Annex

NOTE: Veterinary certificates are negotiated directly between relevant government authorities. In cases where a veterinary certificate has not been negotiated, this annex can be used as the basis for developing a suitable document.

1. Since birth, or for at least 12 months immediately before export, each animal for export was continuously resident in an approved government licensed or registered zoological institution or wildlife park in New Zealand, and had no contact with any equid imported from a third country in the 30 days immediately before export.
   

2. The animal was treated with a broad spectrum anthelmintic (or combination of anthelmintics) effective against nematodes and cestodes 21–30 days before export, and was tested by appropriate parasitological techniques 14 days later. The animal was re-treated if there is any evidence of parasites on testing.
   

   Dates of treatments, active ingredients and the dose rate are recorded on the veterinary health certificate.
   

3. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of glanders have occurred in New Zealand during the previous three years before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
   

4. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of African horse sickness, equine piroplasmosis, rabies, Rift Valley fever, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis or vesicular stomatitis have occurred in New Zealand during the previous two years before export and the diseases are compulsorily notifiable. The animal was not vaccinated against African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the 60 days before export.
   

5. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of equine influenza, screw-worm-fly myiasis, surra or Trypanosoma vivax have occurred in New Zealand during the previous 12 months before export.
   

6. For 90 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in New Zealand where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of anthrax, equid herpesvirus-1 (abortigenic and neurological strains), equid herpesviruses 6 or 9, equine infectious anaemia or equine viral arteritis has occurred in the previous 90 days before export.
   

7. The animal has not resided on any premises in New Zealand where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of dourine has occurred in the previous 12 months before export.
   

8. The official veterinarian has inspected each animal within 24 hours prior to export and found it to be:
   

   8.1. free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease
   

   8.2. visibly free from fleas, ticks and other external parasites
   

   8.3. healthy and fit to travel.
   

9. After due enquiry, the official veterinarian is satisfied that the vehicles and transport containers used for transporting animals to the port of export, and to Australia, were new or were cleaned and disinfected to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian.
   

10. At the port of export a government officer authorised by the Veterinary Authority of New Zealand certified:
    

    10.1. After due enquiry, that during transport to the port of export, the animals had no contact with other equids except those that meet all the conditions described in the import permit.
    

    10.2. The compartment of the aircraft or vessel to be occupied by the animals and all removable equipment, penning and containers including loading ramps were satisfactorily cleaned and disinfected before loading.
    

11. Each animal has been individually identified with an International Standards Organisation (ISO) compliant microchip, and the site of implantation and the identification number of each animal has been recorded on the veterinary certificate.