CHAPTER IX

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

References to repealed Regulation
Article 42
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References to Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Transitional provisions
Article 43
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By way of derogation from Article 4(2), the following equidae shall be deemed to be identified in accordance with this Regulation:
a
equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, and identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that the identification documents issued for those equidae:
1. were registered in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2009 at the latest; and
2. contain a Section corresponding to Section IX of the model identification document set out in the Annex to Decision 93/623/EEC, and Part III-A of the identification document is completed where information is entered in Part III-B thereof;
b
equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, but not identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that they were identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2009 at the latest;
c
equidae identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2015.
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Equidae which were born in Great Britain or imported into Great Britain from a third country after 30 June 2009 and which are not identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2015 shall be identified in accordance with Article 29 or 32 of this Regulation, depending on the information on their identity available, and shall be classified in Part II of Section II of the duplicate identification document as not intended for slaughter for human consumption.
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Entry into force
Article 44
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2016. However, Article 39 shall apply from 1 July 2016 in those Member States that have not established an operational central database by 1 January 2016.
Art. 42 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 44(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 42 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 44(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 42 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 44(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 43(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 45(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 27(33)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 43(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 45(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 43(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 45(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)