OBJECTIVE: to establish a reliable system for the identification and registration of bovine animals
with a view to restoring consumer confidence in their quality.
SUBSTANCE: it is proposed that a regulation on the identification and registration of bovine
animals should be introduced to reinforce the current directive (Directive 92/102/EEC) so that
animals may be efficiently and quickly traced and Community aid schemes monitored.
The proposed identification and registration system provides for eartags to identify bovine animals
individually, a centralized computerized database, a passport for each bovine animal and registers
of animals on each holding.
It should be noted that the proposed regulation provides for minimum requirements, which means
that Member States may extend the rules.
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