S.L. 437.40 Art. 20Programme for the exchange of officials. 19 posts must the animals loading and watering and for the with by the to carry out referred to in for toilets; the samples for tests on the which has the slaughter the animals during fed, housed to be with means of the apply. of animals are surveillance of

(1) Veterinary Services shall draw up a programme for the exchange of officials empowered to carry out checks on animals coming from third countries, which will be co-ordinated with the European Commission and the other Member States.

(2) Veterinary Services shall take all the measures necessary to allow implementation of the programmes resulting from the co-ordination referred to in subregulation (1).

(3) Each year, the implementation of programmes shall be reviewed on the basis of reports drawn up by the Member States.

(4) Veterinary Services shall take into account the experience gained in order to improve and develop the exchange programmes.

SCHEDULE A General conditions for the approval of border inspection posts.

In order to obtain European Community approval, border inspection have -

(1) a dedicated access lane for the transport of live animals so that are spared unnecessary waiting;

(2) facilities (which must be easy to clean and disinfect) for unloading the different means of transport, inspection, feeding, treatment of the animals, with adequate space, lighting and ventilation number of animals to be inspected;

(3) sufficient numbers, in relation to the numbers of animals dealt border inspection post, of veterinary and auxiliary staff specially trained checks on the accompanying documents and the clinical checks regulations 4, 5, 8 and 9 of these regulations;

(4) sufficiently large premises at the disposal of the staff responsible carrying out veterinary checks, including changing rooms, showers and

(5) appropriate premises and facilities for taking and processing the routine checks laid down in European Community veterinary rules;

(6) the services of a specialised laboratory able to carry out special samples taken at the post;

(7) the services of an undertaking in the immediate vicinity facilities and equipment to house, feed, water, treat and, if necessary, animals;

(8) where such posts serve as stopping or transfer points for transport, suitable facilities for the animals to be unloaded, watered, properly where necessary and given the requisite treatment or if necessary slaughtered on the spot in a way which spares them unnecessary suffering;

(9) appropriate equipment permitting the rapid exchange of information other border inspection posts and the other veterinary authorities by computerised information exchange system ANIMO;

(10) equipment and facilities for cleaning and disinfecting.

SCHEDULE B General conditions for the approval of quarantine centres

(1) The requirements of Schedule A, points 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 shall

(2) In addition, quarantine centres must -- be placed under the permanent control and under the responsibility the official veterinarian, - be located at a distance from holdings or other places where kept which are likely to be infected by contagious diseases, - have an efficient control system so as to ensure adequate the animals.