PART IIITRACEABILITY OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND HATCHING EGGS
TITLE IVTRACEABILITY OF KEPT EQUINE ANIMALS
CHAPTER 1 Means and methods of identification
Article 59Member States obligations for means and methods of identification of kept equine animals, their application and use
1.
Member States may authorise the injectable transponder referred to in Article 58(1)(a) to be replaced by:
(a)
a single conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III applied to equine animals kept for meat production, provided that those animals were either born in that Member State or imported into that Member State without bearing a physical means of identification prior to entry into the Union;
(b)
an alternative method authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 62, which establishes an unequivocal link between the equine animal and the single lifetime identification document referred to in Article 58(1)(b).
2.
Member States shall ensure that the means of identification referred to in Article 58(1)(a) and in paragraph 1(a) of this Article comply with the following requirements:
(a)
they display the identification code of the animal;
(b)
they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the equine animals are identified in accordance with Article 58(2)(a).
3.
Member States shall:
(a)
establish procedures for application by manufacturers for approval of means of identification for kept equine animals identified in their territory;
(b)
establish deadlines for submission of the applications for the issuing of identification document provided for in Article 58(1)(b).