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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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1.Where there is a recognised need to promote the harmonisation or improvement of the methods of performance testing or genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals used by breed societies or by third parties designated by breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), the [F3appropriate authority may by regulations designate United Kingdom reference centres (‘reference centres’)] responsible for the scientific and technical contribution to the harmonisation or improvement of those methods.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 62(2).
2.Where there is a recognised need to promote the establishment or harmonisation of the methods used by breed societies, third parties designated by breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), competent authorities or other authorities of the [F4United Kingdom for the preservation of endangered breeds or the preservation of genetic diversity existing within those breeds, the appropriate authority may by regulations designate reference centres responsible for scientific and technical contribution to the establishment or harmonisation of those methods].
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4.F6... reference centres designated in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article shall:
(a)comply with the requirements set out in point 1 of Annex IV; and
(b)be responsible for the tasks:
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[F84A.Regulations under paragraph 1 or 2 may also make provision for reference centres to be responsible for tasks set out in Annex 4, point 4.]
5.The [F9appropriate authority may by regulations amend:]
(a)the requirements for F10... reference centres set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
(b)the tasks of F10... reference centres set out in points 2 and 3 of Annex IV.
[F11Regulations made under this paragraph] shall take due account of:
(a)the species of purebred breeding animals for which the methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation are to be harmonised or improved and the scientific and technical advances in the area of performance testing or genetic evaluation; or
(b)the endangered breeds for which methods for the preservation of those breeds or the preservation of the genetic diversity within those breeds are to be established or harmonised and the scientific and technical advances in those areas.
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Textual Amendments
F2Words in Art. 29 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(a) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 29(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(b) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 29(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(c) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Art. 29(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(d) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 29(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(e)(i) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 29(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(e)(ii) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 29(4A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(f) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 29(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(g)(i)(aa) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Art. 29(5)(a)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(g)(i)(bb) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in Art. 29(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(g)(ii) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Art. 29(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(6)(h) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Ch. 6 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(5) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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