EU Member State (insert name of EU Member State);]

(3) or [from a country or part of the territory of a country (insert name of country) under conditions at least as strict as those set out in this certificate;]

II.2.2. the animal exited from the Union less than 30 days ago, and since exit from the Union it was never in a country or part of the territory of a country (1) other than those of the same Sanitary Group, and resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of lower health status, except during racing, competition or the cultural event.

II.3. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box I.28.: Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal. The number of the accompanying passport must be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The re-entry after temporary export of this registered horse shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for re-entry into the Union from the respective country or the part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of live equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the registered horse will enter the Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor the re-entry after temporary export of a registered horsefor racing, competition and cultural events

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the registered horse described above, hereby declare, that:

— the horse

(2) either [was temporarily exported from the Union to the country of dispatch on (insert date) less than 30 days prior to this declaration;]

(2) or [entered the country of dispatch on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country of dispatch);]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the horse has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the horse can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled.

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animal

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

1

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animal certified for:

Registered horse

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animal

Species(Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animal described in Box I.28:

— is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;

— was examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.3 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the horse, or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of acountry), a country or part of the territory of a country which on the date of issuing this certificate has theCode: (2) and is assigned to Sanitary Group (2);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country:

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum ;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

II.2.1. The animal was imported into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch on (insert date)

(3) either [directly from the EU Member State (insert name of EU Member State);]

(3) or [from a country or part of the territory of a country (insert name of country) under conditions at least as strict as those set out in this certificate;]

II.2.2. the animal exited from the Union

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) either [less than 30 days ago, and since exit from the Union was never in a country, or part of the territory of a country (1) other than those of the same Sanitary Group, and resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of lower health status except during competition and has taken part in or was stabled together with horses participating in the LG Global Champions Tour

(3) either [in the Metropolitan area of Mexico City, Mexico;]]

(3) and/or [in Miami, Unites States of America;]

(3) or [in Shanghai, China;]]

(3) or [less than 60 days ago, and since exit from the Union was never in a country, or part of the territory of a country (1) other than those of the same Sanitary Group, and resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of lower health status except during competition and has taken part in or was stabled together with horses participating in

(3) either [the Asian Games in (insert place).]]

(3) or [the American Games in (insert place).]]

(3) or [the Endurance World Cup in United Arab Emirates.]]

(3) or [less than 90 days ago, and since exit from the Union was never in a country, or part of the territory of a country (1) other than those of the same Sanitary Group, and resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of lower health status except during competition and has taken part in or was stabled together with horses participating in

(3) either [the Test event for the Olympic Games in (insert place).]]

(3) or [the Olympic Games in (insert place).]]

(3) or [the Paralympics in (insert place).]]

(3) or [the World Equestrian Games in (insert place).]]

II.3. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Box I.28.: Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal. The number of the accompanying passport must be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The re-entry after temporary export of this registered horse shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for re-entry into the Union from the respective country or the part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country, and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the registered horse will enter Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor the re-entry after temporary export of a registered horse for competition

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the registered horse described above, hereby declare, that:

— the horse

(2) either [was temporarily exported from the Union to the country of dispatch on (insert date) less than 60 days (2) or 90 days (2) prior to this declaration;]

(2) or [entered the country of dispatch on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country of dispatch);]

— the horse has been temporarily exported from the Union to take part in

(2) either [the Asian Games in (insert place);]

(2) or [the American Games in (insert place);]

(2) or [the Endurance World Cup in United Arab Emirates;]

(2) or [the Test event for the Olympic Games in (insert place);]

(2) or [the Olympic Games in (insert place);]

(2) or [the Paralympics in (insert place);]

(2) or [the World Equestrian Games in (insert place);]

(2) or [the LG Global Champions Tour in

(2) either [the Metropolitan area of Mexico City, Mexico;]

(2) and/or [Miami, Unites States of America;]

(3) or [Shanghai, China;]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the horse has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the horse can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey.

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country oforigin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animal

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

1

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animal certified for:

Registered horse

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animal

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animal described in Box I.28:

— is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;

— was examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.3 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the horse or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on country or part of the territory of the country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. the animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of acountry), a country or part of the territory of a country which at the date of issuing this certificate has theCode: (2) and is assigned to Sanitary Group (2);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country:

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum ;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

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II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

II.2.1. The animal was imported into the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch on (insert date)

(3) either [directly from the EU Member State (insert name of EU Member State) for the participation in

(3) either [The Japan Cup;]

(3) or [The Melbourne Cup;]

(3) or [The Dubai Racing World-Cup;]

(3) or [The Hong Kong International Races;]

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(3) or [from Australia (3), Canada (3), the United States of America (3), Hong Kong (3), Japan (3),Singapore (3), United Arab Emirates (3) or Qatar (3) for the participation in International Group/Grade meetings in the country of dispatch;]

II.2.2. as far as can be ascertained and based on the declaration of the owner of the horse or representative of the owner (3) accompanying this certificate, the animal was:

— not continuously outside the Union for more than 90 days, the date of scheduled return in accordance with this certificate included;

— not outside the country of dispatch or in case of International Group/Grade meetings outside Australia, Canada, the United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates or Qatar;

— resident on holdings under veterinary supervision, accommodated in separated stables without coming into contact with equidae of lower health status except during racing;

II.2.3. the animal entered the country of dispatch under animal health conditions at least as strict as those laid down in this health certificate.

II.3. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box I.28.: Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal. The number of the accompanying passport must be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The re-entry after temporary export of this registered horse shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for re-entry into the Union from the respective country or part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of live equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country, and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

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This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the registered horse will enter Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor the re-entry after temporary export of a registered horse for racing

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Equus caballus

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the registered horse described above, hereby declare, that:

— the horse

(2) either [was temporarily exported from the Union to the country of dispatch on (insert date) less than 90 days prior to this declaration;]

(2) or [entered the country of dispatch on (insert date) from (insert name of country from where horse entered country of dispatch);]

— the horse has been temporarily exported from the Union to take part in

(2) either [The Japan Cup;]

(2) or [The Melbourne Cup;]

(2) or [The Dubai Racing World-Cup;]

(2) or [The Hong Kong International Races;]

(2) or [International Group/Grade meetings in Australia (2), Canada (2), the United States of America (2), Hong Kong (2), Japan (2), Singapore (2), United Arab Emirates (2) or Qatar (2);]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the horse has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the horse can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey.

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animal

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

1

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animal certified for:

Registered horse registered equine animal breeding and production

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animal

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

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Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health and welfare

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animal described in Box I.28:

— (1) either [is a registered equine animal, other than horse, as defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2009/156/EC;]

(1) or [is a registered horse as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659;]

(1) or [is an equine animal for breeding and production as defined in Article 2(e) of Directive 2009/156/EC;]

— comes from a country or part of the territory of a country which is authorised for imports into the Union of the category of equidae specified in the first indent above;

— was examined today (2) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meets the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.5 of this certificate;

— is accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the animal or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animal is dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country), a country or part of the territory of a country, which on the date of issuing this certificatehas the Code: (3), and is assigned to Sanitary Group (3);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of country

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

(1) either [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]

(1) or [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, and a blood sample taken from the animal on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, was tested with negative result for antibody to the vesicular stomatitis virus

(1) either [in a virus neutralisation test at a serum dilution of 1 in 32;]]

(1) or [in an ELISA in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE;]]

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II.1.4. the animal does not come from a holding, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 was not in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(1) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum ;]

(1) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(1) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(1) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(1) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(1) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(1) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(1) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(1) either [6 months following the last case;]

(1) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

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II.b. Local reference number

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

(1) either [II.2.1. During a period of at least the 90 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since birth if the animal is less than 90 days old, or since entry if the animal was imported directly from the Union during a period of 90 days prior to the date of dispatch, the animal has been resident on holdings under veterinary supervision situated in a country or part of the territory of a country which is:

(1) (4) either [assigned to Sanitary Group A, and during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch, it was kept apart from equidae not of equivalent health status;]]

(1) (4) or [assigned to Sanitary Groups B, C, D or G, and during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch, it was kept in pre-export isolation under veterinary supervision without coming into contact with equidae not of equivalent health status;]]

(1) (4) or [assigned to Sanitary Group E, and it was kept in the approved isolation centre described as place of origin in Box I.11, protected from vector insects

(1) either [during the period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) or [during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from the United Arab Emirates;]]

(1) (4) or [II.2.1. The animal is dispatched from a country of which at least a part of the territory of the country is assigned to Sanitary Group F, and during the period of at least 90 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since birth if the animal is less than 90 days old, it was resident on holdings under veterinary supervision and was kept during the period of at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since entry if it was imported directly from the Union during the period of 60 days prior to the date of dispatch, in the part of the territory described in point II.1.3 which is considered free of African horse sickness in accordance with the Union legislation and underwent the pre-export isolation

(1) either [in the approved vector-protected quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during the period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatchfrom (insert date) to (insert date), confined to the vector-protected premises at least from two hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise and exercise was provided under official veterinary supervision, following the application of insect repellents in combination with an insecticide effective against Culicoides prior to the removal from the stables, and in strict isolation from equidae not being prepared for export under conditions at least as strict as required for temporary admission or imports into the Union.]]

(1) or [permanently confined in the approved vector-proof quarantine station of (insert name of quarantine station) during the period of at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch and constant monitoring of the vector protection has proven absence of vectors inside the vector-protected part of the quarantine station.]]

II.3. Attestation of vaccination and health tests

(1) either [II.3.1. The animal was not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination;]

(1) or [II.3.1. The animal was vaccinated against African horse sickness, and this vaccination was carried out:

(1) either [more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) or [more than 60 days and less than 12 months prior to the date of admission into the country or part of the territory of the country referred to in point II.1.3.(a), from where it is dispatched;]]

(1) (4) or [II.3.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and was vaccinated against African horse sickness on (insert date) not more than 24 months and at least 40 days prior to the date of entry in the vector-protected quarantine by administration of a registered vaccine according to manufacturer's instructions which is protective against the circulating serotypes of the African horse sickness virus;]

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II.b. Local reference number

II.3.2. the animal was not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the period of60 days prior to the date of dispatch from

(1) either [a country of which all parts of the territory are free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]

(1) (4) or [a part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, which is free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis occurs in the remaining parts of the territory of the country of dispatch, and

(1) either [is vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than60 days and no more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch, and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results;]]

(1) or [is not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and was kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and its body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results, and the animal to be dispatched was subjected to a diagnostic test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result conducted on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of entry into the vector protected quarantine and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]

(1) or [was subjected to a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day onsamples taken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken during the period of 10 days prior to the date dispatch, without an increase in antibody titre, and a RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome, carried out with negative result on a sample taken within 48 hours prior to dispatch, on (insert date), and has been protected from vector attacks from the moment of the RT-PCR sampling until loading for dispatch, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the animal and disinsectisation of the stable and the means in which it is transported;]]

(1) [II.3.3. the animal is an uncastrated male equine animal older than 180 days, and

(1) either [is dispatched from a country in which equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a compulsorily notifiable disease and has not been officially reported during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) or [was tested on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of21 days prior to the date of dispatch, by virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4;]]

(1) or [was tested on an aliquot of its entire semen taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, by virus isolation test , polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR for EVA with negative result;]]

(1) or [was vaccinated against EVA on (insert date) under official veterinary supervision, and re-vaccinated at regular intervals according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with a vaccine approved by the competent authority, and the initial vaccination was carried out

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II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(1) either [before 31 December 2017, on the day a blood sample was taken that was subsequently tested in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilutionof 1 in 4;]]]

(1) or [before 31 December 2017, during a period of isolation of not more than 15 days under official veterinary supervision, commencing on the day a blood sample was taken which was tested during that isolation period in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4;]]]

(1) or [at the age of 180 to 270 days, during a period of isolation under official veterinary supervision, during which the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out on the same day by the same laboratory with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 10 days apart;]]]

(1) or [after the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, carried out on a blood sample taken not earlier than 7 days after commencing a period of uninterrupted isolation which lasted until 21 days following vaccination;]]]

(1) or [at the age of 180 to 250 days, after the animal was subjected to a virus neutralisation test for EVA carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 or carried out on the same day by the same laboratory with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 14 days apart;]]]

(1) or [was subjected to a virus isolation test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR for EVA carried out with negative result on an aliquot of its entire semen collected after the date a blood sample of that animal taken on (insert date), within a period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, was tested in a virus neutralisation test for EVA with positive result at a serum dilution of at least 1 in 4;]]

(1) (4) either [II.3.4. the animal is dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where it was continuously resident since birth and did not come into contact with equidae which have entered Iceland from other countries;]

(1) or [II.3.4. the animal was subjected with negative result to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID orCoggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia carried out on a blood sample taken on (insert date), this being within a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(1) [II.3.5. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from China or Thailand, or from a country in which glanders was reported during a period of 3 years prior to the date of dispatch, and was subjected to a complement fixation test for glanders carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(1) [II.3.6. the animal is an uncastrated male or a female equine animal older than 270 days dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B, D, E or F, or from China or Thailand, or from a country in which dourine was reported during a period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch, and was subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch, and has not been used for breeding during the period of at least 30 days prior to and after the date the sample was taken;]

(1) [II.3.7. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, and

(1) either [Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis have not been officially reported in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

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II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(1) or [the animal was vaccinated with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's instructions within a period of 6 months and at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch with inactivated vaccine against Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, the last vaccination was applied on (insert date);]]

(1) or [the animal was kept for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch in a vector protected quarantine, and during this period subjected to haemagglutination inhibition tests for Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis carried out by the same laboratory

(1) either [on a sample of blood taken on (insert date), within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, with negative result;]]]

(1) or [on samples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without increase in antibody titre and the animal was vaccinated more than 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]]

(1) [II.3.8. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group G, or from a country in which Japanese encephalitis has been officially reported in equidae during the past 2 years, and the animal

(1) either [comes from a holding situated in the centre of an area of at least 30 km radius around that holding where there has been no case of Japanese encephalitis during a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) or [was kept in a vector–protected quarantine during a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period the body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and was subjected

(1) either [to a haemagglutination inhibition or virus neutralisation test forJapanese encephalitis carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on samples of blood taken on two occasions with an interval of at least 14 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without a more than four-fold increase in antibody titre between the two samples, and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

(1) or [to a Ig-M capture ELISA test for the detection of antibodies againstJapanese encephalitis virus with negative result, carried out on a bloodsample taken not earlier than 7 days after the date the isolation commenced on (insert date), and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]]

(1) or [was vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations during a period of not less than 21 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) (4) either [II.3.9. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(1) either [on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch

(1) either [with negative results in each case;]]]

(1) or [with positive result in the first sample, and

(1) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC;]]]]

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II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(1) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines;]]]

(1) or [on a blood sample taken on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the previous 2 years;]]

(1) (4) or [II.3.9. the animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and

(1) either [was subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described inAnnex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the first sample not taken less than 7 days after introduction into the vector-protected quarantine, the second sample taken within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch,

(1) either [with negative results in each case;]]]

(1) or [with positive result in the first sample, and

(1) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC;]]]]

(1) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described inpoint 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines;]]]]

(1) or [was subjected to a serological and an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than 28 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected quarantine and within a period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(1) or [was subjected to an agent identification test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, carried out with negative result on a blood sample taken on (insert date) not less than 14 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected quarantine and not more than 72 hours before dispatch;]]

II.4. Attestation of the transport conditions

(1) either [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and is transported directly to the Union, without passing through a market, marshalling or assembly centre and without coming into contact with other equidae of a different health status.]

(1) (4) or [II.4.1. The animal is dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and is transported directly from the vector-protected quarantine station without coming into contact with other equidae not accompanied by a health certificate either for imports or for temporary admission into the Union

(1) either [to the airport under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made that the aircraft being cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch, and sprayed against vector insects just prior to take off.]]

EUROPEAN UNION

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II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(1) or [to a sea port in that country or part of the territory of the country under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made to transport it on a vessel which is scheduled directly to a port in the Union without calling into a port situated in a country or part of the territory of a country not approved for the entry into the Union of equidae, in stalls which were cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and sprayed against vector insects just prior to departure.]]

II.4.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equidae not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this health certificate during the period from certification until dispatch to the Union.

II.4.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animal is going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.

II.5. Attestation of animal welfare

The animal described in Box I.28 was examined today (2) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements were made to protect its health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or the part of the territory of the country as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box I.28.: Species: Select amongst: Equus caballus, Equus asinus, Equus africanus, Equus hemionus, Equus kiang, Equus quagga, Equus zebra, Equus grevyi, or indicate any cross between those.

Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

Part II:

(1) Delete as appropriate.

(2) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading or in the case of a registered horse on the last working day before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The import of this equine animal shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for imports of an individual registered equine animal or equine animal for breeding and production into the Union from the respective country or part of the territory of the country mentioned under point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry of live equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 respectively of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(4) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the country of dispatch, or part of its territory, is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the animal will enter Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor entry into the Union of an equine animal

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the animal described above, hereby declare, that:

— the animal

(2) either [has remained in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during a period of at least 90 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since birth if the animal is less than 90 days of age;]

(2) or [entered the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during the required residence period of at least 90 days prior to the date of dispatch from a Member State of the Union;]

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animal has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.4 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the animal can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey;

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Species: Select amongst: Equus caballus, Equus asinus, Equus africanus, Equus hemionus, Equus kiang, Equus quagga, Equus zebra, Equus grevyi, or indicate any cross between those.

Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Address

Postcode

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of animals

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

01 01

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Animals certified for:

Slaughter

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the animals

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

Part II: Certification

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II. Attestation of animal health, animal welfare and public health

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in Box I.28:

— are equidae for slaughter as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 2009/156/EC;

— were examined today (1) and found free of clinical signs of diseases and of obvious signs of ectoparasite infestation;

— are not intended for slaughter under a national programme of infectious or contagious disease eradication;

— meet the requirements attested in points II.1 to II.5 of this certificate;

— are accompanied by the written declaration, signed by the owner of the animals or the representative of the owner.

II.1. Attestation on third country or part of the territory of third country and holding of dispatch

II.1.1. The animals are dispatched from (insert name of country or part of the territory of a country), a country or part of the territory of a country, which on the date of issuing this certificate has the Code: (2) and is assigned to Sanitary Group (2);

II.1.2. in the country of dispatch the following diseases are compulsorily notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies and anthrax;

II.1.3. the animals are dispatched from a country or part of the territory of country

a) which is considered free from African horse sickness in accordance with Directive 2009/156/EC and in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the period of 12 months prior to the date of dispatch;

b) in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;

c) in which dourine has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

d) in which glanders has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;

(3) either [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has not occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) or [e) in which vesicular stomatitis has occurred during the period of 6 months prior to the date of dispatch, and a blood sample taken from each of the animals on (insert date), within a period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, was tested with negative results for antibody to the vesicular stomatitis virus

(3) either [in a virus neutralisation test at a serum dilution of 1 in 32;]]

(3) or [in an ELISA in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE;]]

II.1.4. the animals do not come from holdings, and to the best of my knowledge for the time periods referred to inpoints II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 have not been in contact with animals from holdings, which were subject to prohibition orders for the reasons referred to in points II.1.4.1 to II.1.4.7 and which last for:

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.1.4.1. in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with an animal suspected of having contracted dourine or infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum;]

(3) or [in the case of a stallion, until the animal is castrated;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.2. in the case of glanders,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease or subjected with positive results to a test for the detection of the causative pathogen Burkholderia mallei or antibodies to that pathogen, were killed and destroyed;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been killed and destroyed;]

II.1.4.3. in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type,

(3) either [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease have been slaughtered;]

(3) or [6 months beginning on the day on which the equidae infected with the virus causing West Nile Fever, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Western equine encephalomyelitis have died, been removed from the holding or fully recovered;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.4. in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining equine animals on the holding have shown a negative reaction in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on blood samples collected on two occasions 3 months apart;

II.1.4.5. in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

(3) either [6 months following the last case;]

(3) or [30 days following the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises after all animals of susceptible species have been slaughtered;]

II.1.4.6. in the case of rabies, 30 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.4.7. in the case of anthrax, 15 days following the last case and the date of completion of the cleansing and disinfection of the premises;

II.1.5. to the best of my knowledge, during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animals have not been in contact with equidae infected or suspected of an infectious or contagious disease.

II.2. Attestation of residence and pre-export isolation

II.2.1. The animals have been resident in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during the period of 90 days prior to the date of dispatch, or since birth if the animals are less than 90 days old, on holdings under veterinary supervision, and they are dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is:

(3) either [assigned to Sanitary Group A and during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch they were kept apart from equidae not of equivalent health status;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) or [assigned to Sanitary Groups B, C or D and during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch they were kept in pre-export isolation under veterinary supervision without coming into contact with equidae not of equivalent health status;]

(3) or [assigned to Sanitary Group E and for the period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch they were kept in the approved isolation centre described in Box I.11, protected from vector insects.]

II.3. Attestation of vaccination and health tests

(3) either [II.3.1. The animals were not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination;]

(3) or [II.3.1. The animals were vaccinated against African horse sickness, and this vaccination was carried out more than 12 months prior to dispatch;]]

II.3.2. the animals were not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the 60 days prior to dispatch from

(3) either [a country of which all parts of the territory are free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) (4) or [a part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, which is free of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis occurs in the remaining parts of the territory of the country of dispatch, and

(3) either [were vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than 60 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch, and were kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch, and during that period remained clinically healthy, and their body temperature, taken daily, remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature, taken daily, was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result;]]

(3) or [were not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and were kept in vector-protected quarantine for a period of at least 21 days prior to the date of dispatch. and during that period remained clinically healthy. and their body temperature. taken daily. remained within the normal physiological range, and any equine animal on the same holding which showed a rise in body temperature. taken daily. was subjected to a blood test for virus isolation for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative results, and the animals to be dispatched were subjected to a diagnostic test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result conducted on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of entry into the vector-protected quarantine and remained protected from vector insects until dispatch;]]

(3) (4) either [II.3.3. the animals are dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where they have been continuously resident since birth and did not come into contact with equidae which have entered Iceland from other countries;]

(3) or [II.3.3. the animals were subjected to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia carried out with negative result in each case on blood samples taken on (insert date), this being within the period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) [[II.3.4. the animals are dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a country in which glanders was reported during the period of 3 years prior to the date of dispatch, and were subjected to a complement fixation test for glanders carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on blood samples taken on (insert date), this being within the period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

(3) [II.3.5. the animals are uncastrated males or female equine animals older than 270 days dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E or from a country in which dourine was reported during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch, and were subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on blood samples taken on (insert date), this being within the period of 21 days prior to the date of dispatch;]

(3) (4) [II.3.6. the animals are dispatched from a country or part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group C or D, and

(3) either [Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis have not been officially reported in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch during the period of 2 years prior to the date of dispatch;]]

(3) or [the animals were vaccinated with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's instructions within the period of 6 months and at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch with inactivated vaccine against Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, the last vaccination was applied on (insert date);]]

(3) or [the animals were kept for at least 21 days protected from vector insects and during this period subjected to haemagglutination inhibition tests for Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis on (insert date) carried out on

(3) either [a sample of blood taken from each of the animals in the consignmenton (insert date), within the period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, with negative result in each case;]]]

(3) or [samples of blood taken from each of the animals in the consignment on two occasions with an interval of at least 21 days on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within the period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, without increase in antibody titre and the animals were vaccinated more than 6 months prior to dispatch;]]]

(3) (4) [II.3.7. the animals are dispatched from a country of part of the territory of a country which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and were subjected to a serological test for African horse sickness as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC, which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day

(3) either [on blood samples taken from each of the animals in the consignment on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on (insert date) and on (insert date), the second of which was taken within the period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch

(3) either [with negative result in each case;]]]

(3) or [with positive results in the first sample, and

(3) either [the second samples were subsequently tested with negative result in each case in an agent identification test as described in Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC;]]]]

(3) or [the two samples of each animal of the consignment were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described in point 2.4 of Chapter 2.5.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines;]]]]

(3) or [with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken from each of the animals in the consignment on (insert date), within the period of 10 days prior to the date of dispatch, and the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch is recognised by the OIE as officially free of African horse sickness and is not adjacent to a country in which African horse sickness has occurred during the previous 2 years.]]

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

II.4. Attestation of the transport conditions

(3) either [II.4.1. Arrangements were made and verified to ensure that the animals are transported directly to a slaughterhouse on the territory of the Union, without passing through a market, marshalling or assembly centre referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC, and without coming into contact with other equidae not authorised for the entry into the Union.]

(3) or [II.4.1. Arrangements were made and verified to ensure that before the animals are transported to a slaughterhouse on the territory of the Union they pass only through a single approved market, marshalling or assembly centre referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC situated in the same Member State, from where they are transferred directly to the slaughterhouse without coming into contact with other equidae not authorised for the entry into the Union.]

II.4.2. Arrangements were made and verified to prevent any contact with other equidae not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this health certificate during the period from certification until dispatch to the Union.

II.4.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animals are going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country of dispatch and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.

II.5. Attestation of animal welfare

The animals described in Box I.28 were examined today (1) and found fit to be transported on the intended journey and arrangements have been made to protect their health and well-being effectively at all stages of the journey.

II.6. Attestation of public health

The animals described in Box I.28 have not received any stilbene or thyrostatic substances nor any oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(b) and(c) of Directive 96/22/EC.

The guarantees covering live equidae provided by the residue plan submitted and approved in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC are fulfilled.

Notes:

Part I:

Box I.8.: Provide the code of the country or part of the territory of the country as appearing in column 3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

Box I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) and information is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the Border Inspection Post of entry into the Union.

Box I.23.: The container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box I.28.: Species: Select amongst: "Equus caballus", "Equus asinus" or "Equus caballus x Equus asinus".

Identification system: Each of the animals must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

EUROPEAN UNION

Registered equidae, equidae for breeding and production equidae for slaughter

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b. Local reference number

Part II:

(1) The certificate must be issued on the day of loading of the animals for dispatch to the Member State of destination in the Union.

The import of these equine animals for slaughter shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for imports of live equidae for slaughter into the Union from the respective country or part of the territory of a country mentioned under point II.1.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entryof equidae from this country or this part of the territory of the country of dispatch.

(2) Code of the country or part of the territory of the country and the Sanitary Group as appearing in columns 3 and 5 respectively of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659.

(3) Delete as appropriate.

(4) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the country of dispatch, or part of its territory, is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.

This health certificate shall:

(a) be drawn up in at least a language understood by the certifying officer and one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and of the Member State where the animals will enter Union territory and undergo the veterinary border checks;

(b) be made out to a single consignee;

(c) be signed and stamped in a colour different to the colour of the printing;

(d) consist of a single sheet of paper or all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible by inserting page numbers and total number of pages, and each page shall bear the certificate reference number at the top of the page and those pages are stapled and stamped.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

Declaration by the owner or representative of the ownerfor entry into the Union of consignments of live equidae for slaughter

Identification of the animal (1)

Species (Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Age

Sex

I, the undersigned owner (2) or representative of the owner (2) of the animals described above, hereby declare, that:

— the animals have remained in the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of dispatch;

— during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equidae;

— the conditions for residence and pre-export isolation as applicable in accordance with point II.2 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.4 of the accompanying health certificate for the country or part of the territory of the country of dispatch are fulfilled;

— the transportation will be effected in such a way that health and well-being of the animal can be protected effectively at all stages of the journey;

— the animals will be sent

(2) either [directly from the premises of dispatch to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equidae not of the same health status;]

(2) or [from the premises of dispatch to the slaughterhouse of destination passing through a single approved market, marshalling or assembly centre referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC and without coming into contact with other equidae not of the same health status;]

Name and address of the owner (2) or representative (2):

Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

(1) Species: Select amongst: Equus caballus, Equus asinus, or indicate any cross between those.

Identification system: The animal must bear an individual identifier which permits to link the animal to the identification document as defined in Article 2(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, brand, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number should be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

(a) The health certificates shall be issued by the competent authority of the exporting country, based on the model set out in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Annex II, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the animals concerned.

They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting country or part of the territory of the country.

(b) Where the model health certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant, may be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the certifying officer, or completely deleted from the health certificate.

(c) A separate and unique health certificate shall be issued for animals that are exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I which are consigned to the same destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.

(d) The original of the health certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.

(e) The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the EU Member State of the border inspection post of entry of the consignment into the Union and of the EU Member State of destination. However, those EU Member States may authorise the health certificate to be drawn up in the official language of another EU Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.

(f) If for reasons of identification of the animals of the consignment (schedule in Box I.28 of the model health certificate), additional sheets of paper are attached to the health certificate, those sheets of paper shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the health certificate by application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian, on each of the pages.

(g) When the health certificate, including additional schedules referred to in (f), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered -(page number) of (total number of pages) - at the end of the page and shall bear the certificate reference number that has been designated by the competent authority on the top of the pages.

(h) The original of the health certificate shall be completed and signed by an official veterinarian within 24 hours prior loading the consignment, or in the case of registered horses on the last working day prior to loading, for exportation to the Union. The competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that the principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC (1) are followed.

The colour of the signature and the stamp of the official veterinarian shall be different to that of the printing on the health certificate. This requirement also applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermark.

(i) The original of the health certificate shall accompany the consignment until it reaches the border inspection post of entry into the Union.

(j) The certificate reference number referred to in Box I.2 andBox II.a of the model health certificate shall be provided by the competent authority of the exporting country.

(1) OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Semen centre

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Semen centre Holding

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

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Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, of the exporting country (2) hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that:

II.1. The semen collection centre (3), in which the semen described above was collected, processed and stored for export to the Union is approved and supervised by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions of Chapters I(I) (1) and I(II) (1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC (4);

II.2. During the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of first collection of the semen described above until the date the fresh or chilled semen was dispatched or until the 30 days storage period for frozen semen elapsed, the semen collection centre:

II.2.1. was situated in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC (5), in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was:

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a)and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC,

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for a period of at least 6 months;

II.2.2. fulfilled the conditions for a holding laid down in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/156/EC and in particular:

(1) either [II.2.2.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below not all the animals of species susceptible to that disease located in the holding were slaughtered or killed and the holding has been free:

— from any type of equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 6 months, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered,

— from equine infectious anaemia (EIA) for at least the period required to obtain a negative result in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) carried out on samples taken after the infected animals were slaughtered on two occasions 3 months apart from each of the remaining animals,

— from vesicular stomatitis (VS) for a period of at least 6 months from the last recorded case,

— from rabies for a period of at least one month from the last recorded case,

— from anthrax for a period of at least 15 days from the last recorded case,]

(1) or [II.2.2.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below all the animals of species susceptible to that disease located in the holding have been slaughtered or killed and the premises disinfected, and the holding was free for a period of at least 30 days from any type of equine encephalomyelitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis and rabies or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the destruction of the animals the disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;]

II.2.3. contained only equidae which were free of clinical signs of equine viral arteritis and contagious equine metritis,

II.3. Prior to entering the semen collection centre the donor stallions and any other equidae located in the centre:

Part II: Certification

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Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

II.3.1. were continuously resident for a period of 3 months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a Member State of the Union during the 3 months period) in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC, in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was during that period:

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a)and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC,

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for a period of at least 6 months;

(1) either [II.3.2. originated from the country of export which was on the day of admission into the centre free from vesicular stomatitis (VS) for a period of at least 6 months,]

(1) or [II.3.2. were subjected to a virus neutralisation test for vesicular stomatitis (VS) carried out with a negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 32 or a VS ELISA carried out with a negative result in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE on a blood sample taken (6) within 14 days prior to entering the centre;]

II.3.3. originated from holdings which on the day of admission onto the centre fulfilled the requirements of point II.2.2;

II.4. The semen described above was collected from donor stallions which:

II.4.1. did not show any clinical sign of an infectious or contagious disease at the time of admission onto the semen collection centre and on the day the semen was collected;

II.4.2. were kept for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of semen collection in holdings where no equine animal has shown any clinical sign of equine viral arteritis or contagious equine metritis during that period;

II.4.3. were not used for natural mating during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of first semen collection and between the dates of the first sample referred to in points II.4.5.1, II.4.5.2 and/or II.4.5.3 and until the end of the collection period;

II.4.4. underwent the following tests, which meet at least the requirements of the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE, carried out in a laboratory which is recognised by the competent authority and has the tests referred to hereinafter included in its accreditation equivalent to that provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (7), as follows:

(8) [II.4.4.1. for equine infectious anaemia (EIA), an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for equine infectious anaemia with a negative result;]

II.4.4.2. for equine viral arteritis (EVA),

(1) either [II.4.4.2.1. a serum neutralisation test with a negative result at a serum dilution of one in four;]

(1) and/or [II.4.4.2.2. a virus isolation test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR with a negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion;]

II.4.4.3. for contagious equine metritis (CEM), an agent identification test carried out on three specimens (swabs) taken from the donor stallion on two occasions with an interval of not less than 7 days at least from the penile sheath (prepuce), the urethra and the fossa glandis;

COUNTRY

Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

The samples were in no case taken earlier than 7 days (systemic treatment) or 21 days (local treatment) after antimicrobial treatment of the donor stallion and were placed in transport medium with activated charcoal, such as Amies medium, before dispatch to the laboratory where they were subjected with a negative result to a test for:

(1) either [II.4.4.3.1. the isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis after cultivation under microaerophilic conditions for a period of at least 7 days, set up within 24 hours after taking the specimens from the donor animal, or 48 hours where the specimens are kept cool during transport;]

(1) and/or [II.4.4.3.2. the detection of genome of Taylorella equigenitalis by PCR or real-time PCR, carried out within 48 hours after taking the specimens from the donor animal;]

II.4.5. were subjected with the results specified in point II.4.4 in each case to at least one of the test programmes detailed respectively in points 1.6(a), (b) and (c) of Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC as follows:

(9) [II.4.5.1. The donor stallion was continuously resident on the semen collection centre for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the first collection and during the period of collection of the semen described above, and no equidae on the semen collection centre came during that time into direct contact with equidae of lower health status than the donor stallion.

The tests described in point II.4.4 were carried out on samples taken (6) from the donor stallion at least once a year at the beginning of the breeding season or prior to the first collection of semen intended for imports into the Union of fresh, chilled or frozen semen and not less than 14 days following the date of the commencement of the residence period of at least 30 days prior to the first semen collection.]

(9) [II.4.5.2. The donor stallion was resident on the semen collection centre for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the first collection and during the period of collection of the semen described above, but left the semen collection centre under the responsibility of the centre veterinarian for a continuous period of less than 14 days, and/or other equidae on the semen collection centre came into direct contact with equidae of a lower health status.

The tests described in point II.4.4 were carried out on samples taken (6) from the donor stallion at least once a year at the beginning of the breeding season or prior to the date of the first collection of semen intended for imports into the Union of fresh, chilled or frozen semen and not less than 14 days following the date of the commencement of the residence period of at least 30 days prior to the first semen collection,

and during the period of collection of the semen intended for imports into the Union of fresh, chilled or frozen semen the donor stallion was subjected to the tests described in point II.4.4, as follows:

(a) for equine infectious anaemia, one of the tests described in point II.4.4.1 was last carried out on a sample of blood taken (6) not more than 90 days prior to the collection of the semen described above;

(b) for equine viral arteritis, one of the tests described

(1) either [in point II.4.4.2 was last carried out on a sample taken (6) not more than 30 days prior to the date of the collection of the semen described above;]

(1) or [in point II.4.4.2.2 was carried out on an aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion taken (6) not more than 6 months prior to the date of the collection of the semen described above and a blood sample taken (6) from the donor stallion during the 6 months period reacted with a positive result in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis at a serum dilution of more than one in four;]

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Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

(c) for contagious equine metritis, the test described in point II.4.4.3 was last carried out on three specimens (swabs) taken (6) not more than 60 days prior to the date of the collection of semen described above

(1) either [on two occasions;]

(1) or [on a single occasion and subjected to a PCR or real-time PCR.]]

(9) [II.4.5.3. The donor stallion does not meet the conditions set out in points 1.6(a) and (b) of Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and the semen is collected for imports into the Union of frozen semen.

The tests described in points II.4.4.1, II.4.4.2 and II.4.4.3 were carried out on samples taken (6) from the donor stallion at least once a year at the beginning of the breeding season,

and the tests described in points II.4.4.1 and II.4.4.3 were carried out on samples taken (6) from the donor stallion during the storage period of the semen of a minimum period of 30 days from the date of the collection of the semen and before the semen is removed from the semen collection centre, not less than 14 days and not more than 90 days after the collection of the semen described above,

and (1) either [the tests for equine viral arteritis described in point II.4.4.2 were carried out on samples taken (6) during the storage period of the semen of a minimum period of 30 days from the date of the collection of the semen and before the semen is removed from the semen collection centre or used, not less than 14 days and not more than 90 days after the date of the collection of the semen described above.]

(1) or [the non-shedder state of a donor stallion seropositive for equine viral arteritis was confirmed by virus isolation test, PCR or real-time PCR carried out with a negative result on samples of an aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion taken (6) twice a year at an interval of at least 4 months and the donor stallion has reacted with a positive result at a serum dilution of at least one in four in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis.]

II.4.6. underwent the testing provided for in points II.3.2 (1) and II.4.5 on samples taken on the following dates:

Identification of semen

Testprogramme

Start date (6)

Date of sampling for health tests (6)

Donor residence

Semen collection

VS (1)II.3.2

EIAII.4.4.1.

EVA II.4.4.2.

CEMII.4.4.3.

Blood sample

Semen sample

1.sample

2.sample

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Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

(1) either [II.5. No antibiotics were added to the semen;]

(1) or [II.5. The following antibiotic or combination of antibiotics was added to produce a concentration in the final diluted semen of not less than (10):

;]

II.6. The semen described above was:

II.6.1. collected, processed, stored and transported under conditions which comply with the requirements of Chapters II(I) (1) and III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.6.2. sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and bearing the number indicated in Box I.23.

Notes

Part I:

Box I.11.: The place of origin shall correspond to the semen collection centre of the semen origin.

Box I.22.: The number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.23.: The identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box I.28.: The donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

The date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

Part II:

Guidance for the completion of the table in point II.4.6.

Abbreviations:

VS Vesicular stomatitis (VS) testing if required in accordance with point II.3.2

EIA-1 Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) testing first occasion

EIA-2 EIA testing second occasion

EVA-B1 Equine viral arteritis (EVA) testing on blood sample first occasion

EVA-B2 EVA testing on blood sample second occasion

EVA-S1 EVA testing on semen sample first occasion

EVA-S2 EVA testing on semen sample second occasion

CEM-11 Contagious equine metritis (CEM) testing first occasion first sample

CEM-12 CEM testing first occasion second sample taken 7 days after CEM-11

CEM-21 CEM testing second occasion first sample

CEM-22 CEM testing second occasion second sample taken 7 days after CEM-21

Instructions:

For each semen identified in column A in correspondence with Box I.28, the test programme (points II.4.5.1, II.4.5.2and/or II.4.5.3) shall be specified in column B, and columns C and D shall be completed with the dates required.

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Equine semen – Section A

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

The dates when samples were taken for laboratory testing prior to the first collection of the semen described above as required in points II.4.5.1, II.4.5.2 and II.4.5.3, shall be entered in the upper line of columns 5 to 9 of the table, this being the boxes marked with EIA-1, EVA-B1 or EVA-S1 and CEM-11 and CEM-12 in the example below.

The dates when samples were taken for repeat laboratory testing as required in accordance with point II.4.5.2. or II.4.5.3. shall be entered in the lower line of columns 5 to 9 in table , this being the boxes EIA-2, EVA-B2 or EVA-S2 and CEM-21 and CEM-22 in the example below.

Identification of semen

Testprogramme

Start date

Date of sampling for health tests

Donor residence

Semen collection

VSII.3.2.

EIA II.4.4.1.

EVAII.4.4.2.

CEMII.4.4.3.

Blood sample

Semen sample

1.sample

2.sample

A

B

C

D

VS

EIA-1

EVA-B1

EVA-S1

CEM-11

CEM-12

EIA-2

EVA-B2

EVA-S2

CEM-21

CEM-22

(1) Delete as necessary.

(2) Imports of equine semen are authorised from a third country listed in column 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 provided that the semen was collected in the part of the territory of the third country detailed in column 4 of that Annex from a donor stallion of the category of equidae indicated in columns 11, 12 or 13 of that Annex.

(3) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(4) Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

(5) Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1).

(6) Insert date in table in point II.4.6 (follow Guidance in Part II of the Notes).

(7) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(8) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or the ELISA for equine infectious anaemia are not required for donor equidae which have continuously resided in Iceland since birth, provided that Iceland has remained officially free of equine infectious anaemia and no equidae and their semen, ova and embryos have been introduced into Iceland from outside prior to and during the period the semen was collected.

(9) Cross out the programmes that do not apply to the consignment.

(10) Insert names and concentrations.

— The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Semen centre

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Semen centre Holding

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

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Equine semen – Section B

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, of the exporting country (2) hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that :

II.1. The semen collection centre (3), in which the semen described above was collected, processed and stored for export to the European Union is approved and supervised by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions of Chapter I(I) (1) and Chapter I(II) (1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC,

II.2. during the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of first collection of the semen described above until the 30 days storage period for frozen semen elapsed, the semen collection centre:

II.2.1. was situated in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC (8), in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was:

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a)and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC (8),

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for 6 months;

II.2.2. fulfilled the conditions for a holding laid down in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/156/EC (8) and in particular:

(1) either [II.2.2.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below not all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located on the holding were slaughtered or killed and the holding has been free:

— from any type of equine encephalomyelitis for at least 6 months, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered,

— from equine infectious anaemia for at least the period required to obtain a negative result in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) carried out on samples taken after the infected animals were slaughtered on two occasions 3 months apart from each of the remaining animals,

— from vesicular stomatitis for at least 6 months from the last recorded case,

— from rabies for at least one month from the last recorded case,

— from anthrax for at least 15 days from the last recorded case,]

(1) or [II.2.2.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located on the holding have been slaughtered or killed and the premises disinfected, the holding has been free for at least 30 days from any type of equine encephalomyelitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis and rabies or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the destruction of the animals the disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;]

II.2.3. contained only equidae which were free of clinical signs of equine viral arteritis and contagious equine metritis,

II.3. Prior to entering the semen collection centre the donor stallions and any other equidae located in the centre:

Part II: Certification

COUNTRY

Equine semen – Section B

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

II.3.1. were continuously resident for 3 months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a Member State of the European Union during the 3 months period) in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC (8), in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was during that period

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a)and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC (8),

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for at least 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for at least 6 months;

(1) either [II.3.2. originated from the country of export which was on the day of admission into the centre free of vesicular stomatitis (VS) for at least 6 months,]

(1) or [II.3.2. were subjected to a virus neutralisation test for vesicular stomatitis (VS) carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 12 on a blood sample taken (4) within 14 days prior to entering the centre;]

II.3.3. originated from holdings which on the day of admission onto the centre fulfilled the requirements of point II.2.2;

II.4. The semen described above was collected from donor stallions, which:

II.4.1. have not shown any clinical sign of an infectious or contagious disease at the time of admission onto the centre and on the day the semen was collected;

II.4.2. have been kept for 30 days prior to the date of semen collection on holdings where no equine animal has shown any clinical sign of equine viral arteritis or contagious equine metritis during that period;

II.4.3. have not been used for natural mating during at least 30 days prior to the date of first semen collection and between the dates of the first sample referred to in points II.4.5.1, II.4.5.2 and/or II.4.5.3 and until the end of the collection period;

II.4.4. have undergone the following tests, which meet at least the requirements of the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE, carried out on samples taken in accordance with one of the programmes specified in point II.4.5 in a laboratory recognised by the competent authority:

(1) (5) either [II.4.4.1. an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infectious anaemia (EIA) with negative result; ]

(1) (5) or [II.4.4.1. an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia (EIA) with negative result;]

and (1) either [II.4.4.2. a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis (EVA) with negative result at a serum dilution of one in four;]

(1) or [II.4.4.2. a virus isolation test for equine viral arteritis (EVA) carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion;]

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and II.4.4.3. an agent identification test for contagious equine metritis (CEM) carried out on two occasions on samples collected with an interval of 7 days by isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis after a cultivation of 7 to 14 days from pre-ejaculatory fluid or a semen sample and from genital swabs taken at least from the penile sheath, urethra and urethral fossa with negative result in each case;

II.4.5. have been subjected with the results specified in II.4.4. in each case to at least one of the test programmes (6) detailed in points II.4.5.1, II.4.5.2 and II.4.5.3 as follows:

II.4.5.1. The donor stallion was continuously resident on the semen collection centre for at least30 days prior to the date of the first collection and during the period of collection of the semen described above, and no equidae on the semen collection centre came during that time into direct contact with equidae of lower health status than the donor stallion.

The tests described in point II.4.4 have been carried out on samples taken (4) prior to the first semen collection and at least 14 days following the date of the commencement of the residence period of at least 30 days.

II.4.5.2. The donor stallion was resident on the semen collection centre for at least 30 days prior to the date of the first collection and during the period of collection of the semen described above, but has left the centre under the responsibility of the centre veterinarian for a continuous period of less than 14 days, or other equidae on the collection centre came into direct contact with equidae of lower health status.

The tests described in point II.4.4 have been carried out on samples taken (4) prior to the date of the first semen collection of the breeding season or collection period in the year the semen described above was collected and at least 14 days following the date of the commencement of the residence period of at least 30 days,

and the test described in point II.4.4.1 for equine infectious anaemia was last carried out on a sample of blood taken (4) not more than 90 days before the semen described above was collected;

and (1) either [one of the tests described in point II.4.4.2 for equine viral arteritis was last carried out on a sample taken (4) not more than 30 days before the semen described above was collected, ]

(1) or [a virus isolation test for equine viral arteritis was carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion taken (4) not more than 6 months before the semen described above was collected and a blood sample taken on the same date (4) reacted positive in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis at a serum dilution of more than one in four,]

and the test described in point II.4.4.3 for contagious equine metritis was last carried out on samples taken (4), not more than 60 days before the semen described above was collected.

II.4.5.3. The tests described in point II.4.4 have been carried out on samples taken (4) prior to the date of the first semen collection of the breeding season or collection period in the year the semen described above was collected,

and the tests described in point II.4.4 have been carried out on samples taken (4) between14 and 90 days after the collection of the semen described above.

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II.4.6. have undergone the testing provided for in points II.3.2 (1) and II.4.5 on samples taken on the following dates:

Identification of semen

Testprogramme

Start date (4)

Date of sampling for health tests (4)

Donor residence

Semen collection

VS (1) II.3.2

EIAII.4.4.1.

EVA II.4.4.2.

CEMII.4.4.3.

Blood sample

Semen sample

1.sample

2.sample

(1) either [II.5. No antibiotics were added to the semen;]

(1) or [II.5. The following antibiotic or combination of antibiotics was added to produce a concentration in the final diluted semen of not less than (7):

;]

II.6. The semen described above was:

II.6.1. collected, processed, stored and transported under conditions which comply with the requirements of Chapters II(I) (1) and III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.6.2. sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and bearing the number indicated in Box I.23.

Notes

Part I:

Box I.11.: The place of origin shall correspond to the semen collection centre of the semen origin.

Box I.22.: The number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.23.: The identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box I.28.: The donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

The date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

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Part II:

Guidance for the completion of the table in point II.4.6.

Abbreviations:

VS Vesicular stomatitis (VS) testing if required in accordance with point II.3.2

EIA-1 Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) testing first occasion

EIA-2 EIA testing second occasion

EVA-B1 Equine viral arteritis (EVA) testing on blood sample first occasion

EVA-B2 EVA testing on blood sample second occasion

EVA-S1 EVA testing on semen sample first occasion

EVA-S2 EVA testing on semen sample second occasion

CEM-11 Contagious equine metritis (CEM) testing first occasion first sample

CEM-12 CEM testing first occasion second sample taken 7 days after CEM-11

CEM-21 CEM testing second occasion first sample

CEM-22 CEM testing second occasion second sample taken 7 days after CEM-21

Instructions:

For each semen identified in column A in correspondence with Box I.28, the test programme (II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2.and/or II.4.5.3.) must be specified in column B, and columns C and D must be completed with the dates required.

The dates when samples were taken for laboratory testing prior to the first collection of the semen described above as required in II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2. and II.4.5.3., are entered in the upper line of columns 5 to 9 of the table, this being the boxes marked with EIA-1, EVA-B1 or EVA-S1 and CEM-11 and CEM-12 in the example below.

The dates when samples were taken for repeat laboratory testing as required in accordance with II.4.5.2. or II.4.5.3. are entered in the lower line of columns 5 to 9 in table , this being the boxes EIA-2, EVA-B2 or EVA-S2 and CEM-21and CEM-22 in the example below.

Identification of semen

Testprogramme

Start date

Date of sampling for health tests

Donor residence

Semen collection

VSII.3.2.

EIAII.4.4.1.

EVAII.4.4.2.

CEMII.4.4.3.

Blood sample

Semen sample

1.sample

2.sample

A

B

C

D

VS

EIA-1

EVA-B1

EVA-S1

CEM-11

CEM-12

EIA-2

EVA-B2

EVA-S2

CEM-21

CEM-22

(1) Delete as necessary.

(2) Imports of equine semen are authorised from a third country listed in column 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 provided the semen was collected in the part of the territory of the third country detailed in column 4 of that Annex from a donor stallion of the category of equidae indicated in columns 11, 12 or 13 of that Annex.

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(3) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Council Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(4) Insert date in table in point II.4.6 (follow Guidance in Part II of the Notes)

(5) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) or the ELISA for equine infectious anaemia are not required for donor equidae which have continuously resided in Iceland since birth, provided that Iceland has remained officially free of equine infectious anaemia and no equidae and their semen, ova and embryos have been introduced into Iceland from outside prior to and during the period the semen was collected.

(6) Cross out the programmes that do not apply to the consignment.

(7) Insert names and concentrations.

(8) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.

— The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Semen centre

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Semen centre Holding

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

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II.b.

I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, of the exporting country (2) hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that:

II.1. The semen collection centre in which the semen described above was collected, processed and stored for export to the European Union:

II.1.1. is approved and supervised by the competent authority according to the conditions of Chapter I, Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC,

II.1.2. is situated in the territory or in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC (6) in a part of the territory of the country of export which was on the day the semen was collected until the date of dispatch free of:

— African horse sickness, in accordance with EU legislation,

— Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for 2 years,

— glanders and dourine for 6 months;

II.1.3. was during the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen until the day of its dispatch not subject to a prohibition order for animal health reasons which laid down one of the following conditions:

II.1.3.1. if not all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located in the holding were slaughtered or killed, the prohibition lasted for:

— 6 months, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered, in the case of equine encephalomyelitis,

— a period required to carry out with negative result two Coggins tests 3 months apart in the animals remaining after the infected animals have been slaughtered, in the case of infectious equine anaemia,

— 6 months, in the case of vesicular stomatitis,

— one month from the last recorded case, in the case of rabies,

— 15 days from the last recorded case, in the case of anthrax.

II.1.3.2. if all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located in the holding have been slaughtered or killed and the premises disinfected, the prohibition lasted for 30 days, or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the destruction of the animals the disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;

II.1.4. contained during the period commencing 30 days prior to semen collection and lasting until the date of its dispatch only equidae which were free of clinical signs of equine viral arteritis and contagious equine metritis,

II.2. Prior to entering the semen collection centre the donor stallions and any other equidae located in the centre:

II.2.1. were continuously resident for 3 months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a Member State of the Union during the 3 months period) in the territory or in the case of regionalisation in a part of the territory(1) of the country of export which was during that period free of:

— African horse sickness, in accordance with EU legislation,

— Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for 2 years,

— glanders for 6 months,

— dourine for 6 months;

Part II: Certification

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(1) either [II.2.2. originated from the territory of the country of export which was on the day of admission into the centre free of vesicular stomatitis for 6 months,]

(1) or [II.2.2. were tested by a virus neutralisation test for vesicular stomatitis in a blood sample takenon (4), this being within 14 days prior to entering the centre, with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 12;]

II.2.3. originated from holdings which on the day of admission onto the centre fulfilled the requirements of point II.1.3;

II.3. The semen described above was collected from donor stallions, which:

II.3.1. on the day the semen was collected have not shown clinical signs of an infectious or contagious disease,

II.3.2. during at least 30 days prior to collection of the semen have not been used for natural service,

II.3.3. during the last 30 days prior to collection of the semen have been kept on holdings where no equine animal showed clinical signs of equine viral arteritis,

II.3.4. during the last 60 days prior to collection of the semen have been kept on holdings where no equine animal showed clinical signs of contagious equine metritis,

II.3.5. to the best of my knowledge and as far as I could ascertain have not been in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease the 15 days immediately preceding the collection of the semen;

II.3.6. have undergone the following animal health tests carried out in a laboratory recognised by the competent authority, in accordance with a test programme as specified in point II.3.7:

II.3.6.1. an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infectious anaemia with negative result (3);

(1) either [II.3.6.2. a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4;]

(1) or [II.3.6.2. a virus isolation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen;]

II.3.6.3. a test for contagious equine metritis carried out on two occasions with an interval of 7 days by isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis from pre-ejaculatory fluid or a semen sample and from genital swabs taken at least from the penile sheath, urethra and from the urethral fossa with negative result in each case;

II.3.7. have been subjected to one of the following test programmes (5):

II.3.7.1. The donor stallion was continuously resident on the collection centre for at least 30 days prior to the semen collection, and during the collection period, and no equidae on the collection centre came during that time into direct contact with equidae of lower health status than the donor stallions.

The tests required in point II.3.6 have been carried out on samples taken on (4) and on (4) at least 14 days after the commencement of the above residence period and at least at the beginning of the breeding season;

II.3.7.2. The donor stallion was not continuously resident on the collection centre or other equidae on the collection centre came into direct contact with equidae of lower health status than the donor stallions.

The tests required in point II.3.6 have been carried out on samples taken on (4) and on (4), within the 14 days period before the first semen collection and at least at the beginning of breeding season.

The test required in point II.3.6.1 was last carried out on a sample of blood taken not more than 120 days before the semen was collected on (4);

(1) either [The test required in point II.3.6.2 was last carried out not more than 30 days before the semen was collected on (4);]

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(1) or [The non-shedder state of the seropositive stallion for equine viral arteritis was confirmed by a virus isolation test which was carried out not more than one year before the semen was collected on (4);]

II.3.7.3. The tests required in point II.3.6 have been carried out during the 30 days mandatory storage period of frozen semen and not less than 14 days after the collection of the semen on samples taken on (4) and on (4);

II.4. The semen described above was collected, processed, stored and transported under conditions which comply with the requirements of Chapter II and III of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC.

Notes

Part I:

Box I.11.: The place of origin shall correspond to the semen collection centre of the semen origin.

Box I.22.: The number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.23.: The identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box I.28.: The donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

The date of collection shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

Part II:

(1) Delete as necessary.

(2) Imports of equine semen are authorised from a third country listed in column 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 provided the semen was collected in the part of the territory of the third country detailed in column 4 of that Annex from a donor stallion of the category of equidae indicated in columns 11, 12 or 13 of that Annex.

(3) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) or the ELISA for equine infectious anaemia are not required for donor equidae which have continuously resided in Iceland since birth, provided that Iceland has remained officially free of equine infectious anaemia and no equidae and their semen, ova and embryos have been introduced into Iceland from outside prior to and during the period the semen was collected.

(4) Insert date.

(5) Cross out the programmes that do not apply to the consignment.

(6) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.

— The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Semen centre

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Semen centre Holding

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

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II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

I, the undersigned official veterinarian of the exporting country (2) , hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that:

II.1. The centre (3) described in Box I.11 at which the semen to be exported to the Union was stored:

(1) either [II.1.1. meets the conditions laid down in Chapter I(I) (1) and is operated and supervised in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter I(II) (1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC (4);]

(1) or [II.1.1. meets the conditions laid down in Chapter I(I) (2) and is operated and supervised in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter I(II) (2) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;]

II.2. The semen to be exported to the Union:

II.2.1. has been collected, processed and stored for a minimum period of 30 days immediately following collection in an approved semen collection centre (5) operated and supervised in accordance with Chapters I(I) (1) and I(II) (1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC, which is

(1) either [located in the exporting country;]

(1) or [located in (2), and has been imported to the exporting country under conditions at least as strict as for imports of semen of animals of the equine species into the Union in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC;]

II.2.2. was moved to the centre described in Box I.11 under conditions at least as strict as described in:

(1) either [Model 1 in Section A of Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/659 (6);]

(1) or [Model 2 in Section B of Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/659 (6);]

(1) or [Model 3 in Section C of Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/659 (6);]

(1) or [Model 1 in Section A of Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2010/471/EU (6);]

(1) or [Model 2 in Section B of Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2010/471/EU (6);]

(1) or [Model 3 in Section C of Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2010/471/EU (6);]

(1) or [Commission Decision 96/539/EC (6);]

II.2.3. was stored under conditions which satisfy the terms of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.2.4. sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and bearing the number indicated in Box I.23.

Notes

Part I:

Box I.11.: The place of origin shall correspond to the semen storage centre of semen dispatch.

Box I.17.: The serial number of the individual official document(s) or health certificate(s) that accompanied the semen described above from the approved semen collection centre of its origin to the described above semen storage centre shall be indicated. The original(s) of this/these document(s) or certificate(s) or the officially endorsed copy/copies of thereof must be attached to this certificate.

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Box I.22.: The number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.23.: The identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box I.28.: The donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

The date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

Part II:

(1) Delete as necessary.

(2) Imports of equine semen are authorised from a third country listed in column 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 provided that the semen was collected in the part of the territory of the third country detailed in column 4 of that Annex from a donor stallion of the category of equidae indicated in column 11, 12 or 13 of that Annex.

(3) Only approved semen collection or storage centres listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission website:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(4) Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

(5) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 11(4) and Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission websites:

https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/live_animals/approved-establishments_en; http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(6) The original(s) of the document(s) or the health certificate(s) or the officially endorsed copy/copies thereof that accompanied the semen described above from the approved semen collection centre of the semen origin to the centre of the semen dispatch described in Box I.11 must be attached to this certificate.

— The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Embryo team

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Holding Embryo team

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Category

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

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II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, of the exporting country (2) hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that:

II.1. The ova (1)/embryos (1) described above:

II.1.2. were collected (1)/produced (1) by the team (3) described in Box I.11, which has been approved and supervised in accordance with Chapter I(III) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC (4) and is subject to inspection by an official veterinarian at least once every calendar year;

II.1.3. were collected (1)/produced (1), processed and stored in accordance with the requirements of Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.1.4. were collected at a place separated from other parts of the premises or holding which is in good repair and was cleaned and disinfected prior to the collection;

II.1.5. were examined, processed and packed in laboratory facilities which are not situated in a zone subject to prohibition or quarantine measures as set out in Box II.1.6, in a section which is separated from the section for storing equipment and materials used in contact with donor animals and from the area where the donor animals are handled;

II.1.6. come from donor mares which:

II.1.6.1. were continuously resident for a period of 3 months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a Member State of the Union during the 3 months period) in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC(5), in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was during that period

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a)and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC,

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for a period of at least 6 months;

(1) either [II.1.6.2. originated from a country of export which was on the day of collection free from vesicular stomatitis (VS) for a period of at least 6 months;]

(1) or [II.1.6.2. were subjected to a virus neutralisation test for vesicular stomatitis (VS) carried out with a negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 32 or a VS ELISA carried out with a negative result in accordance with the relevant Chapter of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE on a blood sample taken on (6) within 30 days prior to the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1);]

(1) either [II.1.6.3. during a period of the past 30 days prior to the date of the collection were located in holdings under veterinary supervision which fulfilled from the day of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1) until the date of their dispatch the conditions for a holding laid down in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/156/EC, and in particular:]

(1) or [II.1.6.3. in the case of frozen ova (1)/embryos (1), during a period of the past 30 days prior to the date of the collection were kept in holdings under veterinary supervision which fulfilled, from the day of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1) until the end of the period of 30 days mandatory storage at approved premises, the conditions for a holding laid down in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/156/EC, and in particular:]

Part II: Certification

COUNTRY

Equine ova/embryos

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

(1) either [II.1.6.3.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below not all the animals of species susceptible to that disease located in the holding were slaughtered or killed and the holding has been free:

— from any type of equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least 6 months, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered,

— from equine infectious anaemia for at least the period required to obtain a negative result in an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins tests) carried out on samples taken after the infected animals were slaughtered on two occasions 3 months apart from each of the remaining equidae,

— from vesicular stomatitis for a period of at least 6 months from the last recorded case,

— from rabies for a period of at least one month from the last recorded case,

— from anthrax for a period of at least 15 days from the last recorded case,]

(1) or [II.1.6.3.1. following a case of a disease mentioned below all the animals of species susceptible to that disease located in the holding were slaughtered or killed and the premises disinfected, the holding was free for a period of at least 30 days from any type of equine encephalomyelitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis and rabies or a period of at least 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the destruction of the animals the disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;]

II.1.6.4. during a period of the past 30 days prior to the collection the ova (1)/embryos (1) were kept in holdings in which none of the equidae has shown clinical signs of contagious equine metritis for a period of at least 60 days;

II.1.6.5. were not used for natural breeding during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1) and between the date of the first samples referred to in points II.1.6.6.1 and II.1.6.6.2 and the date of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1);

II.1.6.6. have undergone the tests, which meet at least the requirements of the relevant Chapters of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE, carried out in a laboratory which is recognised by the competent authority and has the tests referred to hereinafter included in its accreditation equivalent to that provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004(7), as follows:

(8) [II.1.6.6.1. for equine infectious anaemia (EIA), an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with a negative result carried out on a blood sample taken on (6),being not less than 14 days following the date of commencement of the periodreferred to in point II.1.6.5, and the test was last carried out on a blood sample taken on (6); being not more than 90 days prior to the date of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1) intended for imports into the Union;]

II.1.6.6.2. for contagious equine metritis (CEM), an agent identification test carried out with a negative result on at least two specimens (swabs) taken during the period referred to in point II.1.6.5 from at least the mucosal surfaces of the clitoral fossa and the clitoral sinuses of the donor mare

(1) either [II.1.6.6.2.1. on two occasions with an interval of not less than 7 dayson (6) and on (6), in the case of isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis after cultivation under microaerophilic conditions for a period of at least 7 days, set up within 24 hours after taking the specimens from the donor animal, or 48 hours where the specimens are kept cool during transport,]

COUNTRY

Equine ova/embryos

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

(1) and/or [II.1.6.6.2.2. on one occasion on (6), in the case of detection of genome of Taylorella equigenitalis by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR , carried out within 48 hours after taking the specimens from the donor animal,]

The samples referred to in points II.1.6.6.2.1 and II.1.6.6.2.2 were in no case taken earlier than 7 days (systemic treatment) or 21 days (local treatment) after antimicrobial treatment of the donor stallion and were placed in transport medium with activated charcoal, such as Amies medium, before dispatch to the laboratory.

II.1.6.7. to the best of my knowledge and as far as I could ascertain, were not in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease during the period of 15 days immediately preceding the collection;

II.1.6.8. on the day of the collection of the ova (1)/embryos (1) did not show clinical signs of an infectious or contagious disease;

II.1.7. were collected (1)/produced (1) after the date on which the embryo collection (1)/production (1) team described in Box I.11 was approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

II.1.8. were processed and stored under approved conditions for a period of at least 30 days immediately after their collection (1)/production (1), and were transported under conditions which satisfy the terms laid down in Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.2. The embryos described above were conceived by artificial insemination(1)/as a result of in vitro fertilisation (1) using semen meeting the requirements of Directive 92/65/EEC and coming from semen collection centres approved in accordance with Article 11(2) or 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC (9) and located respectively in a Member State of the Union or in a third country or parts of the territory of a third country listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 from which the import of equine semen collected from registered horses, registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production is authorised in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 and indicated in columns 11, 12 and 13 of Annex I thereto. (10) (11);

(12) [II.3. The ova used for in vitro production of the embryos described above comply with the requirements of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and in particular the requirements set up in points II.1.1 to II.1.8 of this certificate.]

Notes

Part I:

Box I.11.: The place of origin shall correspond to the embryo collection team or embryo production team by which the ova/embryos were collected/produced, processed, stored and approved in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC and listed on the Commission website:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

Box I.22.: The number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.23.: The identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box I.28.: The category: specify if in vivo derived embryos, in vivo derived ova, in vitro produced embryos or micromanipulated embryos.

The donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

The date of collection shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

COUNTRY

Equine ova/embryos

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

Part II:

(1) Delete as appropriate.

(2) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659, respectively from which imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production are also authorised and as indicated in column 14 of Annex I thereto.

(3) Only approved embryo collection teams and embryo production teams listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission website:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(4) Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

(5) Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1).

(6) Insert date. (follow Guidance in Part II of the Notes).

(7) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(8) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or the ELISA for equine infectious anaemia are not required for donor equidae which have continuously resided in Iceland since birth, provided that Iceland has remained officially free of equine infectious anaemia and no equidae and their semen, ova and embryos have been introduced into Iceland from outside prior to and during the period the ova or embryos were collected and the semen was used for fertilisation.

(9) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 11(4) or Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC on the Commission websites:

https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/live_animals/approved-establishments_en; http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm

(10) Imports of equine semen are authorised from third countries listed in column 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 provided that the semen was collected in the part of the territory of the third country detailed in column 4 from a donor stallion of the category of equidae positively indicated in column 11, 12 or 13 of Annex I thereto.

(11) Does not apply to ova.

(12) Delete if none of the embryos in the consignment was produced by in vitro fertilisation of ova.

— The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

COUNTRY:

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Embryo team

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.12. Place of destination

Holding Embryo team

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

05 11 99 85

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Artificial reproduction

I.26. For transit through EU to third country

Third country ISO code

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species (Scientific name)

Category

Donor identity

Date of collection

Quantity

COUNTRY

Equine ova/embryos

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, of the exporting country (2) hereby

(name of exporting country)

certify that:

II.1. The ova (1)/embryos (1) described above:

II.1.2. were collected (1)/produced (1) by the team (3) described in Box I.11, which has been approved and supervised in accordance with Chapter I(III) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and is subject to inspection by an official veterinarian at least once every calendar year;

II.1.3. were collected (1)/produced (1), processed and stored in accordance with the requirements of Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC;

II.1.4. were collected at a place separated from other parts of the premises or holding which is in good repair and was cleaned and disinfected prior to the collection;

II.1.5. were examined, processed and packed in laboratory facilities which are not situated in a zone subject to prohibition or quarantine measures as set out in Box II.1.6, in a section which is separated from the section for storing equipment and materials used in contact with donor animals and from the area where the donor animals are handled;

II.1.6. come from donor mares which:

II.1.6.1. were continuously resident for 3 months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a Member State of the European Union during the 3 months period) in the exporting country or, in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 2009/156/EC (8), in that part of the territory of the exporting country which was during that period

— not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 2009/156/EC,

— free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for at least 2 years,

— free from glanders and dourine for at least 6 months;