SECTION 7Specific animal health and certification requirements for entry into Great Britain of consignments of equidae

Article 17Operator responsibilities for temporarily admitted registered horses

1.

The operator responsible for a registered horse temporarily admitted into F1Great Britain, as identified in F2the relevant part of the F3CHED referred to in point (i) of Article 16(1)(b), shall ensure that the following conditions are met:

(a)

the registered horse shall at all times during its temporary admission be accompanied by its original health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and by the F3CHED issued by the F4border control post of entry into F1Great Britain;

(b)

the registered horse shall remain in F5Great Britain and on the premises stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a);

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(d)

any former prints of the F3CHED are surrendered to the competent authority for invalidation or withdrawal;

(e)

the registered horse shall leave F1Great Britain through a F4border control post indicated in the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a) not later than 89 days following the date of entry into F1Great Britain indicated on the corresponding F3CHED.

2.

The operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain responsible for the movement of the registered horse during its temporary admission in F1Great Britain, and in particular shall inform:

(a)

the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) regarding any changes to be made to the movements stated in the declaration accompanying the health certificate referred to in in Article 3(1)(a);

(b)

the F4border control post of exit regarding the date when the temporarily admitted registered horse is to depart from F1Great Britain;

(c)

the competent authority referred to in points (i) and (iii) of Article 16(1)(b) responsible for the holding regarding the death or loss of the registered horse or any emergency, such as health conditions, requiring veterinary attention beyond the 89 days of temporary admission.