Article 43 Rules on the exchange of electronic data between computer databases of Member States in respect of bovine animals
United Kingdom
Member States shall ensure that their computer databases in respect of bovine animals complies with the following requirements:
they are secured in accordance with applicable national law;
they contain at least the up-to-date information provided for in Article 42.
Member States shall ensure that their computer databases is managed by an information system capable of applying and managing qualified electronic signatures for data exchange messages to guarantee non-repudiation concerning:
the authenticity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided on the origin of the message;
the integrity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided that the message has not been altered or corrupted;
the temporal information of exchanged messages so that guarantee are provided that they were sent at a specific time.
Member State shall, without any undue delay but in any event within a period of 24 hours of becoming aware of it, notify the Member State with whom electronic data exchange has been established, of any breach of security or loss of integrity that has a significant impact on the data validity or on the personal data maintained therein.