The zootechnical authority and the competent authority shall ensure that on their territory the issuing bodies under their respective responsibility:
((a))
issue identification documents which comply with the requirements provided for in Article 7(1), (2) and (3);
((b))
have the necessary systems in place to verify, when required by the competent authority, whether an identification document declared to be issued by them:
((i))
is unique, genuine and authentic;
((ii))
includes, where blank identification documents are printed on stock, a serial number printed at least on the pages containing Sections I, II and III of the identification document.