Commission Decision of 8 August 2008 on the temporary admission and imports into the Community of registered horses from South Africa (notified under document number C(2008) 4211) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/698/EC)

8. Quarantine requirements U.K.

8.1. Registered horses intended for imports or temporary admission into the Community shall have undergone a 40-day, pre-export isolation within an officially approved vector-protected quarantine station. This period is a mandatory part of the required residence period in the AHS free area. U.K.

8.2. During the isolation period the horse shall be confined to the vector-protected stables at least from two hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise the next day. If exercise is required, it shall be done within the delineated perimeters of the quarantine premises under official veterinary supervision, following the application of effective insect repellents prior to the removal from the stables, and in strict isolation from equidae not being prepared for export under conditions at least as strict as required for temporary admission and imports into the Community. U.K.

8.3. So far only the quarantine station at Montagu Gardens and the Kenilworth Racecourse have been identified for the establishment of such quarantine facilities in the metropolitan Cape Town AHS free area. The veterinary authorities have undertaken to notify to the Commission and the Member States the approval of additional quarantine stations. U.K.