Press Release: Commission adopts single passport and matching chip for horses and other equidae

The European Commission adopted a Regulation that will help improve the health of horses, donkeys and other members of the 'equine' family, as it creates a better and clearer identification system. All equidae will now have to acquire their individual passports within six months after their birth. At the same time, when the passport is issued, the animal will be tagged with an electronic chip that would be injected to its neck. The chip will match the passport. The proposal modernises the identification system of the equidae, which today are recognised via a hand-drawn outline diagram.