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. )
Modified by
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1301of 27 September 2018amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae(Text with EEA relevance), 32018R1301, September 28, 2018
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2147of 28 November 2019amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R2147, December 16, 2019
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/485of 2 April 2020amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 as regards the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae from Thailand(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R0485, April 3, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/581of 27 April 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R0581, April 28, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1256of 7 September 2020amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 as regards the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae from Malaysia(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R1256, September 8, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1777of 27 November 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R1777, November 30, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2203of 22 December 2020amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies in the list of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into the Union of consignments of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae is authorised(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R2203, December 28, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404of 24 March 2021laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council(Text with EEA relevance), 32021R0404, March 31, 2021
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to 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, 32018R0659R(01), September 11, 2018
- Corrigendum to 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, 32018R0659R(02), September 20, 2018
| 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; | |
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| means the action of moving equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into one of the territories listed in Annex I to Council Directive 97/78/EC | |
| means respectively the temporary admission, the re-entry after temporary export, imports and transit; | |
| means the status of a registered horse originating in a third country and moved into the Union territory for a period of less than 90 days; | |
| means the movement of a registered horse out of the Union for a period of less than 90 days; | |
| means the movement of a registered horse from a third country into the Union after temporary export from the Union; | |
| means the movement of a consignment of equidae or their semen, ova or embryos into the Union for an undetermined period; | |
| 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; | |
| 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; | |
| 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; | |
| means the haploid stages of the ootidogenesis including secondary oocytes and ova; | |
| 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; | |
| 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; | |
| means the isolation of equidae on premises operated in accordance with specific biosecurity rules under the control of the veterinary authority; | |
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| means the integrated computerised veterinary system provided for in Decisions 2003/24/EC and 2004/292/EC. |
(a) the temporary admission of registered horses as indicated in column 6 of the table set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual 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 table set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Section B of Part 1 of Annex II; (c) the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export as indicated in column 7 of the table set out in Annex I, and accompanied by an individual health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model health 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 certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Section A of Part 3 of Annex II; (e) the import of a consignment of equidae for slaughter as indicated 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 and production as indicated in column 10 of the table set out in Annex 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.
(a) the consignment is dispatched from a semen collection or storage centre listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC; (b) the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model health certificate set out in Part 1 of Annex III.
(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 drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model health certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex III.
(a) the applicable supplementary guarantees or conditions specified in column 16 of Annex I; (b) the explanatory notes provided for in Part 4 of Annex II and Part 3 of Annex III respectively.
(a) the equidae are transported by a means of transport carrying only equidae that are destined for the Union 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 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 country that is authorised for at least one type of entry of at least one category of equidae.
(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.
(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 set out in Part 1 of Annex V.
(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 set out in Part 3 of Annex V.
(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 set out in Part 2 of Annex V.
(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 set out in Part 3 of Annex V.
(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 set out for the consignment concerned in Annex II or III based on the laboratory report made available to the certifying official veterinarian.
(a) for African horse sickness, in the European Union reference laboratory for African horse sickness designated in accordance with Council Directive 92/35/EEC Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness (OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19 ).(b) for the diseases referred to in Article 11(1), in the European Union reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness, designated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 180/2008.
(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).
(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.
(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).
(a) retain a copy of the health certificate referred to in Article 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 indicated 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 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 Box I.24 of the CVED; (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 identified as "operator responsible for the consignment" in Box I.7 of the CVED referred to in paragraph 1(b).
(a) provided the animal health conditions of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/156/EC are fulfilled, issue a health certificate in accordance with Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC either for an 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 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); (b) inform, through TRACES, the competent authority at the place of destination, of the movement of a registered horse to that Member 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 CVED 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 the operator in accordance with paragraph 1(c), or, if there had been a previous movement to another Member State, in accordance with point (c) of this paragraph.
(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 CVED 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; (c) where the border inspection post of exit is situated in another Member State, (i) issue, in accordance with Decision 93/444/EEC, a certificate in accordance with Annex III to Directive 2009/156/EC either for an individual registered horse or for a consignment of registered 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).
(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 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 health 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 with 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 competent 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 entry into the Union indicated on the corresponding CVED.
(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 inspection post of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from the Union; (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.
(a) apply the measures provided for in points (a), (b) and, where applicable, (c) of Article 16(4); (b) inform, through TRACES, the border inspection post of scheduled re-entry by completing Part III of the CVED; (c) deliver to the operator as identified in Box I.7 of the CVED 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 this paragraph; (d) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered 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).
(a) retain the original of the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c); (b) inform, through TRACES, 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 inspection 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 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 registered 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 the deadline for leaving the Union indicated in the CVED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b); (e) invalidate or withdraw any print of the CVED delivered to the operator 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).
(a) in accordance with Annex I, 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 Part 3 of Annex II; (ii) that competent authority has ensured that the registered horse remained under official veterinary supervision in that Member State until 3 months have elapsed from the date of its entry into the Union indicated on the CVED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b).
(a) terminate the temporary admission in TRACES by choosing "Conversion 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 after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c); (b) deliver to the operator identified in Box I.7 of the CVED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), a new print of the CVED referred 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 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 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).
(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.
(a) terminate the temporary admission in TRACES by choosing "Death/Loss" in Part III of the CVED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b) or Article 18(3)(b); (b) invalidate or withdraw any print 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 after temporary export, with Article 18(3)(c).
(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 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 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 official veterinarian in the Member State of origin, or an authorised copy thereof, is presented on request of the border inspection post of re-entry into the Union.
(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 referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC as indicated in the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(e) of this Regulation, 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 the Union without coming into contact with equidae of a different health status.
| 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 | |||||
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| RH | RH | RH | ES | SEMEN | O/E | Equidae | |||||||||
| RH | RE | EBP | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 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 Herzegovina | 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 | 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 | |
| CH | Switzerland | 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 | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| GB | United Kingdom | GB-0 | Whole country | A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| GG | Guernsey | GG-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 | IL-0 | Whole country | E | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | —- | X | |
| IM | Isle of Man | IM-0 | Whole country | A | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| IS | Iceland | IS-0 | Whole country | A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | —- | X | |
| JE | Jersey | JE-0 | Whole country | A | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 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 | |
| KW | Kuwait | KW-0 | Whole country | E | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | |
| 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 | |
| MY | Malaysia | MY-0 | Whole country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MY-1 | Peninsula | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| MU | Mauritius | MU-0 | Whole country | E | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | RS-0 | Whole country | B | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | X | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| TH | Thailand | TH-0 | Whole country | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TN | Tunisia | TN-0 | Whole country | E | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | X | |
| TR | Turkey | TR-0 | Whole country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TR-1 | Provinces of Ankara, Edirne, Istanbul, Izmir, Kirklareli and Tekirdag | E | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | |||
| 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 | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Commission Decision 2008/698/EC | |||
| Animal/Product | Categories/conditions |
|---|---|
| RH | Registered horses as defined in Article 2(c) of this Regulation. |
| 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 2009/156/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 |
|---|---|---|
| Territorial description | NA | |
| Sanitary Group | NA | |
| Temporary admission of registered horses | ANNEX II Part 1 Section A | |
| Re-entry of registered horses after temporary export for racing, competition and cultural events | ||
| Imports of registered horses | ANNEX II Part 3 Section A | |
| Imports of equidae for slaughter | ANNEX II Part 3 Section B | |
| Imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production | ANNEX II Part 3 Section A | |
| Imports of semen collected from registered horses | ||
| Imports of semen collected from registered equidae | ||
| Imports of semen collected from equidae for breeding and production | ||
| Imports of ova and embryos of the equine species | ||
| Equidae in Transit | ANNEX II Part 1 Section B | |
| Reference to specific conditions/additional guarantees | NA |
| Sanitary Group | Specific animal health guarantees required for entry of equidae into the Union |
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| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis | |
| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine | |
| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis | |
| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis | |
| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, African horse sickness | |
| equine infectious anaemia, dourine, African horse sickness | |
| equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Japanese encephalitis |
| CN | China | CN-1 |
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| CN | China | CN-2 | |
| EG | Egypt | EG-1 |
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| SA | Saudi Arabia | SA-1 |
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| ZA | South Africa | ZA-1 |
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(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.