Council Directive 2009/157/EC (repealed)Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 1

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘pure-bred breeding animal of the bovine species’ means any bovine animal, including buffalo, the parents and grandparents of which are entered or registered in a herd-book of the same breed, and which is itself either entered or registered and eligible for entry in such a herd-book;

(b)

‘herd-book’ means any book, register, file or data medium:

(i)

which is maintained by a breeders' organisation or association officially recognised by a Member State in which the breeders' organisation or association was constituted, or by an official department of the Member State concerned; and

(ii)

in which pure-bred breeding animals of a given breed of the bovine species are entered or registered with mention of their ancestors.