Whether horse passports will be signed, or indelibly marked, after being examined at an abattoir.

The declaration on horse passports will have been required to have been signed at least six months before a horse is presented at an abattoir. The passport will be examined at the abattoir before the horse is slaughtered to ensure that the declaration stating that the animal is intended for the human food chain has been signed and that no prohibited medicines have been administered or that the withdrawal period for other medicines has been satisfied.