CELEX: 31984D0247
Language: en
Date: 1984-04-27 00:00:00
Title: 84/247/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 April 1984 laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species

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84/247/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 April 1984 laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species  

Official Journal L 125 , 12/05/1984 P. 0058 - 0059 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 17 P. 0126  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 30 P. 0167  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 17 P. 0126  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 30 P. 0167 

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 27 April 1984  laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species  (84/247/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) thereof,  Whereas, under the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the abovementioned Directive, the criteria governing the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations and the criteria governing the establishment of herd-books;  Whereas in all the Member States, with the exception at present of Greece, herd-books are maintained or established by breeders' organizations and associations; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books;  Whereas a breeders' organization or association must apply for official recognition to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated;  Whereas, where a breeders' organization or association meets certain criteria and has defined targets, it must be officially recognized by the authorities of the Member State to which it has applied;  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  In order to be officially recognized, a breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated.  Article 2  The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official recognition to any breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books if the latter meet the conditions laid down in the Annex.  However, in a Member State in which in respect of a given breed one or more officially recognized organizations or associations already exists, the authorities of the Member State concerned may refuse to recognize a new breeders' organization or association if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the zootechnical programme of the existing organization or association. In such a case, the Member States shall inform the Commission of approvals granted and refusals to give recognition.  Article 3  The authorities of the Member State concerned shall withdraw official recognition from any breeders' organization or association which maintains herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Annex are no longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner by the breeders' organization or association concerned.  Article 4  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 27 April 1984.  For the Commission  Poul DALSAGER  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.  ANNEX  In order to be officially recognized, a breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes a herd-book must:  1. have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application is made;  2. prove to the competent authorities:  (a) that it operates efficiently;  (b) that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;  (c) that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or  that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;  (d) that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;  3. have a set of rules covering:  (a) the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;  (b) the system for identifying animals;  (c) the system for recording pedigrees;  (d) the definition of its breeding objectives,  (e) the systems for making use of livestock performance data,  (f) the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;  4. have rules of procedure, adopted in accordance with its articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members.