Article 2

Parts I and II of the zootechnical certificate shall be contained in the single lifetime identification document for purebred breeding animals of the equine species issued in accordance with Article 114(1)(c) of F1Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 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’) and comply with the following:

1. (a)

   Part I shall be a Section of the single lifetime identification document F2...;

2. (b)

   Part II shall be either:

   1. (i)

      part of the Section referred to in point (a) of this Article, in which case more than one page displaying that Part II are to be provided for updates of the information; or

   2. (ii)

      where authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, attached to the single lifetime identification document, in which case it shall be linked to Part I referred to in point (a) of this Article by the entry of the individual identification number, referred to as ‘unique code’ in Article 114(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 F3, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or as ‘unique life number’ in Article 2(o) of the Equine Passport Regulation.