Haflinger Society Of GB

FRAUDULENT BELGIAN PASSPORTS

It has recently come to the Society’s attention that passports being produced by the Belgisch Europees Stamboek are being produced illegally and are therefore invalid.     The BES is not a recognised passport issuing organisation.  These passports have a laminated cover that is white in colour.  It has the blue European flag at the top and within this flag is a small Belgian flag with the words Belgisch Europees Stamboek.    A sample of the front cover is included with this notice.   It is very unfortunate that the Society is already aware of several of these passports that have been issued to Haflingers imported into Great Britain.   The advice from DEFRA, should you be in possession of this type of passport, is to contact your trading standards office immediately.   Give them as much information and history as you possibly can and tell them to contact DEFRA directly with your complaint.  DEFRA are aware of this type of passport as they are not only being issued to Haflingers but other breeds too.  They are currently working with the Belgian government to try and solve this problem.  Please make all your horse owning friends aware of this situation.

Example of Fraudulent Passport