
Article 1 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 45(4), point (a) is replaced by the following:
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((a)) one of the means of identification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, in accordance with the derogations provided for in Article 46;';
((2)) in Article 46, the following paragraph 5 is added:
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5. By way of derogation from Article 45(2), operators keeping ovine and caprine animals intended to be transported to a slaughterhouse after undergoing a fattening operation in another establishment may identify each animal at least by a conventional ear tag or a conventional pastern band as listed in points (a) and (b) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible display of either the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the animal, or the identification code of the animal, provided that those animals:
(a) are not intended to be moved to another Member State;and
(b) are slaughtered before the age of 12 months.';
((3)) in Article 48(4), the following point (c) is added:
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((c)) operators for the application of the derogations provided for in Article 46(4) and (5).'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 21 April 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 25 August 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN