11.—(1) No person may receive an animal from another Member State unless it is identified in accordance with—
(a)in the case of an animal born after 9th July 2005, the Council Regulation; or
(b)in the case of an animal born on or before 9th July 2005, Council Directive 92/102/EEC of 27 November 1992 on the identification and registration of animals(1).
(2) It is prohibited to remove or replace the original method of identification of an animal originating in another Member State in contravention of Article 4(5) of the Council Regulation.
O.J. No.L 355, 5.12.1992, p.32.