# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/949 of 2 June 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the configuration of the identification code for bovine animals and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Computerised database

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

The competent authority ... may record in the computerised database for bovine animals as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, an identification code in the form of either the two-letter alpha code or the three-digit numeric code referred to in Article 2(a) of this Regulation regardless of the country code displayed on the means of identification provided that full traceability of a bovine animal is ensured.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/949/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-949/article-3
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