5.—(1) This article applies to—
(a)animals born before 11th January 2008 which are not identified before that date and are on their holding of birth; and
(b)animals born on or after 11th January 2008.
(2) A keeper must comply with Article 4(1) (first paragraph) and Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Council Regulation and this article unless the alternative method of identification set out in article 6 is authorised.
(3) For the purpose of Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation, the time limits for identifying an animal are—
(a)9 months from the date of birth, in the case of an animal kept in extensive or free range farming conditions; or
(b)6 months from the date of birth, in the case of any other animal.
(4) An eartag applied as the first or second means of identification may be any colour other than red.
(5) The identification code on a means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation must be—
(a)the letters “UK”;
(b)the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd into which the animal is born; and
(c)a unique number
and must be identical on the first and second means of identification.