It must be kept up-to-date and give details of the marks used for identifying the holdings.<\/p>\n
Keepers of pigs must keep a register on which they indicate the number of animals, information relating to movements.\u00a0 Registers may be consulted on request.<\/p>\n
Marks must be applied as soon as possible and in all cases before the animal leaves the holding of birth.\u00a0 The approval of the competent authority is required to replace marks which have become illegible or are lost.\u00a0 A new mark must be recorded in the register in order to maintain a link with the previous mark.<\/p>\n
For movements of animals within the state, a national system may be allowed or approved by the Commission provided to conform with community regulations.<\/p>\n
All animal keepers must provide a document to determine the origin and place of departure and destination of animals.\u00a0 Information in relation to movements of animals not accompanied by a certificate or document required by veterinary or zootechnical legislation must remain available to the authorities for a minimum period set by it.<\/p>\n
Animals imported by a third country to be slaughtered on the EU do not necessarily have to be identified in accordance with the directive if they pass veterinary checks laid down for animals coming from third countries and it is slaughtered within 30 days of those tests.<\/p>\n\n
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