Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 262)

CHAPTER V U.K. MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORT OF EQUIDAE

Article 23 U.K. Movement and transport of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production

1. The identification documents issued for registered equidae or for equidae for breeding and production in accordance with Article 9(1), Article 14, Article 29, Article 30 or Article 32 shall accompany those equidae for which they were issued at all times, including, where required by national legislation, during the transport of the carcass of the equine animal for processing in an establishment approved in accordance with point (a) of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 or referred to in point (a)(iii) of Chapter III of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the identification document shall not be required to accompany registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production when they are:

(a) stabled or on pasture, and the identification document can be presented without delay by the keeper;

(b) temporarily ridden, driven, led or taken either:

(i)

in the vicinity of the holding within [F1 Great Britain] so that the identification document can be presented without delay; or

(ii)

during transhumance of equidae to and from registered summer grazing grounds provided that the identification documents can be presented at the holding of departure;

(c) unweaned and accompany their dam or foster mare;

(d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition or event which requires them to leave temporarily the training, competition or event venue;

(e) moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to the equine animals themselves or to the holding on which they are kept.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 23(2)(b)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 27 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(20)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 24 U.K. Derogation for movement or transport of equidae accompanied by a temporary document

1. On application by the keeper or on request by the competent authority, the issuing body shall issue a temporary document showing at least the information provided for in Annex III, allowing the equidae to be moved or transported within [F2 Great Britain] for a period not exceeding 45 days, while the identification document is surrendered to the issuing body or the competent authority for the purpose of updating identification details.

2. Equidae, accompanied by a temporary document as provided for in paragraph 1, shall not be moved to a slaughterhouse for slaughter for human consumption.

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Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 24(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 28(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(21)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Art. 24(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 28(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(21)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 25 U.K. Derogation for movements with a smart card

1. By way of derogation from Article 23(1), the competent authority may authorise the movement or transport of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within [F4 Great Britain] not accompanied by their identification document, provided that they are accompanied by a smart card issued by the same issuing body that issued their identification document and containing the information set out in Annex II.

[F5 2. Paragraph 1 also applies in relation to the transportation of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within Great Britain in circumstances where those equidae have entered Great Britain from a member State or from Northern Ireland.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Art. 25(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 29(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(22)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Art. 25(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 29(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(22)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 26 U.K. Movements and transport of equidae for slaughter

1. The following shall accompany equidae for slaughter while they are being moved or transported to the slaughterhouse:

(a) the identification document issued in accordance with Article 9(1) or Article 14; or

(b) the duplicate identification document issued in accordance with Article 29 or 30 which was subject to the derogation provided for in Article 31.

[F6 1A. Where an EU travel identification document has been issued in accordance with Article 15A in respect of an equine animal, in addition to the document specified in paragraph 1(b) or (c), the EU travel identification document must also accompany that animal while it is being moved or transported to the slaughterhouse.]

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Textual Amendments

F6 Art. 26(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 30(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 30(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Art. 26(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 30(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)