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ANNEX II Chapters 13 and 14 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 are replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER 13 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND MODEL DECLARATION FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF AN EQUINE ANIMAL (MODEL “EQUI-X”) Part I: Description of consignment COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Type Code Identification Country ISO country code Commercial document reference I.18 I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for ☐ Further keeping ☐ Registered equine animal ☐Registered horse I.21 ☐ For transit I.22 ☐ For internal market Third country ISO country code I.23 I.24 I.25 Total quantity I.26 I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification system Identification number Age Part II Certification COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: II.1. The equine animal described in Part I: II.1.1. is not intended for slaughter for human consumption and not intended for slaughter in the framework of the eradication of infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals, and (1) either [is a registered equine animal, as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (1) or [is a registered horse as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (1) or [is an equine animal other than a registered equine animal or a registered horse;] II.1.2. has 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 or, in the case of a registered equine animal, within the last 48 hours or on the last working day prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union from the registered establishment; II.1.3. meets the requirements attested in points II.2 to II.5, and where applicable in point II.6, of this animal health/official certificate; II.1.4. is accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the operator responsible for the animal, 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 animal described in Part I is 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 …-… (3) and is assigned to Sanitary Group … (3) . II.2.2. The equine animal described in Part I comes 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 animal 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 animal to the Union. II.2.3. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which (1) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.] (1) 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 animal to the Union, and (1) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported in the establishment of dispatch during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]] (1) or [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported in the establishment during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union and following the date of last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions (1) 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) (4) , 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.]]] (1) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was killed and destroyed, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.4. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which (1) either [surra has not been reported during the last 24 month prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.] (1) 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 animal to the Union, and (1) either [surra has not been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]] (1) or [surra has been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions (1) 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 (4) 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.]]] (1) 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 animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which (1) either [dourine has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.] (1) 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 animal to the Union, and (1) either [dourine has not been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]] (1) or [dourine has been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions (1) 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 (4) 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.]]] (1) 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.2.6. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment in which (1) either [equine infectious anaemia has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.] (1) or [equine infectious anaemia has been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions (1) 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 (4) 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.]] (1) 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.2.7. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment 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 animal 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 animal to the Union. II.2.8. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator, the equine animal described in Part I has 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 animal to the Union, and with the requirement referred to in point II.2.7.2 during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union. II.3. Attestation of residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union (1) either [II.3.1. During the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, the equine animal described in Part I has been continuously resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch or entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch from a Member State of the European Union or Norway.] (1) or [II.3.1. During the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, the registered horse described in Part I (1) either [has been continuously resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch.] (1) or [entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch on one or more occasions from: (1) either [a Member State of the European Union or Norway;]]] (1) and/or [a third country or territory, or zone thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of registered horses, and from which it was introduced into the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch under conditions at least as strict as those required in accordance with Union legislation for the entry of registered horses from that third country or territory, or zone thereof directly to the Union, and which is: (1) either [assigned to the same Sanitary Group ______ (3) as the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch;]]]] (1) and / or [assigned to Sanitary Group A, B or C;]]]] (1) and / or [the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China (5) (6) , South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao or Singapore.]]]] (1) either [II.3.2. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D or G, and (1) either [during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age or since entry from a Member State of the Union or Norway, (1) either [it has been kept apart from other equine animals, except in case of a foal at foot of his mother, in an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A.]]] (1) or [it has been kept in pre-export isolation from other equine animals, except in case of a foal at foot of his mother, in an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, C, D or G.]]] (1) or [it is a registered horse which has been kept in establishments under official veterinary supervision during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age, or since entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G.]] (1) (7) or [II.3.2. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, and (1) either [during the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, or since the date of entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, it has been kept (1) either [in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]]] (1) or [in an establishment under official veterinary supervision, and the 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.]]] (1) or [is a registered horse which has been kept during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age, or since the date of entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, in the establishments under official veterinary supervision, and the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] (1) (7) or [II.3.2. The registered horse described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and (1) either [during the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatch it has been kept in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]] (1) or [during the last 14 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union it has been kept in isolation in a vector-protected establishment and constant monitoring of the vector protection has proven absence of insect vectors inside the vector-protected establishment.]] II.4. Attestation of vaccination and health tests (1) either [II.4.1. The equine animal described in Part I was not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination.] (1) or [II.4.1. The equine animal described in Part I was vaccinated against African horse sickness more than 12 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.] (1) (7) or [II.4.1. The registered horse described in Part I was vaccinated against African horse sickness not more than 24 months and at least 40 days prior to the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and this vaccination consisted of a complete primary course of vaccination against African horse sickness, or a revaccination within the period of validity of the previous vaccination, by administration according to manufacturer's instructions of a registered vaccine which is protective against the circulating serotypes of the African horse sickness virus, and the last vaccination was applied on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ).] II.4.2. The equine animal described in Part I has not been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the last 60 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and (1) either [it comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.] (1) or [it comes from an establishment in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 6 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union and during the last 21 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal described in Part I to the Union, all equine animals in the establishment have remained clinically healthy, and (1) either [the equine animal described in Part I has been kept protected from attacks by insect vectors in a vector-protected establishment, in which any equine animal that showed a rise in daily taken body temperature has been subjected with negative result to a virus isolation test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4) ; and the equine animal described in Part I (1) either [was vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than 60 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]]] (1) or [was subjected to a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4) , carried out, with negative result, on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of commencement of isolation in the vector-protected establishment.]]] (1) or [the body temperature of the equine animal described in Part I has been taken daily, either without a rise or the animal has been subjected to a virus isolation test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result, and the equine animal described in Part I has been subjected to: (a) a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4) , without an increase in antibody titre, carried out on paired samples taken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days, the second of which was taken during the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and (b) a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome (4) , with negative result, carried out on a sample taken within the last 48 hours prior to its dispatch to the Union, and (c) protection from vector attacks during the period after the date of sampling until loading for dispatch to the Union, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the animal and disinsectization of the stable and the means in which it is transported.]] (1) (7) either [II.4.3. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where it was continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equine animals which have entered Iceland from other third countries or territories.] (1) or [II.4.3. The equine animal described in Part I was subjected with negative result to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia (4) carried out on a blood sample taken on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ), this being within (1) either [the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]] (1) (7) or [the last 90 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A.]] (1) [II.4.4. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from China, 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 its dispatch to the Union, and the equine animal was subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) (4) carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ), within the last 30 day prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.] (1) [II.4.5. The equine animal described in Part I is an uncastrated male or female equine animal older than 270 days dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D, E or F, or from China, or from a third country or territory in which dourine has been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and the equine animal was subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine (4) carried out with negative result 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 its dispatch to the Union, and the equine animal described in Part I has not been used for breeding during 30 days prior to and after the date the sample was taken.] (1) [II.4.6. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof 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 its dispatch to the Union; and the equine animal was subjected to a card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) (4) carried out with negative result 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 its dispatch to the Union.] (1) (7) [II.4.7. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and (3) either [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8) , which was carried out 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 its dispatch to the Union, (3) either [with negative results in each case.]]] (3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and (3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in a real-time RT-PCR (8) .]]]] (3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described in the latest edition of the WOAH Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]] (1) or [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8) with negative result on a blood sample taken on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ), within the last 21 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and the third country or territory of dispatch is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] (1) or [is a registered horse not vaccinated against African horse sickness and dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] (1) (7) [II.4.8. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and (1) either [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8) carried out 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 first sample not taken less than 7 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment, the second sample taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, (1) either [with negative results in each case.]]] (1) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and (1) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in a real-time RT-PCR (8) .]]]] (1) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described in the latest edition of the WOAH Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]] (1) or [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA and a real-time RT-PCR for African horse sickness (8) carried out with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) not less than 28 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment and within the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]] (1) or [was subjected to a real-time RT-PCR for African horse sickness (8) , carried out with negative result on a blood sample taken on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) not less than 14 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment and not more than 72 hours prior to its dispatch to the Union.]] II.5. Attestation of the transport conditions (1) (7) either [II.5.1. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and arrangements have been made to transport it directly to the Union, without subjecting the animal to any assembly operation 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.] (1) (7) or [II.5.1. The animal is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and arrangements have been made to transport it directly from the vector-protected establishment 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 (1) either [to the airport under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made for the aircraft to be cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch.]] (1) or [to a sea port in that country or territory, or zone thereof under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made to transport it on a vessel which is scheduled directly to a port in the Union without calling into a port situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof not approved for the entry into the Union of equine animals, in stalls which were cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch.]] 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 of the animal to the Union. II.5.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animal is going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch and are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation. (1) (9) [ II.6. Public health attestation ( Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals ) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animal described in Part I has been kept for its whole lifetime as food-producing equine animal 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 it has 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).] (1) (9) (10) [ II.6a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 ( Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals ) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animal described in Part I has 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 originates 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 into the Union of an equine animal, including when the Union is not the final destination of the animal. 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 animal. Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union 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 animal 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, or be identified by an alternative method provided it is recorded in the 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 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. Part II: (1) Delete if not applicable. (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 animal was 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) 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. (4) 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 . (5) Zone of the third country or territory authorised for the entry into the Union as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) Only authorised if the third country or territory of dispatch is assigned to Sanitary Group G. (7) 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 to the Union is assigned, may be left out, provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained. (8) 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/ . (9) By deleting this point, the equine animal, if intended for free circulation in accordance with the customs procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, will be excluded from slaughter for human consumption in the identification document issued in accordance with Union animal health rules. (10) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of an equine animal Identification of the animal ( 1 ) Species (scientific name) … Identification system … Identification number … Age … Sex … I, the undersigned operator of the equine animal described above, hereby declare, that: (a) the equine animal ( 2 ) either [has remained in … ( insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union ) during at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, or since birth, or since the entry from a Member State the European Union or Norway;] ( 2 ) or [entered … ( insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union ) during the required residence period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union: (i) on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) from … ( insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union ) (ii) on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) from … ( insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country, territory or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union ) (iii) on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) from … ( insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country or territory or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union );] (b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union the equine animal has 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) I am aware of the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for the movement of equine animals from one Member State of the European Union to another laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688; (f) the equine animal is scheduled to leave the European Union on …/…/… ( dd/mm/yyyy ) at the border post of … ( insert name and place of border post of exit ) or otherwise will be subject to the identification and registration rules applicable in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035. Name and address of the operator … Date … ( dd/mm/yyyy ) …. ( Signature ) CHAPTER 14 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND MODEL DECLARATION FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF EQUINE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER (MODEL “EQUI-Y”) Part I: Description of consignment COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Type Code Identification Country ISO country code Commercial document reference I.18 I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for ☐ Slaughter I.21 I.22 ☐ For internal market I.23 I.24 I.25 Total quantity I.26 I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Identification system Identification number Quantity Slaughterhouse Part II: Certification COUNTRY EQUI-Y Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference 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. Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Date Signature Stamp Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter Identification of the animals ( 3 ) Total number … Species (scientific name) … Identification system … Identification number(s) … Quantity … 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 ( 4 ) 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;] ( 4 ) 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 ) ( 1 ) 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). ( 2 ) Delete if not applicable. ( 3 ) 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. ( 4 ) Delete if not applicable.’