European Communities (Identification of Bovines) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 77 of 2009).

These Regulations make provision for the registration and identification of bovine animals in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The Regulations provide, among other things, for: registration of birth and issue of passports; approval and application of ear-tags; keeping of a herd register; identification requirements in relation with import; identification in case of transfer or slaughter of an animal; and inspections and measures of enforcement.