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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 of 12 April 2018 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Annex 1 table omitted by S.I. 2025/102 reg. 47(3)(b)
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ANNEX IU.K.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Annex 1: power to amend conferred (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1225), regs. 1(3), 17; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F1LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES F2...a FROM WHICH THE ENTRY INTO [F3GREAT BRITAIN] OF CONSIGNMENTS OF EQUIDAE AND OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE IS AUTHORISED
a Where official regionalisation applies in accordance with Article 13(2)(a) of Directive 2009/156/EC. | |||
b F4... | |||
c Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. | |||
d F5... | |||
e As defined in Article 135 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (OJ L 278, 18.10.2013, p.16). | |||
f F6...] | |||
| ISO-Code | Third country | F7... | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | F7... | |
| AE | United Arab Emirates | F7... | |
| AR | Argentina | F7... | |
| AU | Australia | F7... | |
| BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | F7... | |
| BB | Barbados | F7... | |
| BH | Bahrain | F7... | |
| BM | Bermuda | F7... | |
| BO | Bolivia | F7... | |
| BR | Brazil | ||
| F7... | |||
| BY | Belarus | F7... | |
| CA | Canada | F7... | |
| CH | Switzerland | F7... | |
| CL | Chile | F7... | |
| CN | China | F7... | |
| CR | Costa Rica | F7... | |
| CU | Cuba | F7... | |
| DZ | Algeria | F7... | |
| EG | Egypt | F7... | |
| [F8EU | member States, Liechtenstein and Norway ] | F7... | |
| FK | Falkland Islands | F7... | |
| GL | Greenland | F7... | |
| HK | Hong Kong | F7... | |
| IL | Israel c | F7... | |
| IS | Iceland F9 ... | F7... | |
| JM | Jamaica | F7... | |
| JO | Jordan | F7... | |
| JP | Japan | F7... | |
| KG | Kyrgyzstan | F7... | |
| KR | Korea Republic | F7... | |
| [F10KW | Kuwait] | F7... | |
| LB | Lebanon | F7... | |
| MA | Morocco | F7... | |
| ME | Montenegro | F7... | |
| MK | North Macedonia | F7... | |
| MO | Macao | F7... | |
| [F11MY | Malaysia] | F7... | |
| MU | Mauritius | F7... | |
| MX | Mexico | F7... | |
| NZ | New Zealand | F7... | |
| OM | Oman | F7... | |
| PE | Peru | F7... | |
| PM | St Pierre & Miquelon | F7... | |
| PY | Paraguay | F7... | |
| QA | Qatar | F7... | |
| RS | Serbia e | F7... | |
| RU | Russia | F7... | |
| SA | Saudi Arabia | F7... | |
| SG | Singapore | F7... | |
| [F12TH | Thailand] | F7... | |
| TN | Tunisia | F7... | |
| [F10TR | Turkey] | F7... | |
| UA | Ukraine | F7... | |
| US | United States of America | F7... | |
| UY | Uruguay | F7... | |
| ZA | South Africa | F7... | |
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2147 of 28 November 2019 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in Annex 1 heading omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(11)(a)
F3Words in Annex 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
F4Annex 1 Table footnote omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(11)(c)(i)
F5Annex 1 Table footnote omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(b)(iv)(bb) (with regs. 69-71)
F6Annex 1 Table footnote omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(11)(c)(ii)
F7Annex 1 Table omitted in part (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(11)(b)
F8Words in Annex 1 Table inserted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
F9Word in Annex 1 Table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(b)(iii) (with regs. 69-71)
F10Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1777 of 27 November 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae (Text with EEA relevance).
LEGEND TO ANNEX I:U.K.
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Textual Amendments
F13Legend to Annex 1 (except for the table headed “Sanitary Groups”) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 16(11)(d)
Sanitary GroupsU.K.
| Sanitary Group | Specific animal health guarantees required for entry of equidae into [F14Great Britain] |
|---|---|
| A | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis |
| B | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine |
| C | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis |
| D | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis |
| E | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, African horse sickness |
| F | equine infectious anaemia, dourine, African horse sickness |
| G | equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Japanese encephalitis |
Textual Amendments
F14Words in Annex 1 Table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(31)(e) (with regs. 69-71)
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F15ANNEX IIU.K.MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND MODEL DECLARATIONS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE EQUIDAE
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Textual Amendments
F15Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)
F16ANNEX IIIU.K.MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE
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Textual Amendments
F16Annex 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)
ANNEX IVU.K.CATEGORIES OF MALE EQUIDAE TO WHICH THE CONDITIONS FOR EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15(b)(ii) OF DIRECTIVE 2009/156/EC
1.The requirement relating to equine viral arteritis laid down in Article 15(b)(ii) of Directive 2009/156/EC shall apply to uncastrated male equidae with the exception of:U.K.
(a)
equidae vaccinated against equine viral arteritis under official supervision with a vaccine approved by the competent authority in accordance with one of the following protocols:
(i)
the equidae shall be vaccinated during isolation of at least 28 days after they had been tested either in a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a sample of blood taken not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, or in a virus isolation test carried out with negative result on an aliquot of the entire semen collected not earlier than 7 days of commencing isolation, and were kept separated from other equidae for 21 days following vaccination;
(ii)
the equidae shall be vaccinated at the age of 180 to 270 days, after having been subjected to a virus neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4, or carried out with stable or declining titres on two blood samples taken at least 14 days apart. The equidae shall be separated from other equidae until 21 days after vaccination.
(b)
equidae less than 180 days old;
(c)
equidae for slaughter sent directly to a slaughterhouse.
2.The test shall be carried out and certified, and the result and vaccination certified, under official veterinary supervision. Vaccination shall be repeated at regular intervals according to manufacturer instructions.U.K.
Batch numbers of the approved vaccine, the details of the vaccination and revaccination and the results of serological or agent-identification tests shall be documented, where available in the identification document (passport), and made available for certification purposes.
3.Test mating as described in point 4(a) of Article 12.9.2. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is considered equivalent to the virus isolation test referred to in point 1(a)(i) to prove absence of the equine arteritis virus in semen.U.K.
F17ANNEX VU.K.MODEL DECLARATIONS
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Textual Amendments
F17Annex 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 68(32) (with regs. 69-71)
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