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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)
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1.When issuing the identification document, or registering previously issued identification documents, the issuing body shall record at least the following information concerning the equine animal in its database:
(a)the unique life number;
(b)the species;
(c)the sex;
(d)the colour;
(e)the date (dd/mm/yyyy) of birth as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i);
(f)if applicable, at least the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder, or the code transmitted by a radio-frequency identification device not complying with the standard ISO 11784 together with information on the required reading system, or the alternative method of identity verification applied in accordance with Article 21;
(g)the country of birth as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i);
(h)the date of issue and any modification of the identification document;
(i)the name and address of the keeper who submitted the application referred to in Article 11(1), 15(1), 29(2) or 32(2) or, where applicable, lodged the identification document as referred to in Article 27(3);
(j)the status as registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production;
(k)the name of the animal (namely, the birth name and, where applicable, the commercial name), as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i);
(l)the known status of the animal as not intended for slaughter for human consumption;
(m)the serial number, where such serial number is applied to the identification document referred to in Article 9(1) and (3), and any information concerning new, duplicate or replacement identification documents issued in accordance with Article 12(3), Article 29, Article 30 or Article 32;
(n)the country where the holding of the equine animal is located as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i);
(o)the notified date of death or loss of the animal as declared by the keeper referred to in point (i) or date of slaughter.
2.The issuing body shall keep the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article on record in its database for a period of at least 35 years or a period of at least 2 years from the date of the communication of the equine animal's death in accordance with Article 34.
3.Not later than 15 days from the date of recording the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the issuing body referred to in that paragraph shall communicate the information referred to in points (a) to (j) and (l) to (o) thereof to the central database established in accordance with Article 39 in the [F1constituent territory of the United Kingdom or in the member State]:
(a)where the issuing body is approved, recognised or designated or has its headquarters in accordance with Article 5(1); [F2and]
(b)where the equine animal was born [F3, if different].
[F44.Where an EU travel identification document has been issued in respect of an equine animal, the competent authority issuing the document must communicate the information specified in paragraph 1, and the fact that an EU travel identification document has been issued, to the central database for the appropriate constituent territory of Great Britain, established in accordance with Article 39.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 38(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 40(a)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(31)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Art. 38(3)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 40(a)(i) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(31)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 38(3)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 40(a)(ii) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(31)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Art. 38(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 40(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(31)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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