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Equine passport in the European Union
In every member country, all equines, used as domestic
animals, should hold an equine passport. This
passport is required for the movement of equines
between the Member States of the European Union,
and to record the administration of medicinal products
that could have an effect on the safety of equine meat
for human consumption. The rules are set European
wide and are intended to protect those consumers in
the EU that do consume equine meat. They apply to
all equines in the whole of the EU without exception.
The equine passport needs to be with the animal
whenever it is moved.
The European equine passport, implemented since 2000, has not really established
in the EU countries. Implementing regulations are missing or only just set
into force in several countries. An area-wide enforcement is doubtful. In Germany
about half of the donkeys have an equine passport up to now. In Belgium the implementation
just started (2007/2008).
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