PART 2Administrative and procedural provisions and requirements

Transponders13

1

For the purposes of Article 18(3), a person may only implant, or knowingly participate in the implantation of, a transponder into an equine if the person possesses the minimum qualification, and for this purpose the “minimum qualification” is that the person concerned is a current and registered member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

2

For the purposes of Article 18(5), the responsible person must arrange for a veterinary surgeon to implant a transponder into an equine that is deemed to be identified in accordance with Articles 4(2) or 43(1) if—

a

a previously implanted and recorded transponder ceases to function;

b

the equine arrives in England having been subject to an alternative method of identity verification authorised by another member State under Article 21; or

c

the equine—

i

does not fall within sub-paragraphs (a) or (b);

ii

has not already had a transponder implanted in compliance with the requirements or specifications as to transponders set out in the EU Regulation or Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/20089 of 6 June 2008 implementing Council Directives 90/426/EEC10 and 90/427/EEC as regards methods for the identification of equidae; and

iii

was born on or before 30th June 2009.

3

A veterinary surgeon who implants a transponder into an equine must ensure that the transponder displays a code that is unique to the transponder.