Table of contents Official eartags for cattle... 3 Bovine passport... 5 Detailed table of bovine breeds and colors....9 Holding card... 11 Movement declaration... 12 Event notification form... 15 Animal insemination registration form... 15 2
Official eartags for cattle Bovine eartags are made of plastic. The eartag bears the ISO code of Latvia LV and the unique identification number of the animal. The eartag also has a bar code, that contains the animal ID number in itself, and the ADC logo. Data on the larger part of the eartag is printed in four rows: the logo of the Agricultural data centre and ISO code LV are printed in the first row. The first eight numbers of the identification number of the animal are printed in the second row, the bar code is printed in the third row and the last four numbers of the ID number are printed in the fourth row. Information on the smaller part of the eartag is printed in three rows: the logo of the Agricultural data centre and ISO code LV are printed in the first row. The first eight numbers of the identification number of the animal are printed in the second row, the last four numbers of the ID number are printed in the third row. We use eartags from two producers: o o Caisley International GmbH ALLFLEX EUROPE Allflex eartags for cattle: 3
Caisley eartags for cattle: Animal identification number shown on the plastic eartag shall be read in the following sequence: LV034576610018. 4
Bovine passport in use before May 1, 2004 Front side: Bovine passport Back side: 5
Bovine passport in use from May 1, 2004 Front side: Back side: 6
EN 17.11.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/45 DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 2010 recognising the fully operational character of the Latvian database for bovine animals (notified under document C(2010) 7782) (Only the Latvian text is authentic) (2010/692/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 10(b) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 ( the Regulation ) provides that Member States, which have a computerised database which the Commission deems to be fully operational, may determine that a passport is to be issued only for animals intended for intra-union trade and that those animals shall be accompanied by their passports only when they are moved from the territory of the Member State concerned to the territory of another Member State. (2) Latvia has presented to the Commission a request for the recognition of the fully operational character of the database that forms part of the Latvian system for the identification and registration of bovine animals pursuant to the Regulation. The Latvian authorities have also submitted to the Commission the appropriate information concerning the compatibility of the database with the provisions of Article 5 of the Regulation. (3) The Commission examined the information submitted by the Latvian authorities and following inspection considered that the request was sufficiently substantiated, pending certain adaptations which the Latvian authorities undertook to complete by 30 September 2010. (4) Before 1 October 2010 the Latvian authorities confirmed that additional measures had been implemented to ensure that deadlines laid down in the Regulation for the notification of events are respected, floating animals are detected and followed up and passports accompanying animals from other Member States are surrendered to the competent authority on arrival. (5) In view of the above, it is appropriate to recognise the fully operational character of the Latvian database for bovine animals as of 1 October 2010, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Latvian database for bovine animals is recognised as fully operational from 1 October 2010. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2010. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission ( 1 ) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Bovine passport for export in use from January 1, 2011 7
Detailed table of bovine breeds and colors Code Breed Type Color LB Latvijas brūnā Latvian Brown Piena / Milk brūna brown DS Dānijas sarkanā Danish Red Piena / Milk sarkana red AN Vācijas sarkanā (Angleras) Angeln Piena / Milk sarkana red IS Igaunijas sarkanā Estonian Red Piena / Milk sarkana red LS Lietuvas sarkanā Lithuanian Red Piena / Milk sarkana red ZS Zviedrijas sarkanraibā Swedish Red and White Piena / Milk sarkana red NS Norvēģijas sarkanā Norwegian Red Piena / Milk sarkana red AI Airšīras Ayrshire Piena / Milk sarkana red SV Švices Swiss Piena / Milk brūna brown HS Holšteinas (sarkanā) Holstein (red and white) Piena / Milk sarkanraiba red and white HM Holšteinas (melnraibā) Holstein (black and white) Piena / Milk melnraiba black and white LZ Latvijas zilā Latvian Blue Piena / Milk zila blue SA Šarolē Charolais Gaļas / Beef balta, pelēka white, grey HE Herefordas Hereford Gaļas / Beef brūna brown AB Aberdinangus Aberdeen Angus Gaļas / Beef melna black LI Limuzīnas Limousin Gaļas / Beef brūna brown HA Hailandes Highland Gaļas / Beef brūna brown GA Galovejas Galloway Gaļas / Beef brūna, melna brown, black BZ Beļģijas zilā Belgian Blue Gaļas / Beef balta, pelēka white, grey HK Hekes Heck Gaļas / Beef brūna, melna brown, black SP Stepju pelēkā Grey Steppe pelēka grey DZ Džersejas Jersey brūna brown SI Simentāles Simmental pelēka grey TP Tiroles pelēkā Tyrol Grey pelēka grey XP Piena šķirņu krustojums Cross Breed Dairy - - - XG Gaļas šķirņu krustojums Cross Breed Beef - - - XX Krustojums Crossbreeds - - - PM Pjemontas Piedmont Gaļas / Beef pelēka grey DR Deksteras Dexter melna black SL Saleras Salers brūna, melna brown, black MO Montbeljardas Montbéliard Gaļas / Beef brūna brown US Ukrainas stepju Ukrainian Grey pelēka grey BA Blondais Akvitānietis Blonde d'aquitaine Gaļas / Beef balta, pelēka white, grey OB Šveices brūnā Swiss Brown pelēka grey 10
Holding card Every holding must be registered in ADC data base. Every holding has registration number and own geographical coordinates. Holding type can be: 1. Herd holding 2. Utilization place, slaughterhouse 3. Exhibitions, competition 4. Particular pastures 5. Trade places 6. Resting ground 7. Border crossing 8. Quarantine place 11
Movement declaration Movement declaration in use before 1 August, 2004 12
Movement declaration in use from 1 August, 2004 13
Movement declaration in use from 1 October 2008 14
Event notification form Animal insemination registration form 15