Movement and transport of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production
Article 23
1. The identification documents issued for registered equidae or for equidae for breeding and production in accordance with Article 9(1), Article 14, Article 29, Article 30 or Article 32 shall accompany those equidae for which they were issued at all times, including, where required by national legislation, during the transport of the carcass of the equine animal for processing in an establishment approved in accordance with point (a) of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 or referred to in point (a)(iii) of Chapter III of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the identification document shall not be required to accompany registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production when they are: (a) stabled or on pasture, and the identification document can be presented without delay by the keeper; (b) temporarily ridden, driven, led or taken either: (i) in the vicinity of the holding within a Member State so that the identification document can be presented without delay; or (ii) during transhumance of equidae to and from registered summer grazing grounds provided that the identification documents can be presented at the holding of departure; (c) unweaned and accompany their dam or foster mare; (d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition or event which requires them to leave temporarily the training, competition or event venue; (e) moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to the equine animals themselves or to the holding on which they are kept.