Issuing of identification documents for equidae born in the Union
Article 9
1. Issuing bodies shall only issue identification documents which: (a) comply with the requirements of Article 7(1), (2) and (3); (b) have Section I thereof duly completed with information verified by or on behalf of the issuing body indicated in point 11 of Part A of Section I; (c) have Section IV thereof completed, if required by national legislation or by the rules and regulations of the issuing body referred to in point (a) and (b) of Article 5(1); (d) have Section V thereof completed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(a) shall identify registered equidae referred to in point (e)(i) of Article 2 in accordance with the rules of the studbook referred to in that provision and complete in Section V of the identification document the information in the certificate of origin referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Directive 90/427/EEC and in the Annex thereto. 3. In accordance with the principles of the organisation or association which has established the studbook of the origin of the breed of the registered equine animal, Section V of the identification document shall contain: (a) the full pedigree information; (b) the section of the studbook referred to in Article 2 or 3 of Decision 96/78/EC; (c) where established, the class of the main section of the studbook in which the registered equine animal is entered. 4. For the registration of a horse for competition or racing as referred to in point (e)(ii) of Article 2, the issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(b) shall either: (a) issue in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 and the rules of that issuing body an identification document complying with the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 7; or (b) recognise and validate the identification document issued for that horse in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article; or (c) issue a new identification document in accordance with Article 12(3)(c).