Article 8 Obligations of the competent authority as regards the issuing of identification documents for equidae born in Great BritainF1

The zootechnical authority and the competent authority shall ensure that on their territory the issuing bodies under their respective responsibility:

1. (a)

   issue identification documents which comply with the requirements provided for in Article 7(1), (2) and (3);

2. (b)

   have the necessary systems in place to verify, when required by the competent authority, whether an identification document declared to be issued by them:

   1. (i)

      is unique, genuine and authentic;

   2. (ii)

      includes, where blank identification documents are printed on stock, a serial number printed at least on the pages containing Sections I, II and III of the identification document.