Role of operators and owners
Article 3
1. The operator of an equine animal, who is not the owner or one of the owners of the equine animal, shall act in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regulation on behalf of and in agreement with the owner or a representative of the owners of the equine animal. 2. Member States and, where applicable, delegated bodies may require that the following applications made to them by operators shall be submitted by the owner or a representative of the owners: (a) applications for the issuing of single lifetime identification documents, as provided for in Article 22; (b) applications for the issuing of duplicate identification documents, as provided for in Article 25; (c) applications for the issuing of replacement identification documents, as provided for in Article 26; (d) applications for modifying identification details in existing single lifetime identification documents, as provided for in Article 30.