Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER I U.K. Zootechnical certificates for hybrid breeding pigs

1. Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for hybrid breeding pigs shall contain the following information: U.K.

(a)

the name of the issuing breeding operation or, in the case of entry into the [F1 United Kingdom] of the hybrid breeding pig, the name of the breeding body and, where available, a reference to the website of that breeding operation or breeding body;

(b)

the name of the breeding register;

(c)

the name of the breed, line or cross of the hybrid breeding pig and the parents and grandparents of that pig;

(d)

the sex of the hybrid breeding pig;

(e)

the entry number in the breeding register (‘Breeding-register No’) of the hybrid breeding pig;

(f)

the system of identification and the individual identification number given to the hybrid breeding pig in accordance with:

(i)

[F2 United Kingdom] animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the porcine species;

(ii)

in the absence of [F2 United Kingdom] animal health law on the identification and registration of animals requiring an individual identification number, the rules of the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12; or

(iii)

in the case of entry into the [F1 United Kingdom] of the hybrid breeding pig, in accordance with the legislation of the third country;

(g)

where required in accordance with Article 22(2), the method used for identity verification of the hybrid breeding pig and the results of the verification of that identity;

(h)

the date and country of birth of the hybrid breeding pig;

(i)

the name and address and, where available, the e-mail address of the breeder (place of birth of the hybrid breeding pig);

(j)

the name and address and, where available, the e-mail address of the owner;

(k)

the pedigree:

Sire Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross	Paternal Grandsire Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross
	Paternal Granddam Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross
Dam Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross	Maternal Grandsire Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross
	Maternal Granddam Breeding-register No. Breed, line or cross

(l)

where required to do so by the breeding programme, results of performance testing or up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation or both, including the date of that evaluation and genetic defects and genetic peculiarities in relation to the breeding programme affecting the hybrid breeding pig itself or, to the extent known, its progeny;

(m)

in the case of pregnant females, the information on the date of insemination or mating, as well as the identification of the fertilising male, which may be indicated in a separate document;

(n)

the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breeding operation, or in the case of entry into the [F1 United Kingdom] of a hybrid breeding pig, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breeding operation or breeding body, or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Annex 5 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 19(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Annex 5 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 19(4)(a)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 28(18)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

2. Where zootechnical certificates are issued for a group of hybrid breeding pigs, the information referred to in point 1 of this Chapter may be contained in a single zootechnical certificate provided that those hybrid breeding pigs have the same age and the same genetic dam and sire. U.K.