Member States Information
In accordance with Articles 4, 6 (1), 16(3) of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/963 and article 12 of REGULATION (EU) 2016/1012, each Member State shall make certain information available to the other Member States and the public on a website. In addition, this national website may also contain information in relation to Articles 11, 21, 31 and 20 of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/963.
In order to assist the Member States in making such information available, the Commission provides this website with the links to the relevant national websites.
The information concerns in particular: issuing bodies for equine passports, alternative methods for identity verification, central databases, contact points, time limits for the identification of equidae, derogations for equidae under wild or semi-wild conditions and smart cards.
EU Regulation
See MorePlease find here the EU regulation 2021/963.
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(23) The Universal Equine Life Number (UELN) system has been agreed worldwide between the major horse-breeding, competition and racing organisations. It has been developed on the initiative of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH), the International Stud-Book Committee (ISBC), the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO), the European Conference of Arabian Horse Organisations (ECAHO), the International Anglo-Arabian Confederation (CIAA), the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) and the European Trotting Union (UET). Information on this system can be consulted on the UELN website(15), hosted by the French horse and riding institute (IFCE).
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(24) The UELN system is suitable for assigning to an equine animal on the occasion of its first identification a unique code as referred to in Article 109(1)(d)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. When codes are assigned to the computer database or any databases established by delegated bodies or breed societies under the computer database of the Member States, the codes of those databases, and the format of the recorded unique code of the individual equine animals should not lead to confusion with the established UELN system. Therefore, the list of assigned UELN codes should be consulted before any new code is assigned to a database recording identification details of equine animals.
(25) Recording a UELN-compatible unique code and using it to identify the competent authorities or the delegated body to which the task of issuing single lifetime identification documents for equine animals has been delegated, should also facilitate the return to the issuing competent authority of the single lifetime identification document after the slaughter or death of the equine animal. Where possible, Member States should use the liaison bodies they have designated in accordance with Article 103 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council to facilitate the exchange of communications between competent authorities for mutual assistance.
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Article 2 Definitions
(17) ‘unique code’means the unique code defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.
(18) ‘Universal Equine Life Number’(UELN) means a unique 15-digit alphanumeric code compiling information on the individual equine animal and the database and country where such information is first recorded in accordance with the coding system managed by the French horse and riding institute (IFCE) which hosts the UELN website;
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Article 5 Assignment of a code to the computer database and the databases of delegated bodies
1. The competent authority shall assign a code to the computer database, and where applicable each database established under the framework of the computer database by delegated bodies, breed societies and the organisations and association referred to in Article 2(5)(b) which record identification details of equine animals.
2. The code provided for in paragraph 1 shall be compatible with the coding system of the UELN and shall consist of a six-digit code for the computer database and each database established under the framework of the computer database including:
(a) Three digits for the numeric ISO 3166 country code;
(b) Three alphanumeric digits for the database.
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Article 6 Recording identification details in the computer database
1. At the time of first identification of an equine animal, the competent authority, or as applicable the delegated body, breed societies and the organisations and association referred to in Article 2(5)(b) shall record the identification details of the equine animal in the computer database under the unique code.
2. The unique code referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of:
(a) The code assigned to the computer database or the databases of delegated bodies, breed societies and the organisations and association referred to in Article 2(5)(b) in accordance with Article 5(2), followed by,
(b) A nine-digit individual identification number assigned to the equine animal.
3. The unique code shall be the reference for any access to and data exchange between the computer databases and the databases of delegated bodies, breed societies and the organisations and association referred to in Article 2(5)(b).