Immediately upon arrival in the Member State of destination, equidae for slaughter shall be taken to a slaughterhouse, either directly or after transition through a market or a marshalling centre, and, in accordance with animal health requirements, be slaughtered within a period of time specified in the decisions to be adopted pursuant to Article 15.
Kopitarji za zakol se takoj po prihodu v namembno državo članico odvedejo v klavnico, bodisi neposredno ali prek sejma ali zbirnega centra, in se v skladu z zahtevami v zvezi z zdravstvenim varstvom živali zakoljejo v času, določenem s sklepi, ki so sprejeti na podlagi člena 15.