# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2005, Article 8: Identification for animals moved to another member State from the holding of birth or holding of import


(1) In the case of an animal born after 9th July 2005 and involved in intra-Community trade, Schedule 1 does not apply, and the second means of identification specified in Article 4(2)(b) of the Council Regulation is an eartag or electronic transponder conforming to Section A.4 of the Annex to the Council Regulation.
(2) The second means of identification shall bear—
(a) an identification code identical to that applied to the first means of identification under article 6(3), in the case of an animal born in England, or article 10(3), in the case of an animal imported from a third country; or
(b) in the case of an eartag only, the letters “UK”, the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd of birth or import, a unique number and the letter “X”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3100/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-england-order-2005/article-8
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