{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2035/article-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2035/article-52.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/2035",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2035",
  "path": "article/52",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Obligations on operators keeping porcine animals as regards the means and methods of identification of kept porcine animals, their application and use",
  "text": "1. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that each porcine animal is identified by the following means of identification:\n(a) a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III or an electronic ear tag as listed in point (c) of Annex III, attached to an ear flap of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible display of the unique registration number of\n(i) the establishment of birth of animal;\nor\n(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain;\nor\n(b) a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible display of the unique registration number of\n(i) the establishment of birth of animal;\nor\n(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain.\n2. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that:\n(a) the means of identifications are applied to porcine animals on:\n(i) the establishment of birth;\nor\n(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain;\n(b)) no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority.\n3. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals may replace the means of identification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the porcine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 54(1).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2035/article/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:59.211429+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}