Ringing and marking5

1

Every bird to which these Regulations apply must be ringed in accordance with paragraph (2) or marked in accordance with paragraph (3).

2

A bird is ringed in accordance with this paragraph if—

a

the bird is ringed with a ring obtained from the National Assembly; and

b

the person who ringed the bird has completed a declaration of ringing on a form obtained from the National Assembly, and has returned that form to the National Assembly.

3

A bird is marked in accordance with this paragraph if it is marked in accordance with the specimen marking requirements of European Regulations implementing paragraph 7 of Article VI of CITES.