Article 15Movements and transport of equidae for slaughter
1.The identification document 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 slaughterhouse within the same Member State provided that:
(a)the equine animal is less than 12 months old and has visible dental stars of the temporary lateral incisors;
(b)there is an uninterrupted traceability from the holding of birth to the slaughterhouse;
(c)during transport to the slaughterhouse the equine animal is individually identifiable in accordance with Articles 11 or 12;
(d)the consignment is accompanied by the food chain information in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 that shall include a reference to the individual identification referred to in point (c) of this paragraph.
3.Article 19(1)(b), (c) and (d) shall not apply in the case of the movement or transport of equidae for slaughter in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.