[F11.[F2The management authority] may issue personal ownership certificates to the legal owner of legally acquired live animals, held for personal non-commercial purposes.]
2.A personal ownership certificate shall cover only one specimen.
3.A continuation sheet shall be attached to the certificate for use in accordance with Article 42.
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 791/2012 of 23 August 2012 amending, as regards certain provisions relating to the trade in species of wild fauna and flora, Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97.
F2Words in Art. 37(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(30)
Provided that the specimen covered by a personal ownership certificate is accompanied by its legal owner, the certificate may be used as follows:
as an import permit in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
as an export permit or re-export certificate in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, where the country of destination so agrees.
1.Where the specimen originates within [F3Great Britain], the issuing authority for a personal ownership certificate shall be the management authority F4....
2.Where the specimen is introduced from a third country, the issuing authority for a personal ownership certificate shall be the management authority F5... and the issue of that certificate shall be based on the provision of an equivalent document, issued by that third country.
3.The personal ownership certificate shall include the following text in box 23 or in an appropriate annex to the certificate:
‘Valid for multiple cross-border movements where the specimen is accompanied by its owner. Legal owner to retain original form.
The specimen covered by this certificate may not be sold or otherwise transferred except in accordance with Article 43 F6.... This certificate is non-transferable. If the specimen dies, is stolen, destroyed or lost, or if it is sold or if ownership of the specimen is otherwise transferred, this certificate must be immediately returned to the issuing management authority.
This certificate is not valid unless accompanied by a continuation sheet, which must be stamped and signed by a customs official at each border crossing.
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4.Where, during a stay in [F8Great Britain], an animal covered by a personal ownership certificate gives birth, the management authority F9... shall be notified and shall issue a permit or certificate as appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Art. 39(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(a)
F4Words in Art. 39(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(a)
F5Words in Art. 39(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(b)
F6Words in Art. 39(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(c)(i)
F7Words in Art. 39(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(c)(ii)
F8Word in Art. 39(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(d)
F9Words in Art. 39(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(31)(d)
1.Where a specimen is covered by a personal ownership certificate, the following requirements shall be met:
(a)the specimen must be registered by the management authority of the [F10country] in which the owner has his usual residence;
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(c)the specimen may not be used for commercial purposes except subject to the conditions provided for in Article 43;
(d)the specimen must be uniquely and permanently marked in accordance with Article 66.
2.In the case of personal ownership certificates issued in accordance with Article 39(2), points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply.
In such cases, the certificate shall include the following text in box 23:
‘This certificate is not valid unless accompanied by an original personal ownership certificate issued by a third country and unless the specimen to which it relates is accompanied by its owner.’
Textual Amendments
F10Word in Art. 40(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(32)(a)
F11Art. 40(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(32)(b)
1.The applicant for a personal ownership certificate shall, where appropriate, complete boxes 1, 4 and 6 to 23 of the application form and boxes 1, 4 and 6 to 22 of the original and all copies.
[F12The management authority] may, however, provide that only an application form is to be completed, in which case such an application may be for more than one certificate.
2.The duly completed form shall be submitted to [F13the management authority], together with the necessary information and the documentary evidence that that authority deems necessary so as to enable it to determine whether a certificate should be issued.
The omission of information from the application must be justified.
Where an application is made for a certificate relating to specimens for which such an application has previously been rejected, the applicant shall inform the management authority of that fact.
Textual Amendments
F12Words in Art. 41(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(33)(a)
F13Words in Art. 41(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(33)(b)
1.In the case of the import, export or re-export of a specimen covered by a personal ownership certificate issued in accordance with Article 39(1), the holder of the certificate shall, for verification purposes, surrender the original of that certificate (form 1) and the original and a copy of the continuation sheet to a customs office designated in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97.
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2.In the case of a personal ownership certificate issued in accordance with Article 39(2), paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply, except that the holder shall also submit for verification purposes the original certificate issued by the third country.
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Textual Amendments
F14Words in Art. 42(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(34)(a)
F15Words in Art. 42(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(34)(b)
Where the holder of a personal ownership certificate issued in accordance with Article 39(1) of this Regulation wishes to sell the specimen, he shall first surrender the certificate to the issuing management authority and, where the specimen belongs to a species listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97, shall apply to the competent authority for a certificate in accordance with Article 8(3) of that Regulation.
A personal ownership certificate that has been lost, stolen or destroyed may be replaced only by the authority which issued it.
[F16The replacement shall bear the same number, if possible, and the same date of validity as the original document, and shall include, in box 23, one of the following statements:
‘This certificate is a true copy of the original.‘This certificate cancels and replaces the original bearing the number xxxx issued on xx.xx.xxxx.’’ , or ]
Textual Amendments
F16Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008 of 4 February 2008 amending, as regards sample collections and certain formalities relating to the trade in species of wild fauna and flora, Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97.