
Article 1 
In Annex Ib to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, point 2(b) is replaced by the following:
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((b)) the date referred to in point (a) must not precede the date of microchipping or tattooing indicated in:

((i)) Section III(2) or III(5) of the passport; or
((ii)) the appropriate section of the accompanying animal health certificate;'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 August 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO