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Equines model health certificates: version history

Updated 30 April 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Competent authorities in EU and non-EU countries must provide a health certificate to exporters of animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Competent authorities should use the updates below to make changes to health certificates for exporters to ensure they are in line with the current version of the model health certificates.

GBHC145 Aircraft captain declaration 2018/659聽聽

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020

GBHC146 Vessel captain declaration 2018/659

Version 3.0

Published May 2022:

  • 鈥淐aptain鈥� changed to 鈥淢aster鈥� throughout

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020 鈥� accepted until 1 November 2022

GBHC147 Transhipment manifest 2018/659聽聽

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020

GBHC650 EQU-TEMP: Temporary admission registered horse from non-EU countries

Version 1.2聽聽

Published April 2024

  • AH/T515A, EITHER (a) OR (ii): replaced 鈥�30 day鈥� with 鈥�40鈥� days鈥�
  • AH/E018 added (*) at the beginning of clauses (d), (f) and (g) to allow the deletion of the clause if not applicable

Version 1.1聽聽

Published October 2023 - accepted until 30 October 2024

  • AH/T515A, EITHER (a) EITHER (i): replaced 鈥�40 days鈥� with 鈥�30 days and 鈥渁bove鈥� with 鈥渂elow鈥澛�

  • AH/T515A, EITHER (a) OR (ii) : replaced 鈥�40 days鈥� with 鈥�30 days鈥� and聽 鈥渄esignated premises under official鈥� with 鈥渋n establishments under鈥�

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC039X.

GBHC651 EQU-T: Equidae transit from non-EU countries

Version 1.1聽聽

Published April 2024聽聽

  • Attestation AH/T515B has been added to the certificate
  • AH/E018 added (*) at the beginning of clauses (d), (f) and (g) to allow the deletion of the clause if not applicable

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023 - accepted until 30 October 2024聽聽

  • replaces GBHC040X.

GBHC652 EQU-R-30: Re-entry registered horse from non-EU countries

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC041X.

GBHC653 EQU-R-FEI: Re-entry registered horse from FEI organised events in non-EU countries

Version 1.1

Published 31 January 2024

  • Attestation AH/E020B has been added.

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023 鈥� accepted until 31 July 2024.

  • replaces GBHC042X.

GBHC654 EQU-R-COMP: Re-entry registered horse from specified events in non-EU countries

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC043X.

GBHC655 EQU-X: Permanent import equidae from non-EU countries

Version 1.1聽聽

Published April聽 2024聽

  • Attestation AH/A265 notes for completion: removed references to temporary admission and renamed the attestation AH/A265B.

  • Attestation AH/A726C notes for completion: removed references to temporary admission.

  • Attestation AW/002 notes for completion: renamed AW/007 and removed references to temporary admission.

  • Attestation AH/A116C notes for completion:聽 removed section on GB requirements.

*Attestation AH/A117 notes for completion: added section on GB requirements.

  • Attestation AT/005C: point OR (ii) replaced 鈥榯he union鈥� with 鈥楪B鈥�

  • AH/E018 added (*) at the beginning of clauses (d), (f) and (g) to allow the deletion of the clause if not applicable

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽- accepted until 30 October 2024

  • replaces GBHC044X.

GBHC656 EQU-Y: Equidae for slaughter from non-EU countries

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC045X.

GBHC660 EQU-R: Re-entry after temporary export of registered or unregistered equine

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC167E.

GBHC661 EQU-REG: Temporary or permanent admission of a registered equine from the EU

Version 1.1聽聽

Published October 2023

  • AH/A726F: removed聽 option (d) requiring a written declaration by the owner

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC168E.

GBHC662 EQU-UNR: Temporary or permanent admission of an unregistered equine from the EU

Version 1.1聽聽

Published October 2023

  • AH/A726G: removed option (d) requiring the horse be registered as per GB legislation

Version 1.0聽聽

Published August 2023聽聽

  • replaces GBHC169E.