Any equine being exported/imported from the UK or France (regardless of the tri-partite agreement) must hold a valid Passport
There are two types of Passport Issuing Offices
Those which are a Breed society for horses with known breeding.
Those who offer a basic identity passport where breeding is unknown or unproven. .
In France the Haras Nationaux control the issuing of passports for horses that fall into both these categories.
Breed Societies who are approved under 92/353/EEC may now operate ‘cross border’ within the EU. e.g. they may issue passports for horses of the breed they represent for owners in all Member States. This particularly relevant if the horse concerned is legally eligible for entry into the studbook by virtue of having its parents entered there previously.
The Haras Nationaux still insist that these equines also be registered on the HN database. The equines Passport should be sent to SIRE, B.P,19231,Arnac Pompadour Cedex, with the appropriate fee. You will get the original passport returned with an Carte d’immatriculation page added showing the animals SIRE number.
Basic identity only passport issuers (for example such as Horse Passport Agency Ltd below) cannot operate in other Member States.
They cannot issue their passports in another country (e.g. France) as these Member States have their own ID only issuers. In France it is the Haras Nationaux who issue them and these horses are then registered as being Origine Non Constatée (unknown pedigree equidae).
Therefore horses in France who are not pedigree equines and cannot be registered with a relevant Breed society in another member state must be issued a Passport by their own countries Passport Issuing Office,the horse is then registered as ONC (unknown breeding).
Enter the Haras Nationaux website
Microchips
All equines in France must have a microchip as from 01/01/08 whether born in France or not, this will be necessary for registering with the Haras Nationaux. Fines of 450 € can be imposed to owners of equines found not to have a microchip.
In the UK it will be compulsory for all foals born after July 2009 to be microchipped. Each country has its own unique batch of microchip numbers, so it is easy to recognise in which country the animal was microchipped.
Export Health Certificates
Health certificates are not required for equines transported between the UK and France because of the Tri-partite agreement between UK, France and ROI.
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