Council Directive of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (91/496/EEC) (repealed)

Article 10 U.K.

1. In cases where Community rules or the national rules of the place of destination, in areas which have not been harmonized and in compliance with the general rules of the Treaty, provide for live animals to be placed in quarantine or isolation, such quarantine or isolation may take place:

• for disease other than foot-and-mouth disease, rabies and Newcastle disease, at a quarantine centre situated in the third country of origin, provided that it has been approved by the procedure laid down in Article 22 and is regularly inspected by the Commission's veterinary experts,

• at a quarantine centre situated within Community territory which meets the requirements laid down in Annex B,

• on the holding of destination.

Special safeguards to be complied with during transport between the quarantine centre farms of origin and of destination and border inspection posts and in the quarantine centres referred to in the first indent of the preceding subparagraph may be laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23.

2. If the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post orders placing in quarantine, that quarantine must take place, depending on the hazard diagnosed by the official veterinarian:

• either at the border inspection post itself or in its immediate vicinity,

• or on the holding of destination,

• or at a quarantine centre situated in the vicinity of the holding of destination.

3. The general conditions to be fulfilled for the quarantine centres referred to in the first and second indents of paragraph 1 are laid down in Annex B.

The special approval conditions applicable to the different animal species shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23.

4. The procedure laid down in Article 22 must be followed for the approval and subsequent updating of the list of quarantine centres referred to in the first and second indents of paragraph 1 and the first indent of paragraph 2. Quarantine centres shall be subject to the inspection provided for in Article 19.

The Commission shall publish the list of quarantine centres and any subsequent updates in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

5. The second subparagraph of paragraph 1 and paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to quarantine centres which are solely for the animals referred to in Article 8 (A) (1).

6. All expenditure incurred pursuant to this Article shall be chargeable to the consignor, the consignee or their representative without compensation by the Member State.

7. Before 1 January 1996, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report, possibly accompanied by proposals, on the need for Community quarantine centres and financial assistance from the Community for their operation.