Transitional provisions
Article 43
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(2), the following equidae shall be deemed to be identified in accordance with this Regulation: (a) equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, and identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that the identification documents issued for those equidae: (i) were registered in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2009 at the latest; and (ii) contain a Section corresponding to Section IX of the model identification document set out in the Annex to Decision 93/623/EEC, and Part III-A of the identification document is completed where information is entered in Part III-B thereof; (b) equidae which were born by 30 June 2009 at the latest, but not identified by that date in accordance with Decision 93/623/EEC or 2000/68/EC, provided that they were identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2009 at the latest; (c) equidae identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2015. 2. Equidae which were born in the Union or imported into the Union from a third country after 30 June 2009 and which are not identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 by 31 December 2015 shall be identified in accordance with Article 29 or 32 of this Regulation, depending on the information on their identity available, and shall be classified in Part II of Section II of the duplicate identification document as not intended for slaughter for human consumption. 3. By way of derogation from Article 13(2), Member States which have granted derogations in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 before 1 January 2016 and notified the Commission accordingly before that date, shall not be required to re-notify them to the Commission. 4. Member States that have not established a centralised database as provided for in Article 39 shall set up a central database in accordance with Article 39 and ensure it is operational in accordance with Article 40 by 30 June 2016 at the latest.