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1.Where animals of species for which import rules have been harmonized at Community level are not to be placed on the market in the territory of the Member State which carried out the checks referred to in Article 4, the official veterinarian of the border inspection post shall, without prejudice to the specific requirements applicable to equidae registered and accompanied by the identification document provided for by Directive 90/427/EEC(1):
provide the person concerned with a copy or, if the consignment of animals is split, several individually authenticated copies of the original certificates relating to the animals; the period of validity of such copies shall be no more than 10 days,
issue a certificate which matches the model to be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 attesting that the checks referred to in Articles 4 (1) and (2) (a), (b) and (d) have been carried out to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian, and specifying the nature of the samples that have been taken and the results of any laboratory tests, or when those results are expected,
keep the original certificate or certificates accompanying the animals.
2.Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23.
3.Once animals have passed through border inspection posts trade in the animals referred to in paragraph 1 and allowed into the territories referred to in Annex I to Directive 90/675/EEC shall be conducted in accordance with the rules for veterinary checks laid down in Directive 90/425/EEC.
[X1In particular, the information to the competent authority of the place of destination given by means of the information exchange system provided for in Article 20 of Directive 90/425/EEC, must specify whether:]
animals are intended for a Member State or an area having specific requirements,
samples have been taken but the results are not known when the means of transport leaves the border inspection post.
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/496/EEC 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 (Official Journal of the European Communities L 268 of 24 September 1991).
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