
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 1 of Decision 92/260/EEC and Article 6(a) of Decision 2004/211/EC, Member States shall authorise the temporary admission of uncastrated male registered horses which do not meet the requirement for equine viral arteritis provided for in point (e)(v) of Section III of the specimen certificates ‘A’ to ‘E’ set out in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC, provided that these horses are:

((a)) accompanied by a valid identification document, issued or recognised by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI);
((b)) intended to participate in at least one of the eight FEI competition disciplines represented in the World Equestrian Games in Normandy in France from 23 August to 7 September 2014;
((c)) in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Decision.
Article 2 

1. Member States shall ensure that the horses referred to in Article 1 (‘the horses’) are accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to the appropriate specimen ‘A’ to ‘E’ set out in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC in which:
(a) in point (e)(v) of Section III, the following text is added:'or
— the animal is to be temporarily admitted in the European Union in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2014/440/EU.';
(b) in the part of Section IV to be completed by the official veterinarian, the following third, fourth and fifth indents are added:'
— the horse is intended to participate in the World Equestrian Games from 23 August to 7 September 2014 in Normandy in France in at least one of the FEI competition disciplines,
— arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the end of the World Equestrian Games on … (insert date) through the exit point … (insert name of exit point);
— the horse is not intended for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence of less than 90 days in the European Union.'
(c) The following point is added to the declaration to be signed by the owner:'
4. 
…

…

….
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2. Member States which implement an alternative control system, as provided for in Article 6 of Directive 2009/156/EC, shall ensure traceability of the horses through Traces.
3. The status of the horses cannot be converted from temporary entry into permanent entry.
Article 3 

1. Member States shall ensure that in addition to the veterinary checks on the horses in accordance with Directive 91/496/EEC, the veterinary authorities issuing the common veterinary entry document (‘CVED’) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 also:
(a) notify the exit point indicated in Section IV of the certificate referred to in Article 2(b) of the scheduled export from the European Union by completing point 20 of the CVED;
(b) communicate by fax or e-mail the arrival of the horses to each of the local veterinary units (FR01400, FR05000, FR06100) as defined in Article 2(b)(iii) of Decision 2009/821/EC responsible for the venues designated for the equestrian events as referred to in Article 1 (‘the venues’).
2. Member States shall ensure that the horses on their way from the Member State of first destination indicated in the CVED to a subsequent Member State, or to one of the venues, are accompanied by the following health documents:
(a) the health certificate completed in accordance with Article 2(1) in which the dedicated Section VII for certification of movements between Member States is completed;
(b) the health attestation in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2009/156/EC, which must be notified to the place of destination in the format prescribed by Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 and bear a cross reference to the certificate mentioned in point (a) in Section I.6 of Part I of that format.
3. Member States being notified of the movement of the horses in accordance with paragraph 2 shall confirm the arrival of the horses in point 45 of Part 3 of the CVED.
Article 4 
France shall ensure that the competent authority, in collaboration with the organiser of the events referred to in Article 1 and the appointed transport company, take the necessary measures to ensure that the horses:

((a)) are only admitted to the venues if their movements from the Member State of first destination indicated in the CVED to France is documented as provided for in Article 3(2);
((b)) leave the European Union without delay following the end of the event.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2014.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission