CELEX: 51987PC0591
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Date: 1987-11-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(87 ) 591 final
                                                   Brussels , 27 November 1987
                                   Proposai for a
                                COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats
                          ( submitted by the Commission )
COM ( 87 ) 591 final
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The breeding and rearing of sheep and goats provide a source of income for
part of the farming population . Satisfactory results in this area depend
largely on the use of pure-bred animals for breeding .
The disparities currently existing in the Member States are due to different
breeding policies . The result is that trade in pure-bred breeding animals
encounters obstacles ranging from mere restrictions to total bans when , for
example , they belong to a breed which is not recognized in the country of
destination .
Therefore , in order to achieve the internal market and to make a contribution
to increasing productivity in this sector , it is necessary to liberalize
intra-Community trade in pure-bred breeding sheep and goats .
The attached proposal lays down basic rules enabling those objectives to be
attained . It empowers the Commission to take implementing decisions after
consulting the Standing Committee on Zootechnics .
 ---pagebreak---                                        . proposai
                                         for
                                 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                         of
                   concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 43 thereof ,
having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
whereas the breeding and rearing of sheep and goats has an important place in
Community agriculture ; whereas these activities can constitute a source of
income for part of the farming population ;
whereas sheep and goat breeding should be encouraged and whereas satisfactory
results in that respect depend largely on the use of pure-bred animals ;
whereas disparities exist as regards entry in flockbooks ; whereas those
disparities constitute a barrier to trade within the Community ; whereas
complete liberalization of trade calls for subsequent harmonization
particularly regarding entry in flockbooks ;
whereas , in order to remove those disparities and thereby contribute to
increasing agricultural productivity in the sector , intra-Community trade
shoud be liberalized ;
whereas Member States should be authorized to require that genealogical
certificates drawn up in accordance with Community rules be presented ;
 ---pagebreak--- whereas provisiors should be introduced preventing pure-bred breeding sheep and
goats from being imported from third countries on terms which are less stringent
than those applicable within the Community ;
wnereas implementing measures should be adopted regarding certain       technical
aspects ; whereas , for the purposes of the planned measures , provision should be
made for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within
the Standing Committee on Zootechnics ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                        Article I
1 . This Directive covers zootechnical problems which may arise in
     intra-Community trade in pure-bred breeding sheep and goats and the semen ,
     ova and embryos thereof .
2 . Pending the entry into force of the relevant Community provisions , national
     animal health rules shall , provided they comply with the general provisions
     of the Treaty , apply in respect of intra-Community trade .
                                        Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive :
( a)    " pure-bred breeding sheep or goat " shall be taken to mean any sheep or
        goat the parents and grandparents of which are entered or registered in a
        flockbook of the same breed and which is itself entered or registered and
        eligible for entry therein ;
(b)     " flockbook" shall be taken to mean any book , register , file or data medium
        - which is maintained by a breeders' organization or association
           officially recognized by a Member State in which the breeders’
           organisation or association was constitued , or by an official agency
           of the Member State in question ,
        and
        - in which pure-bred breeding sheep or goats of a given breed are
        entered or registered with mention of their ascendants .
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                                     Article 3
Member States shall ensure that intra-Community trade in sheep and goats and
in semen , ova and embryos thereof is not prohibited or restricted on
zootechnical grounds .
                                     Article 4
The Commission shall , in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 ,
determine before 1 January 1990 :
   the criteria for the recognition of breeders’ organizations and
   associations which maintain or establish flockbooks ;
-  the criteria for entry or registration in flockbooks ;
   the criteria for approval for off-farm mating ;
-  the methods for monitoring the performance of breeding animals ;
   the criteria for the approval of a breeding animal for the purpose of using
   its semen or ova .
                                     Article 5
Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the
breeders' organizations and associations which are recognized for the purpose
of maintaining or establishing flockbooks and which meet the criteria
determined in accordance with the first indent of Article 4 .
                                     Article 6
In intra-Community trade , Member States may require that pure-bred breeding
sheep or goats and semen , ova and embryos thereof be accompanied by a
zootechnical certificate which conforms to a model drawn up by the Commission
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 .
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                                         Article 7
Until Community rules are implemented , the conditions applicable to imports of
pure - bred breeding sheep or goats from third countries must not be more
favourable than those governing intra-Community trade .
                                         Article 8
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be used , the Standing
Committee on Zootechnics set up by Council Decision 77 /505 / EEC ( 1 ), hereinafter
referred to as " the Committee” , shall consider requests for opinions submitted
by the Commission .
When seeking the opinion of the Committee , the Commission may fix a time limit
for the delivery of such opinion .
The Committee 's deliberations shall not lead to any vote .  However , members of
the Committee may require that their views be placed on record in the minutes
of the meeting .
                                         Article 9
The Member States shall bring into force the laws , regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
1 January 1990 at the latest-They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
                                        Article 10
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                 For the Council
( 1 ) OJ N° L 206 , 12.8.1977 , p. 11 .