{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2035/article-78",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2035/article-78.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/78",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Obligations on the competent authority as regards the identification document of kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts",
  "text": "1. The competent authority shall issue an identification document as provided for in Article 117(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for each kept terrestrial animal in travelling circuses or animal acts intended to be moved to another Member State, except for animals of the equine species, birds, dogs, cats and ferrets, lagomorphs and rodents.\n2. The competent authority shall ensure that the identification document provided for in paragraph 1 contains the following information:\n(a) the name, address and contact information of the operator responsible for the animal;\n(b) species, sex, colour, and any notable or discernible features or characteristics of the animal;\n(c) the identification code of the animal identified by the means of identification provided for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 47, 52, 54, 58, 70, 73, 74 and 76;\n(d) the type of electronic identifier and its location, if applied to the animal referred to in point (c);\n(e) the identification mark, means of identification and its location if applicable, for other animals than those referred to in point (c) applied by the operator;\n(f) details of the vaccination of the animal, if applicable;\n(g) details of the treatments of the animal, if applicable;\n(h) details of diagnostic tests;\n(i) the name and address of the competent authority issuing the identification document;\n(j) the date of issue of the identification document.",
  "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/78",
    "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."
}