# 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 8: Obligations of the competent authority as regards the issuing of identification documents for equidae born in Great Britain

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

The zootechnical authority and the competent authority shall ensure that on their territory the issuing bodies under their respective responsibility:
(a)issue identification documents which comply with the requirements provided for in Article 7(1), (2) and (3);
(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:
(i)is unique, genuine and authentic;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/262/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-262/article-8
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