Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92
Date: 2002-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, carcase, goat, live animal, sheep, traceability, veterinary legislation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 13.12.2002
COM(2002) 729 final

2002/0297 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals
and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Council  Directive  92/102/EEC  on  the  identification  and  registration  of  animals,  introduces
arrangements to identify and register bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals.

One of the basic objectives of this Directive is the tracing of animals for veterinary purposes,
which is of crucial importance for the control of contagious diseases.  It must be possible to
determine  rapidly  and  conveniently  the  place  of  origin  of  an  animal  or  carcass  and  its
movements throughout the Community. The purpose of this is to prevent the further spread of
diseases.

In the interest of control of contagious diseases and the rapid tracing of animals in the event of an
outbreak  of  a  contagious  disease,  productive  livestock  must  be  adequately  identified  and
registered according to the same requirements in all Member States.

Experience and in particular the foot and mouth disease crisis has shown that the implementation
of this Directive with regard to ovine and caprine animals has not been satisfactory.

It  is  proposed  to  introduce  a  Regulation  for  the  identification  and  registration  of  ovine  and
caprine animals which will reinforce the provisions of the current Directive, in particular, with
regard  to  the  introduction  in  each  Member  State  of  an  identification  system  that  ensures  that
animals  bear  an  identification  mark  and  all  movements  are  recorded,  with  the  aim  of  tracing
animals for health reasons.

In  1998  the  Commission  launched  a  large  scale  project  on  livestock  electronic  identification
(IDEA) and the final report was completed on 30 April 2002. This project has demonstrated that
a substantial improvement in ovine and caprine animal identification systems can be reached by
using  electronic  identifiers  for  these  animals  provided  a  number  of  conditions  concerning  the
accompanying measures are fulfilled.

The technology of electronic identification of ovine and caprine animals has been developed to
such a stage that it can be applied. However, the implementing measures required for the proper
introduction of the system of electronic identification on a Community scale have not yet been
developed although the final report of the IDEA project provides recommendations. To take into
account  future  developments  within  this  field  the  Commission  can  introduce  provisions  for
electronic identification on a Community scale when appropriate.The proposed identification and
registration system provides for eartags and authorisation of the use of electronic  identifiers to
identify  ovine  and  caprine  animals  individually  enabling  the  holding  of  birth  to  be  identified,
movement documents,  registers of animals  on  each  holding  and  a  central  register  of  holdings.
Furthermore,  the  system  provides  for  the  establishment  of  a  computer  database,  which  will
include  as  a  first  step  the  central  register  of  holdings  and  as  a  second  step  records  of  each
separate movement of animals.

For  reasons  of  rapid  and  accurate  tracing  ovine  and  caprine  animals  must,  throughout  any
movement, be identified and accompanied by a movement document.

This proposal implies also an improvement of the information tools for sheep policy formulation
and evaluation and this aspect has also been taken into account.

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2002/0297 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals
and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee3,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions4,

Whereas:

(1) 

Under Article 3 (1) (c) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning
veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live
animals  and  products  with  a  view  to  the  completion  of  the  internal  market5  as  last
amended  by  Directive  92/118/EEC6,  animals  for  intra-Community  trade  must  be
identified in accordance with the requirements of Community rules and be registered
in such a way that the original or transit holding, centre or organisation can be traced.
Before 1 January 1993 these identification and registration systems are to be extended
to the movements of animals within the territory of each Member State.

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OJ C , , p. .
OJ C , , p. .
OJ C , , p. .
OJ C , , p. .
OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.

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(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

Article 14  of  Council  Directive  91/496/EEC  of  15 July  1991  laying  down  the
principles  governing  the  organisation  of  veterinary  checks  on  animals  entering  the
Community  from  third  countries  and  amending  Directives  89/662/EEC,  90/425/EEC
and 90/675/EEC7 as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC8, states that the identification
and  registration  provided  for  in  Article 3 (1) (c)  of  Directive  90/425/EEC  of  such
animals  must,  except  in  the  case  of  animals  for  slaughter  and  registered  equidae,  be
carried out after the veterinary checks have been made.

Rules  concerning  the  identification  and  the  registration  of  in  particular  ovine  and
caprine  animals  have  been  laid  down  in  Council  Directive  92/102/EEC  of
27 November  1992 on the identification and registration of animals9, as amended by
the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. In respect of ovine and caprine
animals experience and in particular the foot and mouth disease crisis has shown that
the  implementation  of  Directive  92/102/EEC  has  not  been  satisfactory  and  needs
improvement. It is therefore necessary to lay down more stringent and specific rules.

In  1998  the  Commission  launched  a  large  scale  project  on  livestock  electronic
identification (IDEA), and its final report was completed 30 April 2002. That project
has  demonstrated  that  a  substantial  improvement  in  ovine  and  caprine  animal
identification systems can be achieved by using electronic identifiers for those animals
provided certain conditions concerning the accompanying measures are fulfilled.

The  technology  of  electronic  identification  in  ovine  and  caprine  animals  has  been
developed  to  such  a  stage  that  it  can  be  applied.  Pending  the  development  of  the
implementing  measures  required  for  the  proper  introduction  of  the  system  of
electronic  identification  on  a  Community-wide  scale  an  efficient  identification  and
registration  system,  enabling  future  developments  in  the  field  of  implementation  of
electronic identification on a Community-wide scale to be taken into account, should
permit  the  individual  identification  of  the  animals  and  the  holding  of  birth  of  the
animals.

To take into account future developments within the field of electronic identification
of  ovine  and  caprine  animals,  and  in  particular  the  experience  gained  in  its
implementation  thereof,  the  Commission  should  submit  to  the  Council  a  report
concerning the possible implementation of the system of electronic identification on a
Community-wide scale.

The  Joint  Research  Centre  of  the  Commission  shall  provide  detailed  technical
guidelines,  definitions  and  procedures  in  the  areas  of  technical  characteristics  of
identifiers and readers; test procedures, acceptance criteria and certification model for
agreed 
identifiers  and  readers;
application  of  identifiers,  their  reading  and  recovery;  codification  of  identifiers;
common glossary, data dictionary and communication standards.

laboratories;  procurement  of  appropriate 

test 

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OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
OJ L 16, 22.1.1996, p. 3.
OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32.

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(9) 

(10) 

In  order  to  permit  movements  of  ovine  and  caprine  animals  to  be  traced,  animals
should be identified properly and accompanied by a movement document throughout
any movement.

Keepers  of  animals  should  maintain  an  up-to-date  register  of  the  animals  on  their
holdings.  The  requirements  with  regard  to  the  register  should  be  determined  on  a
Community basis.

In  each  Member  State,  a  central  register  should  be  established  comprising  an  up-to-
date  list  of  all  holdings  which  keep  animals  covered  by  this  Regulation  and  are
situated on its territory, specifying the species,  the  number of  animals kept and  their
keepers, and the type of production.

(11)  For  the  purpose  of  rapid  and  accurate  tracing  of  animals  each  Member  State  should
create  a  computer  database  which  will  record  all  holdings  on  its  territory  and  the
movements of the animals.

(12)  The  content  of  the  means  of  identification,  the  movement  document,  the  holding
register,  the  central  register  of  holdings  and  the  computer  database  should  be
determined on a Community basis.

(13)  Persons involved in the trade of animals should keep records of their transactions, and

the competent authority should have access to these records on request.

(14) 

In order to ensure the correct application of this Regulation, it is necessary to provide
with a rapid and efficient exchange of information about means of identification and
related  documents  between  Member  States.  Community  provisions  relating  thereto
have  been  established  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  515/97  of  13  March  1997  on
mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and co-
operation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of
the law on customs and agricultural matters10 and by Council Directive 89/608/EEC of
21 November 1989 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the
Member States and co-operation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the
correct application of legislation on veterinary and zootechnical matters11.

(15)  With  a  view  to  guaranteeing  the  reliability  of  the  arrangements  provided  for  in  this
Regulation, it is necessary that Member States carry out adequate and efficient control
measures,  without  prejudice  to  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  of
18 December  1995  on  the  protection  of  the  European  Communities’  financial
interests12.

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OJ L 82, 22.3.1997, p. 1.
OJ L 351, 2.12.1989, p.34.
OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 23.

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(16) 

In order to take into account the system established by this Regulation for the granting
of  certain  aids  under  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3508/92  of  27  November  1992
establishing  an  integrated  administration  and  control  system  for  certain  Community
aid  schemes13,  as  last  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC) No 495/200114it  is
necessary to amend that Regulation accordingly.

(17)  Since the measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation are measures
of general scope within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of
28 June  1999  laying  down  the  procedures  for  the  exercise  of  implementing  powers
conferred  to  the  Commission15,  they  should  be  adopted  by  use  of  the  regulatory
procedure provided for in Article 5 of that Decision.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

2.

Each Member State shall establish a system for the identification and registration of
ovine and caprine animals in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

The  provisions  of  Directive  92/102/EEC,  which  relate  specifically  to  ovine  and
caprine animals, shall no longer apply from the date on which these animals must be
identified in accordance with this Regulation.

This  Regulation  shall  apply  without  prejudice  to  Community  rules,  which  may  be
established  for  disease  eradication  or  control  purposes,  and  without  prejudice  to
Directive 91/496/EEC and Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92.

For the purpose of this Regulation:

Article 2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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“animal”  means  an  animal  of  the  ovine  or  caprine  species  within  the  meaning  of
Article 2(1) and 2(2) of Council Directive 91/68/EEC16;

“holding”  means  any  agricultural  or  other  premises  located  in  the  territory  of  a
Member State, other than means of transport, where animals are being bred or kept
on a permanent or temporary basis;

“keeper” means any natural or legal person responsible, even on a temporary basis,
for animals;

“competent authority” means the central authority or authorities of  a  Member State
responsible for, or entrusted with, carrying out veterinary checks  and implementing
this  Regulation,  or  in  the  case  of  monitoring  for  premiums  the  authority  entrusted
with implementing Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92.

OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.
0J L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 6.
OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.

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1.

The  system  for  the  identification  and  registration  of  animals  shall  comprise  the
following elements:

Article 3

(a) means of identification to identify animals individually;

(b)

up-to-date registers kept on each holding;

(c) movement documents;

(d)

a central register;

(e)

a computer database.

2.

1.

2.

3.

The Commission and the competent authority of the Member State  concerned  shall
have access  to  all  information  covered  by  this  Regulation.  The  Member  States  and
the  Commission  shall  take  the  measures  necessary  to  ensure  access  to  that
information  for  all  parties  concerned  having  an  interest,  including  consumers
organisations recognised by the Member State, provided that the data protection and
confidentiality requirements prescribed by national law are ensured.

Article 4

All  animals  on  a  holding  born  after  1 July  2003  or  intended  for  intra-Community
trade  after  1 July  2003  shall  be  identified  in  accordance  with  Section A  of  the
Annex within a period to be determined by the Member State as from the birth of the
animal and  in  any  case  before  the  animal leaves the holding on which  it  was  born.
That period shall not be longer than one month.

By  way  of  derogation  Member  States  may  extend  the  period  to  six  months  for
animals  kept  in  extensive  farming  conditions  and  in  free  range.  Member  States
concerned  shall  inform  the  Commission  of  the  derogation  granted.  If  necessary
implementing rules may be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 13(2).

The means of identification shall comply with the requirements set out in Section A
of the Annex.

Any  animal  imported  from  a  third  country  after  1  July  2003  which  has  passed  the
checks  laid  down  by  Directive  91/496/EEC  and  which  remains  within  the
Community territory shall be identified in accordance with Section A of  the  Annex
on the holding of destination within a period to be determined by the Member State
of at most 14 days after undergoing those checks, and, in any event, before leaving
the holding.

The  original  identification  established  by  the  third  country  shall  be  recorded  in  the
register of the holding provided for in Article 5 together with the identification code
allocated to it by the Member State of destination.

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4.

5.

6.

7.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

However,  it  is  not  necessary  to  identify  the  animal  if  the  animal  is  transported
directly  from  the  Veterinary  Border  Inspection  Post  to  a  slaughterhouse  situated  in
the Member State where the checks referred to in the first subparagraph are carried
out and the animal is slaughtered within 14 days after undergoing the checks.

Any  animal  originating  in  another  Member  State  shall  retain 
identification.

its  original

No  means  of  identification  may  be  removed  or  replaced  without  the  permission  of
the competent authority. Where a means of identification has become illegible or has
been lost, a replacement bearing the same code shall be applied in accordance with
this Article. In addition to the code and distinct from it the replacement may bear a
mark with the version number of the replacement.

The means of identification shall be allocated to the holding, distributed and applied
to the animals in a manner determined by the competent authority.

Member States shall communicate to each other and to the Commission the model of
the means and the method of identification used within their territory.

Article 5

Each  keeper  of  animals  shall  keep  an  up-to-date  register  in  accordance  with
Section B of the Annex.

The register shall be in a format approved by the competent authority, kept in manual
or  computerised  form,  and  be  available  at  all  times  on  the  holding  and  to  the
competent  authority,  upon  request,  for  a  minimum  period  to  be  determined  by  the
competent authority but which may not be less than three years.

Each keeper shall supply the competent authority, upon request, with all information
concerning  the  origin,  identification  and  where  appropriate,  the  destination  of
animals which he or she has owned, kept, transported, marketed or slaughtered in the
last three years.

Member States shall communicate to each other and to the Commission the model of
the holding register used within their territory.

Article 6

As  from  1 July  2003  whenever  an  animal  is  moved,  it  shall  be  accompanied  by  a
movement document issued by the competent authority and completed by the keeper
in accordance with Section C of the Annex.

The  keeper  of  the  holding  of  destination  shall  keep  the  movement  document  for  a
minimum period to be determined by the competent authority but which may not be
less than three years.

Member States shall communicate to each other and to the Commission the model of
the movement document used within their territory.

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Article 7

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  the  competent  authority  has  a  central  register  of  all  the
holdings situated on its territory which keep animals.

This register shall include the identification code of the holding and specify the species and
the number of animals kept, their keepers and the type of production. The number of animals
kept shall be updated at regular intervals.

A holding shall remain on the central register until three consecutive years have elapsed with
no animals on the holding.

The competent authority of the Member States shall set up a computer database in accordance
with Section D of the Annex and by the dates specified therein.

Article 8

Article 9

1.

2.

Further guidelines and procedures for the implementation of electronic identification
shall be adopted according to the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

The  decisions  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  be  adopted  in  order  to  implement
general electronic identification by 1 July 2006. If necessary, the Commission shall
submit to the Council by 31 December 2005 a report on the experience gained with
regard to the implementation of electronic identification,accompanied by appropriate
proposals amending if appropriate, the date by which general electronic identification
should be implemented.

Article 10

Amendments  to  the  Annexes  and  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this
Regulation  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in  Article 13(2).
These measures concern in particular:

(a)

(b)

(c)

1.

2.

minimum level of controls to be carried out;

application of administrative sanctions;

transitional provisions for the start-up period of the system.

Article 11

Member  States  shall  designate  the  competent  authority  responsible  for  ensuring
compliance with this Regulation. They shall inform each other and the Commission
of the identity of this authority.

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  any  person  responsible  for  the  identification  and
registration  of  animals  has  received  instruction  and  guidance  on  the  relevant
provisions of the Annex, and that appropriate training courses are available.

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Article 12

1.

2.

Member States shall take  all the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Regulation. The controls provided for shall be without prejudice to
any control which the Commission may carry out pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 2988/95.

Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of
this  Regulation  and  shall  take  all  measures  necessary  to  ensure  that  they  are
implemented.  The  sanctions  provided  for  must  be  effective,  proportionate  and
dissuasive.

3.

Experts from the Commission in conjunction with the competent authorities:

(a)

(b)

shall verify that the Member States are complying with the requirements of this
Regulation;

shall  make  on-the-spot  checks  to  ensure  that  the  controls  provided  for  under
paragraph 1 are carried out in accordance with this Regulation.

A  Member  State  in  whose  territory  an  on-the-spot  check  is  made  shall  provide  the
experts  from  the  Commission  with  any  assistance  they  may  require  in  the
performance of their tasks.

The outcome of the checks made must be discussed with the competent authority of
the Member State concerned before a final report is drawn up and circulated.

When the Commission deems that the outcome of checks so justifies, it shall review
the situation within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
referred to in Article 13(1). It may adopt the necessary decisions in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 13(2).

The  Commission  shall  monitor  developments  in  the  situation.  In  the  light  of  such
developments and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12(2) it may
amend or repeal the decisions referred to in paragraph 5.

Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted, where necessary, in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

Article 13

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal  Health,  instituted  by  Article  58  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  178/2002  of  the
European Parliament and of the Council17.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1.

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OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

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2.

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  5  and  7  of  Decision
1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period referred to in Article 5 (6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three
months.

Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 is replaced by the following :

Article 14

“Article 5

The system for the identification and registration of animals to be taken into account for the
granting  of  aid  governed  by  this  Regulation  shall  be  set  up  in  accordance  with  Regulation
(EC)  No  1760/2000  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  17  July  2000
establishing a system for the identification and  registration of  bovine  animals and regarding
the  labelling  of  beef  and  beef  products  and  repealing  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  820/97*
and  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  …/2002  establishing  a  system  for  the  identification  and
registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92**.”

*
**

OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.
OJ L[…], […], p. […].

Article 15

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the    day  following  that  of  its  publication  in  the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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A.

Means of identification

ANNEX

1.

2.

3.

4.

Animals  are  identified  by  an  eartag  approved  by  the  competent  authority,
applied  to  each  ear.  Member  States  may  authorise  the  replacement  of  the
second eartag with an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority
and responding to the technical characteristics listed in point 5. From the date
referred  to  in  Article  9(2)  the  replacement  of  the  second  eartag  with  an
electronic identifier is obligatory. Both eartags or the eartag and the electronic
identifier  approved  by  the  competent  authority  shall  bear  the  same  unique
identification  code,  which  makes  it  possible  to  identify  each  animal
individually together with the holding on which it was born.

The eartags shall be applied on a place easily visible at distance.

The  eartags  and  the  electronic  identifier  shall  contain  a  code  that  allows  to
identify at least the name, the code or the logo of the competent authority or of
the central competent authority of the Member State which allocated the eartag
and the electronic identifier, and the following characters:

– 

– 

the  first positions shall identify  the  Member  State  of  the  holding  where
the  animal  is  first  identified.  For  this  purpose  two-letter  or  three  digit
country codes1 shall be used in accordance with ISO 3166;

the characters following the country code shall be numeric and shall not
exceed 12.

In addition to the information provided for in this paragraph, a bar code may be
authorised by the competent authorities of the Member States.

The eartags shall be of flexible plastic material, tamper-proof and easy to read
throughout  the  lifetime  of  the  animal  and  of  a  design,  which  will  remain
attached to the animal without being harmful to it. The eartags shall not be re-
usable and shall consist of two parts, a male part and a  female part, and each
part shall carry only non-removable inscriptions as provided for in point 3.

1

AT
Austria
BE
Belgium
DK
Denmark
FI
Finland
FR
France
DE
Germany
EL
Greece
IE
Ireland
IT
Italy
LU
Luxembourg
NL
Netherlands
PT
Portugal
ES
Spain
Sweden
SE
United Kingdom UK

040
056
208
246
250
276
300
372
380
442
528
620
724
752
826

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5.

The  electronic 
characteristics:

identifier  shall 

respond 

to 

the 

following 

technical

– 

– 

– 

read-only passive transponders applying the HDX or FDX-B technology,
complying with the ISO standard 11785;

the  electronic 
identifiers  must  be  readable  by  reading  devices,
corresponding to the  ISO  standard  11785,  capable  of  reading  HDX  and
FDX-B transponders;

the  reading  distance  for  portable  readers  must  be  minimum  12  cm  for
eartags  and  minimum  20  cm  for  bolus  type,  and  for  stationary  readers
minimum 50 cm for eartags and bolus type.

6.

However  for  animals  intended  for  slaughter  before  the  age  of  six  months  the
following identification method may be authorised by the competent authority:

– 

– 

– 

the  animals  are  identified  by  an  eartag  approved  by  the  competent
authority,  applied  to  each  ear.  Both  eartags  shall  bear  the  same
inscription;

the eartags shall be of flexible plastic material, tamper-proof, easy to read
and of a design, which will remain attached to the animal without being
harmful to it. The eartags shall not be reusable and shall carry only non-
removable inscriptions;

The  eartags  shall  contain  at  least  the  two-letter  country  code,  the
identification code of the holding of birth and the month of birth.

Member  States  using  this  method  shall  inform  the  Commission  and  Member
States in the framework of the Committee referred to in Article 13(1).

If animals identified in accordance with this point are kept beyond the age of
six  months  or  are  intended  for  intra-Community  trade  or  export  to  third
countries, they must be identified in accordance with points 1 to 4.

B.

Holding register

The register shall contain at least the following:

1.

For the holding the information on:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the identification code of the holding,

the address of the holding and the geographic co-ordinates or equivalent
geographic indication of the holding,

the type of production,

the name and address of the keeper,

up-to-date information on the number of animals.

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2.

For each animal the up-to-date information on:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the identification code of the animal,

the month and year of birth,

the sex,

the breed and genotype if known,

the  identification  code  of  the  holding  of  destination,  or  in  the  event  of
animals  moved  to  a  slaughterhouse  the  identification  code  of  the
slaughterhouse,

the month of death of the animal on the holding,

replacement of eartags and electronic identifiers,

in the case of animals departing from the holding the identification code
of the holding to which the animal was transferred, as well as the date of
departure,

in the case of animals arriving  on the  holding  the identification code of
the holding, from which the animal was transferred, as well as the date of
arrival.

However  for  animals  identified  in  accordance  with  point  6  of  Section  A,  the
information provided for in point 2 of this Section shall be provided  for each
batch of animals having the same identification, and shall include the number
of animals.

3.

The name  and signature  of the representative of  the competent  authority  who
has checked the register and the date on which the check was carried out.

C.

Movement document

1.

The  movement  document  issued  by  the  competent  authority  shall  contain  at
least the following:

– 

– 

– 

– 

the name of issuing authority;

the date of issue of the movement document;

the identification code of the holding;

name and address of the keeper.

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2.

In  addition  to  the  information  mentioned  in  paragraph 1  the  movement
document  shall  contain  at  least  the  following  fields  to  be  completed  by  the
keeper for animals to be moved from the holding:

(a)

For each animal:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the identification code,

the month and year of birth,

the sex,

the breed and genotype if known,

the identification code of the holding of destination, or in the event
of animals moved to a slaughterhouse the identification code of the
slaughterhouse,

the date of departure,

the data concerning the means of transport and the transporter.

(b) The signature of the keeper.

However  for  animals  identified  in  accordance  with  point  6  of  Section  A,  the
movement document shall contain at least the following fields to be completed
by the keeper for animals to be moved from the holding:

(a)

For each batch of animals:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the identification code of the holding of birth,

the month of birth,

the number of animals,

the identification code of the holding of destination, or in the event
of animals moved to a slaughterhouse the identification code of the
slaughterhouse,

the date of departure,

the data concerning the means of transport and the transporter.

(b) The signature of the keeper.

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D.

Computer database

1.

From  1  July  2004  the  computer  database  shall  contain  at  least  the  following
information for each holding:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the country code and the identification code consisting of not more than
12 figures (apart from the country code);

address of the holding;

the  geographic  co-ordinates  or  equivalent  geographic  indication  of  the
holding;

name and address of the keeper;

species of animals;

type of production;

number of animals;

a  data  field  where  it  is  possible  for  the  competent  authority  to  enter
sanitary  information  for  example  restrictions  on  movements,  status  or
other  relevant  information  in  the  context  of  Community  or  national
programmes;

a data field for recording premium related information and/or farm policy
and support information..

2.

From  1  July  2005  there  shall  be  an  entry  in  the  database  for  each  separate
movement of animals. The entry shall comprise at least the following:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the number of animals being moved,

the identification code of the holding of departure,

the date of departure,

the identification code of the holding of arrival,

the date of arrival.

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