FROM ONE MEMBER STATE TO ANOTHER ; WHEREAS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IT DOES NOT APPEAR NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF SUCH HORSES FROM ONE MEMBER STATE TO ANOTHER ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE ENTRY UNDER SUBHEADING 01.01 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF HORSES INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROVISIONS SET OUT IN ARTICLES 2 TO 7 .
ARTICLE 2
1 . AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FREE CIRCULATION , EACH HORSE MUST BE IDENTIFIED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES BY A CLEARLY LEGIBLE MARK RESULTING FROM THE REMOVAL OF HAIR , BY MEANS OF SCISSORS OR OTHERWISE , FROM THE LEFT SHOULDER , COMPRISING THE MARK ' X ' TO INDICATE THAT THE HORSE IS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER , AND A NUMBER TO ENABLE A HORSE TO BE IDENTIFIED FROM THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FREE CIRCULATION TO THE TIME OF SLAUGHTER .
THIS MARKING MUST BE DONE EITHER BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF RELEASE OF THE HORSES FOR FREE CIRCULATION .
2 . THE DETAILS OF THE MARKING SHALL BE GIVEN IN THE ENTRY FOR FREE CIRCULATION OF THE HORSES CONCERNED . A COPY OF THIS ENTRY SHALL ACCOMPANY THE HORSES , AND MUST REACH THE AUTHORITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ).
ARTICLE 3
1 . AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CUSTOMS FORMALITIES RELATING TO ENTRY INTO FREE CIRCULATION , THE HORSES MUST BE BROUGHT DIRECTLY BY MEANS OF TRANSPORT DULY SEALED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY NATIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE BREAKING AND REPLACEMENT OF SEALS IN CASES OF EMERGENCY , TO AN ABATTOIR RECOGNIZED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES , TO BE SLAUGHTERED .
2 . ON ARRIVAL AT THE ABATTOIR , THE VEHICLE MUST BE UNSEALED AND THE HORSES DISCHARGED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY .
3 . HOWEVER , THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 DO NOT APPLY WHEN THE CUSTOMS OFFICE WHERE THE FORMALITIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE COMPLETED IS IN THE ABATTOIR , IF THE HORSES ARE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN INTO THE CHARGE OF THE AUTHORITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ).
MOREOVER , WHEN THE CUSTOMS OFFICE AT WHICH THE FORMALITIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE COMPLETED IS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE ABATTOIR , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY MAY , INSTEAD OF USING SEALS , TAKE APPROPRIATE CONTROL MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE HORSES ARE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO THE ABATTOIR AND ARE TAKEN INTO THE CHARGE OF THE AUTHORITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ).
ARTICLE 4
1 . PROOF THAT THE HORSES HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED MUST BE SUPPLIED , EITHER BY A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY EMPOWERED TO DO SO , OR BY AN ENDORSEMENT ADDED BY THAT AUTHORITY TO THE COPY