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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262Show full title
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 18U.K.Electronic methods of identity verification
1.The issuing body shall ensure that at the time it is first identified in accordance with Article 12, a transponder is implanted in the equine animal.
2.The transponder shall be implanted parenterally under aseptic conditions between the poll and withers in the middle of the neck in the area of the nuchal ligament.
However, the competent authority may authorise the implantation of the transponder at a different place on the neck of the equine animal, provided that such alternative implantation does not:
(a)compromise the welfare of the equine animal;
(b)increase the risk of migration of the transponder compared to the method referred to in the first subparagraph.
[F13.The minimum qualification required for the intervention provided for in paragraph 2 is that the person implanting the transponder into the equine animal is a current and registered member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or of an equivalent professional body in a member State.]
4.Issuing bodies referred to in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) may require that equine animals which were identified by use of an alternative method of identity verification provided for in Article 21 [F2of the EU Regulation] are to be marked by implantation of a transponder for the purpose of the entry or registration of equidae in studbooks or the registration of registered horses for competition purposes.
5.Issuing bodies referred to in Article 5(1) and the competent authority may require that equine animals deemed to be identified in accordance with Articles 4(2) and 43(1), are to be marked by the implantation of a transponder for the purpose of identity verification in cases where:
(a)previously implanted and recorded transponders have ceased to function;
(b)the inherent or acquired mark recorded as the alternative method of identity verification referred to in Article 21 [F3of the EU Regulation] is no longer suitable for that purpose; or
(c)the competent authority considers it necessary to ensure identity verification.
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 18(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 23(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 18(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 23(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 18(5)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 23(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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