Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/963 of 10 June 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429, (EU) 2016/1012 and (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the identification and registration of equine animals and establishing model identification documents for those animals (Text with EEA relevance)

• (a) the secure transfer from the breed societies, organisations and associations referred to respectively in paragraphs 2 and 3 of

• (i) the single lifetime identification document issued in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3;

• (ii) the information necessary to be entered in the computer database in accordance with Article 6;

• (b) the delivery of the single lifetime identification document to the applicant operator referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 respectively.

Article 23

Operational rules for the single lifetime identification document

Article 24

Derogation for movement or transport of equine animals accompanied by a temporary identification document

Article 25

Issuing of duplicate identification documents

• (a) the original identification document is lost and the identity of the equine animal can be established, notably through the code transmitted by the transponder or the alternative method of identity verification in accordance with Article 16; or

• (b) the equine animal has not been identified within the time limits laid down in Article 21, 37 or 43(2).

• (a) where necessary, order the application to the equine animal of a physical means of identification or the identification of the animal by an authorised alternative method of identity verification in accordance with Article 16;

• (b) request the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, or the breed society, organisation and association referred to in Article 22(2) and (3) that issued the lost original single lifetime identification document

• (i) to issue a duplicate identification document in standard or extended format, depending on the request of the operator;

• (ii) to transfer the duplicate document to the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, referred to in the introductory sentence of this paragraph for delivery to the operator;

• (c) record in the computer database the duplicate identification document clearly marked as such and with a reference to the unique code recorded in the computer database of the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, or the breed society, organisation and association referred to in Article 22(2) and (3) that:

• (i) issued the lost original single lifetime identification document; or

• (ii) issued the duplicate identification document for an equine animal referred to in paragraph 1(b);

• (d) where not already excluded from slaughter for human consumption, adapt the status of the equine animal in accordance with either paragraph 1(b)(ii) or paragraph 2(b) of Article 38 in the duplicate identification document.

Article 26

Issuing of replacement identification documents

• (a) the original single lifetime identification document has been lost, and:

• (i) the identity of the equine animal cannot be ascertained;

• (ii) there is no indication or evidence that a single lifetime identification document had been issued previously for the equine animal; or

• (b) the physical identifier or the single lifetime identification document has been removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority of the establishment where the equine animal is habitually kept.

• (a) order the application to the equine animal of a physical means of identification;

• (b) assign to the animal a new unique code which corresponds to the computer database in which the issuing of this replacement identification document is recorded;

• (c) issue and deliver a replacement identification document clearly marked as such either standard or in extended format, depending on the request of the operator;

• (d) declare the equine animal as not being intended for slaughter for human consumption by appropriate entry in Part II of Section II of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II and in the computer database.

Article 27

Measures to be taken in respect of the single lifetime identification document in the case of slaughter, killing, death or loss of equine animals

• (a) it shall be recovered and protected from being used for fraudulent purposes;

• (b) it shall be effectively invalidated;

• (c) it shall either:

• (i) be destroyed at the slaughterhouse where the equine animal was slaughtered and an attestation shall be communicated to the issuing body that issued the single lifetime identification document prior to the date of application of this Regulation, or to the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, indicated as applicable in Part A of Section I of the single life time identification document, either directly or through the contact point referred to in Article 28(2), informing of the date of slaughter of the equine animal with reference to its unique code; or

• (ii) be returned, after invalidation as provided for in point (b), to the issuing body, in the case of a single lifetime identification document issued prior to the date of application of this Regulation, or to the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, indicated in Part A of Section I of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II, either directly or through the contact point referred to in Article 28(2), together with information concerning the date the equine animal was slaughtered or killed for disease control purposes.

Article 28

Obligations on Member States and competent authorities to ensure the transmission of information after the slaughter, killing, death or loss of equine animals

That contact point may be a liaison body referred to in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Section 3 Deadlines, obligations and procedures for the transmission of information by operators or other natural or legal persons and for the registration of kept equine animals in the computer databases

Article 29

Obligations of operators as regards the management of the identification documents to ensure the lifetime identification of the equine animal

• (a) the status of the equine animal as regards its eligibility for slaughter for human consumption;

• (b) the readable code of the transponder or ear tag code or the distinctive marks used as an alternative method;

• (c) where applicable, the validation mark or licence issued in accordance with Article 92(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;

• (d) the information on the ownership of the equine animal, where required in accordance with national legislation.

• (a) immediately after the event that affected the identification details, in the case referred to in paragraph 1(a);

• (b) within seven days of the event that affected the identification details of the equine animal, in the cases referred to in points (b) or (c) or, if the operator is the owner, in point (d) of paragraph 1.

Article 30

Obligations as regards the management of identification documents to ensure the lifetime identification of the equine animal

• (a) carry out the necessary updates of identification details in the identification document, using for updates concerning Part A or B of Section I the form fields provided for in Part C of Section I of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II;

• (b) complete the entries in Section IV of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II, where the change of ownership is required by the national legislation;

• (c) enter or complete in the computer database the records of the identification details contained in the lodged identification document as referred to in Article 29(2);

• (d) inform the competent authority, delegated body, breed society, organisation or association that issued the amended document of any of the aforementioned amendments to identification details in the single lifetime identification document and the computer database.

CHAPTER IV Practical application of derogations from the identification and registration requirements of kept equine animals

Article 31

Equine animals kept under semi-wild conditions

CHAPTER V Rules for the movements carried out in accordance with the derogation concerning the duration of validity of the animal health certificate provided for in Article 92(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688

Article 32

Responsibility of the competent authority to provide a validation mark referred to in Article 92(2)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688

• (a) the establishment is operated in line with the applicable rules on identification, registration and traceability of equine animals, and applies biosecurity measurers to minimise the risk of introduction of diseases listed for equine animals in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882;

• (b) the establishment is subject to frequent and properly documented animal health visits referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

• (c) the equine animals habitually and temporarily kept on the establishment are subject to frequent and documented additional identity checks, health testing and vaccination against listed and non-listed diseases carried out in the context of animal health visits referred to in point (b), or because such checks, tests and vaccinations are required for their use in breeding or in equestrian sports and racing;

• (d) natural breeding on the establishment is only carried out in sufficient separation from other equine animals habitually or temporarily kept on that establishment.

Article 33

Issuing of the licence referred to in Article 92(2)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688

• (a) the equine animal is registered with the respective organisation or authority referred to in paragraph 1 for the participation in competitions or races;

• (b) the registered equine animal is identified by an extended identification document, in which it is documented that:

• (i) the equine animal has been vaccinated by a veterinarian against equine influenza and where applicable other diseases as required by the rules and regulations of the organisations managing horses for competition or races, including those not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882;

• (ii) the equine animal was visited by a veterinarian at least twice a year, including the veterinary examinations for vaccination and for the movement to other Member States or to third countries;

• (iii) animal health tests have been carried out on the equine animal, including for certification purposes in relation to movements to third countries.

CHAPTER VI Rules for the use of the single lifetime identification document for sporting purposes and for the international movement of competition horses

Article 34

Information on the owner in Section IV of the single lifetime identification document

• (a) the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, where required by national legislation; or

• (b) the organisations and authorities referred to in Article 33(1) where required by the rules and regulations of those organisations and authorities.

• (a) the unique code of the equine animal; or

• (b) the number of the identification document, where applied, and the transponder code or an authorised alternative method of identification.

Article 35

Completion of information on vaccination and health testing in Sections VII, VIII and IX of the single lifetime identification document

• (a) the administering veterinarian shall enter the details of the vaccination against equine influenza or other diseases respectively in Section VII or VIII of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II;

• (b) the veterinarian acting on behalf of competent authority or the organisations and authorities referred to in Article 33(1) requesting the health test, shall enter the results of health tests undertaken for the detection of a listed or non-listed transmissible disease by a veterinarian or a laboratory in Section IX of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II.

CHAPTER VII Identification of equine animals which have entered the Union from third countries

Article 36

Identification of equine animals which have entered the Union

Identification documents issued in third countries shall be deemed valid in accordance with this Regulation for the identification of equine animals released for free circulation, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

• (a) the identification documents were issued:

• (i) in the case of purebred breeding animals of the equine species, by a breeding body in a third country which issues the zootechnical certificate and which is one of the breeding bodies listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012; or

• (ii) in the case of a registered horse, by a national federation or branch of an international organisation or association which manages horses for competition or racing with its headquarters in a third country listed for entry into the Union of equine animals; or

• (iii) in all other cases, by the competent authority of the third country of origin of the equine animal;

• (b) the identification documents comply with all the requirements of Article 17.

Article 37

Application for identification documents for equine animals which have entered the Union and are released for free circulation

• (a) complete the identification document, so that it complies with the requirements laid down in Article 17;

• (b) record the identification details of the equine animal and the complementary information in the computer database.

PART 3

DOCUMENTATION OF THE STATUS OF AN EQUINE ANIMAL AS INTENDED FOR OR EXCLUDED FROM SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Article 38

Exclusion from and delay of the slaughter of an equine animal for human consumption

• (a) the veterinarian responsible prior to a treatment in accordance with Article 39(2) of this Regulation; or

• (b) the competent authority:

• (i) in the case of issuing a new single lifetime identification document in accordance with Article 21(3) for an equine animal for which the previous exclusion from slaughter for human consumption was recorded either in the single lifetime identification document or in the computer database;

• (ii) in the case of issuing a duplicate single lifetime identification document in accordance with Article 25 or a replacement single lifetime identification document in accordance with Article 26;

• (iii) in the case of equine animals which entered the Union from a third country or territory not listed for equine animals in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU, or for which the public health attestation in point II.6 of the official certificate for entry into the Union of equine animals not intended for slaughter (MODEL ‘EQUI-X’) accompanying the equine animal to the border laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 was not certified for other reasons.

• (a) by the veterinarian responsible prior to a treatment with a medicinal product containing a substance included in the list of substances set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006 and documented in Part III of Section II of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation;

• (b) by way of derogation from paragraph 1(b)(ii), and by decision of the competent authority, documented in Part V of Section II of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation, in the event of the issuing of a duplicate identification document within a period of 30 days from the date of the declared and substantiated loss of the single lifetime identification document, where the operator can satisfactorily substantiate that the status of the equine animal as intended for slaughter for human consumption has not been compromised by any medicinal treatment.

Article 39

Obligation of the veterinarian responsible in relation to the documentation of the status of an equine animal as intended for or excluded from slaughter for human consumption in the single lifetime identification document

The veterinarian responsible shall enter the date of last administration, as prescribed, of that medicinal product and shall inform the operator of the date when the withdrawal period of six months will lapse.

Article 40

Obligations of the veterinarians in relation to documentation of the status of equine animals as intended for or excluded from slaughter for human consumption in temporary documents

• (a) verify the identification of the equine animal based on the information provided in the temporary identification document;

• (b) where access to the computer database is granted, check the status as intended for or excluded from slaughter for human consumption in the temporary identification document and in the computer database;

• (c) enter, where the equine animal is not already excluded from slaughter for human consumption, the required information in the temporary identification document in the form referred to in Article 24(2) in order to either:

• (i) exclude the equine animal permanently from slaughter for human consumption before administering a medicinal product applied in accordance with Article 112(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6; or

• (ii) record the date of the last administration of the medicinal products and the essential substances incorporated in the medicinal product before administering a medicinal product containing a substance included in the list of substances set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006.

• (a) provide the amended temporary document to the operator of the equine animal;

• (b) submit without delay, and not later than seven days from the date of its completion, a copy of the amended temporary identification document to the competent authority to which the single lifetime identification document was surrendered in accordance with Article 61(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 in order for that competent authority to adapt the single lifetime identification document and to record the information referred to in paragraph 1(c)(i) or (ii) of this Article in the computer database.

Article 41

Obligations of operators of equine animals in relation the documentation of the status of an equine animal as intended for or excluded from slaughter for human consumption

• (a) either notify the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, of the measures carried out in accordance with Article 39(2) and Article 40(1)(c) and provide the information necessary to update the computer database within a period of seven days from the date of the signature in Part II of Section II of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II; or

• (b) enter the information on the measures carried out in accordance with Article 39(2) and Article 40(1)(c) directly in the computer database, where access is granted in accordance with Article 7(5).

Article 42

Ad hoc identification of equine animals in the case of a medical indication

• (a) identify the equine animal on-the-spot by implanting an injectable transponder into the equine animal or applying another physical means of identification of kept terrestrial animals as referred to in points (a), (b), (c) or (f) of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and complete the identification form with the details provided for in Parts A and B of Section I of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation;

• (b) exclude the equine animal permanently from slaughter for human consumption by inserting the appropriate entry in the identification form.

• (a) the medicinal product containing an essential substance included in the list of substances set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006 is administered to an unidentified equine animal of less than 12 months of age;

• (b) the date of the last administration of the medicinal product containing the essential substance included in the list of substances set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006 is recorded in the identification form of the equine animal.

• (a) the issuance of either:

• (i) a single lifetime identification document in accordance with Article 17(3), in the case where the unidentified equine animal is less than 12 months of age; or

• (ii) a duplicate or replacement identification document in accordance with Articles 25 or 26; and

• (b) for recording in the computer database the exclusion from slaughter for human consumption or the prohibition of slaughter for at least six months, depending on the medicinal treatment.

• (a) either provides the identification form to the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body; or

• (b) enters the information directly in the computer database, where access is granted in accordance with Article 7(5).

Article 43

Movements and transport of equine animals for slaughter

• (a) the single lifetime identification document; or

• (b) the duplicate identification document issued in accordance with Article 38(2)(b).

• (a) the equine animals for slaughter are less than 12 months old;

• (b) there is uninterrupted traceability from the establishment of birth to the slaughterhouse;

• (c) before transport to the slaughterhouse the equine animals for slaughter are individually marked with one of the means of identification referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f) of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;

• (d) the food chain information, required in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, includes a reference to the individual marking referred to in point (c) of this paragraph.

Article 44

Use of medication records in single lifetime identification documents in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 96/22/EC

Part IV of Section II of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation shall be used to enter information on the application in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 96/22/EC of a veterinary medicinal product containing allyl trenbolone or beta-agonists in the case referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of Article 7 of that Directive.

PART 4

ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATES FOR PUREBRED BREEDING EQUINE ANIMALS

Article 45

Rules for the zootechnical certificate as integral part of the single lifetime identification document for purebred breeding equine animals

• (a) Part I of the zootechnical certificate set out in the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 shall be Section V of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation;

• (b) Part II of the zootechnical certificate set out in the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 shall be either:

• (i) part of the Section referred to in point (a), in which case more than one page displaying that Part II are to be provided for updates of the information; or

• (ii) where authorised by the zootechnical authority in accordance with Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, attached to the single lifetime identification document, in which case it shall be linked to the Part I referred to in point (a) of this paragraph by the entry of the unique code assigned to the animal in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation or the unique life number assigned to the animal prior to the date of application of this Regulation.

The additional page shall be in a format that cannot be confused with Section V of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II of this Regulation and shall not interfere with the order of Sections therein.

PART 5

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 46

Transitional measures related to the repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262

• (a) the deadlines for the identification of equine animals born in the Union provided for in Article 12(1) and (2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until 20 April 2021;

• (b) the rules on the format and content of identification documents issued for equine animals born in the Union provided for in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until 27 January 2022.

Article 47

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 7 July 2021.

However, Annex II shall apply from 28 January 2022.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

https://www.oie.int/en/scientific-expertise/specific-information-and-recommendations/international-competition-horse-movement/

ANNEX I

PART 1

Technical specifications of electronic means of identification for equine animals

	1.	Where applied to equine animals, the electronic means of identification referred to in points (c), (e) and (f) of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 (the electronic means of identification) shall display: (a) a three-digit ISO-3166 compatible country code; (b) a numeric individual animal code of 12 digits.
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	2.	The electronic means of identification must be: (a) read-only passive transponders applying HDX or FDX-B technology, complying with ISO standards 11784 and 11785; (b) readable by reading devices, complying with ISO standard 11785, capable of reading HDX and FDX- B transponders.
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	3.	The electronic means of identification must be readable at the minimum reading distance of: (a) 12 centimetres for ear tags when read with a portable reader; (b) 15 centimetres for injectable transponders when read with a portable reader.
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	4.	The electronic means of identification must have been tested with favourable results as regards the following: (a) conformance with the ISO standards 11784 and 11785, in accordance with the method referred to in point 7 of the ISO standard 24631-1; (b) achievement of minimum performance on reading distances referred in point 3 of this Part, in accordance with the procedures referred to in point 7 of the ISO standard 24631-3.

PART 2

Technical specifications of means of identification for equine animals

	1.	The means of identification referred to in points (a), (b), (c) and (f) of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 for equine animals shall be: (a) non-reusable; (b) of non-degradable material; (c) tamper-proof; (d) easy to read throughout the lifetime of the equine animals; (e) designed in such way that they can remain securely attached to the equine animals without being harmful to it; (f) easily removable from the food chain.
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	2.	The means of identification referred to in point 1 shall carry the following non-removable inscriptions: (a) a three-digit ISO-3166 compatible country code; (b) a numeric individual animal code of at least 12 digits.
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	3.	The means of identification referred to in point 1 may carry other information, if authorised by the competent authority, provided that the inscriptions referred to in point 2 remain visible and legible.

ANNEX II

PART 1

Content of the single lifetime identification document

DOCUMENT D’IDENTIFICATION DES ÉQUIDÉS

Ces instructions sont rédigées en vue d’assister l’utilisateur et n’entravent pas l’application des règles établies par le règlement d’exécution (UE) 2021/963.

	I.	Le document d’identification doit comporter toutes les instructions nécessaires à son utilisation ainsi que les coordonnées de l’autorité compétente ou de l’organisme délégué en français, en anglais et dans une des langues officielles de l’État membre ou du pays tiers dans lequel l’autorité compétente ou l’organisme délégué a son siège.
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	II.	Le document d’identification doit contenir les renseignements suivants:

1. Section I – Identification

L’équidé doit être identifié par l’autorité compétente ou par l’organisme délégué ou la personne physique visés à l’article 22, paragraphe 3, du règlement d’application (UE) 2021/963. Le numéro unique d’identification valable à vie doit permettre d’identifier clairement l’équidé ainsi que la base de données établie par l’autorité compétente ou l’organisme délégué qui a délivré le document d’identification et doit être compatible avec le numéro universel d’identification des équidés (UELN).

Dans la description à la partie A de la section I, notamment au point 3, l’utilisation d’abréviations doit être évitée autant que possible. Au point 5 de la partie A de la section I, un champ doit être prévu pour insérer au moins quinze chiffres du code transmis par le transpondeur.

A la partie B de la section I le signalement graphique doit être renseigné en utilisant un stylo à bille à encre rouge pour les marques et un stylo à bille à encre noire pour les épis, ou en conséquence si complété par voie électronique, en tenant compte des lignes directrices fournies par la Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ou par Weatherbys.

La partie C de la section I doit être utilisée pour enregistrer toute rectification aux détails d’identification.

2. Section II – Administration de médicaments

Les parties I et II ou la partie III de cette section doivent être dûment complétées suivant les instructions établies dans cette section.

3. Section III – Marque de validation/Licence

Nécessaire pour les mouvements conformément à l’article 92, paragraphe 2, du règlement délégué (UE) 2020/688.

4. Section IV – Propriétaire

Le nom du propriétaire ou de son agent ou représentant doit être mentionné si l’autorité compétente, l’organisme délégué ou l’organisation qui gère les chevaux enregistrés en vue des compétitions ou courses le requiert.

5. Section V – Certificat zootechnique

Si l’équidé est inscrit ou enregistré et admissible à l’entrée dans un livre généalogique tenu par une organisme de sélection, le document d’identification doit indiquer le pedigree ainsi que la classe du livre généalogique dans laquelle l’équidé est inscrit conformément aux règles du organisme de sélection qui délivre le certificat zootechnique.

6. Section VI – Enregistrement des contrôles d’identité

À chaque fois que les lois et règlements l’exigent, l’identité de l’équidé doit faire l’objet d’une vérification enregistrée par l’autorité compétente, au nom de l’organisme délégué ou de l’organisation qui gère les chevaux enregistrés en vue des compétitions ou courses.

7. Sections VII et VIII – Enregistrement des vaccinations

Toutes les vaccinations doivent être enregistrées à la section VI (grippe équine seulement) et à la section VII (toutes les autres vaccinations). Ces informations peuvent être fournies par l’apposition d’un autocollant.

8. Section IX – Examen de laboratoire

Les résultats de tous les examens pratiqués pour déceler une maladie transmissible peuvent être consignés.

9. Section X – Châtaignes

(en option)

Cette section est nécessaire au respect du modèle de document d’identification de la Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

	III.	Sauf s’il est détruit sous surveillance officielle à l’abattoir, le document d’identification doit être retourné à l’autorité compétente ou à l’organisme délégué après que l’animal est mort, a dû être détruit, a été perdue ou volée ou a été abattu à des fins de contrôle de la maladie.

IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR EQUIDAE

These instructions are drawn up to assist the user and do not impede on the rules laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/963.

	I.	The identification document must contain all the instructions needed for its use and the details of the competent authority, or as appropriate the delegated body, in French, English and one of the official languages of the Member State or third country where the competent authority or delegated body has its headquarters.
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	II.	The identification document must contain the following information:

1. Section I – Identification

The equine animal shall be identified by the competent authority or by the delegated body or natural person as referred to in Article 22(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/963. The unique code shall clearly identify the equine animal and the database established by the competent autority or delegated body which issued the identification document and shall be compatible with the universal equine life number (UELN).

In the description in Part A of Section I, in particular in point 3 thereof, abbreviations must be avoided, where possible. In point 5 of Part A of Section I, the space must be provided for at least 15 digits of the transponder code.

In Part B of Section I the outline diagram shall be completed using red ball point ink for marks and black ball point ink for whorls, or accordingly if completed electronically, taking into account the guidelines provided for by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) or the Weatherbys.

Part C of Section I must be used to record modifications to identification details.

2. Section II – Administration of medicinal products

Parts I and II or Part III of this Section must be duly completed in accordance with the instructions set out in this Section.

3. Section III – Validation mark/Licence

Required for movements in accordance with Article 92(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688.

4. Section IV – Owner

The name of the owner or its agent or representative must be stated where required by the competent autority, delegated body or the organisation which manages registered horses for competitions or races.

5. Section V – Zootechnical certificate

If the equine animal is entered or registered and eligible for entry in a breeding book maintained by a breed society, the identification document shall contain the pedigree and the breeding book class in which the equine animal is entered in accordance with the rules of the breed society issuing the zootechnical certificate.

6. Section VI – Recording of identity checks

Whenever laws and regulations so require, checks conducted on the identity of the equine animal must be recorded by the competent authority, the delegated body or by the organisation which manages registered horses for competitions or races.

7. Sections VII and VIII – Vaccination record

All vaccinations must be recorded in Section VII (equine influenza only) and in Section VIII (all other vaccinations). The information may take the form of a sticker.

8. Section IX – Laboratory health tests

The results of all tests carried out to detect transmissible diseases may be recorded.

9. Section X – Chestnuts (optional)

This section shall be required for compliance with the model of the identification document of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).

	III.	Except where it is destroyed under the offical supervision at the slaughterhouse, the identification document must be returned to the competent authority or delegated body after the animal has died, had to be destroyed, was lost or stolen or was slaughtered for disease control purposes.

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SECTION I

Partie A – Détails d’identification

Part A – Identification details

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