COMMISSION  DECISION
of 19 July 1984
laying down the criteria for entering cattle in herd-books
(84/419/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 fourth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the fourth indent 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 that Directive, the harmonized criteria governing the entry of cattle in 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 entering of cattle in herd-books;
Whereas precise conditions relating to lineage and identification must be fulfilled prior to entry in the herd-book;
Whereas allowance should be made for the division of the herd-book into different sections and 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,
To qualify for entry in the main section of the herd-book of its breed an animal must:
- be descended from parents and grandparents entered in a herd-book of that same breed,
- be identified at birth according to the rules of that book,
- have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that herd-book.
The main section of a herd-book may be divided into several classes according to the animals' merits. Only cattle meeting the criteria laid down in Article 1 may be entered in one of those classes.
1. A breeders' organization or association keeping a herd-book may decide that a female, which does not meet the criteria laid down in Article 1, may be entered in a supplementary section of that herd-book. The female must meet the following requirements:
- be identified in accordance with the herd-book rules,
- be judged to conform to the breed standard,
- have a minimum performance criteria as laid down by the herd-book rules.
2. The requirements mentioned in the second and third indents of paragraph 1 may be differentiated according to whether the female belongs to the breed although it has no known origin or was obtained from a crossing programme approved by the breeders' organization or association managing the herd-book.
A female whose mother and maternal grandmother are entered in a supplementary section of the herd-book as provided for in Article 3 (1) and whose father and two grandfathers are entered in the main section of the book in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 1, shall be regarded as a pure-bred female and entered in the main section of the book, provided for in Article 1.
Where a book contains several classes in the main section, an animal from another Member State shall be entered in the class of the book whose criteria it meets.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.