Decree laying down guidelines for the arrangement and management of the register of equines. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 166, 19 July 2006. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Equine-animals Registration Data collection/reporting Slaughtering International trade Marking/identification Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree sets out guidelines and principles for the arrangement and management of the register of equines, with the purpose of ensuring public health and animal health. Equines shall be identified according to the marking requirements prescribed by articles 3 to 6. Establishments where equines are bred shall be registered pursuant to article 7. Further provisions concern the importation and exportation of equine species as well as certain information duties for holders of slaughterhouses. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it