Movements and transport of equidae for slaughter
Article 26
1. The following shall accompany equidae for slaughter while they are being moved or transported to the slaughterhouse: (a) the identification document issued in accordance with Article 9(1) or Article 14; or (b) the duplicate identification document issued in accordance with Article 29 or 30 which was subject to the derogation provided for in Article 31. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority may authorise equidae for slaughter for which no identification document was issued in accordance with Article 9(1), to be transported directly from the holding of birth to the slaughterhouse within the same Member State provided that: (a) the equidae for slaughter are less than 12 months old and have visible dental stars of the temporary lateral incisors; (b) there is an uninterrupted traceability from the holding of birth to the slaughterhouse; (c) during transport to the slaughterhouse the equidae for slaughter are individually marked in accordance with Article 18 or 21; (d) the consignment is accompanied by the food chain information in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 that must include a reference to the individual marking referred to in point (c) of this paragraph; (e) the transponder or any physical identifier applied to the equine animal in accordance with Article 21 shall be protected from subsequent fraudulent use, notably by its recovery, destruction or disposal in situ. 3. Article 34(1)(b) and (c) shall not apply in the case of the movement or transport of equidae for slaughter in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.