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Article 7Requirements for the individual identification of pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets moving into a Member State from another Member State#
1.For the purposes of the non-commercial movements from one Member State into another Member State, pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets shall be individually identified, as required by Article 247, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as follows:
(a)by an injectable transponder implanted in accordance with Article 70 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and complying with the requirements laid down in Article 70a of that Delegated Regulation; or
(b)where an injectable transponder does not comply with the technical requirements referred to in Article 70a, point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, the pet owner or the authorised person shall provide the reading device which enables the verification of the individual identification of the animal upon request.
2.A pet dog, a pet cat or a pet ferret shall be deemed to comply with the requirements for individual identification referred to in paragraph 1, where it has been individually identified with:
(a)a transponder implanted before 1 January 2028, which does not contain the code of the country where the animal was initially identified;
(b)a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011.
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