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Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 33U.K.Derogations from requirements concerning the issuing, content and format of zootechnical certificates for the entry into the [F1United Kingdom] of breeding animals and their germinal products
1.By way of derogation from Article 30(2)(c) and (5), germinal products may be accompanied by a zootechnical certificate issued on behalf of the breeding body on the basis of the information received from that breeding body, by a semen collection or storage centre, or by an embryo collection or production team, approved for the entry into the [F2United Kingdom by a competent authority in the United Kingdom in accordance with animal health law in force in the constituent territory of the United Kingdom].
2.By way of derogation from Article 30(6)(b), the model forms referred to in Article 30(6)(b) do not have to be used if:
(a)the information set out in the relevant Parts and Chapters of Annex V is contained in other documents accompanying the breeding animal or their germinal products;
(b)the breeding body carrying out the breeding programme, or another operator referred to in paragraph 1, provides an exhaustive list of those documents, declares that the information set out in the relevant Parts and Chapters of Annex V is contained in those documents and certifies the content of those documents.
3.By way of derogation from Article 30(7)(a) and (b) and Article 30(8)(a) and(b), where the results of performance testing or genetic evaluation are publicly available on a website, breeding bodies, or the other operators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, may, in the zootechnical certificate or the other documents referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 of this Article, refer to the website where those results can be accessed.
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F1Words in Art. 33 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 8(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 33(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 8(3)(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 28(5)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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