(3)Article 71 is replaced by the following Article:‘Article 71Identification document of kept dogs, cats and ferrets1.Operators keeping dogs, cats and ferrets shall ensure that each animal intended to be moved to another Member State is accompanied by an identification document in the form of a passport as set out in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705note, duly completed and issued in accordance with Article 71a.2.The passport referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain entries for the insertion of the information set out in Annex V.3.The passport referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear a number consisting of the ISO code of the Member State of issue in accordance with ISO 3166 standard, followed by a unique alphanumeric code.4.The operator of the animal concerned shall be deemed to comply with this Article where a passport not in conformity with these requirements was:
(a)drawn up in accordance with the model passport established by Commission Decision 2003/803/ECnote and issued before 29 December 2014; or