Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659Show full title

1. Introductory Text

2. SECTION 1 Subject matter, scope and definitions

   1. Article 1. Subject matter and scope

   2. Article 2. Definitions

3. SECTION 2 List of third countries and parts thereof for the entry into the Union of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of equidae

   1. Article 3. List of third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry of equidae into the Union is authorised

   2. Article 4. Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into the Union of semen of equidae is authorised

   3. Article 5. Third countries and parts of the territory of third countries from which the entry into the Union of ova and embryos of equidae is authorised

4. SECTION 3 General requirements for entry into the Union of consignments of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae

   1. Article 6. Certification

   2. Article 7. Period of validity of health certificates

5. SECTION 4 Transport requirements for entry of equidae into the Union

   1. Article 8. General animal health requirements

   2. Article 9. Specific animal health requirements for transport by air

   3. Article 10. Specific animal health requirements for transport by sea

6. SECTION 5 General requirements for the testing and vaccination of equidae intended for entry into the Union and of donor equidae whose semen, ova or embryos are intended for entry into the Union

   1. Article 11. General requirements for laboratory testing for the certification of consignments of equidae, or their semen, ova or embryos intended for entry into the Union

   2. Article 12. Testing upon arrival in the Union

   3. Article 13. Application of vaccines and recording of vaccination

   4. Article 14. Requirements relating to equine viral arteritis

7. SECTION 6 Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union

   1. Article 15. Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union

8. SECTION 7 Specific animal health and certification requirements for entry into the Union of consignments of equidae

   1. Article 16. Measures to be taken by the competent authorities to ensure traceability of a registered horse admitted temporarily

   2. Article 17. Operator responsibilities for temporarily admitted registered horses

   3. Article 18. Re-entry after temporary export of registered horses temporarily admitted into the Union

   4. Article 19. Conversion of temporary admission into permanent entry and death or loss of a registered horse

   5. Article 20. Specific animal health conditions regarding the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export for races, competition and cultural events

   6. Article 21. Specific animal health conditions regarding imports of equidae for slaughter

9. SECTION 8 Transitional and final provisions

   1. Article 22. Transitional provisions

   2. Article 23. Repeals

   3. Article 24. Entry into force and applicability

10. Signature

11. 1. ANNEX I

       1. LEGEND TO ANNEX I:

          1. Boxes

          2. Sanitary Groups

    2. ANNEX II

       MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND MODEL DECLARATIONS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE EQUIDAE

       1. PART 1 Temporary admission and transit

          1. Section A

          2. Section B

       2. PART 2 Re-entry after temporary export

          1. Section A

          2. Section B Model health certificates and model declarations applicable to re-entry into the Union of registered horses temporarily exported for specific competitions or races

             1. Chapter 1

             2. Chapter 2

       3. PART 3 Imports

          1. Section A

          2. Section B

       4. PART 4 Explanatory notes for the certification

    3. ANNEX III

       MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS OF EQUIDAE

       1. PART 1 Model health certificate for imports of semen

          1. Section A

          2. Section B

          3. Section C

          4. Section D

       2. PART 2

          1. Section A

          2. Section B

       3. PART 3 Explanatory notes for the certification

    4. ANNEX IV

       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. 1. The requirement relating to equine viral arteritis laid down in...

       2. 2. The test shall be carried out and certified, and the...

       3. 3. Test mating as described in point 4(a) of Article 12.9.2....

    5. ANNEX V

       MODEL DECLARATIONS

       1. PART 1 Declaration by the captain of the aircraft

       2. PART 2 Declaration by the captain of the vessel

       3. PART 3 Model Transhipment Manifest