# 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 25: Derogation for movements with a smart card

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

1. By way of derogation from Article 23(1), the competent authority may authorise the movement or transport of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within Great Britain not accompanied by their identification document, provided that they are accompanied by a smart card issued by the same issuing body that issued their identification document and containing the information set out in Annex II.
2. Paragraph 1 also applies in relation to the transportation of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within Great Britain in circumstances where those equidae have entered Great Britain from a member State or from Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/262/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-262/article-25
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