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Division 1 The competent authority shall approve means of identification, as provided for in Article 4(1), which must be designed to:F1

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  1. (a)

    ensure at least one visible and one electronically readable mark;

  2. (b)

    remain attached to the animal without being harmful to it; and

  3. (c)

    be easily removable from the food chain.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/2008 of 23 September 2008 amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the means of identification of animals and the content of the movement documents (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on Annex

Textual amendments

F2

Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

F3

Words in Annex footnote 18 "Iceland" and "Norway" added (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 10(15)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)