Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 of 29 December 1997 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/98of 5 June 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 with regard to use of the animal identification code by Italy(Text with EEA relevance), 31998R1177, June 6, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2194/98of 12 October 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 as regards ear-tags in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(Text with EEA relevance), 31998R2194, October 13, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/1999of 12 February 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 as regards passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals, 31999R0331, February 13, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/1999of 28 July 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 as regards eartags in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(Text with EEA relevance), 31999R1663, July 29, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1606/2000of 24 July 2000amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 with regard to the use of the animal identification code by the United Kingdom, 32000R1606, July 25, 2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004of 29 April 2004implementing Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards eartags, passports and holding registers(Text with EEA relevance), 32004R0911, April 30, 2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97of 29 December 1997laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef productsOJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1., and in particular Article 10 (a), (b) and (c) thereof,Whereas eartags should include information on the Member State of origin together with information on the individual animal; whereas the most appropriate codified form of such information is the two-letter country code together with a maximum of 12 digits; whereas certain Member States should be authorized to maintain their current system during a transitional period;Whereas bar codes may be authorized in addition to the country code and up to 12 digits;Whereas it is appropriate to define certain minimum uniform rules for the design and lay-out of eartags;Whereas the provisions concerning the content of the eartags should be reviewed in the light of the establishment of the computerized database provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 820/97;Whereas that information contained in the passport and the register must be in a form which allows animals to be traced;Whereas that information must be consistent with that to be included in the computerized database provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swineOJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64., as last amended by Directive 97/12/ECOJ L 109, 25. 4. 1997, p. 1.;Whereas in view of the control measures relating to Community aid schemes, it is necessary to include in the passport certain information relating to the premiums, as provided in Article 4 (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968, on the common organization of the market in beef and vealOJ L 148, 26. 6. 1968, p. 24., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2321/97OJ L 322, 25. 11. 1997, p. 25.;Whereas in view of the timetable for the application of Regulation (EC) No 820/97, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: