Council Regulation (EC) No 1560/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals
Date: 2007-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: data processing, electronic equipment, goat, sheep, traceability, veterinary legislation

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1560/2007

of 17 December 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of

introduction of electronic

identification for ovine and caprine animals

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

implement the system, taking into account its current
and potential economic impact.

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

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December
2003 establishing a system for the identification and
registration of ovine and caprine animals (2) provides
that each Member State is to establish a system for the
identification and registration of ovine and caprine
animals in accordance with the provisions of that Regu-
lation.

That Regulation also provides that, as from 1 January
2008, electronic identification is to become obligatory
for all animals born after that date.

that

system,

provides

addition,

that Regulation

In
the
Commission is to submit to the Council, by 30 June
2006, a report on the implementation of the electronic
appropriate
identification
proposals, on which the Council is to vote confirming
or amending, if necessary, the date of the introduction of
the obligatory use of
if
necessary, some technical aspects relating to the imple-
mentation of electronic identification.

that system and to update,

accompanied

by

The Commission report concludes that it is not possible
to justify the date of 1 January 2008 as the date for the
introduction of obligatory
identification.
Therefore it is appropriate to amend this date by post-
poning it to 31 December 2009 in order to allow the
Member States to take necessary measures to properly

electronic

(5)

(6)

A number of Member States have already developed the
technology necessary for the introduction of electronic
identification and gained significant experience with its
implementation. They should not be prevented from
introducing it at national level if they consider it appro-
priate. Their experience would provide the Commission
and the other Member States with further valuable infor-
mation on the technical implications of electronic iden-
tification and on its impact.

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu-
lation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency
provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol on the role of
national parliaments in the European Union annexed to
the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing
the European Community and to the Treaty establishing
the European Atomic Energy Community.

(7)

Since this Regulation is to apply from 1 January 2008, it
should enter into force immediately.

(8)

Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) shall be replaced by the

following:

(1) Opinion of 13 December 2007 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

‘3.
As from 31 December 2009, electronic identification
according to the guidelines referred to in paragraph 1, and in
accordance with the relevant provisions of Section A of the
Annex, shall be obligatory for all animals.’;

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2. Article 9(4) shall be replaced by the following:

Before 31 December 2009, Member States may introduce the obligatory use of electronic identi-

‘4.
fication for animals born on their territory.’

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA