Exception for a pig less than 12 months old8.
(1)
Article 7 does not apply to a pig less than 12 months old provided that it is identified with a temporary mark that—
(a)
either by itself or by reference to a document accompanying the pig during the movement, enables the holding from which the pig was last moved to be identified; and
(b)
lasts until the pig reaches its destination.
(2)
The exception in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a pig being moved—
(a)
to a market;
(b)
to a slaughterhouse;
(c)
for the purposes of intra-European Union trade or export; or
(d)
in accordance with article 10.
(3)
A document accompanying the pig as referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must contain details of the—
(a)
holding of birth;
(b)
name and address of the owner;
(c)
holding from which the pig was moved; and
(d)
holding to which the pig has moved.