Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 108U.K.Member States' responsibility for establishing a system for the identification and registration of kept terrestrial animals

1.Member States shall have in place a system for the identification and registration of those species of kept terrestrial animals for which such a system is required by this Regulation and by any rules adopted pursuant to it. Such a system shall, when appropriate, provide for the recording of the movements of such animals.

2.When establishing the system referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take into account:

(a)the species or categories of kept terrestrial animals concerned;

(b)the risk posed by that species or category.

3.The system provided for in paragraph 1 shall include the following elements:

(a)the means to identify kept terrestrial animals individually or in groups;

(b)identification documents, movement documents and other documents for identifying and tracing kept terrestrial animals as referred to in Article 110;

(c)up–to–date records in establishments as provided for in points (a) and (b) of Article 102(1);

(d)a computer database of kept terrestrial animals as provided for in Article 109(1).

4.The system provided for in paragraph 1 shall be designed in such a manner that it:

(a)ensures the efficient application of the disease prevention and control measures provided for in this Regulation;

(b)facilitates the traceability of kept terrestrial animals and their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union;

(c)ensures the efficient interoperability, integration and compatibility of the elements of that system;

(d)ensures that the system, to the extent appropriate, is adapted to:

(i)

the computerised information system for Union notification and reporting provided for in Article 22;

(ii)

TRACES;

(e)ensures a coherent approach in respect of the different animal species covered by the system.

5.Member States may when appropriate:

(a)use the whole or part of the system provided for in paragraph 1 for purposes other than those referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 4;

(b)integrate the identification documents, movement documents and other documents referred to in Article 110 with the animal health certificates or self–declaration document provided for in Article 143(1) and (2) and Article 151(1) and in any rules adopted pursuant to points (b) and (c) of Article 144(1) and Article 151(3) and (4);

(c)designate another authority or authorise another body or a natural person to ensure the practical application of the identification and registration system provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, including the issuing of identification documents and the drawing-up of models as provided for in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 110(1).

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