Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 262)

CHAPTER II U.K. IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIDAE BORN IN [F1 Great Britain]

Article 9 U.K. Issuing of identification documents for equidae born in [F2 Great Britain]

1. Issuing bodies shall only issue identification documents which:

(a) comply with the requirements of Article 7(1), (2) and (3);

(b) have Section I thereof duly completed with information verified by or on behalf of the issuing body indicated in point 11 of Part A of Section I;

(c) have Section IV thereof completed, if required by national legislation or by the rules and regulations of the issuing body referred to in point (a) and (b) of Article 5(1);

(d) have Section V thereof completed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

2. The issuing body referred to in [F3 Article 5(1)(a)(iii) and (iv)] shall identify registered equidae referred to in point (e)(i) of Article 2 in accordance with the rules of the studbook referred to in that provision and complete in Section V of the identification document the information in the certificate of origin referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Directive 90/427/EEC and in the Annex thereto.

3. In accordance with the principles of the organisation or association which has established the studbook of the origin of the breed of the registered equine animal, Section V of the identification document shall contain:

(a) the full pedigree information;

(b) the section of the studbook referred to in Article [F4 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012];

(c) where established, the class of the main section of the studbook in which the registered equine animal is entered.

4. For the registration of a horse for competition or racing as referred to in point (e)(ii) of Article 2, the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(b) shall either:

(a) issue in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 and the rules of that issuing body an identification document complying with the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 7; or

(b) recognise and validate the identification document issued for that horse in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article; or

(c) issue a new identification document in accordance with Article 12(3)(c).

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 9 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 12(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(11)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 12(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 9(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 12(c) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(11)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Ch. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 7 (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(6)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)