
Article 1 
In Article 53(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014, the following subparagraphs are added:
'However, without prejudice to other eligibility conditions, an animal shall also be deemed eligible for support where the identification and registration requirements referred to in the first subparagraph are met by a date to be fixed by the Member State which shall not be later than:
((a)) the first day of the retention period of the animal, where a retention period is applied;
((b)) a date chosen on the basis of objective criteria and consistent with the corresponding measure notified in accordance with Annex I, where no retention period is applied.By 15 September 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the dates referred to in the second subparagraph.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 May 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER