Article 1 
For the purposes of this Decision, ‘livestock vehicle’ means any vehicle which has been used for the transport of live animals or for the transport of feed to animal holdings.
Article 2 
1. Member States shall ensure that the operator or driver of a livestock vehicle on arrival from the third countries or from the parts of the territory of third countries listed in Annex I provides to the competent authority of the Member State at the point of entry in the Union information showing that the livestock or loading compartment, where applicable the truck body, the loading ramp, the equipment having been in contact with animals, the wheels and the driver’s cabin and protective clothes/boots used during unloading have been cleansed and disinfected after the last unloading of animals or feed. 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in a declaration completed in accordance with the model set out in Annex II or in any other equivalent format which includes at least the information set out in that model. 3. The original of the declaration referred to in paragraph 2 shall be kept by the competent authority for a period of three years.
Article 3 
1. The competent authority of the Member State of the point of entry into the Union shall check livestock vehicles entering the Union from the third countries or from the parts of the territory of third countries listed in Annex I, in order to determine whether they have been satisfactorily cleansed and disinfected. 2. Where the checks referred to in paragraph 1 show that cleansing and disinfection have been satisfactorily carried out or where the competent authorities have in addition to the measures provided for in paragraph 1 ordered, organised and carried out additional disinfection of previously cleansed livestock vehicles used for the transport of animals, the competent authority shall attest that fact by issuing a certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex III. 3. Where the checks referred to in paragraph 1 show that cleansing and disinfection of the livestock vehicle have not been satisfactorily carried out, the competent authority shall take one of the following measures: (a) subject the livestock vehicle to proper cleansing and disinfection at a place designated by the competent authority, as close as possible to the point of entry into the Member State concerned and issue the certificate referred to in paragraph 2; (b) where there is no suitable facility for the cleansing and disinfection in the vicinity of the point of entry or there is a risk that residual animal products escape from the uncleaned livestock vehicle, refuse the entry into the Union of the livestock vehicle not satisfactorily cleansed and disinfected. 4. The original of the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 shall be kept by the operator or driver of the livestock vehicle for a period of three years. A copy of that certificate shall be kept by the competent authority for a period of three years.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.