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(2)in Article 12, point (a) is replaced by the following:
(a)the first element of the identification code shall be the country code of the Member State where the means of identification was first applied to the animals, in the format of either:
(i)the two-letter code in accordance with ISO standard 3166-1 alpha-2, except for Greece, for which the two-letter code ‘EL’ shall be used, and for the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland, for which the two-letter code ‘XI’ shall be used; or
(ii)the three-digit country code in accordance with ISO standard 3166-1 numeric, except for the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland, for which ‘899’ shall be used;’.
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