PART 5Amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/1940

Amendments to Regulation 2017/1940I130

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/1940 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the content and format of zootechnical certificates issued for purebred breeding animals of the equine species contained in a single lifetime identification document for equidae is amended as follows.

2

In Article 2—

a

in the words before point (a), for “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2016/429 M1, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 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’)”;

b

in point (a), omit the words from “to be established” to the end;

c

in point (b)(ii), after “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” insert “, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or as ‘unique life number’ in Article 2(o) of the Equine Passport Regulation”.

3

After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.

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In the Annex, in footnotes (3), (8) and (10), after “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” insert “, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or as ‘unique life number’ in Article 2(o) of Commission Implementing (EU) Regulation 2015/262 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae”.