What if the container has to be opened part way through the journey for welfare reasons, e.g. due to a long delay at an intermediate airport?
A9. If the seal is broken, for whatever reason, it must be re-sealed by an authorised official from the country in which the seal was broken. That official must certify in writing on the tick and tapeworm certificate that, between the time the original seal was broken and the replacement applied, the animal did not come into contact with any other animals. The number of the new seal must also be recorded on the certificate.
