# Commission Decision of 15 December 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards guidelines and procedures for the electronic identification of ovine and caprine animals (notified under document number C(2006) 6522) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/968/EC), Division CHAPTER I: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of these Guidelines, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘Country code’ means a 3-digit numeric code representing the name of a country in accordance with ISO standard 3166;
(b) ‘National identification code’ means a 12-digit numeric code to identify an individual animal at national level;
(c) ‘Transponder code’ means the 64-bit electronic code programmed in the transponder and containing inter alia the country code and national identification code and used for the electronic identification of animals;
(d) ‘Identifier’ means a read-only passive transponder applying the HDX- or FDX-B technology as defined in ISO standards 11784 and 11785 and incorporated in different means of identification as referred to in Annex A of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004;
(e) ‘Reader’ means a synchronising or non-synchronising transceiver which is, at least, capable of:
(i) reading identifiers; and
(ii) displaying the country code and the national identification code;
(f) . . . . .
(g) . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/968/annex/chapter/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-968/annex/chapter-I
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