Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 (repealed)Show full title

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. 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;

(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;

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

(d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition 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 subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Directive 2003/85/EC, to the holding on which they are kept.

Article 14 Derogation for certain movements and transport without or with simplified identification documents

1. By way of derogation from Article 13(1), the competent 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 information set out in Annex II.

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.

3. The issuing body shall 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 identification details.

4. Where, during the period referred to in paragraph 3, an equine animal is transported to another Member State or through another Member State to a third country, it shall, irrespective of its registration status, be accompanied, in addition to the temporary document, by a health certificate in accordance with Annex C to Directive 90/426/EEC. If the animal is not marked with a transponder or if the 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.

Article 15 Movements 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.