Article 55 Member States obligations as regards the means and methods of identification of kept porcine animals, their application and use

Member States shall ensure that the means of identification listed in points (a), (c), (e) and (g) of Annex III comply with the following requirements:

1. (a)

   they display either:

   1. (i)

      the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the animal;

   or

   1. (ii)

      in the case of animals that are to be moved from the establishment of a supply chain referred to in Article 53 to another establishment outside of that supply chain, the unique registration number of the last establishment of a supply chain;

2. (b)

   they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where porcine animals are kept.

Member States shall establish procedures for application by:

Member States shall establish and make available to the public of the list of establishments of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 in their territory.