COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 May 1990
laying down the criteria governing entry in flock-books for pure-bred breeding sheep and goats
(90/255/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas in all Member States flock-books are maintained or established by breeders' organizations, or associations or official services;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the entering of pure-breed breeding sheep and goats in flock-books;
Whereas precise conditions relating to lineage and identification must be fulfilled prior to entry in the flock-books;
Whereas allowances should be made for the division of the flock-book into different classes so that certain types of animals will not be excluded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
To qualify for entry in the main section of the book of its breed a pure-bred breeding sheep or goat must:
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be descended from parents and grandparents entered in a flock-book of that same breed,
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be identified after birth according to the rules of the book,
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have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of the book.
Article 2
The main section of the flock-book may be divided into several classes according to the animals' characteristics. Only pure-bred breeding sheep and goats meeting the criteria laid down in Article 1 may be entered in one of the classes.
Article 3
1. A breeders' organization or association keeping a flock-book may decide that a female which does not met the criteria laid down in Article 1 may be entered in an annex to the flock-book. The female must meet the following requirements:
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be identified after birth in accordance with the flock-book rules,
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be judged to conform to the breed standard,
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have minimum characteristics as laid down by the flock-book rules.
2. A female whose mother and maternal grandmother are entered in the annex to the flock-book as provided for in paragraph 1 and whose father and two grandfathers are entered in the main section of the book in accordance with Article 1, is regarded as a pure-bred female and entered in the main section of the book, as provided for in Article 1.
3. The requirements mentioned in the second and third indents of paragraph 1 may be differentiated according to whether the female belongs to the breed but has no known origin or was obtained from a crossing programme approved by the breeders' organizations or associations.
Article 4
A breeder's organization or association keeping a flock-book may decide that a male which does not meet the criteria laid down in Article 1, may be entered in an annex to the flock book. The male must meet the following requirements:
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be identified after birth in accordance with the flock-book rules,
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be judged to conform to the breed standard,
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have minimum characteristics as laid down by the flock-book rules.
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fulfil the conditions laid down in the Annex hereto.
Article 5
Where a book contains several classes, a pure-bred breeding sheep or goat from another flock-book of the same breed and having specific characteristics distinguishing it from the population of the same breed in the flock-book of destination shall be entered in the section of the book whose characteristics it meets.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 1990.