Study into proposed regulatory changes to bovine electronic identification in the United Kingdom

The Office for the Internal Market (OIM) has started a study of the effect of prospective differing bovine electronic identification (Bovine EID) regulations.

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
17 July 2025
Case type:
OIM Project
Case state:
Open
Market sector:
Agriculture, environment and natural resources
Opened:
17 July 2025

Indicative timetable

Date Action
October 2025 Report publication
July to September 2025 Evidence gathering and analysis
17 July 2025 Bovine EID tag study opened

Published in line with the OIM’s approach to transparency and information disclosure. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this webpage.

Personal data

The OIM may collect, use and share personal data for its work. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Further details are set out in the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.

Contacts

  • Senior Responsible Officer: Adam Land
  • Project Director: James Macbeth
  • Project Manager: Alison Trinkl
  • OIM project team: oim@cma.gov.uk
  • CMA press team: 020 3738 6460 or press@cma.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 17 July 2025
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