
SECTION 1
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes the ...third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into  Great Britain  of consignments of equidae and of their semen, ova and embryos is authorised.
It also lays down the animal health and veterinary certification requirements applicable to those consignments.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘regionalisation’
 means the official recognition of a part of the territory of a third country with precise geographical delimitations, containing an equidae subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to one or more specific diseases and subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;

(b) ‘identification document’
 means any document which may be used to prove the identity of an equine animal and which includes at least the following information:
((i)) a narrative describing the animal and recording its marks depicted in a completed outline diagram;
((ii)) a reference to specific marks, characteristics or identifiers which establish an unambiguous link between the animal and the document;
((iii)) the information set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 in Part B of Section 1 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262;

(c) ‘registered horse’
 means an animal of the species Equus caballus registered as defined in  Article 2(e) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, identified by means of an identification document issued by:
((i)) the breeding authority or any other competent authority of the country where the animal originated which manages the studbook or register for that breed of animal; or
((ii)) any international association or organisation which manages horses for competition or racing;

(d) ‘entry’
 means the action of moving equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into  Great Britain;

(e) ‘type of entry’
 means respectively the temporary admission, the re-entry after temporary export, imports and transit;

(f) ‘temporary admission’
 means the status of a registered horse originating in a third country and moved into  Great Britain  for a period of less than 90 days;

(g) ‘temporary export’
 means the movement of a registered horse out of  Great Britain  for a period of less than 90 days;

(h) ‘re-entry’
 means the movement of a registered horse from a third country into  Great Britain  after temporary export from   Great Britain;

(i) ‘imports’
 means the movement of a consignment of equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into  Great Britain  for an undetermined period;

(j) ‘transit’
 means the movement of a consignment of equidae across  Great Britain  by road, rail or waterway transport from one third country to another or from one part of the territory of a third country to another part of the territory of the same third country;

(k) ‘border  control  post’
 means any  control  post as defined in  Article 3(38) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and approved by the appropriate authority for the commodity concerned;

(l) ‘category of equidae’
 means respectively registered equidae, equidae for slaughter and equidae for breeding and production as defined in  Article 2(e), (g) and (h) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, and registered horses;

(m) ‘ova’
 means the haploid stages of the ootidogenesis including secondary oocytes and ova;

(n) ‘operator’
 means any natural or legal person subject to one or more of the rules provided for in this Regulation who has equidae or their germinal products under its responsibility;

(o) ‘isolation’
 means the separation for a specified period of equidae from other animals to prevent the transmission through direct or indirect contact of specified pathogen(s), while the equidae are undergoing observation and, if appropriate, testing and treatment under the supervision of the veterinary authority;

(p) ‘quarantine’
 means the isolation of equidae on premises operated in accordance with specific biosecurity rules under the control of the veterinary authority;

(q) ‘vector-protected quarantine’
 means the quarantine of equidae which
((i)) is carried out on dedicated premises that are:

— screened against the intrusion of relevant vectors,
— included in a system of vector surveillance within the premises and of measures to limit the presence of relevant vectors around the premises;
((ii)) may include exercise of the quarantined animal under official supervision during the vector-low period of the day and subject to application of insecticides and insect repellents and where possible body-coverage;

(r) ‘vector-proof quarantine’
 means the quarantine of equidae in a sealed building which is:
— furnished with positive pressure ventilation and filtered air inlets,
— is only accessible through a double door entry-exit system,
— in which a vector surveillance system is operated,
— where Standard Operating Procedures, including description of back-up and alarm systems, are implemented for the operation of the quarantine and the transport of equidae to the place of loading,

(s) ...
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(t)  ‘appropriate authority’ 
means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the  ‘appropriate authority’ is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:
(a) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

(u)  ‘appropriate computerised information management system’ means the computerised information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
(v)  ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than the British Islands.




Article 2a 
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article a system of words, letters or numbers representing, for the purposes of an animal health or veterinary certificate under this Regulation, a third country, listed in Annex 1 or, where regionalisation is applied, any part of the territory of such third countries.
SECTION 2
Article 3 

1. The appropriate authority  shall authorise the entry into  Great Britain  of consignments of equidae from  such of the third countries... listed in  column 2  of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, such parts of the territory of those third countries, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph..., as follows:
(a) the temporary admission of registered horses as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(b) the transit of equidae as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(c) the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(d) the import of registered horses as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(e) the import of a consignment of equidae for slaughter as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(f) the import of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production as indicated  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) in a document published for the purposes of this point, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
2. The competent authority of the third country of dispatch shall apply the measures necessary in order to comply with the specific conditions or temporal limitations indicated for that country  by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph.
Article 4 
The appropriate authority  shall authorise the entry into  Great Britain  of consignments of semen of equidae from  such of the third countries ... listed in  column 2  of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, parts of the territory of those third countries, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article..., and provided that the consignment complies with the following conditions:

((a)) the consignment is dispatched from a semen collection or storage centre  which is situated in a country listed in Annex I and which meets the relevant conditions described in Annex D to  Directive 92/65/EEC;
((b)) the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Article 5 
The appropriate authority  shall authorise the entry into  Great Britain  of consignments of ova and embryos of equidae from  such of the third countries... listed in  column 2  of the table in Annex I or, where regionalisation is applied, parts of the territory of those third countries as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article, ... and provided that the consignment complies with the following conditions:

((a)) the consignment is dispatched by an embryo collection or production team  which is situated in a country listed in Annex I and which meets the relevant conditions described in Annex D to  Directive 92/65/EEC;
((b)) the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the  relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
SECTION 3
Article 6 

1. The health certificates, as provided for in Articles 3, 4 and 5, shall be drawn up and issued in accordance with:
(a) any applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article;
(b) any explanatory notes, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
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Article 7 

1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae or of semen, ova or embryos of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  shall ensure that the consignment is presented to an approved border  control  post authorised for the consignment concerned no later than 10 days from the date of certification of the consignment in the third country of dispatch.
2. Where equidae are transported by sea, the period of 10 days referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended by the time of transport on sea.
SECTION 4
Article 8 

1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  shall ensure that those equidae are transported in compliance with the following:
(a) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae that are destined for  Great Britain  or alternatively are accompanied by a health certificate required for transit;
(b) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae of the same certified health status, except where otherwise authorised in the specific animal health requirements set out in  the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(c) the equidae are transported by road or railway or moved on foot only in a third country or a part of the territory of a third country that is authorised for at least one type of entry of at least one category of equidae.
2. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls and the means of transport or the transport compartment of the means of transport in which equidae will be transported are cleansed and disinfected prior to loading of the animals with a disinfectant officially recognised in the country of dispatch;
(b) the means of transport used for road or railway transport are designed, constructed and operated to prevent the escape of faeces, urine and fodder during the intended journey;
(c) measures to protect the animals from attacks of insect vectors shall be applied in case of the occurrence of one of the following diseases:
((i)) African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in the third country of dispatch or transit;
((ii)) one or more of the vector-borne diseases listed in Article 11(1), with the exception of equine infectious anaemia, if the equidae are not immune or vaccinated against the pathogen.In the case of the diseases referred to in point (i) the vector protection shall include measures such as the netting of the crates, containers, stalls or jet-stalls, forced ventilation and keeping the transport compartment closed, except during loading and unloading of the animals or when attending to the animals.
3. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  shall ensure that, during the journey, the equidae are only unloaded in a third country or a part of the territory of a third country that is authorised for the entry of equidae into  Great Britain  in accordance with Annex I.
Article 9 

1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  by air shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the crates, containers or jet-stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the doors of the aircraft;
(b) the captain of the aircraft completes and signs the declaration  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 of Article 8,  the appropriate authority  may, on request of the operator of the consignment, authorise direct transhipment from one aircraft to another aircraft which takes place in a country not listed in Annex I, provided that the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) the transhipment is carried out in the same airport within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;
(b) during the transhipment the equidae are protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;
(d) the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 are applied in relation to the aircraft to be used for onward travel;
(e) compliance with the conditions set out in point (a) of paragraph 1 and in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model  in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
Article 10 

1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain  by sea shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the vessel is scheduled to dock directly at a port in the Union without calling into a port of a third country or in a part of the territory of a third country not included in Annex I;
(b) the crates, containers or stalls and the surrounding airspace in the transport compartment are sprayed with an appropriate insect repellent in combination with an insecticide immediately after the closing of the compartment;
(c) the captain of the vessel completes and signs the declaration  , as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1,  the appropriate authority  may authorise direct transhipment from one vessel to another vessel which takes place in a country not listed in Annex I, provided:
(a) the transhipment is carried out in the same port within the area of the same customs office under direct supervision of an official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer;
(b) the equidae are during the transhipment protected from attacks by insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a different health status;
(d) compliance with the conditions set out in point (b) of paragraph 1 and points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by the official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the Transhipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.
SECTION 5
Article 11 

1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are intended for entry into  Great Britain  shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for in the health certificates  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  for glanders, dourine, equine infectious anaemia, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile Fever, vesicular stomatitis, equine viral arteritis and contagious equine metritis meet at least the sensitivity and specificity requirements laid down for the disease concerned in the respective Chapter of Section 2.5 of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
2. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae which are destined for  Great Britain  shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for in the health certificates  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  for African horse sickness are carried out in accordance with the procedures described in  Annex IV to Directive 2009/156/EC.
3. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for  Great Britain  shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a) the tests referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are carried out in a laboratory recognised by the competent authority in the third country of dispatch;
(b) the details of sampling and the results of the tests are stated as required in the health certificate  for the consignment concerned, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  based on the laboratory report made available to the certifying official veterinarian.
Article 12 
Where a test carried out by, or on behalf of, the appropriate authority, on a sample taken in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130, does not confirm the result of a laboratory test attested in a health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, accompanying equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae arriving in Great Britain, the appropriate authority concerned shall ensure that the test is repeated in the national reference laboratory designated for the disease concerned in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Article 13 

1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equidae or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for  Great Britain, shall ensure that the vaccination attested in any of the certificates  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  is carried out in compliance with the following:
(a) the vaccination is carried out in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions or national legislation, whatever is stricter;
(b) the vaccination is carried out using a licensed vaccine which meets at least the requirements for safety, sterility and efficacy set out for the vaccine concerned in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
2. Where the competent authority of a third country attests that a positive laboratory finding in a serological test for African horse sickness is related to previous vaccination, the vaccination shall be documented in the identification document accompanying the equine animal, where such identification document is available.
Article 14 

1. Uncastrated male equidae intended for entry into  Great Britain, with the exception of those listed in point 1 of Annex IV, shall be subject to tests for equine viral arteritis to ascertain that their semen is free of equine arteritis virus.
2. Vaccination against equine viral arteritis, including the testing required in accordance with point 1(a) of Annex IV, shall be carried out under official veterinary supervision.
3. Vaccination against equine viral arteritis shall be valid where there is documented proof accompanying the equine animal of an uninterrupted history of a primary course carried out in compliance with one of the vaccination protocols provided for in point 1(a) of Annex IV and regular revaccination according to manufacturers' recommendations and in any event at intervals of not more than 12 months.
SECTION 6
Article 15 

1. Equidae destined for entry into  Great Britain  shall be individually identified so as to ensure an unequivocal correspondence between the animal and its certified health status.That identification shall:
(a) either comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262; or
(b) provide at least the information detailed in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 of Part B of Section I of Part 1 of Annex I to that Regulation.
2. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into  Great Britain  shall be marked individually with an electronic transponder or an ear tag, the number of which shall be recorded in the health certificate accompanying the animals during transport.
3. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into  Great Britain  shall bear on their left front hoof a clear and indelible hot-branded ‘S’ of the size not less than half the length of the hoof wall, in the following cases:
(a) if they are marked individually, by way of derogation from paragraph 2, by an alternative method indicated in the health certificate, in which case the animals must be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(a);
(b) if they are destined to be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(b).
SECTION 7
Article 16 

1. Provided compliance with the entry conditions has been established, the competent authority at the  border control post  of entry shall:
(a) retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
(b) inform, through  the appropriate computerised information management system, the relevant competent authority or  border control post  of exit, as appropriate, of the entry of a temporarily admitted registered horse, as follows:
((i)) the competent authority of the place of destination indicated in  the relevant part of the common health entry document (‘CHED’) referred to in Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715;
((ii)) the  border control post  of exit declared in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) by completing  the relevant part  of the  CHED;
((iii)) the competent authorities responsible for the places of temporary residence indicated in the declaration by the owner or the representative of the owner of the registered horse accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
(c) deliver at least one copy of the  CHED  to the operator identified as ‘operator responsible for the consignment’ in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in paragraph 1(b).
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3. The competent authority of the place of destination referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b) ... shall acknowledge through  the appropriate computerised information management system  the arrival of the registered horse and document the checks carried out by completing Part III of the  CHED.
4. At the end of the temporary admission, the competent authority referred to in points (i) or (iii) of paragraph 1(b) which certifies the temporarily admitted registered horse to the third country of origin or to another third country, shall:
(a) inform the border control post of exit, through the appropriate computerised information management system, of the departure from Great Britain of the temporarily admitted registered horse by completing a further Part III of the CHED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b);
(b) deliver to the operator, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the  CHED  displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (a) of this paragraph;
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5. The  border control post  of exit referred to in point (a) of paragraph 4 shall document the termination of the temporary admission of the registered horse by completing Part III of the  CHED  accordingly.
6. Where the temporary admission of a registered horse has not been terminated in accordance with paragraph 5 within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issue of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), an alert is sent automatically through  the appropriate computerised information management system  to the  border control post  of entry and the competent authorities referred to in this Article until those competent authorities have determined the status of the registered horse.
Article 17 

1. The operator responsible for a registered horse temporarily admitted into  Great Britain, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), shall ensure that the following conditions are met:
(a) the registered horse shall at all times during its temporary admission be accompanied by its original health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and by the  CHED  issued by the  border control post  of entry into  Great Britain;
(b) the registered horse shall remain in  Great Britain  and on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);
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(d) any former prints of the  CHED  are surrendered to the competent authority for invalidation or withdrawal;
(e) the registered horse shall leave  Great Britain  through a  border control post  indicated in the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a) not later than 89 days following the date of entry into  Great Britain  indicated on the corresponding  CHED.
2. The operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain responsible for the movement of the registered horse during its temporary admission in  Great Britain, and in particular shall inform:
(a) the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) regarding any changes to be made to the movements stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a);
(b) the  border control post  of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from  Great Britain;
(c) the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) responsible for the holding regarding the death or loss of the registered horse or any emergency, such as health conditions, requiring veterinary attention beyond the 89 days of temporary admission.
Article 18 

1. Registered horses temporarily admitted into  Great Britain  may be authorised for re-entry after temporary export to a third country or part of the territory of a third country authorised for the re-entry of registered horses to take part in specific races, competitions or cultural events for which model health certificates for re-entry into  Great Britain  are laid down in accordance with Article 20(3), provided that the re-entry into  Great Britain  takes place within a period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
2. In order to allow the re-entry of a registered horse referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) issuing the certificate for the temporary export shall:
(a) apply the measures provided for in points (a), (b) and, where applicable, (c) of Article 16(4);
(b) inform, through  the appropriate computerised information management system, the  border control post  of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the  CHED;
(c) deliver to the operator as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the  CHED  displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of this paragraph;
(d) invalidate or withdraw any print of the  CHED  delivered in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)....
3. The  border control post  of re-entry shall:
(a) retain the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c);
(b) inform, through  the appropriate computerised information management system, of the re-entry of the registered horse:
((i)) the competent authority of the place of destination, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a);
((ii)) the  border control post  of exit, as declared in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1)(a), or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a), by completing  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (d);
(c) request the competent authority of the place of destination to verify and, where appropriate, to confirm the arrival of the registered horse by completing  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (d);
(d) deliver to the operator a print of a new CHED:
(i) completed with a reference to the number of the CHED delivered previously in accordance with Article 16(1)(c); and
(ii) in which the relevant part is completed within the deadline for leaving Great Britain indicated in the CHED;
(e) invalidate or withdraw any print of the  CHED  delivered to the operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c)....
4. Following the re-entry after temporary export of a temporarily admitted registered horse in accordance with paragraph 1, the rules laid down in Article 16 apply for the remaining period of less than 90 days following the date of issuing of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
Article 19 

1. Where the operator, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), submits an application to the competent authority referred to in point (i) or (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) ..., to convert the temporary admission of a registered horse into a permanent entry,  the appropriate authority  may authorise that conversion provided that the following requirements are met:
(a) in accordance with  Article 3, imports of registered horses are authorised from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned;
(b) the competent authority responsible for the place of temporary residence has complied with the following conditions:
((i)) that competent authority has carried out with satisfactory results the checks necessary to verify compliance with the test and vaccination requirements for imports of registered horses from the third country or part of the territory of the third country concerned set out in  the relevant certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
((ii)) that competent authority has ensured that the registered horse remained under official veterinary supervision in  Great Britain  until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry into  Great Britain  indicated on the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1, or a  border control post  designated for this task by the  appropriate authority, shall:
(a) terminate the temporary admission in  the appropriate computerised information management system  by choosing ‘Conversion into permanent entry’ in Part III of the  CHED  delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);
(b) deliver to the operator identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the  CHED  referred to in point (a), or a new  CHED, in which ‘For  Great Britain's internal market’ is checked in  the relevant part;
(c) invalidate or withdraw any print of the  CHED  delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c)... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);
(d) invalidate or withdraw the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a).
3. During the period of conversion, the operator, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  issued in accordance with point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b) of the registered horse shall take the following measures:
(a) arrange regular visits carried out and recorded by a veterinarian to check the registered horse for clinical signs of possible infectious diseases;
(b) keep records on the movement of the registered horse and on movements of equidae on and off the holding where it is kept;
(c) complete the customs procedures, as referred to in Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262;
(d) make an application in accordance with Article 15(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 for the issuing of an identification document or the adaptation of an existing identification document.
4. In the case of death or loss of a registered horse temporarily admitted into  Great Britain, the competent authority of the place of death or loss, ... in close collaboration with a  border control post, shall:
(a) terminate the temporary admission in  the appropriate computerised information management system  by choosing ‘Death/Loss’ in Part III of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b);
(b) invalidate or withdraw any print of the  CHED  delivered to the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c) ... or, if there had been a previous re-entry after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).
Article 19a 

1. The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may assign a third country listed in Annex 1 or, as the case may be, part of the territory of any such third country, to a sanitary group ....
2. Where the Secretary of State assigns a third country, or part of the territory of a third country, to a sanitary group under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State must specify the third country, or part of the third country, and the sanitary group to which it is assigned, in a document published for the purposes of this Article.
3. Imports of equidae from a third country or part of a third country assigned to a sanitary group are subject to the specific animal health guarantees required for entry into Great Britain for that sanitary group in accordance with  a document including such guarantees as may be published by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) for the purposes of this Article.
Article 20 

1. The appropriate authority  shall authorise the re-entry of registered horses subject to compliance with the following conditions:
(a) the registered horse has remained outside  Great Britain  for not more than 30 days, unless specifically provided for in paragraph 3;
(b) the registered horse has neither been resident in nor transited on land through any third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not assigned to the same sanitary group as the third country or part of the territory of a third country in which the health certificate  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  has been signed by the official veterinarian;
(c) the health certificate for temporary export signed by the official veterinarian in  Great Britain, or an authorised copy thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re-entry into  Great Britain.
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3. The re-entry after temporary export for a period of more than 30 days of registered horses taking part in specific races, competitions or cultural events is subject to specific animal health requirements as contained in the  health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  in respect of the relevant event.
4. The operator, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED, responsible for the consignment shall ensure that during the temporary export the registered horse neither has been resident in nor has transited on land through any third country or part of the territory of a third country that is not assigned to the same sanitary group as the third country or part of the territory of a third country in which the health certificate  , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  has been signed by the official veterinarian.
Article 21 
The operator, as identified in  the relevant part  of the  CHED  referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), of a consignment of equidae for slaughter shall ensure that after the checks carried out at the border  control  post of entry into  Great Britain, the animals:

((a)) are either conveyed directly, without delay and without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status, to the slaughterhouse of destination where they shall be slaughtered within 72 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse; or
((b)) pass through a single approved market or marshalling centre  , as indicated in the relevant health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,  from where they are to be removed after the market under national rules ensuring traceability directly to a slaughterhouse to be slaughtered, as soon as possible, but at the latest within 5 working days of arrival in  Great Britain  without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status.
SECTION 8
Article 21a 

1. The powers exercisable by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under the provisions listed in paragraph 2 may be exercised only where it is necessary or appropriate to do so in the light of an assessment of the risk to animal or public health in the United Kingdom, taking into account the matters specified in this Article.

              2. The provisions are—
(a) in Article 3 (specification of third country or part thereof from which consignments of equidae may be imported into Great Britain)—
(i) paragraph 1, the words before point (a) (specification of third countries or parts of third countries in relation to which the appropriate authority may authorise consignments of equidae);
(ii) paragraph 1(a) (temporary admission of registered horses);
(iii) paragraph 1(b) (transit of equidae);
(iv) paragraph 1(c) (re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events);
(v) paragraph 1(d) (import of registered horses);
(vi) paragraph 1(e) (import of consignments of equidae for slaughter);
(vii) paragraph 1(f) (importation of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production);
(viii) paragraph 2 (specification of specific conditions with which the competent authority of the third country must comply);
(b) Article 4 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of semen of equidae is authorised);
(c) Article 5 (specification of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into Great Britain of ova and embryos of equidae is authorised);
(d) Article 6 (specification of applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions).
3. Any assessment which is relied on for the purposes of paragraph 1 with regard to imports of live equidae must be appropriate to the circumstances and have been approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), taking into account—
(a) how the third country applies and implements international animal health standards, in particular the principle of regionalisation, within its own territory and in relation to its sanitary requirements for importation from other third countries and from the United Kingdom;
(b) the health status of the equidae, other domestic animals and wildlife and the environmental situation in the third country, with particular regard to exotic, notifiable and reportable animal diseases and any aspects of the general situation as regards health in the third country which may pose a risk to the health and environmental situation of the United Kingdom;
(c) the legislation of the third country in relation to animal health and welfare;
(d) the organisation of the competent veterinary authority and its inspection services, the powers of those services, the supervision to which they are subject, and the means at their disposal, including staff and laboratory capacity, to apply national legislation effectively;
(e) the assurances which the competent veterinary authority of the third country can give regarding compliance or equivalence with the relevant animal health conditions applicable in the United Kingdom;
(f) whether the third country is a member of the OIE, and the regularity and rapidity of its provision of information relating to the existence of infectious or contagious diseases of equidae in its territory, in particular those diseases listed by the OIE and in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC;
(g) the assurances given by the third country to inform the United Kingdom—
(i) within 24 hours, of the confirmation of the occurrence of infectious diseases of equidae listed in Annex 1 to Council Directive 2009/156/EC, and of any change in the vaccination policy concerning such diseases;
(ii) within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the national sanitary rules concerning equidae, in particular regarding the importation of equidae; and
(iii) at regular intervals, of the animal health status of its territory concerning equidae;
(h) any experience of previous imports of live equidae from the third country and the results of any import controls carried out;
(i) the results of inspections or audits carried out in the third country, in particular the results of the assessment of the competent authorities of the third country of those inspections or audits;
(j) the rules on the prevention and control of infectious or contagious animal diseases in force in the third country and their implementation, including rules on importation from other third countries;
(k) any special import conditions that may be required by the United Kingdom having regard to the situation as regards the health of equidae in the third country.
4. Any assessment which is relied upon for the purposes of paragraph 1 with regard to the imports of equine semen, ova or embryos must be appropriate to the circumstances and must have been approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), taking into account—
(a) whether there are any diseases referred to in Annex A to Council Directive 92/65/EC or any other disease exotic to the United Kingdom present in the third country;
(b) whether the third country is capable of guaranteeing the implementation of its legislation, and whether the organisation of its veterinary and inspection services enables the country effectively to undertake or supervise such services;
(c) whether the veterinary services of the third country are able to guarantee that health requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter 2 of Council Directive 92/65/EC are being complied with;
(d) any on-the-spot inspections by experts from the United Kingdom undertaken to verify whether the assurances given by the third country regarding the conditions of production and placing on the market can be considered equivalent to those applied in the United Kingdom.
5. Where the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers request that the Secretary of State exercise a power under a provision listed in paragraph 2 the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.
6. In this Article “the OIE” means the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Article 22 
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Article 23 
Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 94/699/EC, 95/329/EC, 2003/13/EC, 2004/177/EC, 2004/211/EC, 2010/57/EU and 2010/471/EU are repealed.
Any reference to those Decisions shall be construed as a reference to this Regulation.
Article 24 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2018.
However, Article 16(1)(b)(iii), ... Article 16(3), Article 16(4)(a) and (b), Article 16(5), Article 17(1)(d) and Article 19(2)(a) shall apply from 
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ANNEX I

                              ISO-Code
                            
                              Third country
                            ...
                           

                              1
                            
                              2
                            ...

                              AE
                            
                              United Arab Emirates
                            ...

                              AR
                            
                              Argentina
                            ...

                              AU
                            
                              Australia
                            ...

                              BA
                            
                              Bosnia and Herzegovina
                            ...

                              BB
                            
                              Barbados
                            ...

                              BH
                            
                              Bahrain
                            ...

                              BM
                            
                              Bermuda
                            ...
                              

                              BO
                            
                              Bolivia
                            ...
                              

                              BR
                            
                              Brazil
                           
...
                              

                              BY
                            
                              Belarus
                            ...
                              

                              CA
                            
                              Canada
                            ...
                              

                              CH
                            
                              Switzerland
                              
                            ...

                              CL
                            
                              Chile
                            ...

                              CN
                            
                              China
                            ...

                              CR
                            
                              Costa Rica
                            ...

                              CU
                            
                              Cuba
                            ...

                              DZ
                            
                              Algeria
                            ...

                              EG
                            
                              Egypt
                            ...
EU   member States, Liechtenstein and Norway  ... 

                              FK
                            
                              Falkland Islands
                            ...

                              GL
                            
                              Greenland
                            ...

                              HK
                            
                              Hong Kong
                            ...
                           

                              IL
                            
                              Israel
                              
                            ...

                              IS
                            
                              Iceland
                               ...
                            ...
                              

                              JM
                            
                              Jamaica
                            ...

                              JO
                            
                              Jordan
                            ...

                              JP
                            
                              Japan
                            ...

                              KG
                            
                              Kyrgyzstan
                            ...

                              KR
                            
                              Korea Republic
                            ...
KW
                            
                              Kuwait ...

                              LB
                            
                              Lebanon
                            ...

                              MA
                            
                              Morocco
                            ...

                              ME
                            
                              Montenegro
                            ...

                              MK
                            
                              North Macedonia
                            ...

                              MO
                            
                              Macao
                            ...
MY
                            
                              Malaysia ...

                              MU
                            
                              Mauritius
                            ...

                              MX
                            
                              Mexico
                            ...

                              NZ
                            
                              New Zealand
                            ...

                              OM
                            
                              Oman
                            ...

                              PE
                            
                              Peru
                            ...

                              PM
                            
                              St Pierre & Miquelon
                            ...

                              PY
                            
                              Paraguay
                            ...

                              QA
                            
                              Qatar
                            ...

                              RS
                            
                              Serbia
                              
                            ...

                              RU
                            
                              Russia
                            ...

                              SA
                            
                              Saudi Arabia
                            ...

                              SG
                            
                              Singapore
                            ...
TH
                            
                              Thailand ...

                              TN
                            
                              Tunisia
                            ...
TR
                            
                              Turkey ...

                              UA
                            
                              Ukraine
                            ...

                              US
                            
                              United States of America
                            ...

                              UY
                            
                              Uruguay
                            ...

                              ZA
                            
                              South Africa ...
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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX IV
1. 

((a)) equidae vaccinated against equine viral arteritis under official supervision with a vaccine approved by the competent authority in accordance with one of the following protocols:

((i)) the equidae shall be vaccinated during isolation of at least 28 days after they had been tested either in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a sample of blood taken not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, or in a virus isolation test carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen collected not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, and were kept separated from other equidae for 21 days following vaccination;
((ii)) the equidae shall be vaccinated at the age of 180 to 270 days, after having been subjected to a virus neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 14 days apart. The equidae shall be separated from other equidae until 21 days after vaccination.
((b)) equidae less than 180 days old;
((c)) equidae for slaughter sent directly to a slaughterhouse.

2. 
Batch numbers of the approved vaccine, the details of the vaccination and revaccination and the results of serological or agent-identification tests shall be documented, where available in the identification document (passport), and made available for certification purposes.

3. Test mating as described in point 4(a) of Article 12.9.2. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is considered equivalent to the virus isolation test referred to in point 1(a)(i) to prove absence of the equine arteritis virus in semen.

ANNEX V

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