Pure-Bred Breeding Sheep and Goats Regulations, 2003

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VETERINARY SERVICES ACT, 2001

(ACT NO XXIII OF 2001)

Pure-Bred Breeding Sheep and Goats Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34(c) of the Veterinary Services Act,

2001 the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following

(1) The title of these regulations is Pure-Bred Breeding Sheep and Goats

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under

European Union Council Directive 89/361/EEC concerning pure-bred breeding

sheep and goats. These regulations cover zootechnical problems which may arise in

trade with Member States in pure-bred breeding sheep and goats and the semen, ova

and embryos thereof.

For the purposes of these regulations, the following definitions shall apply

(a) “Flock book” means any book, register, file or data medium -

(i) which is maintained by a breeders' organisation or

association officially approved by the territory of Malta or a

Member State in which that breeders' organisation or

association is established, or by an official agency of the

territory of Malta or Member State in question, and

(ii) in which pure-bred breeding sheep or goats of a given

breed are entered or registered with mention of their ancestors;

(b) “Pure-bred breeding sheep and goat” means any sheep or goat the

parents and grandparents of which are entered or registered in a

flock book of the same breed and which is itself entered or

registered and eligible for entry;

(c) “Trading Partner” in the meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary

Services Act and for the purposes of these regulations shall only

mean –

(i) Member State of the European Community;

(ii) Third Countries to the European Community.

Trade with member states in pure-bred breeding sheep and goats.

In the territory of Malta it is not prohibited, restricted or impeded on

zootechnical grounds -

(a) trade with Member States in pure-bred breeding sheep and goats and the

semen, ova and embryos thereof;

(b) the official approval of breeders' organisations or associations which

maintain or establish flock books in accordance with regulation 4.

Veterinary Services Act, article 34(c).

In accordance with the requirements of the European Community and the

procedure laid down in article 34(c) of the Veterinary Services Act, are determined -

(a) the criteria for the approval of breeders' organisations and associations

which maintain or establish flock books;

(b) the criteria for entry or registration in flock books;

(c) methods for monitoring performance and assessing the genetic value of

pure-bred breeding sheep and goats

(d) the criteria for the approval of a breeding animal for the purpose of using

its semen, ova or embryos.

Notification to Member States of breeders’ organisations and associations.

The territory of Malta shall notify the Member States and the European

Commission of the breeders' organisations and associations which are approved for

the purpose of maintaining or establishing flock books and which meet the criteria

determined in accordance with regulation 4(a).

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Certificate accompanying pure-bred breeding sheep and goats at time of

marketing.

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats and the semen, ova and embryos of

such animals shall be accompanied at the time of their marketing by a zootechnical

certificate drawn up in accordance with the specimen established under European

Community requirements and the procedure set out in article 34(c) of the Veterinary

Services Act.