(a) born in the Union; or (b) released for free circulation in the Union in accordance with the customs procedure defined in point 16(a) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) Text with EEA relevance
(a) "equidae" or "equine animal(s)" means wild or domesticated soliped mammals of all species within the genus Equus of the family Equidae, and their crosses;(b) "holding" means an agricultural or training establishment, a stable or any premises or facilities in which equidae are habitually kept or bred, for whatever use, and nature reserves in which equidae live in freedom; (c) "keeper" means any natural or legal person having possession of, or being charged with, the keeping of equidae, whether or not for financial reward, and whether on a temporary or permanent basis, including during transportation, at markets, or during competitions, races or cultural events; (d) "owner" means the natural or legal person(s) having the ownership of the equine animal; (e) "registered equidae" means any equidae which are: (i) entered or registered and eligible for entry in a studbook, in accordance with the rules laid down pursuant to Article 4(2)(b) of Directive 90/427/EEC and identified by means of an identification document provided for in Article 8(1) of that Directive; or (ii) horses, including ponies, registered with an international association or organisation, which manages horses for competition or racing and identified by means of an identification document issued by the national branch of that association or organisation;
(f) "studbook" means any book, register, file or data medium: (i) which is maintained either by an organisation or an association officially approved or recognised by a Member State or maintained by an official agency of the Member State concerned; and (ii) in which equidae are entered or registered and eligible for entry with a mention of all their known ascendants;
(g) "equidae for breeding and production" means equidae other than those referred to in points (e) and (h); (h) "equidae for slaughter" means equidae intended to be transported either directly or after transit through an approved marshalling centre, referred to in Article 7 of Directive 2009/156/EC, to the slaughterhouse for slaughter; (i) "competent authority" means the central authority of a Member State competent for the organisation of official controls or any other authority to which that competence has been conferred, including the competent authority referred to in point (h) of Article 2 of Directive 2009/156/EC; (j) "zootechnical authority" means the central authority of a Member State competent for the implementation of Directive 90/427/EEC or any other authority to which that competence has been conferred, including the authorities referred to in Article 2(1) of Decision 92/353/EEC; (k) "temporary admission" means the status of a registered horse coming from a third country and admitted into the Union for a period of less than 90 days pursuant to a Decision adopted in accordance with point (b) of Article 19 of Directive 2009/156/EC; (l) "permanent entry" means the status of an equine animal originating in a third country and imported into the Union for a period of 90 days or more; (m) "mark" means any visible or viewable and distinguishing characteristic of an individual equine animal, which is either inherent or acquired, and recorded for identification purposes; (n) "transponder" means a read-only passive radio-frequency identification device: (i) complying with standard ISO 11784 and applying Full Duplex (FDX or FDX-B) or Half Duplex (HDX) technology; and (ii) capable of being read by a reading device compatible with standard ISO 11785, at a minimum distance of 12 cm;
(o) "unique life number" means a unique 15-digit alpha-numeric code compiling information on the individual equine animal and the database and country where such information is first recorded in accordance with the coding system of the Universal Equine Life Number (UELN) and comprising: (i) a six-digit UELN-compatible identification code for the database referred to in Article 39; followed by (ii) a nine-digit individual identification number assigned to the equine animal;
(p) "Member State free from African horse sickness" means: (i) any Member State in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness on the territory concerned in the previous 2 years; and (ii) in which there have been no vaccinations against that disease during the previous 12 months;
(q) "compulsorily notifiable diseases" means the diseases listed in Annex I to Directive 2009/156/EC; (r) "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the competent authority of a Member State or of a third country; (s) "smart card" means a plastic device with an embedded computer chip capable of storing data and transmitting them electronically to compatible computer systems; (t) "veterinarian responsible" means the veterinarian referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 2001/82/EC.
(a) a single lifetime identification document which, unless otherwise provided by the issuing body or provided for in this Regulation, shall remain the property of the issuing body that issued it, and which contains: (i) a narrative describing the equine animal and recording its marks; (ii) a completed outline diagram depicting the marks recorded in the narrative; (iii) a space for authorised entries describing modifications to the identification details;
(b) a method of identity verification which: (i) ensures an unequivocal link between the identification document and the equine animal for which it was issued; (ii) shows that that equine animal has already undergone a process of identification;
(c) a database recording, in accordance with Article 38, the identification details relating to the equine animal for which the identification document was issued and to the keeper who submitted the application for the identification document and at the same time assigning the unique life number to the animal; (d) a central database set up in accordance with Article 39.
(a) accompanied by an identification document issued in accordance with one of the following provisions: (i) Article 9, for equidae born in the Union; or (ii) Article 14, for equidae imported into the Union; or (iii) Article 29 or 30 when accompanied by a duplicate identification document; or (iv) Article 32 when accompanied by a replacement identification document; or
(b) identified in accordance with: (i) Article 24, for derogations for movements or the transport of equidae accompanied by a temporary document; or (ii) Article 26(2), for derogations for certain movements and transport of equidae for slaughter.
(a) for registered equidae referred to in point (e)(i) of Article 2 of this Regulation, by an organisation or association officially approved or recognised in accordance with Article 2(1) of Decision 92/353/EEC, or by an official agency of a Member State, which manages the studbook in which the equine animal has been entered or has been registered and is eligible for entry in accordance with Decision 96/78/EC; (b) for registered horses referred to in point (e)(ii) of Article 2, by a national branch of an international organisation or association, which manages horses for competition or racing, supervised by the competent authority of the Member State where it has its headquarters; (c) for equidae for breeding and production referred to in point (g) of Article 2, by: (i) the competent authority for the holding where the equine animal is kept at the time of its identification; or (ii) an issuing body designated and supervised by the competent authority referred to in point (i) to which that task was delegated.
(a) there must be an accurate description of the tasks and responsibilities that the issuing body is required to carry out and of the conditions in which it may carry them out; (b) there must be proof that the issuing body: (i) has the expertise, equipment and infrastructure required to carry out the tasks delegated to it; (ii) has a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff; (iii) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the tasks delegated to it; (iv) has a model identification document that complies with the requirements provided for in this Regulation;
(c) the issuing body must cooperate closely with the competent authority to prevent and, where necessary, to remedy any cases of non-compliance with the requirements of this Regulation; (d) there is efficient and effective coordination between the competent authority and the designated issuing body.
(a) include the contact details necessary to comply with the requirements of Article 35 and Articles 37(4), 38(3) and 40(1); (b) comply with the model template set out in point (f) of Section I in Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2009/712/EC and the requirements set out in Annex III to that Decision; (c) be directly accessible through the internet link provided to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3 and be sufficiently intuitive for non-native speakers.
(a) the model identification document set out in Part 1 of Annex I; (b) the additional requirements set out in Part 2 of that Annex.
(a) in the case of registered equidae, at least Sections I to IX; (b) in the case of equidae for breeding and production, at least Sections I to IV.
(a) issue identification documents which comply with the requirements provided for in Article 7(1), (2) and (3); (b) have the necessary systems in place to verify, when required by the competent authority, whether an identification document declared to be issued by them: (i) is unique, genuine and authentic; (ii) includes, where blank identification documents are printed on stock, a serial number printed at least on the pages containing Sections I, II and III of the identification document.
(a) comply with the requirements of Article 7(1), (2) and (3); (b) have Section I thereof duly completed with information verified by or on behalf of the issuing body indicated in point 11 of Part A of Section I; (c) have Section IV thereof completed, if required by national legislation or by the rules and regulations of the issuing body referred to in point (a) and (b) of Article 5(1); (d) have Section V thereof completed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.
(a) the full pedigree information; (b) the section of the studbook referred to in Article 2 or 3 of Decision 96/78/EC; (c) where established, the class of the main section of the studbook in which the registered equine animal is entered.
(a) issue in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 and the rules of that issuing body an identification document complying with the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 7; or (b) recognise and validate the identification document issued for that horse in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article; or (c) issue a new identification document in accordance with Article 12(3)(c).
(a) a transponder is implanted in accordance with Article 18, or an equivalent authorised alternative method of identity verification is applied in accordance with Article 21; (b) a photograph or print displays sufficient details to depict the equine animal.
(a) not avail of the derogation granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) adapt identification documents issued in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article to the requirements set out in Article 9(1).
(a) the unique life number of the equine animal; (b) the number of the identification document, where applied, and the transponder code or an authorised alternative method of identity verification in accordance with Article 21.
(a) on request of or by the competent authority, where the existing identification document does not comply with the requirements of Article 7(1),(2) and (3) or certain identification details set out in Section I, II or V have not been entered accurately by the issuing body; or (b) where an equine animal for breeding and production is upgraded to a registered equine animal in accordance with the rules of the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(a) and the existing identification document cannot be adapted accordingly; or (c) where a horse is upgraded to or registered as a registered horse referred to in point (e)(ii) of Article 2 in accordance with the rules of the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(b) and the existing identification document cannot be adapted accordingly; or (d) where an identification document is issued in accordance with Article 10(1) and cannot be adapted to the requirements of Article 9(1) in accordance with Article 10(2)(b); or (e) in the cases referred to in Article 18(4) and (5) and the existing identification document cannot be adapted accordingly; or (f) where the identification document is confiscated by the competent authority in the context of an investigation.
(a) removed from such populations, excluding the transfer under official supervision from one defined population to another; or (b) brought into domestic use.
(a) they were issued: (i) in the case of registered equidae, by a body in a third country, included in the list provided for in Article 3(1) of Directive 94/28/EC, issuing pedigree certificates; or (ii) in the case of a registered horse, by a national branch of an international organisation or association, which manages horses for competition or racing with its headquarters in the third country of the international organisation or association referred to in Article 5(1)(b); or (iii) in all other cases by the competent authority of the third country of origin of the equine animal;
(b) they comply with all requirements of Article 7(2).
(a) equidae are imported into the Union; or (b) the competent authority has converted the temporary admission of a registered horse in accordance with a Decision adopted by the Commission pursuant to point (b) of Article 19 of Directive 2009/156/EC, into a permanent entry in accordance with point (c) of Article 19 of that Directive.
(a) complete the identification document, so that it complies with the requirements of Article 7(2); (b) record the identification details of the equine animal and the complementary information in the database established in accordance with Article 38.
(a) verify that no such identification document has already been issued for the equine animal concerned; (b) prevent the fraudulent issuing of multiple identification documents for an individual equine animal.
(a) consulting the appropriate documentation and electronic records available; (b) estimating the age of the equine animal; (c) checking the equine animal, as provided for in Article 17, for any signs or marks indicative of any previous identification.
(a) any transponder previously implanted, using a reading device complying with ISO standard 11785 and capable of reading at least HDX and FDX-B transponders at least when the reader is in direct contact with the body surface on the spot where under normal circumstances a transponder is implanted; (b) any clinical signs indicating that a transponder previously implanted or a mark previously applied in accordance with Article 21 has been surgically removed or altered; (c) any sign or indication that an alternative method of identity verification was applied to the equine animal in accordance with Article 21.
(a) issue a duplicate or replacement identification document in accordance with Article 29 or 32, depending on the information available; (b) enter that information, i.e. the transponder number or the alternative method of identity verification, in an appropriate way in the form fields of Part A and the outline diagram in Part B of Section I of the identification document.
(a) compromise the welfare of the equine animal; (b) increase the risk of migration of the transponder compared to the method referred to in the first subparagraph.
(a) previously implanted and recorded transponders have ceased to function; (b) the inherent or acquired mark recorded as the alternative method of identity verification referred to in Article 21 is no longer suitable for that purpose; or (c) the competent authority considers it necessary to ensure identity verification.
(a) in point 5 of Part A of Section I, at least the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder and displayed by the reader following implantation; and where appropriate: (i) a self-adhesive sticker with a bar-code, provided the page is sealed afterwards; or (ii) a print of that bar-code encoding at least those last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder;
(b) in point 12 or 13 of the outline diagram in Part B of Section I, depending on the side where the transponder was implanted, the place where the transponder has been implanted into the equine animal and read after its implantation; (c) in point 19 of the outline diagram in Part B of Section I, the signature of either the veterinarian or the qualified person who carried out the identification by completing point 3 of Part A and the outline diagram in Part B of Section I and read the code displayed by the transponder after its implantation, or of the person reproducing this information for the purpose of issuing the identification document in accordance with the rules of the issuing body.
(a) the alternative methods of identity verification of equidae are not used as the sole means of identity verification of the majority of equidae identified in accordance with this Regulation on their territory; (b) visible marks applied to equidae for breeding and production cannot be confused with those reserved on their territory for use by issuing bodies referred to in Article 5(1)(a) on registered equidae; (c) any authorised alternative method of identity verification or any combination of those methods deliver at least the same guarantees as the transponder implanted in accordance with Article 18; (d) the information on the alternative method of identity verification applied to an individual equine animal can be described in a format capable of being digitalised and stored in a searchable way in a database established in accordance with Article 38.
(a) the correct application of the authorised alternative method of identity verification referred to in Article 21 has been checked; (b) the used method of identity verification is entered in point 6 or 7 of Part A of Section I, or where applicable in Section XI, of the identification document and recorded in the database in accordance with Article 38(1)(f).
(a) stabled or on pasture, and the identification document can be presented without delay by the keeper; (b) temporarily ridden, driven, led or taken either: (i) in the vicinity of the holding within a Member State so that the identification document can be presented without delay; or (ii) during transhumance of equidae to and from registered summer grazing grounds provided that the identification documents can be presented at the holding of departure;
(c) unweaned and accompany their dam or foster mare; (d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition or event which requires them to leave temporarily the training, competition or event venue; (e) moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to the equine animals themselves or to the holding on which they are kept.
(a) the identification document issued in accordance with Article 9(1) or Article 14; or (b) the duplicate identification document issued in accordance with Article 29 or 30 which was subject to the derogation provided for in Article 31.
(a) the equidae for slaughter are less than 12 months old and have visible dental stars of the temporary lateral incisors; (b) there is an uninterrupted traceability from the holding of birth to the slaughterhouse; (c) during transport to the slaughterhouse the equidae for slaughter are individually marked in accordance with Article 18 or 21; (d) the consignment is accompanied by the food chain information in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 that must include a reference to the individual marking referred to in point (c) of this paragraph; (e) the transponder or any physical identifier applied to the equine animal in accordance with Article 21 shall be protected from subsequent fraudulent use, notably by its recovery, destruction or disposal in situ.
(a) the status of the equine animal as regards its eligibility for slaughter for human consumption; (b) the readable transponder code or mark used as an alternative method of identity verification as provided for in Article 21; (c) the status as either a registered equine animal or an equine animal for breeding and production; (d) the information on the ownership, where required by the legislation of the Member State where the equine animal is kept or by the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1).
(a) issuing of the identification document in accordance with Article 9(1) by an issuing body outside the Member State where the holding is located; (b) the introduction of the equine animal into the Member State where the holding is located from another Member State, with the exception of (i) equidae participating in competitions, races, shows, training and hauling for a period not exceeding 90 days; (ii) stallions based in the Member State for the breeding season; (iii) mares based in the Member State for breeding for a period not exceeding 90 days; (iv) equidae accommodated in a veterinary facility for medical reasons; (v) equidae destined for slaughter within 10 days of their introduction.
(a) in the case of registered equidae referred to in point (e)(i) of Article 2, with the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(a) which (i) either issued the identification document for the registered equine animal concerned; or (ii) is approved in accordance with Decision 92/353/EEC in the Member State where the holding of the equine animal is located and has established a studbook in which the equine animal may be entered or registered in accordance with Decision 96/78/EC; or
(b) in the case of registered horses referred to in point (e)(ii) of Article 2, with the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(b) in accordance with the rules of that issuing body which issued the identification document for the registered horse concerned; or (c) with the competent authority or any of the issuing bodies designated in accordance with this Regulation by the competent authority of the Member State where the holding of the equine animal is located.
(a) carry out the necessary updates of identification details in the identification document; (b) enter in Part C of Section I of the identification document the required information on the issuing body, which must consist at least of the UELN-compatible number of the database, where it did not initially issue the identification document in accordance with Article 9(1); (c) complete the entries in Section IV of the identification document, where the change of ownership is required by the national legislation or the rules of the issuing body; (d) enter or complete in the database it has established in accordance with Article 38 the records of the identification details contained in the lodged identification document; (e) submit the information to the central database in accordance with Article 39.
(a) the original identification document is lost, and the identity of the animal can be established, notably through the code transmitted by the transponder or the alternative method of identity verification in accordance with Article 21; or (b) the animal has not been identified within the time limits set out in Article 12, Article 14 or Article 43(2), provided that the covering certificate is available and the biological dam or, in case of embryo transfer, the foster dam, is identified in accordance with this Regulation; or (c) the competent authority has proof that certain identification details in the existing identification document do not match the corresponding equine animal and the provisions in Article 12(3)(a) cannot be applied.
(a) apply to the animal, where necessary, a transponder in accordance with Article 18 or an authorised method of identity verification in accordance with Article 21; (b) issue a duplicate identification document clearly marked as such ("duplicate identification document") with a reference to the unique life number recorded in the database of the issuing body which: (i) carried out the first identification of the animal and issued the lost original identification document; or (ii) issues the duplicate identification document for an animal referred to in paragraph 1(b);
(c) classify the equine animal in Part II of Section II of the duplicate identification document as not intended for slaughter for human consumption.
(a) sent from the issuing body referred to in Article 14(a) to the issuing body referred to in Article 29(2), where it is marked as duplicate identification document, the animal is classified in accordance with Article 29(2)(c) and the information is entered in the database in accordance with Article 29(3); (b) forwarded to the keeper or, where specifically required by law in the Member State where the equine animal is located, to the owner, by the issuing body or competent authority in the Member State where the holding of the equine animal is located.
(a) the keeper can satisfactorily substantiate within 30 days of the declared date of loss of the identification document that the equine animal's status as intended for slaughter for human consumption has not been compromised by any medicinal treatment; (b) the application for the identification is made in accordance with the second indent of Article 1(1) of Decision 96/78/EC during the first year of life but after the maximum permitted period referred to in Article 12(2) of this Regulation has expired.
(a) the original identification document is lost, and: (i) the identity of the animal cannot be ascertained; (ii) there is no indication or evidence that for this animal an identification document had been issued previously by an issuing body as referred to in Article 5(1);
(b) the animal has not been identified within the time limits set out in Article 12(1) or (2), Article 14 or Article 43(2).
(a) implant a transponder in the animal in accordance with Article 18 or apply an alternative method of identity verification in accordance with Article 21; (b) issue a replacement identification document clearly marked as such ("replacement identification document") with a reference to a newly assigned unique life number corresponding to the record in the database on the issuing of this replacement identification document; (c) classify the equine animal in Part II of Section II of the replacement identification document as not intended for slaughter for human consumption.
(a) subject to a prohibition order as referred to in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/156/EC; or (b) situated in a Member State that is not a Member State free of African horse sickness or in a part of the territory of a Member State considered in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/156/EC as infected with African horse sickness.
(a) the transponder shall be protected from subsequent fraudulent use, notably by its recovery, destruction or disposal in situ; (b) the identification document shall be rendered invalid at least by tamper-proof stamping it "invalid" on all pages or pinching a hole of appropriate diameter, not less than a standard hole puncher, through all pages; (c) with a reference to the equine animal's unique life number either: (i) the identification document shall be destroyed under official supervision at the slaughterhouse where the animal was slaughtered and an attestation shall be communicated to the issuing body, either directly or through the contact point referred to in Article 36(2), informing it on the date of slaughter of the animal at a slaughterhouse and on the date of destruction of the identification document; or (ii) the invalidated identification document shall be returned to the issuing body indicated either in point 11 of Part A of Section I of the identification document or in Part C of that Section, updated in accordance with Article 28(b), either directly or through the contact point referred to in Article 36(2), together with information on the date the animal was slaughtered or killed for disease control purposes.
(a) the official veterinarian: (i) in the case of slaughter or killing for disease control purposes, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(4)(a) of Directive 2009/156/EC; or (ii) following slaughter, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Directive 2009/156/EC; or
(b) the competent authority defined in Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in the case of the disposal or processing of a carcass, which was accompanied by the identification document in accordance with national legislation referred to in Article 23(1) of the present Regulation, in: (i) an establishment approved in accordance with point (a) of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; or (ii) a low-capacity incineration plant referred to in point (a)(iii) of Chapter III of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
(a) the signature of the owner on its own discretion, endorsed by the issuing body; or (b) the signatures of the keeper and of the veterinarian responsible who acts in accordance with Article 10(2) of Directive 2001/82/EC; or (c) the entry made by the issuing body, when issuing a duplicate identification document in accordance with Article 29 or 30 or a replacement identification document in accordance with Article 32.
(a) intended for slaughter for human consumption, which shall be the default case; or (b) not intended for slaughter for human consumption as set out in Part II of Section II of the identification document.
(a) completing and signing Part II of Section II of the identification document; and (b) invalidating Part III of Section II of the identification document in accordance with the instructions provided for in Part III of Section II.
(a) either directly to the issuing body referred to in paragraph 4 and provides the information necessary for the issuing body to update the database setup in accordance with Article 39; or (b) directly to the central database set up in accordance with Article 39, where it is ensured that the information is incorporated in the database set up in accordance with Article 38 by the issuing body referred to in paragraph 4.
(a) the unique life number; (b) the species; (c) the sex; (d) the colour; (e) the date (dd/mm/yyyy) of birth as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i); (f) if applicable, at least the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder, or the code transmitted by a radio-frequency identification device not complying with the standard ISO 11784 together with information on the required reading system, or the alternative method of identity verification applied in accordance with Article 21; (g) the country of birth as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i); (h) the date of issue and any modification of the identification document; (i) the name and address of the keeper who submitted the application referred to in Article 11(1), 15(1), 29(2) or 32(2) or, where applicable, lodged the identification document as referred to in Article 27(3); (j) the status as registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production; (k) the name of the animal (namely, the birth name and, where applicable, the commercial name), as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i); (l) the known status of the animal as not intended for slaughter for human consumption; (m) the serial number, where such serial number is applied to the identification document referred to in Article 9(1) and (3), and any information concerning new, duplicate or replacement identification documents issued in accordance with Article 12(3), Article 29, Article 30 or Article 32; (n) the country where the holding of the equine animal is located as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i); (o) the notified date of death or loss of the animal as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i) or date of slaughter.
(a) where the issuing body is approved, recognised or designated or has its headquarters in accordance with Article 5(1); (b) where the equine animal was born.
(a) both databases can effectively communicate with each other and can cooperate with central databases in accordance with Article 40 to update the identification details for equidae changing their status to either registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production; (b) the competent authority has direct access to any of those databases.
(a) in accordance with Article 28 of this Regulation, the central database communicates, with a reference to the unique life number, any modification to the identification details referred to in Article 38(1) to the central database of the Member State where the identification document was issued; (b) the competent authorities of other Member States are granted free of charge access to a minimum of information contained in the central database to inquire whether a transponder code, a unique life number or a passport number has been recorded therein.
(a) equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, and identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that the identification documents issued for those equidae:(i) were registered in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2009 at the latest; and(ii) contain a Section corresponding to Section IX of the model identification document set out in the Annex to Decision 93/623/EEC, and Part III-A of the identification document is completed where information is entered in Part III-B thereof;
(b) equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, but not identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that they were identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by31 December 2009 at the latest;(c) equidae identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2015 .
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(a) il n'est pas destiné à l'abattage dans le cadre d'un programme national d'éradication d'une maladie transmissible/it is not intended for slaughter under a national eradication programme for a transmissible disease; (b) il ne provient pas d'une exploitation faisant l'objet de mesures de restriction pour des motifs de police sanitaire et n'a pas été en contact avec des équidés d'une telle exploitation/it does not come from a holding subject to restrictions for animal health reasons and has not been in contact with equidae on such a holding; (c) il ne provient pas d'une zone faisant l'objet de mesures de restriction en ce qui concerne la peste équine/it does not come from an area subject to restrictions for African horse sickness.
(a) be in the format of a printed passport with a paper size not smaller than A5 (210 × 148 mm); (b) have a distinct cover (front and back) that provides sufficient protection, which may be embossed with the logo of the issuing body, and may have a pocket at the inside back cover for the insertion of pages containing Sections IV to XI, as appropriate; (c) have at least Sections I to III indivisibly machine-riveted to prevent pages being fraudulently removed or replaced; (d) where serial numbers are applied, have at least Sections I, II and III printed on pages bearing the serial number of the identification document; (e) have at least each page of Sections I to III numbered in the format "page number/total number of pages"; (f) have Part A of Section I sealed with a transparent adhesive laminate after the required information has been entered, unless Section I of the identification document is printed by the issuing body in a way that prevents alterations after the required information was entered; (g) have the General Instruction provided for in Part 1 printed in the document.
issuing body, unique life number, name, sex, colour, the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder (as appropriate), photograph of the equine animal;
at least all compulsory information in Part A of Section I of the identification document.
| Issuing Body: | Name of Country: | ||
| Name and Address of keeper/owner: | |||
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| Colour: | Bar-Code (optional)/eartag: | ||
| Date of birth: | |||
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| Date and place of issuing: | Name (in capital letters) and capacity of signatory: | Signature: | |