Regulation 4 Form of microchip
From the date these regulations come into force any microchip implanted in a dog must meet the following requirements—
it must have a unique number which includes the manufacturer’s code;
it must be compliant with ISO standard 11784:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchipsf1;
it must be compliant with ISO standard 11785:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips apart from Annex A; and
it must respond to a transponder which operates at 134.2 kilohertz and conforms with the FDXB protocol set out in ISO standards 11784:1996 and 11785:1996.
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Footnotes
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ISO Central Secretariat, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue de Varembé, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland.