PART II U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 5

TITLE 2 U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR UNGULATES

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Specific animal health requirements for ungulates

Article 24 U.K.The ungulates of the consignment

1. Consignments of ungulates shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment comply with the following requirements:

(a) they have not been vaccinated against the category A diseases referred to in the tables set out either in:

(i)

point 1 of Part C of Annex IV in the case of ungulates other than equine animals;

or

(ii)

point 2 of Part C of Annex IV in the case of equine animals;

(b) during the period of time from when they were dispatched from their establishment of origin until their arrival to the Union, they must not have been unloaded in any place which does not comply with the requirements laid down in the tables set out either in:

(i)

points 1 and 2 of Annex VIII in the case of ungulates other than equine animals;

or

(ii)

points 3 and 4 of Annex VIII in the case of equine animals.

2. As regards infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae, M. tuberculosis) and infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis consignments of listed species of ungulates shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment have not been vaccinated against those diseases.

3. As regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24), consignments of listed species of ungulates shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment have not been vaccinated with a live vaccine against this disease in the last 60 days prior to the date of movement.

4. Consignments of ungulates intended for entry into Member States or zones thereof with disease-free status or with an approved eradication programme for the category C diseases referred to in Annex VII, for which the species of ungulates are listed, shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment have not been vaccinated against those diseases.

5. In addition to requirements laid down in paragraph 1, consignments of uncastrated males of ovine animals and ungulates of the family Tayassuidae shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment comply with the relevant specific requirements as regards infection with Brucella laid down in Annex X.

6. In addition to requirements laid down in paragraph 1, consignments of equine animals shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment comply with the specific conditions set out in point 2 of Annex XI, depending on the sanitary group, as determined in accordance with point 1 of Annex XI, to which the third country or territory or zone thereof has been assigned in the list.