S.L. 437.78 Art. 4Registerofanimals present on the holding.

(1) Any keeper contained in the list provided for in sub-

regulation 3(1)(a) shall keep a register stating the number of animals present on the holding.

(2) The register shall include an up-to-date record of movements (numbers of animals concerned by each entering and leaving operation) at least on the basis of aggregate movements, stating as appropriate their origin or destination, and the date of such movements.

(3) The identification mark applied in conformity with rules 5 and 8 shall be stated in all cases.

(4) In the case of pure-bred and hybrid pigs, which are entered in a herd-book in accordance with Council Directive 88/661/EEC of 19 December 1988 on the zootechnical standards applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species, an alternative registration system based on individual identification allowing the animals to be identified may be recognised in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18 of Directive 90/425/EEC if it offers guarantees equivalent to a register.

(5) (a) Any keeper shall supply the competent authority, upon request, with all information concerning the origin, identification and, where appropriate, the destination of animals which he has owned, kept, transported, marketed or slaughtered. Information is to be forwarded in the format and time period requested by the Director.

(b) Any keeper of animals to be moved to or from a market or collection centre shall provide a document, containing details of the animals in question, to the operator, on the market or in the collection centre, who is a keeper of the animals, on a temporary basis: Provided that the operator may use the documents obtained in accordance with sub-rule (2) to carry out the obligations laid down in sub-rule (4).

(c) The registers and information shall be available on the holding and to the competent authority, upon request, for a minimum period of at least three years.