Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008 implementing Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC as regards methods for the identification of equidae (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, equidae, health certificate, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 504/2008

of 6 June 2008

implementing Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC as regards methods for the
identification of equidae

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Commission Decision 2000/68/EC of 22 December
1999 amending Commission Decision 93/623/EEC and
establishing the identification of equidae for breeding and
production (5),
lays down rules on the identification
document to accompany equidae during movement.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June
1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement
and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular
Article 4(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June
conditions
1990 on the
and in
trade
governing
particular Article 4(2)(c)
second indent of
and (d),
Article 6(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,

in equidae (2),
the

and genealogical

intra-Community

zootechnical

conditions

Having regard to Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994
laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and
genealogical
from third
applicable
to imports
countries of animals,
their semen, ova and embryos, and
breeding
amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred
animals of the bovine species (3), and in particular Article 3(4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1)

the

Commission Decision 93/623/EEC of 20 October 1993
(passport)
establishing
a
accompanying
method to identify registered equidae during their
movements for animal health control purposes.

identification

equidae (4)

introduces

document

registered

of

by

the

inter

differently

for disease

identification

States.
in

the Member
equidae

Decisions 93/623/EEC and 2000/68/EC have been im-
In
plemented
addition,
those
Decisions is linked to movement, while in Community
legislation concerning other livestock species, animals are
control purposes,
identified,
alia
regardless of their movement status.
In addition, that
two-tier system of equidae for breeding and production
on the one side and registered equidae on the other side
may lead to the issuing of more than one identification
document for a single animal which can only be coun-
teracted by applying to the animal an indelible, but not
necessarily visible, mark on the occasion of the primary
identification of the animal.

The outline diagram included in the
identification
document set out in Decision 93/623/EEC is not fully
compatible with similar information required by inter-
national organisations handling equidae for competitions
and races and by the World Organisation for Animal
Health (OIE). This Regulation should therefore establish
an outlinediagram which is appropriate to the needs of
the Community and in line with those internationally
accepted requirements.

Imports of equidae continue to be subject
to the
conditions laid down in Directive 90/426/EEC, and in
particular
in Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of
5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and
for
veterinary certification for
slaughter (6), and Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of
5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae
and equidae for breeding and production (7).

imports of

equidae

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55.
(3) OJ L 178, 12.7.1994, p. 66.
(4) OJ L 298, 3.12.1993, p. 45. Decision as amended by Decision

2000/68/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 72).

(5) OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 72.
(6) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 7. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1792/2006 (OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(7) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1792/2006.

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(6) When the customs procedures laid down in Council
Regulation (EC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 estab-
lishing the Community Customs Code (1) are applied, it is
necessary to refer in addition to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 706/73 of 12 March 1973 concerning the
Community arrangements applicable to the Channel
Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural
products (2). Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 stipulates that
as from 1 September 1973, the Community rules are
applicable in the matter of veterinary legislation, but
excludes Community
The
present Regulation should apply without prejudice to
that Regulation.

zootechnical

legislation.

(7)

(8)

(9)

By

4(2)

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 estab-
lishing a system for the identification and registration of
bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and
beef products (3) provides a definition of a keeper of
animals.
of Directive
contrast, Article
the
90/426/EEC refers to the owner or breeder of
animal. Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992
laying down control
rules and measures to combat
African horse sickness (4) provides for a combined defi-
nition of owner and keeper. As under Community and
national legislation, the owner of an equine animal is not
necessarily the person responsible for the animal,
it is
appropriate to clarify that primarily the keeper of the
equine animal, who may be the owner, should be
responsible for the identification of equine animals in
accordance with the present Regulation.

In the interests of consistency of Community legislation,
the methods for the identification of equidae provided for
in this Regulation should apply without prejudice to
Commission Decision 96/78/EC of 10 January 1996
laying down the criteria for entry and registration of
equidae in stud books for breeding purposes (5).

Those methods should be in line with the principles
established by breeding organisations
approved in
accordance with Commission Decision 92/353/EEC of
11 June 1992 laying down the criteria for the approval
or recognition of organisations and associations which
registered
maintain
stud
equidae (6). In accordance with that Decision,
it is for
the organisation or association which maintains the

establish

books

for

or

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 68, 15.3.1973, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 1174/86 (OJ L 107, 24.4.1986, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1791/2006.

(4) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

(5) OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 39.
(6) OJ L 192, 11.7.1992, p. 63.

stud book of the origin of the breed to establish prin-
ciples on a system for identifying equidae and on the
division of
the stud book into classes and on the
lineages entered in the stud book.

(10)

(11)

the certificate of origin,

referred to in
In addition,
to be incor-
Article 4(2)(d) of Directive 90/427/EEC,
porated in the identification document should mention
all necessary information to ensure that equidae which
are moved between different stud books are entered in
the class of the stud book the criteria of which they
meet.

In accordance with the third indent of Article 1 of
Commission Decision 96/510/EC of 18 July 1996
laying down the pedigree and zootechnical certificates
for the importation of breeding animals, their semen,
ova and embryos (7) the pedigree and zootechnical cer-
tificate for registered equidae must be conform to the
identification document
laid down in Decision
as
93/623/EEC. It is therefore necessary to clarify that any
reference to Decision 93/623/EEC, but also to Decision
2000/68/EC, should be construed as reference to the
present Regulation.

(12) As all equidae born in or imported into the Community
in accordance with this Regulation should be identified
by a single identification document, special provisions are
necessary when the animals’
status as equidae for
breeding and production is changed into registered
equidae
in Article 2(c) of Directive
as
90/426/EEC.

defined

(13) Member States

should be able to establish specific
regimes for the identification of equidae roaming under
wild or semi-wild conditions in defined areas or terri-
sake of
tories,
consistency with the second paragraph of Article 2 of
Directive 92/35/EEC.

including nature

reserves,

the

for

(14)

for

equidae

identifiers

(transponders)

Electronic
are
already in wide practical use at international level. That
technology should be used to ensure a close link between
identification.
the equine animal and the means of
Equidae
transponder,
a
be marked with
although provision should be made for alternative
methods used for the verification of the identity of the
animal provided that those alternative methods provide
equivalent guarantees to prevent multiple issuing of
identification documents.

should

(7) OJ L 210, 20.8.1996, p. 53. Decision as amended by Decision

2004/186/EC (OJ L 57, 25.2.2004, p. 27).

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(15) While equidae must always be accompanied by their
identification document
in accordance with current
Community legislation, provision should be made to
derogate from that requirement when it is impossible
or even impractical with the view to the retention of
the identification document throughout the lifetime of
the equine animal, or where such document was not
issued taking into account the slaughter of the animal
before
for
identification.

required maximum age

reaches

the

it

(20)

the

equidae

document

to immobilise

is
in case of

In accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Directive
an
90/426/EEC,
identification
instrument
an
outbreak of a disease on the holding where they are
It is therefore necessary to provide for
kept or bred.
the suspension of
for
the validity of
movement purposes in the event of an outbreak of
certain diseases by an appropriate entry in the ident-
ification document.

that document

(16)

Those derogations should be applied without prejudice to
Article 14 of Council Directive 2003/85/EC of
29 September 2003 on Community measures for the
control of foot-and-mouth disease (1), which allows dero-
gations
for
identified equidae on holdings where an outbreak of
that disease has been confirmed.

from certain disease

control measures

(17) Member States should also be permitted to allow a
simplified identification document
to be used for
equidae being moved within their territory. Plastic cards
with embedded computer chips (smart cards) have been
It
introduced as data storage devices in various areas.
should be possible to issue such smart cards as an
option in addition to the identification document and
to use them under certain conditions in place of the
identification document accompanying equidae during
movements within a Member State.

(18)

(19)

In accordance with Article 8 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down
transitional arrangements
the implementation of
for
Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council (2) food chain information requirements for
equidae are to be implemented by the end of 2009.

in order

identification document

Provisions are necessary in case the original identification
document issued in accordance with this Regulation for
lifetime was lost. Those provisions should as much as
possible exclude the unlawful possession of more than
to describe
one
correctly the animal's status as intended for slaughter
for human consumption. Where sufficient and verifiable
information is available, a duplicate document should be
issued which is marked as such, and generally excludes
the animal from the food chain;
in other cases a re-
placement document should be issued, equally marked
as such, that in addition will downgrade a previously
registered equine animal to an equine for breeding and
production.

(21) On the death of
a

at

in

the

accordance with Regulation

than by
the equine animal other
slaughter
identification
slaughterhouse,
document should be returned to the issuing body by
the dead
the authority supervising the processing of
(EC) No
animal
1774/2002 of
the
Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules
concerning animal by-products not intended for human
consumption (3), and it should be ensured that the trans-
ponder, or any alternative methods,
including marks,
used to verify the identity of the equine animal, cannot
be recycled.

the European Parliament and of

(22)

(23)

(24)

To prevent transponders from entering the food chain,
meat from animals from which it has not been possible
to remove the transponder at
the time of slaughter
should be declared unfit
for human consumption in
accordance with Chapter V of Section II of Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of
European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific rules
the organisation of official
controls on products of animal origin intended for
human consumption (4).

the

for

The standardisation of the place of implantation of trans-
ponders and the recording of that place in the identifi-
to locate
cation documents
implanted transponders.

should make it easier

the European Parliament and of

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
178/2002 of
the
Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general
principles and requirements of
food law, establishing
the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
food safety (5),
live animals
procedures in matters of
prepared for placing on the market
for human
food. That Regulation
consumption are defined as
food
provides
the
business
food-
production of
producing animals.

responsibilities
all
including traceability of

for
operators

far-reaching

throughout

stages

food,

of

of

(3) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
L 320,

(EC) No 1432/2007 (OJ

Commission Regulation
6.12.2007, p. 13).

(1) OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC.

(2) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1246/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 21).

(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected version (OJ L 226,
25.6.2004, p. 83). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1791/2006.

(5) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3).

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(25)

(26)

(27)

(28)

Equidae for breeding and production, as well as registered
equidae, may become equidae for slaughter as defined in
Article 2(d) of Directive 90/426/EEC at a certain stage of
their lifetime. Meat of solipeds, synonymous for equidae,
is defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of
animal origin (1).

In accordance with paragraph 7 of Section III of Annex II
to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004,
the slaughterhouse
operator is to receive, check and act upon food chain
information providing details on the origin, history and
management of animals intended for food production.
The competent authority may allow food chain infor-
mation on domestic solipeds to be sent to the slaugh-
terhouse at the same time as the animals, rather than
being sent
in advance. The identification document
accompanying equidae for slaughter should therefore
form part of that food chain information.

In accordance with paragraph 1 of Chapter III of Section
to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 the
II of Annex I
official veterinarian is to verify compliance with the
food business operator's duty to ensure that animals
accepted for
for human consumption are
properly identified.

slaughter

are

In accordance with paragraph 8 of Section III of Annex II
the food business
to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004,
operators
accompanying
to
domestic solipeds to ensure that the animal is intended
for slaughter for human consumption and if they accept
the animal for slaughter they are to give the passport to
the official veterinarian.

passports

check

(29) Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community
procedure for the establishment of maximum residue
limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of
animal origin (2) and Council Directive 96/22/EC of
29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use
in
a
certain
hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists (3), the
to
administration of veterinary medicinal products

stockfarming

substances

having

of

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected version (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 22). Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8).
(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 61/2008 (OJ L 22, 25.1.2008,
p. 8).

(3) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3. Directive as amended by Directive
2003/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 17).

subject
Parliament

the
equidae is
European
of
and
6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to
veterinary medicinal products (4).

to Directive 2001/82/EC of
Council

the

of

treatment of

relating to the

(30) Article 10(2) and (3) of Directive 2001/82/EC provides
for specific derogations for equidae from Article 11 of
that Directive,
food
producing animals with medicinal products that have
an established maximum residue limit for species other
than the target species or are authorised for a different
condition, provided that those equidae are identified in
accordance with Community legislation and specifically
marked in their identification document as not intended
for slaughter for human consumption or as intended for
for human consumption following a with-
slaughter
drawal period of at least six months after they have
been treated with substances listed in Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1950/2006 of 13 December 2006 estab-
lishing, in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the
the Council on the
European Parliament
and of
Community
to veterinary medicinal
products, a list of substances essential for the treatment
of equidae (5).

relating

code

(31)

(32)

In order to maintain control over the issuing of identifi-
cation documents, a minimum set of
relevant data
relating to the issuing of such documents should be
recorded in a database. The databases
in different
Member States should cooperate in accordance with
Council Directive 89/608/EEC of 21 November 1989
on mutual assistance between the administrative authori-
ties of the Member States and cooperation between the
latter and the Commission to ensure the correct appli-
legislation on veterinary and zootechnical
cation of
matters (6) to facilitate the exchange of data.

The Universal Equine Life Number (UELN) system has
been agreed worldwide between the major horse-
It has been
breeding and competition organisations.
developed on the initiative of
the World Breeding
Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH), the International
Stud Book Committee (ISBC), the World Arabian Horse
Organization (WAHO),
the European Conference of
Arabian Horse Organisations (ECAHO), the Conférence
Internationale de l’Anglo-Arabe (CIAA), the Fédération
Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the Union Européenne
du Trot (UET) and information on this system can be
consulted on the UELN website (7).

(4) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2004/28/EC (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 58).

(5) OJ L 367, 22.12.2006, p. 33.
(6) OJ L 351, 2.12.1989, p. 34.
(7) http://www.ueln.net

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(33)

The UELN system is suitable for the registration of both
registered equidae
and
and equidae
production and allows computerised networks to be
animals’
brought
identity can continue to be verified in accordance with
Article 6 of Directive 90/427/EEC in the case of
registered equidae.

in gradually to ensure

for breeding

that

the

(34) When codes are assigned to databases, those codes and
the format of
the recorded identification numbers of
individual animals should in no way conflict with the
established UELN system. Therefore, the list of assigned
UELN codes should be consulted before any new code is
assigned to a database.

the

their

equine

animal has been slaughtered.

(35) Article 7(3) of Directive 90/426/EEC requires the official
veterinarian to record the identification number or iden-
tification document number of the slaughtered equidae,
and to forward to the competent authority at the place of
dispatch, at the latter’s request, an attestation to the effect
In
that
accordance with Article 4(4)(i) of that Directive, after
registered equidae are slaughtered,
identification
document are to be returned to the body that issued
them. These requirements should also apply to identifi-
cation documents issued for equidae for breeding and
production. Recording a UELN-compatible life number
and using it to identify the authorities or bodies which
issued the
should facilitate
compliance with those requirements. Where possible,
Member States should use the liaison bodies they have
designated in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls
performed to ensure the verification of compliance
with feed and food law, animal health and animal
welfare rules (1).

identification document

(36)

Veterinary supervision necessary to provide the animal
health guarantees in accordance with Articles 4 and 5
the
of Directive 90/426/EEC can only be ensured if
holding as defined in Article 2(a) of that Directive is
known to the competent authority. Similar requirements
result from the application of food law in relation to
equidae as food-producing animals. However, due to
the frequency of movements of equidae, in comparison
with other livestock,
it should not be attempted to
establish a real-time habitual traceability of equidae. Iden-
tification of equidae should therefore be a first step of a
system for the identification and registration of equidae
to be
the New
completed in the
Community Animal Health Policy.

framework of

(37) With a view to the uniform application of Community
legislation on the identification of equidae in the Member
States and to ensure that it
is clear and transparent,
Decisions 93/623/EEC and 2000/68/EC should be
repealed and replaced by this Regulation.

(38)

Transitional measures should be provided for in order to
allow the Member States to adapt to the rules laid down
in this Regulation.

(39)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with
Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,

opinion

the

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation lays down rules on the identification of

1.
equidae:

(a) born in the Community; or

(b) released for

free

accordance with the
Article 4(16)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

circulation in the Community
defined

customs procedure

in
in

2.

This Regulation shall be without prejudice to:

(a) Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 and Decision 96/78/EC; and

(1) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected version (OJ L 191, 28.5.2004,
p. 1) Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006.

(b) measures taken by Member States to register holdings

keeping equidae.

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Article 2

Definitions

1.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in
Article 2(a) and (c) to (f), (h) and (i) of Directive 90/426/EEC
and Article 2(c) of Directive 90/427/EEC shall apply.

2.

The following definitions shall also apply:

(a)

‘keeper’ means any natural or legal person having ownership
of, or in the possession of, or charged with the keeping of,
an equine animal, whether or not for financial reward, and
whether or not on a permanent or on a temporary basis,
including during transportation, at markets, or during
competitions, races or cultural events;

(b) ‘transponder’ means a read-only passive radio frequency

identification device:

(i) complying with standard ISO 11784 and applying HDX

or FDX-B technology; and

(ii) capable of being read by a reading device compatible
with standard ISO 11785, at a minimum distance of
12 cm;

(c)

‘equidae’ or ‘equine animals’ means wild or domesticated
soliped mammals of all species within the genus Equus of
the family Equidae, and their crosses;

(d) ‘unique life number’ means a unique 15-digit alphanumeric
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:

CHAPTER II

IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT

Article 3

General principles and obligation to identify equidae

Equidae referred to in Article 1(1) shall not be kept unless

1.
they are identified in accordance with this Regulation.

2. Where the keeper has no ownership of the equine animal
he shall act within the framework of this Regulation on behalf
of and in agreement with the natural or legal person having the
ownership of the equine animal (the owner).

3.
For the purpose of this Regulation, the system for the
identification of equidae shall be comprised of the following
elements:

(a) a single lifetime identification document;

(b) a method to ensure an unequivocal

link between the

identification document and the equine animal;

(c) a database recording under a unique identification number
the identification details relating to the animal for which an
identification document was issued to a person recorded in
that database.

Article 4

Issuing bodies for identification documents for equidae

identification
1. Member States
document referred to in Article 5(1) for registered equidae is
issued by the following bodies (issuing bodies):

ensure

shall

that

the

(i) a six-digit UELN-compatible identification code for the

database referred to in Article 21(1); followed by

(ii) a nine-digit individual identification number assigned to

the equine animal.

(a)

the organisation or association officially approved or
recognised by the Member State, or by the official agency
of the Member State concerned, both as referred to in the
first indent of Article 2(c) of Directive 90/427/EEC, which
manages the stud book for that breed of animal, as referred
to in Article 2(c) of Directive 90/426/EEC; or

(e)

‘smart card’ means a plastic device with an embedded
computer chip capable of storing data and transmitting
them electronically to compatible computer systems.

(b) a branch with its headquarters in a Member State of an
international association or organisation which manages
horses
referred to in
racing,
Article 2(c) of Directive 90/426/EEC.

competition or

for

as

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The identification documents issued by the authorities in a
2.
third country issuing pedigree certificates in accordance with the
third indent of Article 1 of Decision 96/510/EC shall be deemed
valid in accordance with this Regulation for registered equidae
referred to in Article 1(1)(b).

(i) provide the Member States with regular notifications
concerning new or updated lists that it has received
from the competent authorities of the third countries
concerned in accordance with point (a)(iii);

3.
The issuing body for the identification document referred
to in Article 5(1) for equidae for breeding and production shall
be designated by the competent authority.

(ii) arrange for up-to-date versions of those lists to be made

available to the public;

The issuing bodies referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
4.
shall act in accordance with this Regulation, in particular with
the provisions in Articles 5, 8 to 12, 14, 16, 17, 21 and 23.

5. Member States shall draw up and keep up to date the list
of issuing bodies and make this information available to the
other Member States and the public on a website.

The information on the issuing bodies shall include at least the
contact details necessary to comply with the requirements of
Article 19.

In order to assist the Member States in making those up to date
lists available, the Commission shall provide a website to which
each Member State shall provide a link to its national website.

6.
The lists of issuing bodies in third countries referred to in
paragraph 2 shall be prepared and updated in accordance with
the following conditions:

(a)

the competent authority of the third country in which the
issuing body is situated guarantees that:

(i) the issuing body complies with paragraph 2;

(ii) in the case of an issuing body approved in accordance
with Directive 94/28/EEC,
it must comply with the
information requirement referred to in Article 21(3)
of this Regulation;

(iii) lists of issuing bodies are drawn up, kept up to date

and communicated to the Commission;

(iii) where necessary, include the matter related to the list of
issuing bodies in third countries, without undue delay,
on the
the Standing Committee on
Zootechnics
for decision in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 11(2) of Council
Directive 88/661/EEC (1).

agenda of

Article 5

Identification of equidae born in the Community

1.
Equidae born in the Community shall be identified by
means of a single identification document in accordance with
the model identification document for equidae set out in Annex
I (identification document or passport). It shall be issued for the
lifetime of the equine animal.

The identification document shall be in a printed indivisible
format and contain entries for the insertion of the information
required under the following Sections thereof:

(a)

in the case of registered equidae, Sections I to X;

(b) in the case of equidae for breeding and production, at least

Sections I, III, IV and VI to IX.

The issuing body shall ensure that no identification
least

issued for an equine animal unless at

2.
document
Section I thereof is duly completed.

is

3. Without prejudice to Article 1(1) of Decision 96/78/EC,
and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1(a) and
paragraph 2 of this Article, registered equidae shall be identified
in the identification document according to the rules of the
issuing bodies referred to in Article 4(1) or (2) of this Regu-
lation.

(b) the Commission shall:

(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1988, p. 36.

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For registered equidae, the issuing body, as referred to in
4.
Article 4(1)(a) and (2) of this Regulation, shall complete in
Section II of the identification document the information in
the certificate of origin, as referred to in Article 4(2)(d) of
Directive 90/427/EEC.

indelible and visible alternative mark is applied in accordance
with Article 12, the information in points 3(b) to (h) of Part A
of Section I and in points 12 to 18 in the outline diagram in
Part B of Section I of the identification document need not be
completed, or a photograph or print displaying details sufficient
to identify the equine animal may be used instead of completing
that outline diagram.

In accordance with the principles of the approved or recognised
breeding organisation keeping the stud book of the origin of
the breed of the registered equine animal concerned, the certi-
ficate of origin must contain full pedigree information,
the
the stud book referred to in Article 2 or 3 of
section of
Decision 96/78/EC and, where established,
the
main section in which the equine animal is entered.

the class of

5.
For the purpose of obtaining an identification document,
an application shall be submitted by the keeper, or, where
specifically required by law in the Member State where the
animal is born, by the owner, within the time limits provided
for in paragraph 6 of this Article and Article 7(1) for an iden-
tification document referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, to
the issuing body referred to in Article 4(1), (2) or (3), and all
information necessary to comply with this Regulation shall be
supplied.

6. Without prejudice to Article 13(1), equidae born in the
Community shall be identified in accordance with this Regu-
lation before 31 December of the year of birth of the equine
animal or within six months following the date of birth,
whatever date occurs later.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member
States may decide to limit
that maximum permitted period
for identifying the equine animal to six months.

Member States making use of the derogation provided for in the
second subparagraph shall
inform the Commission and the
other Member States.

7.
The order of Sections and their numbering must remain
unaltered in the identification document, except in the case of
Section I that may be placed centrefold in the identification
document.

The identification document shall not be duplicated or

8.
replaced, except as provided for in Articles 16 and 17.

Article 6

Derogation from the completion of Section I of

the

identification document

By way of derogation from Article 5(2), where a transponder is
implanted in accordance with Article 11, or an individual,

The derogation provided for in the first paragraph shall be
without prejudice to the rules on identifying equidae laid
down by the issuing bodies referred to in Article 4(1), (2) and
(3).

Article 7

Derogations

the
equidaeliving under wild or semi-wild conditions

identification of

concerning

certain

By way of derogation from Article 5(1), (3) and (5), the
1.
competent authority may decide that equidae constituting
defined populations living under wild or semi-wild conditions
in certain areas, including nature reserves, to be defined by that
authority, shall be identified in accordance with Article 5 only
into
when they are removed from such areas or brought
domestic use.

2. Member States intending to make use of the derogation
provided for in paragraph 1 shall notify the Commission of the
population and the areas concerned:

(a) within six months of the date of entry into force of this

Regulation; or

(b) before making use of that derogation.

Article 8

Identification of imported equidae

1.
The keeper or, where specifically required by law in the
Member State where the animal is imported, the owner, shall
apply for an identification document, or for the registration of
the existing identification document
the
appropriate issuing body in accordance with Article 21,
within 30 days of
the customs
procedure, as defined in Article 4(16)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 2913/92, where:

the date of completion of

in the database of

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(b) the temporary admission defined in Article 2(i) of Directive
in

90/426/EEC is
permanent
converted
accordance with Article 19(iii) of that Directive.

entry

into

2. Where an equine animal, as referred to in paragraph 1 of
this Article, is accompanied by papers that do not comply with
Article 5(1) or lack certain information required in accordance
with this Regulation, the issuing body shall on request of the
keeper or, where specifically required by law in the Member
State where the animal is imported, the owner:

(a) complete those papers so that they meet the requirements

of Article 5; and

(b) record the identification details of that equine animal and
in

information in the

database

the
complementary
accordance with Article 21.

3. Where the papers accompanying the equidae as referred to
in paragraph 1 of this Article cannot be amended to meet the
requirements of Article 5(1) and (2),
they shall not be
considered valid for identification purposes in accordance with
this Regulation.

Where the papers referred to in the first subparagraph are
surrendered to or invalidated by the issuing body, that fact
shall be recorded in the database referred to in Article 21 and
the equidae shall be identified in accordance with Article 5.

any signs or marks indicative of any previous identification and
applying the measures provided for in Article 10.

Article 10

Measures to detect previous active marking of equidae

The measures referred to in Article 9 shall include, at least,

1.
measures to detect:

(a) any transponder previously implanted, using a reading
device complying with ISO standard 11785 and capable
of reading 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 has been surgically removed;

(c) any other alternative mark on the animal applied in

accordance with Article 12(3)(b).

2. Where the measures provided for in paragraph 1 indicate
the existence of a previously implanted transponder, or any
accordance with
other
Article 12(3)(b),
take the following
measures:

in
the issuing body shall

alternative mark

applied

CHAPTER III

(a)

in the case of equidae born in a Member State, it shall issue
a duplicate or
in
accordance with Articles 16 or 17;

identification document

replacement

CHECKS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUE OF IDENTIFICATION
DOCUMENTS AND TRANSPONDERS

Article 9

Verification of single identification documents issued for
equidae

Before issuing an identification document, the issuing body, or
the person acting on its behalf, shall
take all appropriate
measures to:

(a) verify that no such identification document has already been

issued for the equine animal concerned;

(b) in the case of imported equidae, it shall act in accordance

with Article 8(2).

3. Where the measures provided for
in paragraph 1(b)
indicate the existence of a transponder previously implanted,
or the measures provided for in paragraph 1(c)
indicate the
existence of any other alternative mark, the issuing body shall
enter this information in an appropriate way in Part A and in
the outline diagram in Part B of Section I of the identification
document.

(b) prevent

the fraudulent

issuing of multiple identification

documents for an individual equine animal.

Those measures shall at least involve consulting the appropriate
papers and electronic records available, checking the animal for

4. Where the undocumented removal of a transponder or
alternative mark referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article is
confirmed in an equine animal born in the Community, the
issuing body, as referred to in Article 4(1) or (3), shall issue a
replacement
in accordance with
Article 17.

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Article 11

Electronic methods of identity verification

1.
The issuing body shall ensure that at the time it is first
identified, the equine animal is actively marked by the implan-
tation of a transponder.

shall

Member States
lay down the minimum qualification
required for the intervention referred to in the first subpara-
graph or designate the person or profession entrusted with such
operations.

2.
The transponder shall be implanted parenterally under
aseptic conditions between poll and withers in the middle of
the neck in the area of the nuchal ligament.

However, the competent authority may authorise the implan-
tation of the transponder at a different place on the neck of the
equine animal, provided that such alternative implantation does
not compromise the welfare of
the animal and does not
increase the risk of migration of the transponder compared to
the method referred to in the first subparagraph.

3. When the transponder is implanted in accordance with
paragraphs 1 and 2,
the
the
following information in the identification document:

issuing body shall

enter

(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,
together with, where
appropriate, a self-adhesive sticker with a bar code or a
print of
those last 15
digits of the code transmitted by the transponder;

that bar code encoding at

least

(b) in point 11 of Part A of Section I, the signature and stamp
of the person referred to in paragraph 1 who carried out the
identification and implanted the transponder;

(c)

in points 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.

4.
By way of derogation from paragraph 3(a) of this Article,
where the measures provided for in Article 26(2) are im-
plemented for an equine animal marked with a previously
implanted transponder which does not comply with the
standards defined in Article 2(2)(b), the name of the manu-

facturer or the reading system shall be inserted in point 5 of
Part A of Section I in the identification document.

to ensure,

5. Where Member States lay down rules
in
accordance with the standards referred to in Article 2(2)(b),
the uniqueness of the numbers displayed by the transponders
implanted by issuing bodies referred to in Article 4(1)(a) that
are approved in accordance with Decision 92/353/EEC by the
competent authorities of that Member State, those rules shall be
applied without compromising the system of identification laid
down by the issuing body in another Member State or third
country that carried out the identification in accordance with
this Regulation on request of the keeper or, where specifically
required by law in the Member State where the animal is born,
of the owner.

Article 12

Alternative methods for identity verification

1.
By way of derogation from Article 11(1), Member States
may authorise the identification of equidae by suitable alter-
native methods,
equivalent
scientific guarantees that, alone or in combination, ensure that
the identity of the equine animal can be verified and that effec-
tively prevent the double issuing of identification documents
(alternative method).

including marks,

that provide

The issuing body shall ensure that no identification document is
issued for an equine animal, unless the alternative method
referred to in the first subparagraph is entered in point 6 or
7 of Part A of Section I of the identification document and
recorded in the database in accordance with Article 21(1)(f).

2. Where an alternative method is used, the keeper shall
provide the means of accessing that identification information
or shall, if applicable, bear the costs of verifying the identity of
the animal.

3. Member States shall ensure that:

(a) alternative methods as the sole means of the identity veri-
fication of equidae are not used in the majority of equidae
identified in accordance with this Regulation;

(b) visible marks

and
production cannot be confused with those reserved on
their territory for registered equidae.

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4. Member States intending to make use of the derogation
provided for
information
in paragraph 1 shall make this
available to the Commission, other Member States and the
public on a website.

In order to assist the Member States in making that information
available, the Commission shall provide a website to which each
Member State shall provide a link to its national website.

Article 14

Derogation for certain movements and transport without
or with simplified identification documents

By way of derogation from Article 13(1), the competent
1.
authority may authorise the movement or transport within the
same Member State of equidae referred to in that paragraph not
accompanied by their identification document, provided they
are accompanied by a smart card issued by the body that
issued their identification document and containing the infor-
mation set out in Annex II.

CHAPTER IV

MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORT OF EQUIDAE

Article 13

Movement and transport of registered equidae and equidae
for breeding and production

1.
The identification document shall accompany registered
equidae and equidae for breeding and production at all times.

2. Member States, making use of the derogation provided for
in paragraph 1 of this Article, may grant derogations to each
other covering movements or transport of the equidae referred
to in Article 13(1) within their own territories.

They shall notify the Commission of their intention to grant
such derogations.

2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the identification
document need not accompany equidae referred to in that
paragraph on the occasions when they are:

(a) stabled or on pasture, and the identification document can

be produced without delay by the keeper;

The issuing body shall

3.
issue a temporary document
comprising at least a reference to the unique life number and,
where available,
the transponder code, allowing the equine
animal to be moved or transported within the same Member
State for a period not exceeding 45 days, during which the
identification document is surrendered to the issuing body or
the competent authority for the purpose of updating identifi-
cation details.

(b) moved temporarily on foot either:

(i) in the vicinity of the holding within a Member State so
that the identification document can be produced within
a period of three hours; or

(ii) during transhumance of equidae to and from summer
grazing grounds and the identification documents can
be produced at the holding of departure;

its

registration status, be accompanied,

4. Where, during the period referred to in paragraph 3, an
is transported to another Member State or
equine animal
it shall,
through another Member State to a third country,
irrespective of
in
addition to the temporary document, by a health certificate in
the
accordance with Annex C to Directive 90/426/EEC.
is not marked with a transponder or if the animal
animal
is
not
identified by an alternative method in accordance with
Article 12 of this Regulation, that health certificate must be
completed with a description in accordance with Section I of
the identification document.

If

(c) unweaned and accompany their dam or foster mare;

Article 15

(d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian compe-
tition or event which requires them to leave the competition
or event venue;

(e) moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to
the equine animals themselves or, without prejudice to the
second
of Directive
2003/85/EC, to the holding on which they are kept.

of Article 14(1)

subparagraph

Movements and transport of equidae for slaughter

The identification document

1.
issued in accordance with
Articles 5(1) or 8 shall accompany equidae for slaughter while
they are being moved or transported to the slaughterhouse.

2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent
authority may authorise an equine animal for slaughter which
has not been identified in accordance with Article 5, to be
transported directly from the holding of birth to the slaugh-
terhouse within the same Member State provided that:

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(a)

the equine animal is less than 12 months old and has visible
dental stars of the temporary lateral incisors;

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) there is an uninterrupted traceability from the holding of

birth to the slaughterhouse;

(c) during transport to the slaughterhouse the equine animal is
individually identifiable in accordance with Articles 11
or 12;

(d) the consignment is accompanied by the food chain infor-
mation in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004 that shall include a reference to
the individual identification referred to in point (c) of this
paragraph.

Article 19(1)(b), (c) and (d) shall not apply in the case of
in
transport of equidae for

3.
the movement or
accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

slaughter

CHAPTER V

DUPLICATION, REPLACEMENT AND SUSPENSION OF
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS

Article 16

Duplicate identification documents

1. Where the original identification document is lost, but the
equine animal’s identity can be established, notably through the
code transmitted by the transponder or the alternative method,
and an ownership declaration is available, the issuing body, as
referred to in Article 4(1), shall issue a duplicate identification
document with a reference to the unique life number and shall
clearly mark the document as such (duplicate identification
document).

To that effect, the competent authority shall enter the date of
commencement of the six-month suspension period in the first
column of Part III of Section IX of the duplicate identification
document, and complete the third column thereof.

3. Where the lost original identification document was issued
by an issuing body referred to in Article 4(2) in a third country,
the duplicate identification document shall be issued by that
original issuing body and routed to the keeper or, where speci-
fically required by law in the Member State where the equine
to the owner, via the issuing body or
animal
competent authority in that Member State.

is located,

In such cases, the equine animal shall be classified in Part II of
Section IX of
the duplicate identification document as not
intended for slaughter for human consumption and the entry
in the database as referred to in Article 21(1)(l) adapted
accordingly.

However, the duplicate identification document may be issued
by an issuing body referred to in Article 4(1)(a) which registers
equidae of that breed or by an issuing body referred to in
Article 4(1)(b) which registers equidae for that purpose in the
Member State where the equine animal
is located, where the
original issuing body in the third country has so agreed.

4. Where the lost original identification document has been
issued by an issuing body which is no longer in existence, the
duplicate identification document shall be issued by an issuing
body in the Member State where the equine animal is located in
accordance with paragraph 1.

In such cases, the equine animal shall be classified in Part II of
Section IX of
the duplicate identification document as not
intended for slaughter for human consumption.

Article 17

Replacement identification document

Details of the duplicate identification document issued and the
equine animal’s classification in Section IX thereof shall be
entered by reference to the unique life number
in the
database, as referred to in Article 21.

identification document

the equine animal cannot be established,

is lost and the
Where the original
the
identity of
in the Member
issuing body as referred to in Article 4(3)
issue a repla-
State where the equine animal
cement
identification
document) which shall be clearly marked as such and meet
the requirements of Article 5(1)(b).

is located shall
(replacement

identification document

2.
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of
paragraph 1, the competent authority may decide to suspend
the equine animal’s status as intended for slaughter for human
consumption for a period of six months where the keeper can
satisfactorily demonstrate within 30 days of the declared date of

In such cases, the equine animal shall be classified in Part II of
Section IX of the replacement identification document as not
intended for slaughter for human consumption.

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Details of the replacement identification document issued and
the equine animal’s registration status and classification in
Section IX thereof
adapted accordingly in the
database as referred to in Article 21 by reference to the
unique life number.

shall be

(d) the invalidated identification document shall be destroyed.

The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall be carried

2.
out by or under the supervision of:

Article 18

(a)

the official veterinarian:

Suspension of

identification documents for movement

purposes

The official veterinarian shall suspend the validity for movement
purposes of the identification document by making an appro-
priate entry in Section VIII thereof where an equine animal is
kept on or comes from a holding which is:

(a) subject to a prohibition order as referred to in Article 4(5)

of Directive 90/426/EEC; or

(b) situated in a Member State or part thereof that is not free of

African horse sickness.

CHAPTER VI

DEATH OF EQUIDAE AND EQUIDAE INTENDED FOR
SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND MEDICATION
RECORD

Article 19

Death of equidae

On the slaughter or death of

1.
following measures shall be taken:

the equine animal,

the

(i) in case of
purposes,
Directive 90/426/EEC; or

slaughter or killing for disease control
of

in accordance with Article 4(4)(i)

(ii) following slaughter, in accordance with Article 7(3) of

Directive 90/426/EEC; or

(b) the competent authority defined in Article 2(1)(i) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1774/2002,
in the case of disposal or
processing of the carcass in accordance with Articles 4 or
5 of that Regulation.

3. Where, as required in paragraph 1(a),
the transponder
cannot be recovered from an equine animal slaughtered for
human consumption, the official veterinarian shall declare the
meat or the part of the meat containing the transponder unfit
for human consumption in accordance with Chapter V(1)(n) of
Section II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

4.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1(d), and without
prejudice to the rules printed in the identification document by
the issuing body, Member States may implement procedures to
return the invalidated document to the issuing body.

(a)

transponder

the
shall be protected from subsequent
fraudulent use, notably by its recovery, destruction or
disposal in situ;

In all cases of death or loss of the equine animal not
5.
referred to in this Article, the keeper shall return the identifi-
cation document to the appropriate issuing body referred to in
Article 4(1), (2) or (3) within 30 days of the death or loss of the
animal.

(b) the identification document shall be rendered invalid at least

by stamping it ‘invalid’ on the first page;

(c) an attestation shall be communicated to the issuing body,
either directly or through the contact point referred to in
Article 23(4), with reference to the equine animal’s unique
life number to the effect that the equine animal has been
slaughtered, was killed or died, including the date of death
of the animal; and

Article 20

Equidae intended for slaughter for human consumption
and medication record

An equine animal shall be deemed to be intended for
1.
slaughter
is irreversibly
declared as not so intended in Part II of Section IX of the
identification document, by the signature of:

for human consumption, unless it

(a)

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(b) the keeper and the veterinarian responsible, acting in
accordance with Article 10(2) of Directive 2001/82/EC.

(a)

the unique life number;

2.
Prior to any treatment in accordance with Article 10(2) of
Directive 2001/82/EC or to any treatment by use of a medicinal
product authorised in accordance with Article 6(3) of
that
ascertain the
Directive,
equine animal’s status as either
for
intended for slaughter
human consumption, which is
the default case, or not
intended for slaughter for human consumption as set out in
Part II of Section IX of the identification document.

the veterinarian responsible

shall

3. Where the treatment referred to in paragraph 2 of this
Article is not permitted for an equine animal
intended for
slaughter for human consumption, the veterinarian responsible
shall ensure that in accordance with the derogation provided for
in Article 10(2) of Directive 2001/82/EC the equine animal
concerned is
intended for
irreversibly declared as not
slaughter for human consumption by:

(b)

the species;

(c)

the sex;

(d)

the colour;

(e)

the date (day, month and year) of birth;

(f)

if applicable, at least the last 15 digits of the code trans-
mitted by the transponder, or the code transmitted by a
radio frequency identification devise not complying with
the standard defined in Article 2(2)(b) together with infor-
mation on the required reading system, or the alternative
method;

(g)

the country of birth;

(a) completing and signing Part II of Section IX of the identi-

fication document; and

(h)

the date of issue and any amendment of the identification
document;

(b) invalidating Part

III of Section IX of

the identification

document.

to

is to be treated under

the
4. Where an equine animal
conditions
of Directive
referred
2001/82/EC, the veterinarian responsible shall enter in Part III
of Section IX of the identification document the requisite details
of the medicinal product containing substances essential for the
treatment of equidae listed in Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006.

in Article

10(3)

last ad-
The veterinarian responsible shall enter the date of
ministration, as prescribed, of
that medicinal product and
shall, acting in accordance with Article 11(4) of Directive
2001/82/EC,
inform the keeper of the date when the with-
drawal period established in accordance with Article 10(3) of
that Directive will lapse.

CHAPTER VII

RECORDS AND PENALTIES

Article 21

Database

1. When issuing the identification document, or registering
previously issued identification documents,
the issuing body
shall record at least the following information concerning the
equine animal in its database:

(i)

(j)

the name and address of the person to whom the identi-
fication document is issued;

the status as registered equidae or equidae for breeding and
production;

(k)

the name of the animal (birth name and where applicable
the commercial name);

(l)

the known status of
slaughter for human consumption;

the animal as not

intended for

(m) information concerning any duplicate and replacement
identification documents in accordance with Articles 16
and 17;

(n)

the notified date of death of the animal.

2.
The issuing body shall keep the information referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article on record in its database for at least
35 years or until at least two years from the date of death of
the
accordance with
communicated
equine
Article 19(1)(c).

animal

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Immediately after recording the information referred to in
3.
paragraph 1 of this Article, the issuing body shall communicate
the information referred to in points (a) to (f) and (n) of that
paragraph to the central database in the Member State where
the equine animal was born, if such central database has been
made available in accordance with Article 23.

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Article 22

Communication of code of databases of issuing bodies

The Member States shall make the names, addresses, including
communication details, and six-digit UELN-compatible identifi-
cation code of the databases of the issuing bodies available to
the other Member States and the public on a website.

In order to assist the Member States in making such infor-
mation available, the Commission shall provide a website to
which each Member State shall provide a link to its national
website.

Article 24

Penalties

In order to assist the Member States in making such infor-
mation available, the Commission shall provide a website to
which each Member State shall provide a link to its national
website.

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

Article 23

Central databases and their cooperation and contact points

1.
A Member State may decide that the issuing body is to
incorporate the information referred to in Article 21 relating to
equidae born or identified on its territory in a central database
or that the issuing body’s database is to be networked with that
central database (the central database).

The Member States shall cooperate in the operation of
accordance with Directive

databases

central

in

2.
their
89/608/EEC.

3.
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their central
digit UELN-compatible identification code of
databases available to the other Member States and the public
on a website.

shall notify those provisions

The Member States
to the
Commission by 30 June 2009 at the latest. Any subsequent
amendments affecting them shall be notified to the Commission
without delay.

CHAPTER VIII

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 25

Repeal

Decisions 93/623/EEC and 2000/68/EC are repealed with effect
from 1 July 2009.

References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as
references to this Regulation.

In order to assist the Member States in making such infor-
mation available, the Commission shall provide a website to
which each Member State shall provide a link to its national
website.

Article 26

Transitional provisions

4. Member States shall provide a contact point to receive the
attestation referred to in Article 19(1)(c) for further distribution
to the respective issuing bodies approved on their territory.

That contact point may be a liaison body referred to in
Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Equidae which are born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, and
1.
identified
in accordance with Decisions
93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, shall be deemed to be identified
in accordance with this Regulation.

date

that

by

identification documents

shall be
The
registered in accordance with Article 21(1) of this Regulation
by 31 December 2009 at the latest.

equidae

those

for

Details about the contact point, which may be incorporated in
the central database, shall be made available to other Member
States and the public on a website.

Equidae which are born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, but
2.
not
identified by that date in accordance with Decisions
93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, shall be identified in accordance
with this Regulation by 31 December 2009 at the latest.

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Article 27

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2009.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR EQUIDAE

PASSPORT

General — Instructions

These instructions are drawn up to assist the user and do not impede on the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No
504/2008.

I. The passport must contain all instructions needed for their use and the details of the issuing body in French, English
language(s) of the Member State or country where the issuing body has its headquarters.

and one of the official

II. Information shown on the passport

A. The passport must contain the following information:

1. Sections I and II — Identification

The equine animal shall be identified by the competent authority. The identification number shall clearly identify
the animal and the body which issued the identification document and shall be UELN compatible.

In point 5 of Section I space must be provided for at least 15 digits of the transponder code.

In case of registered equidae the passport shall contain the pedigree and the studbook class in which the animal
is entered in accordance with the rules of the approved breeding organisation issuing the passport.

2. Section III — Owner

The name of the owner or his agent/representative must be stated where required by the issuing body.

3. Section IV — Recording of identity checks

Whenever laws and regulations so require, checks conducted on the identity of the equine animal must be
recorded by the competent authority.

4. Sections V and VI — Vaccination record

All vaccinations must be recorded in Section V (equine influenza only) and in Section VI (all other vaccinations).
The information may take the form of a sticker.

5. Section VII — Laboratory health tests

The results of all tests carried out to detect transmissible diseases must be recorded.

6. Section VIII — Validity of document for movement purposes

Invalidation/revalidation of the document in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 90/426/EEC and list of
compulsorily notifiable diseases.

7. Section IX — Administration of veterinary medicinal products

Parts I and II or Part III of this Section must be duly completed in accordance with the instructions set out in
this Section.

B. The passport may contain the following information:

Section X — Basic health requirements

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SECTION X

Exigences sanitaires de base
Les exigences ne sont pas valables pour l'introduction dans la Communauté

Basic health requirements
These requirements are not valid to enter the Community

Je soussigné (1) certifie que l'équidé décrit dans ce passeport satisfait aux conditions suivantes:
I, the undersigned (1), hereby certify that the equine animal described in this passport satisfies the following conditions:

(a)

il a été examiné ce jour, ne présente aucun signe clinique de maladie et est apte au transport;
it has been examined this day, presents no clinical sign of disease and is fit for transport;

(b) 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;

(c)

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;

(d) à ma connaissance, il n'a pas été en contact avec des équidés atteints d'une maladie transmissible au cours des 15

jours précédant l'embarquement.
to the best of my knowledge, it has not been in contact with equidae affected by a transmissible disease during the 15
days prior to loading.

LA PRÉSENTE CERTIFICATION EST VALABLE 10 JOURS À COMPTER DE LA DATE DE SA SIGNATURE
PAR LE VÉTÉRINAIRE OFFICIEL
THIS CERTIFICATION IS VALID FOR 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNATURE BY THE OFFICIAL
VETERINARIAN

(1) Ce document doit être signé dans les 48 heures précédant le déplacement international de l’équidé.
This document must be signed within 48 hours prior to international transport of equine animal.

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Date
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Lieu
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Pour des raisons épidémiologiques particulières, un
certificat sanitaire séparé accompagne le présent
passeport
For particular epidemiological reasons, a separate
health certificate accompanies this passport

Nom en capitales et
signature du
vétérinaire officiel
Name in capital
letters and signature
of official veterinarian

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile)
Yes/no (delete as appropriate)

ANNEX II

Information stored on the smart card

The smart card shall contain at least the following:

1. Visible information:
— issuing body
— unique life number
— name
— sex
— colour
— the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder (as appropriate)
— photo of the equine animal;

2. Electronic information accessible by use of standard software:

— at least all compulsory information in Part A of Section I of the identification document.