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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/318 of 12 February 2026 amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model certificates for entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2026-02-20

State In force

Text As published

Department European Commission, SANTE

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II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: II.1. The equine animals ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. are intended for slaughter for human consumption and are not intended for slaughter in the framework of the eradication of infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; II.1.2. have not shown signs or symptoms of diseases listed for equine animals in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 during the clinical examination carried out on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽²⁾, this date being within the last 24 hours prior to dispatch to the Union ⁽³⁾ either [from the registered establishment of origin in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch;] ⁽³⁾ or [from the establishment approved for conducting assembly operations of equine animals by the competent authority in the third country or territory of dispatch in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;] II.1.3. meet the requirements attested in points II.2 to II.6 of this animal health/official certificate, including in case of dispatch from an establishment approved for assembly operations; II.1.4. are accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the operator responsible for the consignment of animals, which is attached to this animal health/official certificate. II.2. Attestation on third country or territory, or zone thereof and establishment of dispatch II.2.1. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from … (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof), a third country or territory, or zone thereof, which on the date of issuing this animal health/official certificate has the code …-… ⁽⁴⁾ and is assigned to Sanitary Group … ⁽⁴⁾. II.2.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equine animals) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and there has been no vaccination against African horse sickness during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.2.3. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) ⁽⁵⁾, carried out, with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was killed and destroyed, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.4. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [surra has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for surra recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [surra has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [surra has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining animals in the establishment have been subjected to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for trypanosomosis or card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 ⁽⁵⁾ carried out, with negative results, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the last infected animal has been removed from the establishment.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.5. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [dourine has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for dourine recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [dourine has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [dourine has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment, except castrated male equine animals, have been subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine, carried out with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 ⁽⁵⁾ on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, or the date on which the infected entire male equine animals have been castrated.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date of cleaning and disinfection of the establishment, and after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered.]]] II.2.6. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which ⁽³⁾ either [equine infectious anaemia has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [equine infectious anaemia has been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to an agar gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or ELISA ⁽⁵⁾ for equine infectious anaemia carried out, with negative results, on samples taken on two occasions with a minimum interval of 90 days following the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] II.2.7. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which: II.2.7.1. infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union; II.2.7.2. anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.2.8. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator of the consignment, the equine animals described in Part I have not been in contact with kept animals of listed species which did not comply with the requirements referred to in points II.2.2 to II.2.7.1 during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and with the requirement referred to in point II.2.7.2 during the last 15 days prior to the dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.3. Attestation of residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union II.3.1. The equine animals described in Part I have been resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch during the last 90 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. ⁽³⁾ either [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, or G, and during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin have been kept in pre-export isolation.] ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ or [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, and during the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin, have been kept ⁽³⁾ either [in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]] ⁽³⁾ or [in an establishment of origin under official veterinary supervision, and the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as officially free of African horse sickness.]] ⁽³⁾ [II.3.3. Immediately prior to their dispatch from the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch, the equine animals of the consignment described in Part I have been kept in the establishment approved for assembly operations referred to in point II.1.2 for not more than 6 days after the date of dispatch from their respective establishments of origin. In the approved establishment, which complies with the requirements for establishments referred to in point II.2, the animals have been kept under conditions that effectively protect their health status and without coming into contact with equine animals not complying with the requirements in points II.2, II.3.1, II.3.2 and II.4 of this animal health/official certificate.] II.4. Attestation of vaccination and health tests II.4.1. The equine animals described in Part I were not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country, territory or zone thereof of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination. II.4.2. The equine animals described in Part I have not been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the last 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and come from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. ⁽³⁾ either [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where they have been continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equine animals which have entered Iceland from other third countries or territories.] ⁽³⁾ or [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I were subjected with negative result in each case to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia ⁽⁵⁾ carried out on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.4. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country or territory in which infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.5. The equine animals described in Part I are uncastrated male or female equine animals older than 270 days dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country in which dourine has been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.6. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, or from Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, or from a third country or territory in which surra was reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ^{(3) (6)} [II.4.7. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and ⁽³⁾ either [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness ⁽⁷⁾, which was carried out with negative results in each case by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy) and on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which was taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness ⁽⁷⁾ with negative result on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 21 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the third country or territory of dispatch is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] II.5. Attestation of the transport conditions II.5.1. Arrangements have been made to transport this consignment of animals directly to the Union, without subjecting the animals after the date of certification to any further assembly operation outside the Union and without coming into contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate. II.5.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate during the period from the date of certification until the date of dispatch to the Union. II.5.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animals are going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation. II.6. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animals described in Part I have been kept for their whole lifetime as food-producing equine animals in a third country or territory fulfilling the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted and approved in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine” or a Member State where they have not received: (a) prohibited substances listed in Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010; (b) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (c) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).] ^{(3) (8)} [II.6a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry of equine animals that will be slaughtered in the Union. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.6 : Provide the information on the operator responsible for the consignment. Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch as appearing in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : “Identification system”: The animals shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 which permits to link the animals to the animal health/official certificate. Specify the identification system and the anatomic place used on the animals. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ There can be one or more equine animals in the consignment. ⁽²⁾ The animal health/official certificate shall be issued within the last 10 days prior to the date of arrival of the consignment at the border control post; in the case of transport by sea, the period may be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea. The entry into the Union shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for the entry into the Union from the respective third country or territory, or zone thereof referred to in point II.2.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry into the Union of equine animals from that third country or territory, or zone thereof. Check against columns 8 and 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁴⁾ Code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof and the Sanitary Group as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Tests for glanders, surra, dourine, equine infectious anaemia and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases other than African horse sickness: https://sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/equine-diseases/sop. ⁽⁶⁾ Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained. ⁽⁷⁾ Tests for African horse sickness described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for African horse sickness: https://www.mapa.gob.es/en/ganaderia/temas/laboratorios-sanidad-genetica/referencia-ue/ . ⁽⁸⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.

II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: II.1. The equine animals ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. are intended for slaughter for human consumption and are not intended for slaughter in the framework of the eradication of infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; II.1.2. have not shown signs or symptoms of diseases listed for equine animals in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 during the clinical examination carried out on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽²⁾, this date being within the last 24 hours prior to dispatch to the Union ⁽³⁾ either [from the registered establishment of origin in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch;] ⁽³⁾ or [from the establishment approved for conducting assembly operations of equine animals by the competent authority in the third country or territory of dispatch in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;] II.1.3. meet the requirements attested in points II.2 to II.6 of this animal health/official certificate, including in case of dispatch from an establishment approved for assembly operations; II.1.4. are accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the operator responsible for the consignment of animals, which is attached to this animal health/official certificate. II.2. Attestation on third country or territory, or zone thereof and establishment of dispatch II.2.1. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from … (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof), a third country or territory, or zone thereof, which on the date of issuing this animal health/official certificate has the code …-… ⁽⁴⁾ and is assigned to Sanitary Group … ⁽⁴⁾. II.2.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equine animals) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and there has been no vaccination against African horse sickness during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.2.3. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) ⁽⁵⁾, carried out, with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was killed and destroyed, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.4. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [surra has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for surra recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [surra has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [surra has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining animals in the establishment have been subjected to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for trypanosomosis or card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 ⁽⁵⁾ carried out, with negative results, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the last infected animal has been removed from the establishment.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.5. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which ⁽³⁾ either [dourine has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [a surveillance programme for dourine recognised by the Union ⁽²⁾ has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and ⁽³⁾ either [dourine has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [dourine has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment, except castrated male equine animals, have been subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine, carried out with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 ⁽⁵⁾ on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, or the date on which the infected entire male equine animals have been castrated.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date of cleaning and disinfection of the establishment, and after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered.]]] II.2.6. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which ⁽³⁾ either [equine infectious anaemia has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ or [equine infectious anaemia has been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions ⁽³⁾ either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to an agar gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or ELISA ⁽⁵⁾ for equine infectious anaemia carried out, with negative results, on samples taken on two occasions with a minimum interval of 90 days following the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] ⁽³⁾ or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] II.2.7. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which: II.2.7.1. infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union; II.2.7.2. anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.2.8. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator of the consignment, the equine animals described in Part I have not been in contact with kept animals of listed species which did not comply with the requirements referred to in points II.2.2 to II.2.7.1 during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and with the requirement referred to in point II.2.7.2 during the last 15 days prior to the dispatch of the consignment to the Union. II.3. Attestation of residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union II.3.1. The equine animals described in Part I have been resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch during the last 90 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. ⁽³⁾ either [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, or G, and during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin have been kept in pre-export isolation.] ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ or [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, and during the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin, have been kept ⁽³⁾ either [in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]] ⁽³⁾ or [in an establishment of origin under official veterinary supervision, and the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as officially free of African horse sickness.]] ⁽³⁾ [II.3.3. Immediately prior to their dispatch from the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch, the equine animals of the consignment described in Part I have been kept in the establishment approved for assembly operations referred to in point II.1.2 for not more than 6 days after the date of dispatch from their respective establishments of origin. In the approved establishment, which complies with the requirements for establishments referred to in point II.2, the animals have been kept under conditions that effectively protect their health status and without coming into contact with equine animals not complying with the requirements in points II.2, II.3.1, II.3.2 and II.4 of this animal health/official certificate.] II.4. Attestation of vaccination and health tests II.4.1. The equine animals described in Part I were not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country, territory or zone thereof of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination. II.4.2. The equine animals described in Part I have not been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the last 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and come from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union. ⁽³⁾ either [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where they have been continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equine animals which have entered Iceland from other third countries or territories.] ⁽³⁾ or [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I were subjected with negative result in each case to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia ⁽⁵⁾ carried out on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.4. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country or territory in which infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.5. The equine animals described in Part I are uncastrated male or female equine animals older than 270 days dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country in which dourine has been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ⁽³⁾ [II.4.6. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, or from Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, or from a third country or territory in which surra was reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) ⁽⁵⁾ carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.] ^{(3) (6)} [II.4.7. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and ⁽³⁾ either [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness ⁽⁷⁾, which was carried out with negative results in each case by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy) and on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which was taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness ⁽⁷⁾ with negative result on a blood sample taken on …/…/… (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 21 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the third country or territory of dispatch is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] II.5. Attestation of the transport conditions II.5.1. Arrangements have been made to transport this consignment of animals directly to the Union, without subjecting the animals after the date of certification to any further assembly operation outside the Union and without coming into contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate. II.5.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate during the period from the date of certification until the date of dispatch to the Union. II.5.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animals are going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation. II.6. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animals described in Part I have been kept for their whole lifetime as food-producing equine animals in a third country or territory fulfilling the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted and approved in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine” or a Member State where they have not received: (a) prohibited substances listed in Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010; (b) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (c) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).] ^{(3) (8)} [II.6a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry of equine animals that will be slaughtered in the Union. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.6 : Provide the information on the operator responsible for the consignment. Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch as appearing in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : “Identification system”: The animals shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 which permits to link the animals to the animal health/official certificate. Specify the identification system and the anatomic place used on the animals. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ There can be one or more equine animals in the consignment. ⁽²⁾ The animal health/official certificate shall be issued within the last 10 days prior to the date of arrival of the consignment at the border control post; in the case of transport by sea, the period may be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea. The entry into the Union shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for the entry into the Union from the respective third country or territory, or zone thereof referred to in point II.2.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry into the Union of equine animals from that third country or territory, or zone thereof. Check against columns 8 and 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁴⁾ Code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof and the Sanitary Group as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Tests for glanders, surra, dourine, equine infectious anaemia and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases other than African horse sickness: https://sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/equine-diseases/sop. ⁽⁶⁾ Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained. ⁽⁷⁾ Tests for African horse sickness described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for African horse sickness: https://www.mapa.gob.es/en/ganaderia/temas/laboratorios-sanidad-genetica/referencia-ue/ . ⁽⁸⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.


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Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter	Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter	Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter	Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter
Identification of the animals[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.003401-E0003]	Identification of the animals[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.003401-E0003]	Identification of the animals[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.003401-E0003]	Identification of the animals[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.003401-E0003]
Total number …	Species (scientific name) …	Identification system …	Identification number(s) …
I, the undersigned operator of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter described above, hereby declare, that: (a) the animals have remained in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; (c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (e) the animals will be sent [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] either [directly from the establishment of origin to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] or [from the establishment approved for assembly operations on equine animals to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] Name and address of the operator … Date … (dd/mm/yyyy) … (Signature)	I, the undersigned operator of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter described above, hereby declare, that: (a) the animals have remained in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; (c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (e) the animals will be sent [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] either [directly from the establishment of origin to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] or [from the establishment approved for assembly operations on equine animals to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] Name and address of the operator … Date … (dd/mm/yyyy) … (Signature)	I, the undersigned operator of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter described above, hereby declare, that: (a) the animals have remained in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; (c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (e) the animals will be sent [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] either [directly from the establishment of origin to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] or [from the establishment approved for assembly operations on equine animals to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] Name and address of the operator … Date … (dd/mm/yyyy) … (Signature)	I, the undersigned operator of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter described above, hereby declare, that: (a) the animals have remained in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals; (c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled; (e) the animals will be sent [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] either [directly from the establishment of origin to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] [^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004] or [from the establishment approved for assembly operations on equine animals to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] Name and address of the operator … Date … (dd/mm/yyyy) … (Signature)

[^ntr1-L_202600318EN.003401-E0001]: Identification system: The animal shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, or be identified by an alternative method provided it is recorded in identification document (passport) of the animal as referred to in Article 21(2), point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.

If a passport accompanies the animal, its number shall be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.

Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).

Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).

[^ntr2-L_202600318EN.003401-E0002]: Delete if not applicable.

[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.003401-E0003]: Identification system: The animals shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 which permits to link the animals to the animal health/official certificate. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animals.

[^ntr4-L_202600318EN.003401-E0004]: Delete if not applicable.’

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