
Article 1 
In Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the following paragraph shall be added:
'Nevertheless, an animal shall also be deemed eligible for the payment where the information laid down in the second indent of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 has been reported to the competent authority on the first day of the animal’s retention period, as determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of this Regulation.'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2008.
For the Council
The President
D. BUSSEREAU