Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659Show full title

SECTION 6 Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union

Article 15 Identification of equidae intended for entry into the Union

1. Equidae destined for entry into the Union shall be individually identified so as to ensure an unequivocal correspondence between the animal and its certified health status.

That identification shall:

(a) either comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262; or

(b) provide at least the information detailed in points 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 10 of Part A and in points 12 to 18 of Part B of Section I of Part 1 of Annex I to that Regulation.

2. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into the Union shall be marked individually with an electronic transponder or an ear tag, the number of which shall be recorded in the health certificate accompanying the animals during transport.

3. Equidae for slaughter to be imported into the Union shall bear on their left front hoof a clear and indelible hot-branded ‘S’ of the size not less than half the length of the hoof wall, in the following cases:

(a) if they are marked individually, by way of derogation from paragraph 2, by an alternative method indicated in the health certificate, in which case the animals must be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(a);

(b) if they are destined to be consigned to the slaughterhouse of destination in accordance with Article 21(b).