Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

PART 1 U.K. Entry of purebred breeding animals in breeding books and recording of animals in supplementary sections

CHAPTER I U.K. Entry of purebred breeding animals in the main section

1. The requirements referred to in Article 18(1) are as follows: U.K.

(a)

the animal shall meet the following parentage criteria:

(i)

for the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, the animal shall have descended from parents and grandparents which have been entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed;

(ii)

for the equine species, the animal shall have descended from parents which have been entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed;

(b)

the animal shall have its pedigree established in accordance with the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(c)

the animal shall be identified in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(d)

in the case of trade in or entry into the Union of an animal and where that animal is intended to be entered or registered for entry in the breeding book, that animal shall be accompanied by a zootechnical certificate issued in accordance with Article 30;

(e)

where an animal is produced from a germinal product which is traded or which entered into the Union and where that animal is intended to be entered or registered for entry in a breeding book, that germinal product shall be accompanied by a zootechnical certificate issued in accordance with Article 30.

2. By way of derogation from point 1(a)(ii) of this Chapter, a breed society which carries out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals of the equine species may enter in the main section of its breeding book a purebred breeding animal of the equine species: U.K.

(a)

which, in the case of cross-breeding, is entered in the main section of a breeding book of a different breed, provided that that other breed and the criteria for entry of that purebred breeding animal are set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12; or

(b)

which, in the case of lineage breeding, belongs to a specific stallion line or mare family of a different breed, provided that those lines and families and the criteria for the entry of that purebred breeding animal are set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

3. In addition to the rules set out in point 1(c) of this Chapter, a breed society that enters in its breeding book a purebred breeding animal of the equine species which has already been entered in a breeding book established by another breed society carrying out a breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12 shall enter that purebred breeding animal under the identification number ascribed to it under Regulation (EU) 2016/429 which shall ensure the uniqueness and continuity of the identification of that animal and, except where a derogation has been agreed by the two breed societies concerned, under the same name, with an indication, in accordance with international agreements for the breed concerned, of the code of the country of birth. U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. Recording of animals in supplementary sections

1. The conditions referred to in Article 20(1) are as follows: U.K.

(a)

the animal shall be identified in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(b)

the animal shall have been judged by the breed society to conform to the characteristics of the breed referred to in point (1)(c) of Part 2 of Annex I;

(c)

the animal shall, where applicable, fulfil at least the minimum performance requirements laid down in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, for those traits for which purebred breeding animals entered in the main section are tested in accordance with Annex III.

2. The breed society may apply different requirements for the conformity with the breed characteristics referred to in point 1(b) of this Chapter or the performance requirements referred to in point 1(c) of this Chapter depending on whether the animal: U.K.

(a)

belongs to the breed, although it has no known origin; or

(b)

was obtained from a cross-breeding programme mentioned in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

CHAPTER III U.K. Upgrading of the progeny of animals recorded in supplementary sections to the main section

1. The conditions referred to in Article 20(2) are as follows: U.K.

(a)

for the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, the female animal shall have descended from:

(i)

a mother and a maternal grandmother which are recorded in a supplementary section of a breeding book of the same breed as provided for in Article 20(1);

(ii)

a father and two grandfathers which are entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed.

The first generation offspring descended from the female animal referred to in the introductory phrase of the first subparagraph and a male purebred breeding animal entered in the main section of the breeding book of the same breed shall likewise be regarded as a purebred breeding animal and be entered or registered and eligible for entry in the main section of that breeding book;

(b)

for the equine species, the animal shall meet the conditions for entry in the main section of male and female animals descending from animals recorded in the supplementary section as set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

2. By way of derogation from point 1 of this Chapter and point 1(a)(i) of Chapter I, a Member State or, if it so decides, its competent authority referred to in Article 4(3), may authorise a breed society which carries out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals of an endangered breed of the bovine, porcine, ovine or caprine species or of a ‘hardy’ sheep breed to enter in the main section of its breeding book, an animal descending from parents and grandparents entered or recorded in the main or supplementary sections of a breeding book of that breed. U.K.

A Member State, or, if it so decides, its competent authority authorising a breed society to make use of that derogation, shall ensure that:

(a)

that breed society has justified the need for making use of that derogation, in particular by demonstrating the lack of male purebred breeding animals of that breed available for breeding purposes;

(b)

that breed society has established one or more supplementary sections in its breeding book;

(c)

the rules under which the breed society enters or records animals in the main or supplementary sections of that breeding book are laid down in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

Member States making use of this derogation shall make publicly available the breeds which are granted such a derogation in the list referred to in Article 7.