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►B COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/659  
of 12 April 2018  
on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of 
equidae  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
(OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 1)  
Amended by:  
Official Journal  
No page  date  
►M1 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1301 of 
27 September 2018  L 244  1 0  28.9.2018  
►M2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2147 of 
28 November 2019  L 325  9 9  16.12.2019  
►M3 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/485 of 2 April 20 20 L 103  1 0  3.4.2020  
►M4 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/581 of 27 April 2 020 L 133  5 2  28.4.2020  
►M5 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1256 of 7 Septemb er 
2020  L 293  5  8.9.2020  
►M6 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1777 of 27 Novemb er 
2020  L 399  1  30.11.2020  
Corrected by:  
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 228, 11.9.2018, p. 2 (2018/659)  
►C2 Corrigendum, OJ L 237, 20.9.2018, p. 13 (2018/659)  02018R0659 — EN — 20.12.2020 — 006.001 — 1
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/659  
of 12 April 2018  
on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of 
semen, ova and embryos of equidae  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
SECTION 1  
Subject matter, scope and definitions  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
This Regulation establishes the list of third countries and par ts of the 
territory of third countries from which the entry into the Unio n of 
consignments of equidae and of their semen, ova and embryos is auth­
orised.  
It also lays down the animal health and veterinary certificatio n 
requirements applicable to those consignments.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
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 surveil- 
lance, 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 in- 
formation: 
(i) a narrative describing the animal and 
recording its marks depicted in a 
completed outline diagram; 
(ii) a reference to specific marks, characteris­
tics 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 (  1 ); 
_____________ 
( 1 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 Februa ry 2015 
laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and  2009/156/ 
EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Eq uine Passport 
Regulation) (OJ L 59, 3.3.2015, p. 1).  ▼B
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(c) ‘registered horse’  means an animal of the species  Equus 
caballus  registered as defined in Council 
Directive 90/427/EEC (  1 ), 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 organis­
ation which manages horses for competi- 
tion or racing;  
(d) ‘entry’  means the action of moving equidae or their 
semen, ova or embryos into one of the terri­
tories listed in Annex I to Council Directive 
97/78/EC (  2 ); 
(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 originat­
ing in a third country and moved into the 
Union territory for a period of less than 90 
days;  
(g) ‘temporary export’  means the movement of a registered horse out 
of the Union for a period of less than 90 days;  
(h) ‘re-entry’  means the movement of a registered horse 
from a third country into the Union after 
temporary export from the Union;  
(i) ‘imports’  means the movement of a consignment of 
equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into 
the Union for an undetermined period;  
(j) ‘transit’  means the movement of a consignment of 
equidae across Union territory 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 inspection 
post’  means any inspection post as defined in 
Article 2(2)(f) of Directive 91/496/EEC and 
Article 2(2)(g) of Directive 97/78/EC and 
approved for the commodity concerned in 
accordance with Decision 2009/821/EC;  
(l) ‘category 
of equidae’  means respectively registered equidae, equidae 
for slaughter and equidae for breeding and 
production as defined in Article 2 of 
Directive 2009/156/EC, and registered horses;  
_____________ 
( 1 ) Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechni cal and 
genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equi dae 
(OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55). 
( 2 ) Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down th e principles 
governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products ent ering the 
Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).  ▼B
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(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 biose­
curity 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 (  1 ), 
— 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) ‘TRACES’  means the integrated computerised veterinary 
system provided for in Decisions 2003/24/EC 
and 2004/292/EC.  
_____________ 
( 1 ) https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/ad_co ntrol-measures_ 
bt_guidance_vpe_7068_2012.pdf  ▼B
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SECTION 2  
List of third countries and parts thereof for the entry into the Union 
of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of equidae  
Article 3  
List of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries 
from which the entry of equidae into the Union is authorised  
1. Member States shall authorise the entry into the Union of 
consignments of equidae from the third countries or, where the Union 
applies regionalisation, parts of the territory of third countr ies, listed in 
columns 2 and 4 of the table in Annex I in accordance with the indi­
cations set out in that Annex, as follows:  
(a) the temporary admission of registered horses as indicated i n column 
6 of the table set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an indivi dual 
health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health  
certificate set out in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II;  
(b) the transit of equidae as indicated in column 15 of the tab le set out 
in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual health certificate  
drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set ou t 
in Section B of Part 1 of Annex II;  
(c) the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition a nd cultural 
events after temporary export as indicated in column 7 of the t able 
set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual health cer ­
tificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model heal th 
certificate set out in Section A or B of Part 2 of Annex II;  
(d) the import of registered horses as indicated in column 8 of  the table 
set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual health cer ­
tificate drawn up in accordance with the model health certifica te set 
out in Section A of Part 3 of Annex II;  
(e) the import of a consignment of equidae for slaughter as ind icated in 
column 9 of the table set out in Annex I, and accompanied by a 
health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health  
certificate set out in Section B of Part 3 of Annex II;  
(f) the import of registered equidae and equidae for breeding a nd 
production as indicated in column 10 of the table set out in An nex I, 
and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in  
accordance with the model health certificate set out in Section  A of 
Part 3 of Annex II.  
2. The competent authority of the third country of dispatch sha ll 
apply the measures necessary in order to comply with the specif ic 
conditions or temporal limitations indicated for that country i n column 
16 of the table in Annex I.  ▼B
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Article 4  
Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from 
which the entry into the Union of semen of equidae is authorised  
Member States shall authorise the entry into the Union of consi gnments 
of semen of equidae from the third countries, or, where the Uni on 
applies regionalisation, parts of the territory of third countr ies, listed 
in columns 2 and 4 of the table in Annex I, as indicated in col umns 
11, 12 and 13 of that table, and provided that the consignment complies 
with the following conditions:  
(a) the consignment is dispatched from a semen collection or st orage 
centre listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 
92/65/EEC;  
(b) the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate draw n up in 
accordance with the appropriate model health certificate set ou t in 
Part 1 of Annex III.  
Article 5  
Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from 
which the entry into the Union of ova and embryos of equidae is 
authorised  
Member States shall authorise the entry into the Union of consi gnments 
of ova and embryos of equidae from the third countries, or, whe re the 
Union applies regionalisation, parts of the territory of third countries, 
listed in columns 2 and 4 of the table in Annex I, as indicated  in 
column 14 of that table, and provided that the consignment comp lies 
with the following conditions:  
(a) the consignment is dispatched by an embryo collection or 
production team listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of 
Directive 92/65/EEC;  
(b) the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate draw n up in 
accordance with the appropriate model health certificate set ou t in 
Part 2 of Annex III.  
SECTION 3  
General requirements for entry into the Union of consignments of 
equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae  
Article 6  
Certification  
1. The health certificates, as provided for in Articles 3, 4 an d 5, shall 
be drawn up and issued in accordance with:  
(a) the applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions speci fied in 
column 16 of Annex I;  
(b) the explanatory notes provided for in Part 4 of Annex II an d Part 3 
of Annex III respectively.  ▼B
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2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not preclude the use of elec­
tronic certification or other agreed systems, whenever harmonis ed 
procedures at Union level have been established.  
Article 7  
Period of validity of health certificates  
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae or of 
semen, ova or embryos of equidae intended for entry into the Un ion 
shall ensure that the consignment is presented to an approved b order 
inspection post authorised for the consignment concerned no lat er than 
10 days from the date of certification of the consignment in th e 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 tra nsport 
on sea.  
SECTION 4  
Transport requirements for entry of equidae into the Union  
Article 8  
General animal health requirements  
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intend ed 
for entry into the Union shall ensure that those equidae are tr ansported 
in compliance with the following:  
(a) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carryin g only 
equidae that are destined for the Union or alternatively are ac com­
panied by a health certificate required for transit;  
(b) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carryin g only 
equidae of the same certified health status, except where other wise 
authorised in the specific animal health requirements set out i n 
Sections A and B of Part 1 and in Section A of Part 3 of Annex II; 
(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 c ountry 
that is authorised for at least one type of entry of at least o ne 
category of equidae.  
2. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intend ed 
for entry into the Union shall ensure compliance with the follo wing:  
(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 recognise d in 
the country of dispatch;  
(b) the means of transport used for road or railway transport a re 
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 vect ors shall 
be applied in case of the occurrence of one of the following 
diseases:  ▼B
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(i) African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelit is 
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 cr ates, 
containers, stalls or jet-stalls, forced ventilation and keepin g 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 intend ed 
for entry into the Union shall ensure that, during the journey,  the 
equidae are only unloaded in a third country or a part of the t erritory 
of a third country that is authorised for the entry of equidae into the 
Union in accordance with Annex I.  
Article 9  
Specific animal health requirements for transport by air  
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intend ed 
for entry into the Union by air shall ensure compliance with th e 
following:  
(a) the crates, containers or jet-stalls and the surrounding ai rspace 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 declara tion set out 
in Part 1 of Annex V.  
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 of Article 8, Member 
States may, on request of the operator of the consignment, auth orise 
direct transhipment from one aircraft to another aircraft which  takes 
place in a country not listed in Annex I, provided that the fol lowing 
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 atta cks by 
insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;  
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a diff erent 
health status;  
(d) the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragrap h 1 are 
applied in relation to the aircraft to be used for onward trave l; 
(e) compliance with the conditions set out in point (a) of para graph 1 
and in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified b y the 
official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the  Trans­
hipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model set out in 
Part 3 of Annex V.  ▼B
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Article 10  
Specific animal health requirements for transport by sea  
1. The operator responsible for a consignment of equidae intend ed 
for entry into the Union by sea shall ensure compliance with th e 
following:  
(a) the vessel is scheduled to dock directly at a port in the U nion 
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 airspa ce 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 declarati on set out 
in Part 2 of Annex V.  
2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, Member 
States may authorise direct transhipment from one vessel to ano ther 
vessel which takes place in a country not listed in Annex I, pr ovided:  
(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 atta cks by 
insect vectors of diseases transmissible to equidae;  
(c) the equidae do not come into contact with equidae of a diff erent 
health status;  
(d) compliance with the conditions set out in point (b) of para graph 1 
and points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph is certified by t he 
official veterinarian or the responsible customs officer in the  Trans­
hipment Manifest drawn up in accordance with the model set out in 
Part 3 of Annex V.  
SECTION 5  
General requirements for the testing and vaccination of equidae 
intended for entry into the Union and of donor equidae whose 
semen, ova or embryos are intended for entry into the Union  
Article 11  
General requirements for laboratory testing for the certification of 
consignments of equidae, or their semen, ova or embryos intended 
for entry into the Union  
1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equ idae 
or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are intended for ent ry into 
the Union shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for i n the health 
certificates set out in Annexes II and III for glanders, dourin e, equine 
infectious anaemia, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, Wester n and  ▼B
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Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, Japanese encephalitis, West N ile 
Fever, vesicular stomatitis, equine viral arteritis and contagi ous equine 
metritis meet at least the sensitivity and specificity requirem ents laid 
down for the disease concerned in the respective Chapter of Sec tion 2.5 
of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 
latest edition, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OI E). 
2. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equ idae 
which are destined for the Union shall ensure that the laborato ry tests 
provided for in the health certificates set out in Annex II for  African 
horse sickness are carried out in accordance with Annex IV to D irective 
2009/156/EC.  
3. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equ idae 
or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for the  Union 
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 st ated as 
required in the health certificate set out for the consignment 
concerned in Annex II or III based on the laboratory report mad e 
available to the certifying official veterinarian.  
Article 12  
Testing upon arrival in the Union  
1. Where a test carried out, in or on behalf of the Member Stat e of 
entry, on a sample taken in accordance with Article 4 of Decisi on 
97/794/EC does not confirm the result of a laboratory test atte sted in 
a health certificate accompanying equidae or semen, ova or embr yos of 
equidae arriving in the Union, as set out in Annex II or III to  this 
Regulation, the competent authority of that Member State of ent ry 
shall ensure that the test is repeated in the national referenc e laboratory 
designated for the disease concerned in accordance with Article  4(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of t he 
Council (  1 ). 
2. Where the measures provided for in paragraph 1 do not result  in a 
conclusive outcome of the checks for compliance carried out in 
accordance with Article 4 of Decision 97/794/EC, the competent 
authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that the samp le 
referred to in that paragraph is subjected to definitive testin g as follows:  
(a) for African horse sickness, in the European Union reference  
laboratory for African horse sickness designated in accordance 
with Council Directive 92/35/EEC (  2 ); ▼B 
( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of  the Council 
of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the v erification of 
compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal wel fare rules 
(OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1). 
( 2 ) Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down cont rol rules and 
measures to combat African horse sickness (OJ L 157, 10.6.1992,  p. 19).
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(b) for the diseases referred to in Article 11(1), in the Europ ean Union 
reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African hor se 
sickness, designated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 
180/2008.  
Article 13  
Application of vaccines and recording of vaccination  
1. The competent authority of the third country dispatching equ idae 
or semen, ova or embryos of equidae, which are destined for the  Union, 
shall ensure that the vaccination attested in any of the certif icates set out 
in Annexes II or III is carried out in compliance with the foll owing:  
(a) the vaccination is carried out in accordance with the manuf acturers' 
instructions or national legislation, whatever is stricter;  
(b) the vaccination is carried out using a licensed vaccine whi ch meets 
at least the requirements for safety, sterility and efficacy se t out for 
the vaccine concerned in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, latest edition, of the World Organ­
isation for Animal Health (OIE).  
2. Where the competent authority of a third country attests tha t a 
positive laboratory finding in a serological test for African h orse 
sickness is related to previous vaccination, the vaccination sh all be 
documented in the identification document accompanying the equi ne 
animal, where such identification document is available.  
Article 14  
Requirements relating to equine viral arteritis  
1. Uncastrated male equidae intended for entry into the Union, 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 te sting 
required in accordance with point 1(a) of Annex IV, shall be ca rried 
out under official veterinary supervision.  
3. Vaccination against equine viral arteritis shall be valid wh ere there 
is documented proof accompanying the equine animal of an uninte r­
rupted history of a primary course carried out in compliance wi th one of 
the vaccination protocols provided for in point 1(a) of Annex I V and 
regular revaccination according to manufacturers' recommendatio ns and 
in any event at intervals of not more than 12 months.  
SECTION 6  
Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union  
Article 15  
Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union  
1. Equidae destined for entry into the Union shall be individua lly 
identified so as to ensure an unequivocal correspondence betwee n the 
animal and its certified health status.  ▼B
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That identification shall:  
(a) either comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Implem enting 
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 the Union shall be  
marked individually with an electronic transponder or an ear ta g, the 
number of which shall be recorded in the health certificate acc om­
panying the animals during transport.  
3. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into the Union shall be ar 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 ca ses: 
(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 desti­
nation in accordance with Article 21(b).  
SECTION 7  
Specific animal health and certification requirements for entry into 
the Union of consignments of equidae  
Article 16  
Measures to be taken by the competent authorities to ensure 
traceability of a registered horse admitted temporarily  
1. Provided compliance with the entry conditions has been estab ­
lished, the competent authority at the border inspection post o f entry 
shall:  
(a) retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Arti cle 3(1)(a);  
(b) inform, through TRACES, the relevant competent authority or  
border inspection 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 indicat ed in 
Box I.6 of the common veterinary entry document (‘CVED’) 
set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 282/2004;  
(ii) the border inspection post of exit declared in the declara tion 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 Box I.24 of the CVED;  ▼B
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(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 CVED to the operator ident ified as 
‘operator responsible for the consignment’ in Box I.7 of the CV ED 
referred to in paragraph 1(b).  
2. Where a registered horse is to be moved from one Member Stat e 
to another Member State during its temporary admission, the com petent 
authority of the place of dispatch shall:  
(a) provided the animal health conditions of Articles 4 and 5 o f 
Directive 2009/156/EC are fulfilled, issue a health certificate  in 
accordance with Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC either for a n 
individual registered horse or for a consignment of registered horses 
of the same origin and with the same destination, and enter in Box 
I.6 of that certificate a reference to the health certificate r eferred to 
in Article 3(1)(a) of each temporarily admitted registered hors e 
forming the consignment and a reference to the CVED referred to  
in point (i) of paragraph 1(b);  
(b) inform, through TRACES, the competent authority at the plac e of 
destination, of the movement of a registered horse to that Memb er 
State, and request the verification of arrival by completing a further 
Part III of the CVED referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b) ; 
(c) deliver to the operator, as identified in Box I.7 of the CV ED 
referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the 
CVED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b)  
of this paragraph;  
(d) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered to t he 
operator in accordance with paragraph 1(c), or, if there had be en 
a previous movement to another Member State, in accordance with  
point (c) of this paragraph.  
3. The competent authority of the place of destination referred  to in 
point (i) of paragraph 1(b) and in paragraph 2(b) shall acknowl edge 
through TRACES the arrival of the registered horse and document  the 
checks carried out by completing Part III of the CVED.  
4. At the end of the temporary admission, the competent authori ty 
referred to in points (i) or (iii) of paragraph 1(b) which cert ifies the 
temporarily admitted registered horse to the third country of o rigin or to 
another third country, shall:  
(a) inform, through TRACES, the border inspection post of exit of the 
departure of the temporarily admitted registered horse from the  
Union, by completing a further Part III of the CVED referred to  
in point (i) of paragraph 1(b);  
(b) deliver to the operator, as identified in Box I.7 of the CV ED 
referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(b), a new print of the 
CVED displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (a)  
of this paragraph;  ▼B
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(c) where the border inspection post of exit is situated in ano ther 
Member State,  
(i) issue, in accordance with Decision 93/444/EEC, a certificat e in 
accordance with Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC either for 
an individual registered horse or for a consignment of register ed 
horses of the same origin and with the same destination;  
(ii) enter in Box I.6 of the certificate referred to in point ( i) a 
reference to the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1) (a) 
of each temporarily admitted registered horse forming the 
consignment and a reference to the CVED referred to in point 
(i) of paragraph 1(b).  
5. The border inspection 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  CVED 
accordingly.  
6. Where the temporary admission of a registered horse has not been 
terminated in accordance with paragraph 5 within a period of le ss than 
90 days following the date of issue of the CVED referred to in point (i) 
of paragraph 1(b), an alert is sent automatically through TRACE S to the 
border inspection post of entry and the competent authorities r eferred to 
in this Article until those competent authorities have determin ed the 
status of the registered horse.  
Article 17  
Operator responsibilities for temporarily admitted registered horses  
1. The operator responsible for a registered horse temporarily 
admitted into the Union, as identified in Box I.7 of the CVED 
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 temporar y admission 
be accompanied by its original health certificate referred to i n 
Article 3(1)(a) and by the CVED issued by the border inspection  
post of entry into the Union;  
(b) the registered horse shall remain in the respective Member State and 
on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the heal th 
certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);  
(c) where the registered horse is to be moved to another Member  State, 
it shall be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance w ith 
Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC and the modified CVED 
delivered by the competent authority in accordance with 
Article 16(2);  
(d) any former prints of the CVED are surrendered to the compet ent 
authority for invalidation or withdrawal;  
(e) the registered horse shall leave the Union through a border  
inspection post indicated in the health certificate referred to  in in 
Article 3(1)(a) not later than 89 days following the date of en try 
into the Union indicated on the corresponding CVED.  ▼B
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2. The operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain respons ible 
for the movement of the registered horse during its temporary a dmission 
in the Union, 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 cer ­
tificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a);  
(b) the border inspection post of exit regarding the date when the 
temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from the Uni on; 
(c) the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii)  of 
Article 16(1)(b) responsible for the holding regarding the deat h or 
loss of the registered horse or any emergency, such as health 
conditions, requiring veterinary attention beyond the 89 days o f 
temporary admission.  
Article 18  
Re-entry after temporary export of registered horses temporarily 
admitted into the Union  
1. Registered horses temporarily admitted into the Union may be  
authorised for re-entry after temporary export to a third count ry 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 th e Union are 
laid down in accordance with Article 20(3), provided that the r e-entry 
into the Union takes place within a period of less than 90 days  
following the date of issuing of the CVED referred to in point (i) of 
Article 16(1)(b).  
2. In order to allow the re-entry of a registered horse referre d 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 expo rt shall:  
(a) apply the measures provided for in points (a), (b) and, whe re 
applicable, (c) of Article 16(4);  
(b) inform, through TRACES, the border inspection post of sched uled 
re-entry by completing Part III of the CVED;  
(c) deliver to the operator as identified in Box I.7 of the CVE D referred 
to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CVED 
displaying the Part III added in accordance with point (b) of t his 
paragraph;  
(d) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered in 
accordance with Article 16(1)(c) or, if there had been a previo us 
movement to another Member State, in accordance with 
Article 16(2)(c).  
3. The border inspection post of re-entry shall:  
(a) retain the original of the health certificate referred to i n 
Article 3(1)(c);  ▼B
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(b) inform, through TRACES, of the re-entry of the registered h orse:  
(i) the competent authority of the place of destination, as dec lared 
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 inspection post of exit, as declared in the dec laration 
accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 16(1 )(a), 
or as modified in accordance with Article 17(2)(a), by completi ng 
Box I.24 of the CVED 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 registere d horse 
by completing Box I.6 of the CVED referred to in point (d);  
(d) deliver to the operator a print of a new CVED in which Box II.1 is 
completed with a reference to the number of the CVED delivered 
previously in accordance with Article 16(1)(c) or, if there had  been 
a previous movement to another Member State, in accordance with  
Article 16(2)(c), and in which Box II.14 is completed within th e 
deadline for leaving the Union indicated in the CVED referred t o in 
point (i) of Article 16(1)(b);  
(e) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered to t he 
operator in accordance with Article 16(1)(c) or, if there had b een 
a previous movement to another Member State, in accordance with  
Article 16(2)(c).  
4. Following the re-entry after temporary export of a temporari ly 
admitted registered horse in accordance with paragraph 1, the r ules 
laid down in Article 16 apply for the remaining period of less than 
90 days following the date of issuing of the CVED referred to i n 
point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).  
Article 19  
Conversion of temporary admission into permanent entry and death 
or loss of a registered horse  
1. Where the operator, as identified in Box I.7 of the CVED ref erred 
to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), submits an application to the 
competent authority referred to in point (i) or (iii) of Articl e 16(1)(b) 
or in Article 16(2)(b), to convert the temporary admission of a  
registered horse into a permanent entry, a Member State may 
authorise that conversion provided that the following requireme nts are 
met: 
(a) in accordance with Annex I, imports of registered horses ar e auth­
orised from the third country or part of the territory of the t hird 
country concerned;  
(b) the competent authority responsible for the place of tempor ary 
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 Part 3 of Annex II;  ▼B
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(ii) that competent authority has ensured that the registered h orse 
remained under official veterinary supervision in that Member 
State until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry in to 
the Union indicated on the CVED referred to in point (i) of 
Article 16(1)(b).  
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1, or a bor der 
inspection post designated for this task by the Member State, s hall: 
(a) terminate the temporary admission in TRACES by choosing ‘Co n­
version into permanent entry’ in Part III of the CVED delivered  to 
the operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c), or, if  there 
had been a previous movement to another Member State, with 
Article 16(2)(c) or, if there had been a previous re-entry afte r 
temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);  
(b) deliver to the operator identified in Box I.7 of the CVED r eferred to 
in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CVED refer red to 
in point (a), or a new CVED, in which ‘For internal market’ is 
checked in Box I.21;  
(c) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered to t he 
operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c), or, if the re 
had been a previous movement to another Member State, with 
Article 16(2)(c) or, if there had been a previous re-entry afte r 
temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c);  
(d) invalidate or withdraw the original of the health certifica te referred 
to in Article 3(1)(a).  
3. During the period of conversion, the operator, as identified  in Box 
I.7 of the CVED issued in accordance with point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) 
or Article 18(3)(b) of the registered horse shall take the foll owing 
measures:  
(a) arrange regular visits carried out and recorded by a veteri narian to 
check the registered horse for clinical signs of possible infec tious 
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 Imp lemen­
ting Regulation (EU) 2015/262 for the issuing of an identificat ion 
document or the adaptation of an existing identification docume nt. 
4. In the case of death or loss of a registered horse temporari ly 
admitted into the Union, the competent authority of the place o f 
death or loss, where required by the Member State concerned in close 
collaboration with a border inspection post, shall:  
(a) terminate the temporary admission in TRACES by choosing 
‘Death/Loss’ in Part III of the CVED referred to in point (i) o f 
Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b);  ▼B
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(b) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered to t he 
operator in accordance with either Article 16(1)(c), or, if the re 
had been a previous movement to another Member State, with 
Article 16(2)(c) or, if there had been a previous re-entry afte r 
temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).  
Article 20  
Specific animal health conditions regarding the re-entry of 
registered horses after temporary export for races, competition 
and cultural events  
1. Member States shall authorise the re-entry of registered hor ses 
subject to compliance with the following conditions:  
(a) the registered horse has remained outside the Union for not  more 
than 30 days, unless specifically provided for in paragraph 3;  
(b) the registered horse has neither been resident in nor trans ited on 
land through any third country or part of the territory of a th ird 
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 th e health 
certificate in accordance with Section A of Part 2 of Annex II has 
been signed by the official veterinarian;  
(c) the health certificate for temporary export signed by the o fficial 
veterinarian in the Member State of origin, or an authorised co py 
thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re- 
entry into the Union.  
2. The competent authority certifying a registered horse for 
temporary export to a third country shall ensure that in applic ation of 
Article 2(1) of Decision 93/444/EEC the registered horse is acc om­
panied until the exit point in another Member State by a health  certifi­
cate in accordance with Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC.  
3. The re-entry after temporary export for a period of more tha n 30 
days of registered horses taking part in specific races, compet itions or 
cultural events is subject to specific animal health requiremen ts as 
contained in the corresponding model health certificates provid ed for 
Section B of Part 2 of Annex II in respect of the relevant even t. 
4. The operator, as identified in Box I.7 of the CVED, responsi ble 
for the consignment shall ensure that during the temporary expo rt 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 c ountry 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 certificat e in 
accordance with Section A of Part 2 of Annex II has been signed  by 
the official veterinarian.  
Article 21  
Specific animal health conditions regarding imports of equidae for 
slaughter  
The operator, as identified in Box I.7 of the CVED referred to in point 
(i) of Article 16(1)(b), of a consignment of equidae for slaugh ter shall 
ensure that after the checks carried out at the border inspecti on post of 
entry into the Union, the animals:  ▼B
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(a) are either conveyed directly, without delay and without com ing into 
contact with equidae of a different health status, to the slaug hter­
house 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  
referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC as indicat ed 
in the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(e) of thi s Regu­
lation, from where they are to be removed after the market unde r 
national rules ensuring traceability directly to a slaughterhou se to be 
slaughtered, as soon as possible, but at the latest within 5 wo rking 
days of arrival in the Union without coming into contact with 
equidae of a different health status.  
SECTION 8  
Transitional and final provisions  
Article 22  
Transitional provisions  
For a transitional period until 31 December 2018, Member States  shall 
authorise the entry into the Union of consignments of equidae a nd of 
semen, ova and embryos of equidae accompanied by health certifi cates 
drawn up in accordance with the model health certificates appli cable 
before the date of application of this Regulation specified in the second 
subparagraph of Article 24.  
Article 23  
Repeals  
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 refere nce to 
this Regulation.  
Article 24  
Entry into force and applicability  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol lowing 
that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 October 2018.  
▼M2 
However, Article 16(1)(b)(iii), Article 16(2)(b), (c) and (d), 
Article 16(3), Article 16(4)(a) and (b), Article 16(5), Article  17(1)(d) 
and Article 19(2)(a) shall apply from 14 December 2019.  
▼B 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly a pplicable in 
all Member States.  ▼B
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 ANNEX I  
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LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND PARTS OF THE TERRITORY OF THIRD COUNTRIES  (1 ) FROM WHICH THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CONSIGNMENTS OF 
EQUIDAE AND OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE IS AUTHORISED  
ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
AE United Arab 
Emirates  AE-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  X  —  —  X  X  
AR Argentina  AR-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  
AU Australia  AU-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  
BA Bosnia and Herze­
govina  BA-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BB Barbados  BB-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BH Bahrain  BH-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BM Bermuda  BM-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BO Bolivia  BO-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BR Brazil  BR-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
BR-1  The states of: 
Paraná and Rio de Janeiro  D X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
BY Belarus  BY-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
CA Canada  CA-0  Whole country  C  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  —  X  ▼B
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
CH Switzerland (2 ) CH-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  
CL Chile  CL-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
CN China  CN-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
CN-1  The equine disease-free zone 
in Conghua City, Guangzhou 
Municipality, Guangdong 
Province including the Biose­
curity Highway Passage from 
and to the airport in 
Guangzhou and Hong Kong 
(see BOX 1 for details)  G X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
CN-2  The venue for the Global 
Champions Tour at the Expo 
2010 No 15 Parking Lot and 
the passage to the Shanghai 
Pudong International Airport in 
the northern part of the Pudong 
New area and the Eastern part 
of the Minhang District of the 
Metropolitan area of Shanghai 
(see BOX 1 for details)  G —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  Only if certified in 
accordance with 
Chapter 1 of Section 
B of Part 2 of 
Annex II  ▼M2
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
CR Costa Rica  CR-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
CR-1  Metropolitan area of San José  D  —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
CU Cuba  CU-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
DZ Algeria  DZ-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
EG Egypt  EG-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
EG-1  The Equine Disease Free Zone 
established at the Egyptian 
Armed Forces Veterinary 
Hospital at El Nasr road, 
across Al Ahly Club, Cairo, 
and the highway passage to 
Cairo International Airport (see 
BOX 2 for details)  E X  —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
FK Falkland Islands  FK-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  —  X  —  —  —  —  X  
GL Greenland  GL-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
HK Hong Kong  HK-0  Whole country  G  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
IL Israel (3 ) IL-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  —  — -  X  
IS Iceland (4 ) IS-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  — -  X  ▼M2
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
JM Jamaica  JM-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
JO Jordan  JO-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
JP Japan  JP-0  Whole country  G  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
KG Kyrgyzstan  KG-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
KG-1  Region of Issyk-Kul  B  —  —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
KR Korea Republic  KR-0  Whole country  G  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
▼M6 
KW Kuwait  KW-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
▼M2 
LB Lebanon  LB-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
MA Morocco  MA-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  —  X  
ME Montenegro  ME-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
MK North Macedonia  MK-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
MO Macao  MO-0  Whole country  G  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
▼M5 
MY Malaysia  MY-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
MY-1  Peninsula  G  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
▼M2 
MU Mauritius  MU-0  Whole country  E  —  —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  ▼M2
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
MX Mexico  MX-0  Whole country  C  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
MX-1  Metropolitan area of Mexico- 
City C —  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  Only if certified in 
accordance with 
Chapter 1 of Section 
B of Part 2 of 
Annex II  
MX-2  The whole country except the 
States of Chiapas, Oaxaca, 
Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, 
Quintana Roo, Veracruz and 
Tamaulipas  C X  X  X  —  X  —  —  —  —  —  
NZ New Zealand  NZ-0  Whole country  A  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
OM Oman  OM-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
PE Peru  PE-0  Whole country  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
PE-1  Region of Lima  D  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
PM St Pierre & 
Miquelon  PM-0  Whole country  A  —  —  X  —  X  —  —  —  —  X  
PY Paraguay  PY-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
QA Qatar  QA-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  —  —  X  —  —  —  X  
RS Serbia (5 ) RS-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  ▼M2
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
RU Russia  RU-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
RU-1  Provinces of Kaliningrad, 
Arkhangelsk, Vologda, 
Murmansk, Leningrad, 
Novgorod, Pskov, Briansk, 
Vladimir, Ivanovo, Tver, 
Kaluga, Kostroma, Moskva, 
Orjol, Riasan, Smolensk, Tula, 
Jaroslavl, Nijninovgorod, 
Kirov, Belgorod, Voronesh, 
Kursk, Lipezk, Tambov, 
Astrahan, Volgograd, Penza, 
Saratov, Uljanovsk, Rostov, 
Orenburg, Perm and Kurgan  B X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
RU-2  Regions of Stavropol and 
Krasnodar  B X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
RU-3  Republics of Karelia, Marij-El, 
Mordovia, Chuvachia, 
Kalmykia, Tatarstan, Dagestan, 
Kabardino-Balkaria, Severnaya 
Osetia, Ingushetia and 
Karachaevo-Cherkesia  B X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
SA Saudi Arabia  SA-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
SA-1  Whole country, except SA-2  E  X  X  X  —  —  X  —  —  —  X  ▼M2
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 ISO- 
Code  Third country  Code of the 
part of the 
territory of 
the third 
country  Description of the part of the 
territory of the third country  SG TA Re-En  Imports  Imports  Transit  Specific conditions  
RH R H  R H  E S  RE 
+ 
EBP SEMEN  O/E  Equi- 
dae 
RH R E  EBP  
1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  1 0  1 1  1 2  1 3  1 4  1 5  1 6  
SA-2  Protection and surveillance 
zones in the provinces of Jizan, 
Asir and Najran as described 
in BOX 3  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
SG Singapore  SG-0  Whole country  G  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
▼M3 
TH Thailand  TH-0  Whole country  G  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
▼M2 
TN Tunisia  TN-0  Whole country  E  X  X  X  X  X  —  —  —  —  X  
▼M6 
TR Turkey  TR-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
TR-1  Provinces of Ankara, Edirne, 
Istanbul, Izmir, Kirklareli and 
Tekirdag  E X  X  X  —  —  —  —  —  —  X  
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UA Ukraine  UA-0  Whole country  B  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  —  X  
US United States of 
America  US-0  Whole country  C  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  
UY Uruguay  UY-0  Whole country  D  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  —  X  
ZA South Africa  ZA-0  Whole country  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
ZA-1  Metropolitan area of Cape- 
Town 
(see BOX 4 for details)  F —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Commission 
Decision 2008/698/ 
EC 
(1 ) Where official regionalisation applies in accordance with Art icle 13(2)(a) of Directive 2009/156/EC. 
(2 ) Without prejudice to specific certification and control requi rements provided for in Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Co uncil, and of the Commission (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1). 
(3 ) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namel y the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the res t of the West Bank. 
(4 ) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements prov ided for in Article 17 of the Agreement on the European Economi c Area (OJ No L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3). 
(5 ) As defined in Article 135 of the Stabilisation and Associatio n Agreement between the European Communities and their Member S tates of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other  part (OJ L 278, 
18.10.2013, p.16).  ▼M2
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LEGEND TO ANNEX I:  
Animal/Product  Categories/conditions  
RH Registered horses as defined in Article 2(c) of this Regulatio n. 
ES Equidae for slaughter as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 
2009/156/EC.  
RE Registered equidae as defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 200 9/ 
156/EC.  
EBP Equidae for breeding and production as defined in Article 2(e)  
of Directive 2009/156/EC.  
SEMEN  Semen of the equine species collected in accordance with 
Article 17(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 92/65/EEC.  
O/E Ova and embryos of the equine species collected or produced in  
accordance with Article 17(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 92/65/EEC.  
Columns  Information / Description of 
commodity  Required Health Certificate  
1-4 Territorial description  N A  
5 Sanitary Group  N A  
6 Temporary admission of 
registered horses  ANNEX II Part 1 Section A  
7 Re-entry of registered horses 
after temporary export for 
racing, competition and 
cultural events  ANNEX II Part 2 Section A 
ANNEX II Part 2 Section B 
Chapter 1 
ANNEX II Part 2 Section B 
Chapter 2  
8 Imports of registered horses  ANNEX II Part 3 Section A  
9 Imports of equidae for 
slaughter  ANNEX II Part 3 Section B  
10 Imports of registered equidae 
and equidae for breeding and 
production  ANNEX II Part 3 Section A  
11 Imports of semen collected 
from registered horses  Annex III Part 1 Section A 
Annex III Part 1 Section B 
Annex III Part 1 Section C 
Annex III Part 1 Section D  ▼B
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Columns  Information / Description of 
commodity  Required Health Certificate  
12 Imports of semen collected 
from registered equidae  Annex III Part 1 Section A 
Annex III Part 1 Section B 
Annex III Part 1 Section C 
Annex III Part 1 Section D  
13 Imports of semen collected 
from equidae for breeding and 
production  Annex III Part 1 Section A 
Annex III Part 1 Section B 
Annex III Part 1 Section C 
Annex III Part 1 Section D  
14 Imports of ova and embryos of 
the equine species  Annex III Part 2 Section A 
Annex III Part 2 Section B  
15 Equidae in Transit  ANNEX II Part 1 Section B  
16 Reference to specific condi- 
tions/additional guarantees  NA 
Boxes  
X Entry authorised  
— Entry not authorised  
Sanitary Groups  
Sanitary Group  Specific animal health guarantees required for entry of equidae  into the 
Union  
A equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis  
B equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, 
dourine  
C equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, Eastern and  
Western equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis  
D equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, 
dourine, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, Vene­
zuelan equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis  
E equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, 
dourine, African horse sickness  
F equine infectious anaemia, dourine, African horse sickness  
G equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, 
dourine, Japanese encephalitis  ▼B
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BOX 1  
CN China  CN-1  The specific equine disease-free zone in the Guangdong Provinc e with the 
following delimitation: 
Core zone: equestrian site in Reshui Village, Lingkou Town of 
Conghua City with the surrounding area within a 
five km radius controlled by the road control post 
at State Highway 105; 
Surveillance zone: all administrative divisions in Conghua City  
surrounding the core zone covering an area of 
2 009 km  2 ; 
Protection zone: outwards boundaries of the following contiguou s 
administrative divisions surrounding the surveillance 
zone: 
— Baiyun District, Luogang District of Conghua 
City, 
— Huadu District of Guangzhou City, 
— Zengcheng City, 
— administrative divisions in Qingcheng District of 
Qingyuan City, 
— Fogang County, 
— Xinfeng County, 
— Longmen County 
Biosecurity highway 
passage: — from the equestrian site in the core zone to 
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 
through to the State Highway 105, Jiebei 
Highway, airport expressway, including the 
equine exclusion zone of one km around 
Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou City; 
— from the equestrian site in the core zone to 
Shenzhen Huanggang Port at the border of 
China with Hong Kong through State Highway 
105, Jiebei highway, No. 2 north ring 
expressway and Guang-Shen highway with the 
equine exclusion zone on both sides of that 
highway of at least one km width; 
Pre-entry quarantine: the quarantine facilities in the protecti on zone 
designated by the competent authority for the prep­
aration of equidae from other parts of China for 
entry into the equine disease free zone.  
CN China  CN-2  Delimitation of the zone in the Metropolitan area of Shanghai:  
Western boundary: Huangpu River from its estuary in the North t o the 
bifurcation of the Dazhi River, 
Southern boundary: from the bifurcation of the Huangpu River to  the 
estuary of the Dazhi River in the East, 
Northern and Eastern 
boundaries: coast line.  ▼B
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BOX 2  
EG Egypt  EG-1  The Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ) of about 0,1 km  2 size, established 
around the Egyptian Armed Forces Veterinary Hospital at El-Nasr  Road, 
across Al Ahly Club, on the Eastern outskirts of Cairo, (locali sed at 
30°04′19.6″N 31°21′16.5″E) and the passage of 10 km on the El-N asr Road 
and the Airport Road to Cairo International Airport. 
(a) Delineation of the boundaries of the EDFZ: 
From the crossing of El-Nasr Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Sh aikh 
Road (at 30°04′13.6″N 31°21′04.3″E) along the El-Shaheed Ibrahi m El- 
Shaikh Road for about 500 m to the North until the first juncti on with 
the Passage Inside Armed Forces, turning right and following th e Passage 
for about 100 m to the East, turning right again and following the Passage 
for 150 m to the South, turning left and following the Passage for 300 m to 
the East, turning right and following the Passage for 100 m to the South 
until El-Nasr Road, turning right and following El-Nasr Road fo r 300 m to 
South-West until opposite of the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan 
Ma'moon Road, turning right and following the Passage for 100 m  to the 
North, turning left and following the Passage for 120 m to the West, turning 
left and following the Passage for 200 m to the South, turning right and 
following El-Nasr Road for 100 m to the West until the crossing  of El-Nasr 
Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Shaikh Road. 
(b) Delineation of the boundaries of the pre-export quarantine area within the 
EDFZ: 
From the point opposite of the junction of El-Nasr Road with Ha ssan 
Ma'moon Road following the Passage for 100 m to the North, turn ing 
right and following the Passage for 250 m to the East, turning right and 
following the Passage for 50 m to the South until El-Nasr Road,  turning 
right and following El-Nasr Road for 300 m to South-West until opposite of 
the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road.  
BOX 3  
SA Saudi Arabia  SA-1  Approved Quarantine stations: 
1. Riyadh Airport 
2. King Abdulaziz Race Track (Janadrijah)  
SA-2  Delimitation of the protection and surveillance zones establis hed in accordance 
with points (a) and (b) of the second paragraph of Article 5(2)  of Directive 
2009/156/EC: 
1. Province of Jizan 
— Protection zone: the whole province, except the part north of  the road 
control post at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5 and north of road No 1 0; 
— Surveillance zone: the part of the province north of the road  control post 
at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5, controlled by the road control pos t at Al 
Qahmah, and north of road No 10. 
2. Province of Asir 
— Protection zone: the part of the province delineated by road No 10, 
between Ad Darb, Abha and Khamis-Mushayt to the north, except t he 
equestrian clubs at their air and military bases, and the part of the 
province delineated to the north by road No 15 leading from Kha mis- 
Mushayt through Jarash, Al Utfah and Dhahran Al Janoub to the b order 
with the province of Najran, and, the part of the province deli neated to 
the north by the road leading from Al Utfah through Al Fayd to Badr Al 
Janoub (Province of Najran);  ▼B
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— Surveillance zone: the equestrian clubs at their air and mili tary bases, 
the part of the province between the border of the protection z one and 
road No 209 from Ash-Shuqaiq to the road control post Muhayil o n 
road No 211, the part of the province between the control post on road 
No 10 south of Abha, the city of Abha and the road control post  
Ballasmer 65 km from Abha on road No 15 leading north, the part  of 
the province between Khamis-Mushayt and the road control post 9 0 km 
from Abha on road No 255 to Samakh and the road control post at  
Yarah, 90 km from Abha, on road No 10 leading to Riyadh, and, t he 
part of the province south of a virtual line between the road c ontrol post 
at Yarah on road No 10 and Khashm-Ghurab on road No 177 up to t he 
border of the province of Najran. 
3. Province of Najran 
— Protection zone: the part of the province delineated by the r oad from Al 
Utfah (province of Asir) to Badr Al Janoub and to As Sebt and f rom As 
Sebt along Wadi Habunah to the conjunction with road No 177 bet ween 
Najran and Riyadh to the north and from this conjunction by roa d No 
177 leading south to the conjunction with road No 15 from Najra n to 
Sharourah, and, the part of the province south of road No 15 be tween 
Najran and Sharourah and the border with the Yemen. 
— Surveillance zone: the part of the province south of a line b etween the 
road control post at Yarah, on road No 10, and Khashm-Ghurab, o n 
road No 177, from the border of the province of Najran until th e road 
control post at Khashm-Ghurab, 80 km from Najran, and west of r oad 
No 175 leading to Sharourah.  
BOX 4  
ZA South Africa  ZA-1  Approved Quarantine stations: 
1. Kenilworth Quarantine Station 
Delimitation of the Metropolitan area of Cape-Town (ZA-1): 
Northern boundary: Blaauwberg Road (M14); 
Eastern boundary: Koeberg Road (M14), Plattekloof Road (M14), N 7 
Highway, N1 Highway and M5 Highway, 
Southern boundary: Ottery Road, Prince George's Drive, Wetton R oad, 
Riverstone Road, Tennant Road, Newlands Drive, 
Paradise Road, Union Drive, Rhodes Drive up to the 
Newslands Forestry station and across Echo Gorge of 
Table Mountain to Camps Bay; 
Western boundary: Coastline from Camps Bay to Blaauwberg Road.  ▼B
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ANNEX II  
MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND MODEL DECLARATIONS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION 
OF LIVE EQUIDAE  
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PART 1  
Temporary admission and transit  
Section A  
Model health certificate and model declaration for the temporar y admission of registered horses into the Union for a 
period of less than 90 days
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Section B  
Model health certificate and model declaration for the transit of live equidae through the Union from one third country 
or part of the territory of a third country to another third co untry or another part of the territory of the same third 
country
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PART 2  
Re-entry after temporary export  
Section A  
Model health certificate and model declaration for the re-entry  into the Union of registered horses for racing, 
competition and cultural events after temporary export for a pe riod of not more than 30 days
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Section B  
Model health certificates and model declarations applicable to re-entry into the Union of registered horses temporarily 
exported for specific competitions or races  
▼M4 
C h a p t e r 1  
Model health certificate and model declaration applicable to re -entry into the Union of registered horses for competition 
after temporary export for a period of not more than 90 days to  participate in equestrian events organised under the auspices 
of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)  ▼M1
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(Test event in preparation of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games,  Paralympics, World Equestrian Games/World 
Championship, Asian Equestrian Games, American Equestrian Games  (including the PanAmerican Games, South 
American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games), Enduranc e World Cup in United Arab Emirates, LG 
Global Champions Tour, United Arab Emirates International Show Jumping League)
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C h a p t e r 2  
Model health certificate and model declaration applicable to re -entry into the Union of registered horses for racing after 
temporary export for a period of not more than 90 days to parti cipate in specific race events in Australia, Canada, the 
United States of America, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the Unit ed Arab Emirates or Qatar  
(International Group/Grade meetings, the Japan Cup, the Melbour ne Cup, the Dubai Racing World-Cup, the Hong Kong 
International Races)
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PART 3  
Imports  
Section A  
Model health certificates and model declaration for imports int o the Union of an individual registered horse, registered 
equine animal or equine animal for breeding and production
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Section B  
Model health certificate and model declaration for imports into  the Union of consignments of domestic equidae for 
slaughter
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PART 4  
Explanatory notes for the certification
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ANNEX III  
MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS 
OF EQUIDAE  
PART 1  
Model health certificate for imports of semen  
▼C2 
Section A  
MODEL 1 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of semen of equidae collected in accordance 
with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and dispatched from an approved semen collection centre of 
origin of the semen
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Section B  
MODEL 2 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of semen of equidae collected, processed 
and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 31 Augu st 2010 and before 1 October 2014 and dispatched 
after 31 August 2010 from an approved semen collection centre o f origin of the semen
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Section C  
MODEL 3 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of semen of equidae collected, processed 
and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC before 1 Sept ember 2010 and dispatched after 31 August 2010 from 
an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen
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Section D  
MODEL 4 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of semen of equidae collected, processed and stored 
in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and of consignments of stocks of semen of animals of 
the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordanc e with Directive 92/65/EEC after 31 August 2010 and 
before 1 October 2014 or before 1 September 2010 and dispatched  after 31 August 2010 from an approved semen 
storage centre
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PART 2  
Model health certificate for imports of ova and embryos  
Section A  
MODEL 1 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of ova and embryos of equidae collected or produced 
in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and dispatched by an approved embryo collection or 
production team of origin of the ova or embryos
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Section B  
MODEL 2 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of ova and embryos of equidae collected, 
processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC aft er 31 August 2010 and before 1 October 2014 and 
dispatched after 31 August 2010 by an approved embryo collectio n or production team of origin of the ova or embryos
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PART 3  
Explanatory notes for the certification
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ANNEX IV  
CATEGORIES OF MALE EQUIDAE TO WHICH THE CONDITIONS 
FOR EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
ARTICLE 15(b)(ii) OF DIRECTIVE 2009/156/EC  
1. The requirement relating to equine viral arteritis laid down  in Article 15(b)(ii) 
of Directive 2009/156/EC shall apply to uncastrated male equida e with the 
exception of:  
(a) equidae vaccinated against equine viral arteritis under off icial supervision 
with a vaccine approved by the competent authority in accordanc e with 
one of the following protocols:  
(i) the equidae shall be vaccinated during isolation of at leas t 28 days 
after they had been tested either in a serum neutralisation tes t for 
equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a se rum 
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 carr ied 
out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen coll ected 
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 d ays, 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 sam ples 
taken at least 14 days apart. The equidae shall be separated fr om other 
equidae until 21 days after vaccination.  
(b) equidae less than 180 days old;  
(c) equidae for slaughter sent directly to a slaughterhouse.  
2. The test shall be carried out and certified, and the result and vaccination 
certified, under official veterinary supervision. Vaccination s hall be repeated 
at regular intervals according to manufacturer instructions.  
Batch numbers of the approved vaccine, the details of the vacci nation and 
revaccination and the results of serological or agent-identific ation 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 i n point 1(a)(i) to 
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ANNEX V  
MODEL DECLARATIONS  
PART 1  
Declaration by the captain of the aircraft
  
PART 2  
Declaration by the captain of the vessel
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PART 3  
Model Transhipment Manifest
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