Article 3

As of 1 November 2018, Section V of the identification document issued for a purebred breeding animal of the equine species in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall be completed in accordance with Article 9(2) thereof and, where necessary for the purposes of Article 30(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, be supplemented with Part II of the zootechnical certificate as described in Article 2(b)(ii) of this Regulation.

Part II of the zootechnical certificate shall be attached to the single lifetime identification document issued in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 and shall be linked to the certificate of origin as set out in Section V of Part 1 of Annex I to that Regulation by entry of the unique life number as defined in Article 2(o) of that Regulation.