Annexes to COM(2014)5 - Zootechnical and genealogical conditions for trade in and imports into the Union of breeding animals and their germinal products

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dossier COM(2014)5 - Zootechnical and genealogical conditions for trade in and imports into the Union of breeding animals and their germinal ...
document COM(2014)5 EN
date June  8, 2016
ANNEX I

RECOGNITION OF BREED SOCIETIES AND BREEDING OPERATIONS AND APPROVAL OF BREEDING PROGRAMMES REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER II

PART 1

Requirements for the recognition of breed societies and breeding operations referred to in Article 4(3)(b)

A.Breeders' associations, breeding organisations, private undertakings operating in closed production systems and public bodies shall:

1.have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application for recognition is made;

2.have sufficient and qualified staff and adequate facilities and equipment to implement efficiently the breeding programmes in respect of which it intends to apply for approval in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

3.be capable of carrying out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees of the breeding animals to be covered by those breeding programmes;

4.have, in respect of each breeding programme, a sufficiently large population of breeding animals within the geographical territories to be covered by those breeding programmes;

5.be capable of generating, or have had generated for them, and be capable of using data collected on breeding animals necessary for carrying out those breeding programmes.

B.In addition to the requirements referred to in point A:

1.breeders' associations, breeding organisations and public bodies shall:

(a)have a sufficient number of breeders participating in each of their breeding programmes;

(b)have adopted rules of procedure:

(i)regulating the settlement of disputes with breeders participating in their breeding programmes;

(ii)ensuring equal treatment of breeders participating in their breeding programmes;

(iii)setting out the rights and obligations of breeders participating in their breeding programmes and of the breed society or breeding operation;

(iv)setting out the rights and obligations of member breeders where membership of breeders is provided for;

2.nothing in the rules of procedure referred to in point 1(b) shall prevent the breeders participating in the breeding programmes from:

(a)exercising free choice in the selection and breeding of their breeding animals;

(b)having the offspring descended from those breeding animals entered in the breeding books or registered in the breeding registers in accordance with the rules provided for in Chapter IV of this Regulation;

(c)having the ownership of their breeding animals.

PART 2

Requirements for the approval of breeding programmes carried out by breed societies and breeding operations referred to in Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12

1.The breeding programme referred to in Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12 shall contain:

(a)information on its aim, which shall be the preservation of the breed, the improvement of the breed, line or cross, the creation of a new breed, line or cross, or the reconstruction of a breed, or a combination thereof;

(b)the name of the breed, in the case of purebred breeding animals, or of the breed, line or cross, in the case of hybrid breeding pigs, covered by the breeding programme to prevent confusion with similar breeding animals of other breeds, lines or crosses entered or registered in other existing breeding books or breeding registers;

(c)in the case of purebred breeding animals, the detailed characteristics of the breed covered by the breeding programme, including an indication of its essential traits,

(d)in the case of hybrid breeding pigs, the detailed characteristics of the breed, line or cross covered by the breeding programme;

(e)information on the geographical territory where it is carried out or where it is intended that it will be carried out;

(f)information on the system for identifying breeding animals which is to ensure that those animals are only entered in a breeding book or registered in a breeding register when they are identified individually and in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned;

(g)information on the system for recording pedigrees of purebred breeding animals entered or registered and eligible for entry in breeding books or of hybrid breeding pigs registered in breeding registers;

(h)the selection and breeding objectives of the breeding programme, including an indication of the main objectives of that breeding programme, and, where applicable, the detailed evaluation criteria related to those objectives, for the selection of breeding animals;

(i)in the case of the establishment of a new breed or in the case of the reconstruction of a breed, as referred to in Article 19, the information on the detailed circumstances justifying the establishment of that new breed or the reconstruction of that breed;

(j)where the breeding programme requires performance testing or genetic evaluation:

(i)the information on the systems used to generate, record, communicate and use the results of performance testing;

(ii)the information on the systems for the genetic evaluation and, where applicable, for the genomic evaluation of breeding animals;

(k)where supplementary sections are established or the main section is subdivided into classes, the rules for the division of the breeding book and the criteria or procedures applied for recording animals in those sections or classifying them in those classes;

(l)where the breed society or breeding operation outsources specific technical activities related to the management of its breeding programme to third parties as referred to in Article 8(4), information on those activities and the name and contact details of the designated third parties;

(m)where the breed society or breeding operation intends to make use of the derogation provided for in Article 31(1), information on the semen collection or storage centre, or embryo collection or production team, issuing the zootechnical certificates and information on the modalities of the issuing of those zootechnical certificates;

(n)where the breeding operation decides to indicate information on the results of performance testing or genetic evaluation, on genetic defects and on genetic peculiarities in the zootechnical certificates issued for its hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof, as referred to in Article 30(8), information on that decision.

2.The breeding programme shall cover a sufficiently large population of breeding animals and a sufficient number of breeders within the geographical territory where it is carried out or where it is intended that it will be carried out.

PART 3

Additional requirements for breed societies establishing or maintaining breeding books for purebred breeding animals of the equine species

1.In addition to the identification requirements set out in point 1(f) of Part 2, purebred breeding animals of the equine species shall only be entered in a breeding book if they are identified by a covering certificate and, where required by the breeding programme, as ‘foal at foot’.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, a Member State or, if it so decides, its competent authority may authorise a breed society to enter purebred breeding animals of the equine species in the breeding book maintained by that breed society where those animals are identified by any other appropriate method that provides at least the same degree of certainty as a covering certificate such as parentage control based on DNA analysis or analysis of their blood groups, provided that that authorisation is in accordance with the principles established by the breed society which maintains the breeding book of the origin of that breed.

2.In addition to the requirements set out in Part 2, breeding programmes approved in accordance with Articles 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, carried out on purebred breeding animals of a breed of the equine species shall contain:

(a)where applicable, the conditions for entering in the main section of the breeding book purebred breeding animals belonging to another breed or to a specific stallion line or mare family within that other breed;

(b)where that breeding programme prohibits or limits the use of one or more reproduction techniques or the use of purebred breeding animals for one or more reproduction techniques as referred to in Article 21(2), information on that prohibition or limitation;

(c)rules with regard to the issuing of covering certificates, to the use of other appropriate methods as referred to in paragraph 1, and, where required by the breeding programme, to the identification as ‘foal at foot’.

3.The following specific requirements shall apply to purebred breeding animals of the equine species, in addition to those set out in Parts 1 and 2:

(a)Where a breed society declares to the competent authority that the breeding book it has established is the breeding book of the origin of the breed covered by its breeding programme, that breed society shall:

(i)have in its possession a historical record of the establishment of that breeding book and have made the principles of that breeding programme publicly available;

(ii)demonstrate that there is, at the time of the application referred to in Article 4(1), no other known breed society or breeding body which is recognised in the same or another Member State or in a third country, which has established a breeding book for the same breed and which is carrying out a breeding programme on that breed based on the principles referred to in point (i);

(iii)cooperate closely with the breed societies referred to in point (b), and in particular inform, in a transparent and timely manner, those breed societies of any changes to the principles referred to in point (i);

(iv)have, where necessary, established non-discriminatory rules as regards its activities with respect to breeding books established for the same breed by breeding bodies that are not included in the list provided for in Article 34.

(b)Where a breed society declares to the competent authority that the breeding book it has established is a filial breeding book of the breed covered by its breeding programme, that breed society shall:

(i)incorporate into its own breeding programme the principles established by the breed society referred to in point (a) that maintains the breeding book of the origin of the same breed;

(ii)make the information regarding the use of the principles referred to in point (i) and their source publicly available;

(iii)have mechanisms in place to ensure the necessary adjustments of the rules set out in its breeding programme, referred to in Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, to the changes made to those principles by the breed society referred to in point (a) of this paragraph that maintains the breeding book of the origin of the breed.

4.The following derogations shall apply to the requirements for the recognition of breed societies of purebred breeding animals of the equine species:

(a)By way of derogation from point B(1)(b) of Part 1, where, for one breed on the territories listed in Annex VI, there are several breed societies which maintain breeding books for that breed, and where their breeding programmes, referred to in Article 8(3), cover together the whole of the territories listed in Annex VI, the rules of procedure referred to in point B(1)(b) of Part 1 established by those breed societies:

(i)may provide that purebred breeding animals of the equine species of that breed must be born in a specified territory listed in Annex VI to qualify for entry in the breeding book of that breed for birth declaration purposes;

(ii)are to ensure that the restriction provided for in point (i) does not apply to the entry in a breeding book of that breed for reproduction purposes.

(b)By way of derogation from point 3(a) of this Part, where the principles of the breeding programme are established exclusively by an international organisation operating at a global level and where there is neither a breed society in a Member State nor a breeding body in a third country that maintains the breeding book of the origin of that breed, the competent authority in a Member State may recognise breed societies maintaining a filial breeding book for that breed, provided that they lay down the objectives and criteria referred to in point 1(h) of Part 2 in accordance with the principles established by that international organisation and that those principles are:

(i)made available by that breed society to the competent authority referred to in Article 4(3) for verification purposes;

(ii)incorporated in the breeding programme of that breed society.

(c)By way of derogation from point 3(b) of this Part, a breed society maintaining a filial breeding book may establish additional classes according to merits, provided that the purebred breeding animals of the equine species which are entered in the classes in the main section of the breeding book of the origin of the breed or of other filial breeding books of the breed may be entered in the corresponding classes of the main section of that filial breeding book.


ANNEX II

ENTRY IN BREEDING BOOKS AND REGISTRATION IN BREEDING REGISTERS REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER IV

PART 1

Entry of purebred breeding animals in breeding books and recording of animals in supplementary sections

CHAPTER I

Entry of purebred breeding animals in the main section

1.The requirements referred to in Article 18(1) are as follows:

(a)the animal shall meet the following parentage criteria:

(i)for the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, the animal shall have descended from parents and grandparents which have been entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed;

(ii)for the equine species, the animal shall have descended from parents which have been entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed;

(b)the animal shall have its pedigree established in accordance with the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(c)the animal shall be identified in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(d)in the case of trade in or entry into the Union of an animal and where that animal is intended to be entered or registered for entry in the breeding book, that animal shall be accompanied by a zootechnical certificate issued in accordance with Article 30;

(e)where an animal is produced from a germinal product which is traded or which entered into the Union and where that animal is intended to be entered or registered for entry in a breeding book, that germinal product shall be accompanied by a zootechnical certificate issued in accordance with Article 30.

2.By way of derogation from point 1(a)(ii) of this Chapter, a breed society which carries out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals of the equine species may enter in the main section of its breeding book a purebred breeding animal of the equine species:

(a)which, in the case of cross-breeding, is entered in the main section of a breeding book of a different breed, provided that that other breed and the criteria for entry of that purebred breeding animal are set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12; or

(b)which, in the case of lineage breeding, belongs to a specific stallion line or mare family of a different breed, provided that those lines and families and the criteria for the entry of that purebred breeding animal are set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

3.In addition to the rules set out in point 1(c) of this Chapter, a breed society that enters in its breeding book a purebred breeding animal of the equine species which has already been entered in a breeding book established by another breed society carrying out a breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12 shall enter that purebred breeding animal under the identification number ascribed to it under Regulation (EU) 2016/429 which shall ensure the uniqueness and continuity of the identification of that animal and, except where a derogation has been agreed by the two breed societies concerned, under the same name, with an indication, in accordance with international agreements for the breed concerned, of the code of the country of birth.

CHAPTER II

Recording of animals in supplementary sections

1.The conditions referred to in Article 20(1) are as follows:

(a)the animal shall be identified in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(b)the animal shall have been judged by the breed society to conform to the characteristics of the breed referred to in point (1)(c) of Part 2 of Annex I;

(c)the animal shall, where applicable, fulfil at least the minimum performance requirements laid down in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, for those traits for which purebred breeding animals entered in the main section are tested in accordance with Annex III.

2.The breed society may apply different requirements for the conformity with the breed characteristics referred to in point 1(b) of this Chapter or the performance requirements referred to in point 1(c) of this Chapter depending on whether the animal:

(a)belongs to the breed, although it has no known origin; or

(b)was obtained from a cross-breeding programme mentioned in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

CHAPTER III

Upgrading of the progeny of animals recorded in supplementary sections to the main section

1.The conditions referred to in Article 20(2) are as follows:

(a)for the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, the female animal shall have descended from:

(i)a mother and a maternal grandmother which are recorded in a supplementary section of a breeding book of the same breed as provided for in Article 20(1);

(ii)a father and two grandfathers which are entered in the main section of a breeding book of the same breed.

The first generation offspring descended from the female animal referred to in the introductory phrase of the first subparagraph and a male purebred breeding animal entered in the main section of the breeding book of the same breed shall likewise be regarded as a purebred breeding animal and be entered or registered and eligible for entry in the main section of that breeding book;

(b)for the equine species, the animal shall meet the conditions for entry in the main section of male and female animals descending from animals recorded in the supplementary section as set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

2.By way of derogation from point 1 of this Chapter and point 1(a)(i) of Chapter I, a Member State or, if it so decides, its competent authority referred to in Article 4(3), may authorise a breed society which carries out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals of an endangered breed of the bovine, porcine, ovine or caprine species or of a ‘hardy’ sheep breed to enter in the main section of its breeding book, an animal descending from parents and grandparents entered or recorded in the main or supplementary sections of a breeding book of that breed.

A Member State, or, if it so decides, its competent authority authorising a breed society to make use of that derogation, shall ensure that:

(a)that breed society has justified the need for making use of that derogation, in particular by demonstrating the lack of male purebred breeding animals of that breed available for breeding purposes;

(b)that breed society has established one or more supplementary sections in its breeding book;

(c)the rules under which the breed society enters or records animals in the main or supplementary sections of that breeding book are laid down in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

Member States making use of this derogation shall make publicly available the breeds which are granted such a derogation in the list referred to in Article 7.

PART 2

Registration of hybrid breeding pigs in breeding registers

The requirements referred to in Article 23 are as follows:

(a)the hybrid breeding pig shall have descended from parents and grandparents entered in breeding books or registered in breeding registers;

(b)the hybrid breeding pig shall be identified after birth in accordance with Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the porcine species and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(c)the hybrid breeding pig shall have a parentage established in accordance with the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;

(d)the hybrid breeding pig shall be accompanied, where required, by a zootechnical certificate issued in accordance with Article 30.


ANNEX III

PERFORMANCE TESTING AND GENETIC EVALUATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 25

PART 1

General requirements

Where breed societies or breeding operations, or third parties designated by those breed societies or breeding operations in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), carry out performance testing or genetic evaluation, they shall establish and use methods for performance testing or genetic evaluation which shall be scientifically acceptable according to established zootechnical principles and shall take into account, where they exist:

(a)the rules and standards established by the relevant European Union reference centres provided for in Article 29(1); or

(b)in the absence of those rules and standards, the principles agreed by ICAR.

PART 2

Requirements for performance testing

1.Performance testing shall be carried out on the basis of one or more of the following performance testing schemes set up in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1:

(a)individual performance testing of breeding animals themselves or of breeding animals based on their progeny, siblings (‘sib’) or collaterals at test stations;

(b)individual performance testing of breeding animals themselves or of breeding animals based on their progeny, siblings (‘sib’), collaterals and other relatives on farms;

(c)performance testing through survey data collected by farms, points of sale, points of slaughter or other operators;

(d)performance testing of contemporary groups of breeding animals (contemporary group comparison);

(e)any other performance testing scheme carried out in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1.

The performance testing schemes shall be set up in such a way to allow a valid comparison between the breeding animals. The progeny, siblings or collaterals to be tested at test stations or on farm shall be chosen in an unbiased manner and not be treated selectively. In the case of on-farm testing, they shall be distributed amongst farms in such a way as to allow a valid comparison between the tested breeding animals.

Breed societies and breeding operations carrying out those performance testing schemes at test stations shall in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1 lay down, in a test protocol, the terms of admission of breeding animals, information on the identity and relevant previous test results of the participating animals, the traits to be recorded, the test methods used and any other relevant information.

2.Breed societies and breeding operations shall define in their breeding programmes approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, the traits to be recorded in relation to the selection objectives set out in those breeding programmes.

3.Where milk production traits are to be recorded, data shall be recorded on milk production, milk composition traits and other relevant traits set out in the methods referred to in Part 1. Additional data may be recorded on other milk or milk quality traits.

4.Where meat production traits are to be recorded, data shall be recorded on meat production traits and other relevant traits set out in the methods referred to in Part 1. Additional data may be recorded on other meat or meat quality traits.

5.Where other traits than those referred to in points 3 and 4 of this Part are to be recorded, those traits shall be recorded in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1. They may include species and breed specific traits such as body conformation, fertility, ease of parturition, health related traits, viability of progeny, longevity, fibre quality, feed efficiency, docility, sustainability traits and any other relevant traits in relation to the selection objectives of the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

6.Data collected on the traits referred to in points 3, 4 and 5 shall only be included in the genetic evaluation where that data is generated on the basis of a recording system specified in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

7.For each of the traits recorded referred to in points 3, 4 and 5 information on the applied performance testing schemes, the applied test protocol, and, where relevant, the applied method for the validation of the test results, shall be specified in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

8.Where genetic evaluation is carried out on the traits referred to in points 3, 4 and 5, the recording of those traits shall ensure that, at the end of the testing, reliable breeding values can be estimated for those traits.

9.Survey data referred to in point 1(c) of this Part may only be recorded and included in the genetic evaluation where that data has been validated in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1.

PART 3

Requirements for genetic evaluation

1.The genetic evaluation of breeding animals shall include the relevant production and non-production traits referred to in Part 2 in relation to the selection objectives set out in the breeding programmes approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

2.The genetic evaluation shall only include traits referred to in Part 2 in respect of which the recording is carried out as specified in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

3.Breeding values of breeding animals shall be estimated in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1 on the basis of:

(a)data collected on breeding animals through performance testing, referred to in Part 2;

(b)genomic information collected on breeding animals;

(c)data generated by any other method in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1; or

(d)a combination of the information and data, referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).

4.The statistical methods applied for the genetic evaluation shall comply with the methods referred to in Part 1. Those statistical methods shall guarantee a genetic evaluation that is not biased by the main environmental effects and data structure, and that takes into account all information available for the breeding animal, its progeny, siblings, collaterals and other relatives depending on the performance testing scheme.

5.The reliabilities of the estimated breeding values shall be calculated in accordance with methods referred to in Part 1. When publishing the estimated breeding values for breeding animals, the reliabilities of those published breeding values and the date of evaluation shall be indicated.

6.Male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species of which the semen is intended to be used for artificial insemination shall be subject to genetic evaluation. That genetic evaluation shall be carried out on the main production traits in relation to the breeding programme as set out in the methods referred to in Part 1 and may be carried out on other relevant production and non-production traits set out in the methods referred to in Part 1. Where for those traits a genetic evaluation is carried out on male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species of which the semen is intended to be used for artificial insemination, the breeding values relating to those traits shall be published at the exception of those relating to animals referred to in Article 21(1)(g) (unproven bulls).

7.For male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species of which the semen is intended to be used for artificial insemination, the minimum reliability of the breeding values shall be at least:

(a)in the case of bulls belonging to dairy breeds (including dual-purpose breeds), 0,5 for the main milk production traits or for the main composite indexes combining breeding values estimated for several individual traits;

(b)in the case of bulls belonging to beef breeds (including dual-purpose breeds), 0,3 for the main meat production traits or for the main composite indexes combining breeding values estimated for several individual traits.

8.The requirements on minimum reliability values referred to in point 7 shall not apply to male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species which are:

(a)used for the purpose of testing within the quantity limits necessary for a breed society to carry out such tests as referred to in Article 21(1)(g) (unproven bulls); or

(b)participating in a breeding programme which requires performance testing and genetic evaluation and which has as its aim the preservation of the breed or the preservation of the genetic diversity within the breed.

9.Genomically evaluated male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species shall be considered suitable for artificial insemination if their genomic evaluation is:

(a)validated in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1 for each genomically evaluated trait;

(b)revalidated for each of those traits at regular intervals and at any time when there are major changes either in the genomic evaluation or in the genetic evaluation or in the reference population.

10.The breed society or the breeding operation, or, at the request of that breed society or breeding operation, the third party designated by that breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), shall make publicly available the information on the genetic defects and genetic peculiarities of breeding animals which are related to the breeding programme.


ANNEX IV

EUROPEAN UNION REFERENCE CENTRES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 29

1. Requirements referred to in Article 29(4)(a)

European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 29 shall:

(a)have suitably qualified staff:

(i)who have adequate training:

—where those centres are designated in accordance with Article 29(1), in performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals,

—where those centres are designated in accordance with Article 29(2), in the preservation of endangered breeds;

(ii)who have been instructed to respect the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications; and

(iii)who have sufficient knowledge of research activities at national, Union and international level;

(b)possess or have access to the infrastructure, equipment and products necessary to carry out the tasks:

(i)where those centres are designated in accordance with Article 29(1), referred to in point (2); and

(ii)where those centres are designated in accordance with Article 29(2), referred to in point (3).

2. Tasks referred to in Article 29(4)(b)(i) for European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 29(1)

European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 29(1) shall:

(a)work with breed societies and third parties designated by breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b) to facilitate the uniform application of methods for performance testing and genetic evaluation for purebred breeding animals, referred to in Article 25;

(b)inform breed societies, third parties designated by those breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), or competent authorities on methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals;

(c)review regularly the results of performance testing and genetic evaluations carried out by breed societies or third parties designated by those breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b) and the data on which they are based;

(d)compare methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals;

(e)at the request of the Commission or a Member State:

(i)provide assistance in the harmonisation of methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals;

(ii)recommend calculation methods to be used for the performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals;

(iii)establish a platform for the comparison of the results of the methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals used in Member States, in particular by:

—developing control protocols for performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals carried out in Member States to improve the comparability of the results and the effectiveness of breeding programmes,

—carrying out an international assessment of livestock on the basis of the combined results of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals carried out in Member States and third countries,

—disseminating the results of those international assessments;

—publishing the conversion formulae and the related information based on which the formulae were established;

(f)provide data on the genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals and training to support breed societies or third parties designated by those breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), which are participating in international comparisons of the results of genetic evaluations;

(g)facilitate the resolution of emerging problems in Member States linked to the genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals;

(h)cooperate, within the scope of their tasks, with internationally recognised organisations;

(i)provide, at the request of the Commission, technical expertise to the Standing Committee on Zootechnics.

3. Tasks referred to in Article 29(4)(b)(ii) for European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 29(2).

European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 29(2) shall:

(a)work with breed societies, third parties designated by breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), competent authorities and other authorities of the Member States to facilitate the preservation of endangered breeds or the preservation of the genetic diversity existing within those breeds;

(b)inform breed societies, third parties designated by those breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), competent authorities or other authorities on methods used for the preservation of endangered breeds and the preservation of genetic diversity within those breeds;

(c)at the request of the Commission:

(i)develop or harmonise methods used for the in situ and ex situ conservation of endangered breeds or the preservation of the genetic diversity within those breeds or provide assistance in such development or harmonisation;

(ii)develop methods used for the characterisation of the status of endangered breeds with regard to their genetic diversity or their danger of being lost to farming or provide assistance in such development;

(iii)encourage exchanges between Member States of information on the preservation of the endangered breeds or the preservation of the genetic diversity within those breeds;

(iv)provide training to support breed societies or third parties designated by those breed societies in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), competent authorities and other authorities in the preservation of endangered breeds and the preservation of genetic diversity within those breeds;

(v)cooperate, within the scope of their tasks, with European and internationally recognised organisations;

(vi)provide, within the scope of their tasks, technical expertise to the Standing Committee on Zootechnics.


ANNEX V

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER VII

PART 1

General requirements

The title of the zootechnical certificate shall:

(a)indicate if the animal is a purebred breeding animal or a hybrid breeding pig or if the germinal products originate from purebred breeding animals or hybrid breeding pigs;

(b)include a reference to the taxonomic species;

(c)indicate if the consignment is intended for trade or for entry into the Union;

(d)include a reference to this Regulation.

PART 2

Zootechnical certificates for purebred breeding animals and their germinal products

CHAPTER I

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for purebred breeding animals

1.Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for purebred breeding animals shall contain the following information:

(a)the name of the issuing breed society, or, in the case of entry into the Union of the purebred breeding animal, the name of the issuing breeding body, and, where available, a reference to the website of that breed society or breeding body;

(b)the name of the breeding book;

(c)where applicable, the class within the main section where the purebred breeding animal is entered;

(d)the name of the breed of the purebred breeding animal;

(e)the sex of the purebred breeding animal;

(f)the entry number in the breeding book (‘Breeding-book No’) of the purebred breeding animal;

(g)the system of identification and the individual identification number given to the purebred breeding animal in accordance with:

(i)Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned;

(ii)in the absence of Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals requiring an individual identification number, the rules of the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12; or

(iii)in the case of entry into the Union of the purebred breeding animal the legislation of the third country;

(h)where required in accordance with Article 22(1) and (2), the method used for identity verification of purebred breeding animals used for the collection of semen, oocytes and embryos and the results of the verification of that identity;

(i)the date and country of birth of the purebred breeding animal;

(j)the name, address and, where available, the e-mail address of the breeder (place of birth of the purebred breeding animal);

(k)the name and address and, where available, the e-mail address of the owner;

(l)the pedigree:

Sire

Breeding-book No. and section
Paternal Grandsire

Breeding-book No. and section
Paternal Granddam

Breeding-book No. and section
Dam

Breeding-book No. and section
Maternal Grandsire

Breeding-book No. and section
Maternal Granddam

Breeding-book No. and section

(m)where available results of performance testing and up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation including the date of that evaluation and genetic defects and genetic peculiarities in relation to the breeding programme affecting the purebred breeding animal itself;

(n)in the case of pregnant females, the date of insemination or mating and the identification of the fertilising male, which may be indicated in a separate document;

(o)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breed society, or, in the case of entry into the Union of a purebred breeding animal, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breed society or breeding body, or a representative from a competent authority, referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

2.Where zootechnical certificates are issued for a group of purebred breeding animals of the porcine species, the information referred to in point 1 of this Chapter may be contained in a single zootechnical certificate, provided that those purebred breeding animals have the same age and the same genetic dam and sire.

CHAPTER II

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for semen of purebred breeding animals

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for semen of purebred breeding animals shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the purebred breeding animal that provided the semen;

(b)information allowing the identification of the semen, the number of doses to be dispatched, the place and the date of its collection, the name, the address and the approval number of the semen collection or storage centre and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)for semen intended for testing of purebred breeding animals which have not undergone performance testing or genetic evaluation, the number of doses of that semen which shall be in accordance with the quantity limits referred to in Article 21(1)(g), the name and address of the breed society, or the third party designated by that breed society in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), responsible for carrying out that testing in accordance with Article 25;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breed society, or in the case of entry into the Union of semen, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breed society or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority, referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

CHAPTER III

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for oocytes of purebred breeding animals

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for oocytes of purebred breeding animals shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the donor female that provided the oocytes;

(b)information allowing the identification of the oocytes, the number of straws, the place and the date of their collection, the name, the address and the approval number of the embryo collection or production team and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)where there is more than one oocyte in a straw, a clear indication of the number of oocytes collected from the same purebred breeding animal;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breed society, or in the case of entry into the Union of oocytes, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breed society or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

CHAPTER IV

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of purebred breeding animals

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of purebred breeding animals shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the donor female and the fertilising male;

(b)information allowing the identification of the embryos, the number of straws, the place and the date of their collection or production, the name, the address and the approval number of the embryo collection or production team and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)where there is more than one embryo in a straw, a clear indication of the number of embryos having the same parentage;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breed society, or in the case of entry into the Union of embryos, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breed society or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

PART 3

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for hybrid breeding pigs and their germinal products

CHAPTER I

Zootechnical certificates for hybrid breeding pigs

1.Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for hybrid breeding pigs shall contain the following information:

(a)the name of the issuing breeding operation or, in the case of entry into the Union of the hybrid breeding pig, the name of the breeding body and, where available, a reference to the website of that breeding operation or breeding body;

(b)the name of the breeding register;

(c)the name of the breed, line or cross of the hybrid breeding pig and the parents and grandparents of that pig;

(d)the sex of the hybrid breeding pig;

(e)the entry number in the breeding register (‘Breeding-register No’) of the hybrid breeding pig;

(f)the system of identification and the individual identification number given to the hybrid breeding pig in accordance with:

(i)Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the porcine species;

(ii)in the absence of Union animal health law on the identification and registration of animals requiring an individual identification number, the rules of the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12; or

(iii)in the case of entry into the Union of the hybrid breeding pig, in accordance with the legislation of the third country;

(g)where required in accordance with Article 22(2), the method used for identity verification of the hybrid breeding pig and the results of the verification of that identity;

(h)the date and country of birth of the hybrid breeding pig;

(i)the name and address and, where available, the e-mail address of the breeder (place of birth of the hybrid breeding pig);

(j)the name and address and, where available, the e-mail address of the owner;

(k)the pedigree:

Sire

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross
Paternal Grandsire

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross
Paternal Granddam

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross
Dam

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross
Maternal Grandsire

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross
Maternal Granddam

Breeding-register No.

Breed, line or cross

(l)where required to do so by the breeding programme, results of performance testing or up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation or both, including the date of that evaluation and genetic defects and genetic peculiarities in relation to the breeding programme affecting the hybrid breeding pig itself or, to the extent known, its progeny;

(m)in the case of pregnant females, the information on the date of insemination or mating, as well as the identification of the fertilising male, which may be indicated in a separate document;

(n)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breeding operation, or in the case of entry into the Union of a hybrid breeding pig, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breeding operation or breeding body, or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

2.Where zootechnical certificates are issued for a group of hybrid breeding pigs, the information referred to in point 1 of this Chapter may be contained in a single zootechnical certificate provided that those hybrid breeding pigs have the same age and the same genetic dam and sire.

CHAPTER II

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for semen of hybrid breeding pigs

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for semen of hybrid breeding pigs shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the hybrid breeding pig that provided the semen;

(b)information allowing the identification of the semen, the number of doses, the date of its collection, the name, the address and the approval number of the semen collection or storage centre and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)for semen intended for performance testing or genetic evaluation of hybrid breeding pigs, which have not undergone such testing or evaluation, the number of doses of that semen, which shall be in accordance with the quantity limits referred to in Article 24(1)(d), the name and address of the breeding operation, or the third party designated by that breeding operation in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), responsible for carrying out that testing in accordance with Article 25;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breeding operation or, in the case of entry into the Union of semen, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breeding operation or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

CHAPTER III

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for oocytes of hybrid breeding pigs

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for oocytes of hybrid breeding pigs shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the donor female that provided the oocytes;

(b)information allowing the identification of the oocytes, the number of straws, the date of their collection, the name, the address and the approval number of the embryo collection or production team and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)where there is more than one oocyte in a straw, a clear indication of the number of oocytes collected from the same hybrid breeding pig;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breeding operation or, in the case of entry into the Union of the oocytes, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breeding operation or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

CHAPTER IV

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of hybrid breeding pigs

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of hybrid breeding pigs shall contain the following information:

(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the donor female and the fertilising male;

(b)information allowing the identification of the embryos, the number of straws, the place and the date of their collection or production, the name, the address and the approval number of the embryo collection or production team and the name and the address of the consignee;

(c)where there is more than one embryo in a straw, a clear indication of the number of embryos that have the same parentage;

(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breeding operation or, in the case of entry into the Union of embryos, authorised by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breeding operation or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).


ANNEX VI

TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN POINT 21 OF ARTICLE 2

1.The territory of the Kingdom of Belgium

2.The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria

3.The territory of the Czech Republic

4.The territory of the Kingdom of Denmark with the exception of the Faroe Islands and Greenland

5.The territory of the Federal Republic of Germany

6.The territory of the Republic of Estonia

7.The territory of Ireland

8.The territory of the Hellenic Republic

9.The territory of the Kingdom of Spain with the exception of Ceuta and Melilla

10.The territory of the French Republic

11.The territory of the Republic of Croatia

12.The territory of the Italian Republic

13.The territory of the Republic of Cyprus

14.The territory of the Republic of Latvia

15.The territory of the Republic of Lithuania

16.The territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

17.The territory of Hungary

18.The territory of the Republic of Malta

19.The territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

20.The territory of the Republic of Austria

21.The territory of the Republic of Poland

22.The territory of the Portuguese Republic

23.The territory of Romania

24.The territory of the Republic of Slovenia

25.The territory of the Slovak Republic

26.The territory of the Republic of Finland

27.The territory of the Kingdom of Sweden

28.The territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


ANNEX VII

CORRELATION TABLE

Council Directive 2009/157/ECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 2, points 9 and 12
Article 2(a),(b), (e)Article 3(1)
Article 2(c)Article 8(3)
Article 2(d)Article 4(3)
Article 3Article 18(1)
Article 4(1)Article 7(1)
Article 4(2)Article 7(5)
Article 5Article 30(1), Article 30(4), first subparagraph, Article 30(6) and point 1(d) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 6(a)Article 26(1) and Annex III
Article 6(b)Part 1 of Annex I
Article 6(c)Part 2 of Annex I
Article 6(d)Part 1 of Annex II
Article 6(e)Article 30(9) and (10) and Annex V
Article 7(1)Article 62(1)
Article 7(2)Article 62(2)
Article 8—
Article 9—
Article 10—
Article 11—

Council Directive 87/328/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 21(1)
Article 2(1)Article 21(4)
Article 2(2)Articles 12 and 13
Article 2(3)—
Article 3Article 22(1) and (3)
Article 4Article 21(5)
Article 5Article 29(1)
Article 6—
Article 7—

Council Decision 96/463/ECThis Regulation
Article 1(1)Article 29(1)
Article 1(2)Article 29(4)(a) and (b)(i)
Article 2—
Annex IIPoints 1 and 2 of Annex IV

Council Directive 88/661/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 2, points 9, 10, 12 and 17
Article 2(1)Article 3(1), Article 4(3) and Article 8(3)
Article 2(2)—
Article 3Article 21(2)
Article 4(1)Article 18(1)
Article 4(2)Article 64(7)
Article 4a, first paragraphArticle 7(1)
Article 4a, second paragraphArticle 7(5)
Article 5Article 30(1), Article 30(4), first subparagraph, Article 30(6) and point 1(d) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 6(1)Article 30(9) and (10), Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I, Part 1 of Annex II, Annex III and Annex V
Article 6(2)—
Article 7(1)Article 3(1), Article 4(3) and Article 8(3)
Article 7(2)Article 1(3)
Article 7aArticle 7(1) and (5)
Article 8Article 25(2)
Article 9Article 30(1), Article 30(4), first subparagraph, Article 30(6) and point 1(d) of Part 2 of Annex II
Article 10(1)Article 30(9) and (10), Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I, Part 2 of Annex II, Annex III and Annex V
Article 10(2)—
Article 11(1)Article 62(1)
Article 11(2)Article 62(2)
Article 11(3)Article 62(2)
Article 12Article 1(3)
Article 13—
Article 14—

Council Directive 90/118/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 21(1)
Article 2(1)Article 21(4)
Article 2(2)Articles 12 and 13 and Article 28(2)
Article 2(3)Article 14 and Article 28(2)-
Article 3Article 21(5)
Article 4Article 62(1)
Article 5—
Article 6—

Council Directive 90/119/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 24(1) and Article 25
Article 2Article 24(3)
Article 3—
Article 4—

Council Directive 89/361/EECThis Regulation
Article 1(1)Article 1(1)
Article 1(2)Article 1(3)
Article 2Article 2, points 9 and 12
Article 3(1)Article 3(1), Article 4(3) and Article 8(3)
Article 3(2)Article 1(3)
Article 4Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I, Part 1 of Annex II, Annex III
Article 5Article 7(1) and (5)
Article 6Article 30(1), Article 30(4), first subparagraph, Article 30(6) and point 1(d) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 7Article 1(3)
Article 8Article 62(1)
Article 9—
Article 10—

Council Directive 90/427/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 1(1)
Article 2Article 2, points 9 and 12
Article 3, first paragraphArticle 3(1)
Article 3, second paragraphArticle 1(3)
Article 4(1)(a)Parts 1 and 3 of Annex I
Article 4(1)(b)Point 1(c) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 4(2)Article 4(3), Article 19(4), Article 33, Article 34(1)(c), Article 30(9) and (10), Article 32, Annex I, Part 1 of Annex II and Annex V
Article 5Article 7(1) and (5)
Article 6Point 3 of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 7Part 1 of Annex II and Part 1 of Annex III
Article 8(1)Point 1(c) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 8(2)Article 30(1), Article 30(4), first subparagraph, Article 30(6), Article 32 and point 1(d) of Chapter I of Part 1 of Annex II
Article 9Article 1(3)
Article 10Article 62(1)
Article 11—
Article 12—
Annex—

Council Directive 91/174/EECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 2
Article 2Article 3, Article 35(1) and Article 45(1)
Article 3—
Article 4—
Article 5—
Article 6—
Article 7—
Article 8—

Council Directive 94/28/ECThis Regulation
Article 1(1)Article 1(1)
Article 1(2)—
Article 1(3)—
Article 1(4)Article 3(1) and Article 36(2)
Article 2Article 2
Article 3Articles 34
Article 4Article 36(1)(a), (c) and (d) and Article 37(1)(a)
Article 5Article 36(1)(b) and (d)
Article 6Article 36(1)(b) and (d)
Article 7Article 36(1)(b) and (d)
Article 8Article 39(2)
Article 9(1) and (2)Article 37(1)(b) and (2)
Article 9(3)—
Article 10Articles 57 and 60
Article 11—
Article 12Article 62(1)
Article 13—
Article 14—
Article 15—