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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023 No. 468
5. Any microchip implanted in a cat or a dog must meet the following requirements—
(a)it must have a unique number which includes the manufacturer’s code;
(b)it must be compliant with ISO standard 11784:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips(1);
(c)it must be compliant with ISO standard 11785:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips apart from Annex A; and
(d)it must respond to a transponder which operates at 134.2 kilohertz and conforms with the FDXB protocol set out in ISO standards 11784:1996 and 11785:1996.
ISO Central Secretariat, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue Varembé, Case postale, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland. A copy of the relevant standard is available fromhttps://www.iso.org/standards.html
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