PART 2Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Amendments to Chapter 5 (Performance testing and genetic evaluation)I17

In Article 27—

a

omit paragraphs 2 and 3;

b

in paragraph 4—

i

in the first place where it occurs, for “a Member State” substitute “ an appropriate authority ”;

ii

for the words from “which is authorised” to “referred to in paragraph 2” substitute “ designated in accordance with paragraph 1(b) ”;

c

in paragraph 5—

i

in the first subparagraph, for the words from “or authorised” to “Article 29”, substitute “ may commit themselves to comply with the rules and standards established by ICAR or by reference centres referred to in Article 29 ”;

ii

in the second subparagraph, omit “, authorising those third parties”.