Dette system blev indført for at sikre, at Irland lever op til de højeste normer for sygdomsovervågning og -kontrol, og at det er langt fremme med hensyn til forbrugersikkerhed og fødevaresikkerhed.
However, in Ireland we are not in favour of the double tagging proposed, because this would result in a higher workload for flock owners and significantly increase the associated costs, such as tag replacement, without adding any value to our current system.