S.L. 437.50 Art. 45Identification of animals of susceptible species.

(1) Without prejudice to European Community legislation on identification of domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, the competent authority shall ensure that in the event of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on their territory animals of susceptible species shall only leave the holding on which they are kept, if they are identified in such a way as to enable the competent authorities to trace rapidly their movements and their holding of origin, or any holding from which they have come. However, for special cases referred to in rule 15(1) and rule 16(1), the competent authority may, in certain circumstances and having regard to the health situation, authorise other ways of rapidly tracing the movement of those animals and of their holding of origin, or of any holding from which they have come. The arrangements for identifying such animals or for tracing their holdings of origin shall be determined by the competent authority and notified to the European Commission.

(2) The measures taken by the competent authority on additional, permanent and indelible marking of animals for the particular purpose of control of the foot-and-mouth disease, and in particular in case of vaccination carried out in accordance with rules 50 and 51, may be modified in accordance with rule 77(2).