" No L 355/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.12. 92 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/102/EEC of 27 November 1992 on the identification and registration of animals THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ‘Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (3), Whereas Article 3 (1) (c) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnicial checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (}), states that animals for intra- Community trade must be identified in accordance with the requirements of Community rules and be registered in such a way that the original or transit holding, centre or organization can be traced, and that before 1 January 1993 these identification and registration systems are to be extended to the movements of animals with the terri- tory of each Member State ; Whereas Article 14 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Direc- tives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (*), states that the identification and registration as provided for in () OJ No C 137, 27. 5. 1992, p. 7. () Opinion delivered on 19 November 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. (Last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56)). () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. (Amended by Regulation (EEC) No 91/628/EEC (OJ No L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17). Article 3 (1) (c) of Directive 90/425/EEC of such animals must, except in the case of animals for slaughter and registered equidae, be carried out after the said checks have been made; Whereas the management of certain Community aid schemes in the field of agriculture requires the individual identification of certain types of livestock ; whereas the identification and registration system must, therefore, be suitable for the application and control of such measures ; Whereas it is necessary to ensure the rapid and efficient exchange of information between Member States for the correct application of this Directive ; whereas Community provisions have been established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1468/81 of 19 May 1981 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs or agricultural matters () and by Council Directive 89/608/EEC of 21 November 1989 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of legisla- tion on veterinary and zootechnical matters (%) ; Whereas keepers of animals must maintain up-to-date records of the animals on their holdings ; whereas persons involved in the commerce of animals must keep records of their dealings ; whereas the competent authority must have access to these records on request; () OJ No L 144, 2. 6. 1981, p. 1. {Amended by Regulation (EEC) No 945/87 (O] No L 90, 2. 4. 1987, p. 3)). () OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1989, p. 34.