Registration of Premises/Establishments that Export Equines to the EU or Northern Ireland – IMPORTANT UPDATE

The EU is making changes to its laws through the EU Animal Health Regulations (AHR). The AHR mean that the Export Health Certificates (EHCs) used to export equines to the EU, and move them to Northern Ireland, will be changing from 21st August 2021. These new certificates require the premises/establishment from which an equine is exported from to have a registration number issued by the Competent Authority.

10/08/2021 – IMPORTANT UPDATE – the implementation date has now been extended to 15 January 2022.

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