# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2006, Article 10: Identification of animals imported from third countries


(1) A keeper must comply with Article 4(4) of the Council Regulation and this article.
(2) For the purposes of Article 4(4) (first paragraph) of the Council Regulation, the period for identifying an animal is 14 days.
(3) The identification code for the first means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation for animals imported from third countries is—
(a) the letters “UK”;
(b) the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd into which the animal is imported;
(c) a unique number; and
(d) the letter “F”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1036/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-wales-order-2006/article-10
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