Art. 22a Ordinance of 31 October 2012 on Animal Breeding (OE) - Payment of Contributions

The available funds for this section are allocated as follows: a. cattle breeding, including Asian buffaloes 72% b. equine breeding 4% c. pig breeding 10.75% d. sheep breeding excluding dairy ewes 6.5% e. goat breeding and dairy ewe breeding 5.75% f. New World camelid breeding 0.2% g. honey bee breeding 0.8%

If the available funds for a breeding category according to para. 1 are insufficient to pay contributions based on the amounts referred to in Arts. 15 to 21, the contributions to be paid in this breeding category shall be reduced in accordance with para. 4, notwithstanding the amounts provided for in this breeding category.

If the available funds for a breeding category according to para. 1 exceed the contributions to be paid based on the amounts referred to in Arts. 15 to 21 for a breeding category, the contributions to be paid in this breeding category shall be increased in accordance with para. 4, notwithstanding the amounts provided for in this breeding category.

The ratio of the costs of the different zootechnical measures is decisive for reducing or increasing the contributions to be paid. The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) calculates this ratio based on the costs reported by recognized breeding organizations for the year preceding the contribution year.

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