PART IV U.K. REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS

TITLE I U.K. TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS, GERMINAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Traceability requirements for kept terrestrial animals and germinal products

Section 1 U.K. Kept terrestrial animals

Article 120 U.K. Implementing powers concerning the traceability of kept terrestrial animals

1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules:

(a) for uniform access to data contained in, and the technical specifications and operational rules of, the computer databases referred to in points (a) to (d) of Article 109(1);

(b) on the technical conditions and modalities for the exchange of electronic data between computer databases of Member States and the recognition of full operability of the data exchange systems referred to in point (b) of Article 110(1).

2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules:

(a) for the uniform application of the identification and registration system provided for in Article 108(1) for different species or categories of kept terrestrial animals, in order to ensure its efficient operation;

(b) for the uniform application of point (c) of Article 108(5) concerning the authorised bodies or natural persons referred to in Article 108(5) and the conditions for their designation;

(c) on the technical specifications and procedures, formats, design and operational rules for the means and methods of identification, including:

(i)

the time periods for the application of the means and methods of identification;

(ii)

the removal, modification or replacement of the means and methods of identification and the deadlines for such operations; and

(iii)

the configuration of the identification code;

(d) on the technical specifications, formats and operational rules for the identification and movement documents provided for in point (b) of Article 112, point (b) of Article 113(1), point (c) of Article 114(1), point (b) of Article 115 and point (b) of Article 117;

(e) for uniform access to data contained in, and the technical specifications and operational rules of, the computer databases referred to in point (e) of Article 109(1);

(f) on the deadlines, obligations and procedures for the transmission of information by operators or other natural or legal persons and for the registration of kept terrestrial animals in the computer databases;

(g) on guidelines and procedures for electronic identification of animals, where relevant;

(h) on the practical application of exemptions from the identification and registration requirements provided for in the rules adopted pursuant to Article 119(1).

3. The implementing acts referred to in this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).