Livestock movements, identification and tracing: news archive
17 December 2007 - News Release: Electronic identification of sheep and goats. Further information on electronic identification in sheep.
6 November 2007 - Consultation: Consultation on the double tagging of sheep and goats - European law (Council Regulation (EC) 21/2004) requires all Member States to double tag sheep and goats. However, there is provision for a derogation which allows Member States to use a single means of identification, but only if this provides equivalent traceability. The UK was granted this derogation on a temporary basis, but this expired in June 2007 when the European Commission concluded that compliance with the current regulation was insufficient to ensure equivalent traceability. The UK is therefore obliged to introduce double tagging and Defra is requesting comments on our plans to implement this in England. The closing date for this consultation is 20 November 2007.
13 August 2007 - Foot and Mouth Disease: Information about movement guidance and licences relating to the recent foot and mouth disease outbreak are available.
5 July 2007 - The UK withdraws application for extension to double tagging derogation. New double tagging rules will be introduced by the end of the year for all breeding animals. Animals going for slaughter will continue to be single tagged. Information will be sent to all sheep and goat keepers in due course.
6 April 2007 - New rules for identifying pigs comes into force.
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