Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004Dangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER II U.K. PASSPORTS AND HOLDING REGISTERS

Article 6 U.K.

1. The passport shall contain at least the following:

(a) the information referred to in the first to seventh indent of Article 14 (3) C (1), of Directive 64/432/EEC;

(b) the information referred to in:

(i)

the second indent of Article 14 (3) C (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC, or

(ii)

the first indent of Article 14 (3) C (2) if the database provided for by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 is fully operational;

(c) the signature of the keeper(s), with the exception of the transporter; when the database is fully operational as provided for in the first indent of Article 6 (3), of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, only the signature of the last keeper shall be provided;

(d) the name of issuing authority;

(e) the date of issue of the passport.

2. Without prejudice to [F1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations], a calf under four weeks of age may be moved, provided that its navel is healed. In such a case, [F2 the appropriate Minister ] may provide for it to be accompanied by a temporary passport containing at least the information set out in paragraph 1 in a format approved by the competent authority.

The temporary passport shall be issued by the first keeper of the calf and shall be completed by each subsequent keeper with the exception of transporters. The keeper shall submit the temporary passport to the competent authority before the animal is four weeks old, or within seven days following the event if the animal dies or is slaughtered before it is four weeks old. Where the calf is still alive, the competent authority shall issue a final passport in accordance with paragraph 1 within 14 days of receipt of the temporary passport. Final passports shall record the details of all previous movements made by the calf as recorded on the temporary passport.

The calf may not move more than twice between holdings, accompanied by the temporary passport. For the purpose of this paragraph, a movement between two holdings through a market or calf collection centre shall count as one movement, provided that the market or the calf collection centre can provide, upon request, to the competent authorities a full record of the transactions carried out within the framework of that market or centre.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), the information provided for by the second and fifth indents of Article 14 (3) C (1) of Directive 64/432/EEC shall not be compulsory for passports of bovine animals born before 1 January 1998. The derogation provided for in this paragraph shall be without prejudice to the obligation to provide the abovementioned pieces of information where such a requirement is provided for by national rules. F3 ...

4. For the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia the derogation provided for in paragraph 3 shall apply to bovine animals born before 1 January 2004.

[F4 5. For Bulgaria and Romania the derogation provided for in paragraph 3 shall apply to bovine animals born more than 6 months before the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania.]

[F5 6. For Croatia the derogation provided for in paragraph 3 shall apply to bovine animals born more than 6 months before the date of accession of Croatia.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 6(5)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 6(5)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 6(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 6(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 of 23 October 2006 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, competition policy, agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), fisheries, transport policy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, and external relations by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F5 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, external relations, and foreign, security and defence policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia.

Article 7 U.K.

In addition to the information referred to in Article 6, the following information concerning the premium situation of male animals, as provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/99, shall be added to the passport:

(a)

application or grant: first-age bracket;

(b)

application or grant: second-age bracket.

Article 8 U.K.

The register kept on each holding shall contain at least the following information:

(a)

the up-to-date information provided for in the first to fourth indent of Article 14 (3) C (1) of Directive 64/432/EEC;

(b)

the date of death of the animal on the holding;

(c)

in the case of animals departing from the holding, the name and address of the keeper, with the exception of the transporter, or the identification code of the holding, to whom/which the animal is being transferred, as well as the date of departure;

(d)

in the case of animals arriving on the holding, the name and address of the keeper, with the exception of the transporter, or the identification code of the holding, from whom/which the animal was transferred, and the date of arrival;

(e)

the name and signature of the representative of the competent authority checking the register and the dates on which such checks are carried out.

Article 9 U.K.

In the case of births, when fixing the period between three and seven days for notification of events by the keeper as provided for in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, [F6 the appropriate Minister] may use the date when the animal is tagged instead of the date of birth as the starting point for the period concerned, provided that no risk of confusion between those dates shall ensue in any record.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 6(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Article 10 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F7 Art. 10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 6(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)