Decision 84/419/EEC is amended as follows:
Article 1 is replaced by the following:
1.To qualify for entry in the main section of the herd-book of its breed an animal must:
(a)be descended from parents and grandparents entered in the main section of the herd-book of that same breed;
(b)be identified and registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the Parliament and of the Council(1) and the rules adopted for its implementation;
(c)have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that herd-book.
2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), pure-bred animals or descendants from pure-bred animals of different breeds may be entered directly into the main section of a new herd-book during the period of establishment of a herd-book for a new breed.
The period of establishment of the new breed shall be defined in the breeding programme of the breeders' organization or association, under the control and with the agreement of the competent authorities, in accordance with Decision 84/247/EEC. The new breed shall be assigned a name that cannot be confused with the name of an existing breed.
3.Whenever an animal is entered in the main section of a new herd-book, and the animal or one of its parents is already registered in another existing herd-book, reference should be documented to the name of that existing herd-book, where the animal or parent was entered first time after birth, together with the original herd-book number.’
In paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3, the word ‘female’ is replaced by the word ‘animal’.
OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).’