Operational rules of the computer databases of equine animals and access to data contained therein
Article 7
1. Member States shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that the computer databases continue operating in the event of potential disruption, and the security, protection, integrity and authenticity of the information recorded in the computer databases. 2. Member States shall ensure that, on their request, operators of establishments in respect of equine animals kept on their establishments, operators of equine animals in respect of their animals, and operators of slaughterhouses in respect of equine animals presented for slaughter to their slaughterhouse, have at least free of charge read-only access to the following information contained in the computer database on the aforementioned equine animals: (a) the unique code as described in Article 6(2); (b) where available, the identification code of the animal referred to in point (1) of Part 1 or point (2) of Part 2 of Annex I and displayed by the physical means of identification referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f) of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (c) the status of the equine animal, as intended for or excluded from slaughter for human consumption. 3. Member States shall provide competent authorities and delegated bodies read-write access to the computer database to enter identification details of equine animals or to exchange data between that computer database and databases maintained by delegated bodies. 4. Member States shall provide competent authorities of other Member States, or as applicable delegated bodies in those other Member States listed in accordance with Article 4(1), free of charge read-only access to the information detailed in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2 contained in their computer databases for the equine animals habitually kept on their territory. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States may grant operators of equine animals referred to in Article 102(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and veterinarians responsible read-write access to relevant datasets in the computer database, provided that data protection is guaranteed in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.