# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 29: Identification of animals imported from third countries

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person shall not contravene Article 81 of the Commission Regulation and this Article.
(2) In accordance with Article 17(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation, the period for identifying an animal for the purposes of Article 81 of the Commission Regulation is 20 days.
(3) The means of identification for animals imported from a third country must be the same as that set out in Article 45 of the Commission Regulation and, in accordance with Article 12 of the Commission Implementing Regulation, the identification code is—
(a) the letters “XI” or the numbers “899”;
(b) a 12 digit number in accordance with a numbering scheme prescribed by the Department.
(4) Where an animal is imported from a third country and re-identified according to this Article, the keeper must record information about the addition of the new means of identification in the holding register together with the full identification code on the new means of identification and the full code on the method of identification applied in the third country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/411/article/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-29
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