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Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) The appropriate Minister shall establish a system for the...

  3. Article 2.For the purpose of this Regulation: ‘animal’ shall mean any...

  4. Article 2a.Definition of appropriate Minister

  5. Article 3.(1) The system for the identification and registration of animals...

  6. Article 4.(1) All animals on a holding born after 9 July...

  7. Article 5.(1) Each keeper of animals, with the exception of the...

  8. Article 6.(1) As from 9 July 2005 or for Bulgaria, Romania...

  9. Article 7.(1) The appropriate Minister shall ensure that the competent authority...

  10. Article 8.(1) As from 9 July 2005 or for Bulgaria, Romania...

  11. Article 9.(1) Guidelines and procedures for the implementation of electronic identification...

  12. Article 10.(1) Amendments to the Annexes and measures necessary for the...

  13. Article 11.(1) Member States shall inform each other and the Commission...

  14. Article 12.(1) The appropriate Minister shall take all the necessary measures...

  15. Article 12a.Regulations

  16. Article 13.Regulations (1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State or...Regulations (1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State or...(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

  17. Article 14.Regulation (EEC) No 1782/2003 is hereby amended as follows: Article...

  18. Article 15.Directive 92/102/EEC shall be amended as follows: Article 2(a) shall...

  19. Article 16.Article 3(2)(c) of Directive 64/432/EEC shall be replaced by the following...

  20. Article 17.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  21. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. A. MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION

        1. 1. The competent authority shall approve means of identification, as provided...

        2. 2. The means of identification must display a code providing the...

        3. 3. The first means of identification referred to in Article 4(2)(a)...

        4. 4. The second means of identification, as provided for in Article...

        5. 5. The system referred to in Article 4(2)(c) requires the identification...

        6. 6. The electronic identifiers must conform to the following technical characteristics:...

        7. 7. The identification method referred to in Article 4(3), shall be...

        8. 8. By way of derogation, to the identification requirement provided for...

      2. B. HOLDING REGISTER

        1. 1. From 9 July 2005 , or for Croatia the date...

        2. 2. From 31 December 2009 , the holding register must contain...

        3. 3. The holding register must contain the name and signature of...

      3. C. MOVEMENT DOCUMENT

        1. 1. The movement document must be completed by the keeper on...

        2. 2. From 1 January 2011 , or for Croatia the date...

        3. 3. However, the information provided for in point 2 shall not...

      4. D. COMPUTER DATABASE

        1. 1. The computer database must contain at least the following information...

        2. 2. In accordance with Article 8, there must be an entry...

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