Post by honeypot on Apr 8, 2017 16:04:37 GMT
We will all have different views. You can have a say in this.
consult.defra.gov.uk/equine-id/revised-eu-rules-on-equine-id-eu-reg-eu-2015-262/consultation/intro/
My bugbears are. It costs so much money to keep the passport up to date, I moved house three times in two years and as I had 12 at the time at £20 at least ago for an update, I didn't bother, and why does it take so blooming long?
That the law is not enforced, Trading Standards have no budget to do it and if the regulations are to protect the human food chain should they treated the same as cows, pigs and sheep and it be run by DEFRA? I know someone who was fined £5000 because they did not dispose of a pig properly. I have never had a passport checked, ever.
consult.defra.gov.uk/equine-id/revised-eu-rules-on-equine-id-eu-reg-eu-2015-262/
Overview
This consultation concerns the introduction of new equine identification regulations in England. It seeks views on our proposals for the implementation of the revised EU regulation on the rules for the identification of equines in England. This revised regulation, EU regulation 2015/262, came into effect throughout all European Member States on1 January 2016. It forms part of the EU Commission’s Five Point Action Plan on Food fraud which included a strengthening of the horse passport regime.
The purpose of this revised regulation which is primarily a human health measure is to strengthen the existing system of ‘Horse Passports’ and is essentially designed to ensure that horses do not enter the human food chain.
Please read the Consultation Document and, where necessary, the Impact Assessment (IA) before considering the questions in this online survey. The Consultation Document sets our proposals in full alongside background information while the Impact Assessment summarises the available evidence and economic impacts of our proposals.