Commission regulation (EC) No 865/2006Show full title

Article 54 Specimens born and bred in captivity of animal species

Without prejudice to Article 55, a specimen of an animal species shall be considered to be born and bred in captivity only if a competent management authority, in consultation with a competent scientific authority of the Member State concerned, is satisfied that the following criteria are met:

(1)

the specimen is, or is derived from, the offspring born or otherwise produced in a controlled environment of either of the following:

(a)

parents that mated or had gametes otherwise transferred in a controlled environment, if reproduction is sexual;

(b)

parents that were in a controlled environment when development of the offspring began, if reproduction is asexual;

(2)

the breeding stock was established in accordance with the legal provisions applicable to it at the time of acquisition and in a manner not detrimental to the survival of the species concerned in the wild;

(3)

the breeding stock is maintained without the introduction of specimens from the wild, except for the occasional addition, in accordance with the legal provisions applicable and in a manner not detrimental to the survival of the species concerned in the wild, of animals, eggs or gametes exclusively for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)

to prevent or alleviate deleterious inbreeding, the magnitude of such addition being determined by the need for new genetic material;

(b)

to dispose of confiscated animals in accordance with Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;

(c)

exceptionally, for use as breeding stock;

(4)

the breeding stock has itself produced second or subsequent generation offspring (F2, F3 and so on) in a controlled environment, or is managed in a manner that has been demonstrated to be capable of reliably producing second-generation offspring in a controlled environment.