# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 16: Verification of single identification documents issued for equidae

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

1. Before issuing an identification document, the issuing body, or the person acting on its behalf, shall take all appropriate measures to:
(a) verify that no such identification document has already been issued (by an issuing body either in the United Kingdom or in a member State) for the equine animal concerned;
(b) prevent the fraudulent issuing of multiple identification documents for an individual equine animal.
2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a) consulting the appropriate documentation and electronic records available;
(b) estimating the age of the equine animal;
(c) checking the equine animal, as provided for in Article 17, for any signs or marks indicative of any previous identification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/262/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-262/article-16
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