Animals of the Bovine Species Regulations, 2003

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L.N. 317 of 2003

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(ACT XXIII OF 2001)

Specimen and the Particulars on the Pedigree Certificate of Pure-Bred Breeding

Animals of the Bovine Species Regulations, 2003

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

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

regulations:-

Title and scope

(1) The title of these regulations is the Specimen and the Particulars on the

Pedigree Certificate of Pure-Bred Breeding Animals of the Bovine Species

Regulations, 2003.

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

European Commission Decision 86/404/EEC laying down the specimen and the

particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding animals of

the bovine species. This Decision finds a legal basis under European Council

Directive 77/504/EEC, article 5 and article 6(1), fifth indent.

Particulars to be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding

animals of the bovine species

Model Pedigree Certificate

for intra-Community trade in pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species

Issuing

body:..................................................................................................................................................

Name of herd

book:........................................................................................................................................

Entry No in herd

book:....................................................................................................................................

System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch

card):..................................................................

Identification:.............................................................................................................................................

.....

Name of animal: (optional)

Date of birth: .......................................................

Breed............................

Sex:.............................................

Name and address of breeder

Name and address of

owner:..........................................................................................................................

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Herd Book No.................. Herd Book No................... Herd Book No...................

Pedigree

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Herd Book No.................. Herd Book No................... Herd Book No...................

The results of performance tests and results with origin of the assessment of the genetic value, on the

animal itself and its parents and grandparents.

Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................

(place)

(date)

(signature )

Name in capital letters and title of signatory

Mitbug] fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press

The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of

pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species –

-issuing body,

-name of herd book,

-entry number in herd book,

-date of issue,

-system of identification,

-identification,

-date of birth,

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-breed,

-name and address of breeder,

-name and address of owner,

-pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Herd Book No.

Herd Book No.

Herd Book No.

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Herd Book No.

Herd Book No.

Herd Book No.

(2) The results of performance tests and the results with origin of the

assessment of the genetic value, on the animal itself and its parents and grand-

parents, must be clearly stated and accompany or be included in the certificate.

How particulars are to be certified

The particulars provided for in regulation 2 may be indicated –

(a) In the form of a pedigree certificate conforming to the model in the

Schedule;

(b) In documentation accompanying the pure-bred breeding animal. In this

event the competent authority of the territory of Malta or of the Member State

of dispatch must certify that the particulars set out in regulation 2 are

indicated in those documents, by the following formula -

“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in

Article 1 of Commission Decision 86/ 404/ EEC.”

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