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Means of identification 1. The eartags must be applied in a position where they are easily visible at a distance. 2. The eartags and the other means of identification must contain the following characters: the first characters identify the Member State of the holding where the animal was first identified. For this purpose two-letter or three-digit country codes(1) are to be used in accordance with ISO 3166, the country code is followed by an individual one of no more than 13 digits. In addition to the information provided for in this paragraph, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise a bar code and the addition of supplementary information by the keeper, provided that the legibility of the identification number is not affected. 3. The first means of identification referred to in Article 4(2)(a) must consist in an eartag approved by the competent authority, applied to one ear, and made of non-degradable material, tamper-proof and easy to read throughout the lifetime of the animal and designed to remain attached to the animal without being harmful to it. The eartag may not be reusable and the inscriptions provided for in point 3 must be non-removable. 4. The second means of identification referred to in Article 4(2)(b) may consist in: an eartag with the same characteristics as described in point 3, or a tattoo, except for animals involved in intra-Community trade, or solely in the case of caprine animals, a mark on the pastern, or an electronic transponder in accordance with the characteristics listed in point 6. 5. The system referred to in Article 4(2)(c) requires the identification of the animals both by holding and individually, provides for a replacement procedure where a means of identification has become illegible or has been lost, under the control of the competent authority and without compromising traceability between holdings, the objective being to control epizootic diseases, and allows the animals' movements to be traced within the national territory, with the same objective. 6. The electronic identifier must conform to the following technical characteristics: read-only passive transponders applying HDX- or FDX-B technology, complying with ISO standards 11784 and 11785, electronic identifiers must be readable by reading devices, complying with ISO standard 11785, capable of reading HDX and FDX-B transponders, the reading distance for portable readers must be a minimum of 12 cm for eartags and a minimum of 20 cm for ruminal boluses, and, for stationary readers, a minimum of 50 cm for both eartags and ruminal boluses. 7. The identification method referred to in Article 4(3) is as follows: the animals are identified by an eartag approved by the competent authority, applied to one ear, the eartag must be of non-degradable material, tamper-proof, easy to read and designed to remain attached to the animal without being harmful to it. The eartag may not be re-usable and must bear only non-removable inscriptions, the eartag must contain at least the two-letter country code and the identification code of the holding of birth. Member States using this method must inform the Commission and Member States in the framework of the Committee referred to in Article 13(1). If animals identified in accordance with this point are kept beyond the age of 12 months or are intended for intra-Community trade or export to third countries, they must be identified in accordance with points 1 to 4. Holding register The holding register must contain at least the following information: 1. From 9 July 2005, the identification code of the holding, the address of the holding and the geographical coordinates or equivalent indication of the geographical location of the holding, the type of production, the result of the latest inventory referred to in Article 7 and the date on which it was carried out, the name and address of the keeper, in the case of animals leaving the holding, the name of the transporter, the registration number of the part of the means of transport carrying the animals, the identification code or the name and address of the holding of destination or, in the case of animals moved to a slaughterhouse, the identification code or name of the slaughterhouse and the date of departure, or a duplicate or a certified copy of the movement document referred to in Article 6, in the case of animals arriving on the holding, the identification code of the holding from which the animal was transferred and the date of arrival, information on any replacement of tags or electronic devices. 2. From the date set pursuant to Article 9(3), for each animal born after that date, the following up-to-date information: the identification code of the animal, the year of birth and date of identification, the month and the year of death of the animal on the holding, the race and, if known, the genotype. However, for animals identified in accordance with point 7 of Section A, the information referred to in point 2 of that Section must be provided for each batch of animals having the same identification and must include the number of animals. 3. The name and signature of the representative of the competent authority who has checked the register and the date on which the check was carried out. Movement document 1. The movement document must be completed by the keeper on the basis of a model drawn up by the competent authority; it must contain at least the following information: the identification code of the holding, the name and address of the keeper, the total number of animals moved, the identification code of the holding of destination or of the next keeper of the animals or, when animals are moved to a slaughterhouse, the identification code or the name and location of the slaughterhouse, or, in the event of transhumance, the place of destination, the data concerning the means of transport and the transporter, including the transporter's permit number, the date of departure, the signature of the keeper. 2. With effect from the date set pursuant to Article 9(3), for animals identified in accordance with Section A, points 1 to 6, in addition to the information mentioned in paragraph 1 above, the movement document must contain the individual identification code for each animal. Computer database 1. The computer database must contain at least the following information for each holding: the identification code of the holding, the address of the holding and the geographical coordinates or equivalent indication of the geographical location of the holding, the name and address and occupation of the keeper, the species of animals, the type of production, the result of the inventory of animals mentioned in Article 7(2), and the date when the inventory was carried out, a data field reserved for the competent authority in which it may enter animal health information, for example restrictions on movements, status or other relevant information in the context of Community or national programmes. 2. In accordance with Article 8, there must be an entry in the database for each separate movement of animals. The entry must comprise at least the following information: the number of animals being moved, the identification code of the holding of departure, the date of departure, the identification code of the holding of arrival, the date of arrival. >TABLE>

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.