CELEX: 31989D0501
Language: en
Date: 1989-07-18 00:00:00
Title: 89/501/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 July 1989 laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders' associations and breeding organizations which establish or maintain herd-books for pure-bred breeding pigs

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89/501/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 July 1989 laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders' associations and breeding organizations which establish or maintain herd-books for pure-bred breeding pigs  

Official Journal L 247 , 23/08/1989 P. 0019 - 0020 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 30 P. 0092  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 30 P. 0092 

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 July 1989 laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders' associations and breeding organizations which establish or maintain herd-books for pure-bred breeding pigs (89/501/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 88/661/EEC of 19 December 1988 on the zootechnical standards applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species (1), and in particular the fourth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,  Whereas in all Member States herd-books are maintained or established by breeders' associations, breeding organizations or official services; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the approval of breeders' associations and  breeding organizations;  Whereas breeders' associations or breeding organizations must apply for official approval to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory their headquarters are situated;  Whereas, where breeders' associations or breeding organizations meet certain criteria and have defined targets, they must be officially approved by the authorities of the Member State to which they have 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 approved, breeders' associations or breeding organizations which maintain or establish herd-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State on whose territory their headquarters are situated.  Article 2 The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official approval to any breeders' association or breeding organization which maintains or establishes herd-books if it meets the conditions laid down in the Annex.  However, in a Member State in which in respect of a given breed one or more officially-approved breeders' associations or breeding organizations already exist, the authorities of the Member State concerned may refuse to recognize a new breeders'  association or breeding organization if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the zootechnical programme of the existing association or organization. In such a case, the Member State shall inform the Commission of approvals granted  and refusals to give recognition.  Article 3 The authorities of the Member State concerned shall withdraw official approval from any breeders' association or breeding organization which maintains herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Annex are no longer being fulfilled in a  persistent manner by the breeders' association or breeding organization concerned.  Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.   Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989.  For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission    (1) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 36.   ANNEX  In order to be officially approved, breeders' associations and breeding organizations which maintain or establish 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 they operate efficiently;  (b)  that they can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;  (c)  that they have a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that they have a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;  (d)  that they can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out their 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 their breeding objectives;  (e)  the systems for making use of livestock performance data, enabling the genetic value of the animals to be assessed;  (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 articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members.