Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 (repealed)Show full title

CHAPTER VII U.K. RECORDS AND PENALTIES

Article 21 U.K. Database

1. When issuing the identification document, or registering previously issued identification documents, the issuing body shall record at least the following information concerning the equine animal in its database:

(a) the unique life number;

(b) the species;

(c) the sex;

(d) the colour;

(e) the date (day, month and year) of birth;

(f) if applicable, at least the last 15 digits of the code transmitted by the transponder, or the code transmitted by a radio frequency identification devise not complying with the standard defined in Article 2(2)(b) together with information on the required reading system, or the alternative method;

(g) the country of birth;

(h) the date of issue and any amendment of the identification document;

(i) the name and address of the person to whom the identification document is issued;

(j) the status as registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production;

(k) the name of the animal (birth name and where applicable the commercial name);

(l) the known status of the animal as not intended for slaughter for human consumption;

(m) information concerning any duplicate and replacement identification documents in accordance with Articles 16 and 17;

(n) the notified date of death of the animal.

2. The issuing body shall keep the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article on record in its database for at least 35 years or until at least two years from the date of death of the equine animal communicated in accordance with Article 19(1)(c).

3. Immediately after recording the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the issuing body shall communicate the information referred to in points (a) to (f) and (n) of that paragraph to the central database in the Member State where the equine animal was born, if such central database has been made available in accordance with Article 23.

Article 22 U.K. Communication of code of databases of issuing bodies

The Member States shall make the names, addresses, including communication details, and six-digit UELN-compatible identification code of the databases of the issuing bodies available to the other Member States and the public on a website.

In order to assist the Member States in making such information available, the Commission shall provide a website to which each Member State shall provide a link to its national website.

Article 23 U.K. Central databases and their cooperation and contact points

1. A Member State may decide that the issuing body is to incorporate the information referred to in Article 21 relating to equidae born or identified on its territory in a central database or that the issuing body’s database is to be networked with that central database (the central database).

2. The Member States shall cooperate in the operation of their central databases in accordance with Directive 89/608/EEC.

3. The Member States shall make the name, address and six-digit UELN-compatible identification code of their central databases available to the other Member States and the public on a website.

In order to assist the Member States in making such information available, the Commission shall provide a website to which each Member State shall provide a link to its national website.

4. Member States shall provide a contact point to receive the attestation referred to in Article 19(1)(c) for further distribution to the respective issuing bodies approved on their territory.

That contact point may be a liaison body referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Details about the contact point, which may be incorporated in the central database, shall be made available to other Member States and the public on a website.

In order to assist the Member States in making such information available, the Commission shall provide a website to which each Member State shall provide a link to its national website.

Article 24 U.K. Penalties

The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties laid down shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 30 June 2009 at the latest. Any subsequent amendments affecting them shall be notified to the Commission without delay.