Public information on EEA animal identification and registration rules
An overview of the required public information concerning identification and registration of kept terrestrial animals in Norway according to EEA legislation.
Contact points for computer database (Article 111(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429) | |
| Bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine | Husdyrregisteret Norwegian Food Safety Authority Head Quarters, section Animal health Felles postmottak Postboks 383 2381 Brumunddal Phone No. + 47 22 40 00 00 Internpost.dyrehelse@mattilsynet.no |
| Equine | Nasjonalt hesteregister Norsk Hestesenter Starumsvegen 71 2850 Lena Phone no. +47 61 65 500 nhr@nhest.no |
| Authorities or bodies responsible for issuing identification documents, movement documents and other documents (Article 111(b) and 108(5)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429) | |
| Bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine | The Norwegian Food Safety Authority |
| Equine | The issuing of identification documents for equines is delegated to the breeding bodies (PDF) |
| The means of identification that are to be used for each species and category (Article 111 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429) | |
| Bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine | Approved eartags from Datamars (PDF) |
| Equine | All equines are marked with a transponder. Information of approved transponders will be supplied soon. |
| The prescribed format for the issuing of the identification documents and other documents (Article 111 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429) | |
| Bovine | Identification document for bovine (PDF) |
| Ovine/caprine | Movement document for ovine and caprine (PDF) |
| Porcine | Movement document for porcine animals (PDF) |
| Equine | Identification documents are issued in the format of Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/963. |
| List of breeds of bovine animals reared specifically for traditional cultural and sporting events (Article 41(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2035) | |
| None in Norway. | |
| List of establishments of the supply chain established to apply the derogation from the obligation to identify porcine animals (Article 55(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2035) | |
| None in Norway. | |
| Populations of equine animals and the areas where those animals live under semi-wild conditions (Article 60(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2035) | |
| None in Norway. | |
| The means of identification that are to be used for camelid and cervid animals (Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2035) | |
Approved eartags from Datamars (PDF) | |
| List of competent authorities and, where applicable, delegated bodies, responsible for issuing single lifetime identification documents for equine animals (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/963) | |
| Issuing of identification documents is delegated to the breeding bodies (PDF) | |
| Authorised alternative methods of identification for equine animals (Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/963) | |
| None in Norway. | |
| Contact point to receive the attestation of the date of slaughter or the identification document of slaughtered equine animals for further distribution to the respective issuing body of the identification document (Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/963) | |
| Nasjonalt hesteregister Norsk Hestesenter Starumsvegen 71 2850 Lena Phone no. +47 61 65 500 nhr@nhest.no | |