
Article 1 
This Decision shall apply to any animal of the ovine and caprine species kept on holdings situated in Bulgaria (the animals).
Article 2 
All animals on a holding shall be identified before they leave the holding of their birth or within a period of nine months from the date of their birth, whichever is the earlier, by at least one single eartag bearing an individual code for each animal in accordance with national rules.
Article 3 
All animals intended for intra-Community trade or export to third countries shall be identified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, where applicable in addition to the eartag applied in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision.
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, the means of identification referred to in that provision may be applied in the holding of origin, as defined in Article 2(b)(8) of Directive 91/68/EEC.
Article 4 
The movement document referred to in Article 3(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 shall contain the individual codes for each animal as provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of this Decision.
Article 5 
This Decision shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Act of Accession and until 31 December 2007.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission