Commission Decision of 18 July 1989 laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders' associations and breeding organizations which establish or maintain herd-books for pure-bred breeding pigs (89/501/EEC) (repealed) (c. 501)

ANNEX U.K.

In order to be officially approved, breeders' associations and breeding organizations which maintain or establish a herd-book must:

1. have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application is made; U.K.

2. prove to the competent authorities: U.K.

(a)

that they operate efficiently;

(b)

that they can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;

(c)

that they have a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that they have a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;

(d)

that they can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out their breed improvement or preservation programme;

3. have a set of rules covering: U.K.

(a)

the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;

(b)

the system for identifying animals;

(c)

the system for recording pedigrees;

(d)

the definition of their breeding objectives;

(e)

the systems for making use of livestock performance data, enabling the genetic value of the animals to be assessed;

(f)

the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;

4. have articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members. U.K.