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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Preamble — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

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L.N. 328 of 2003

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT, 2001

(ACT NO. XXIII OF 2001)

Zootechnical Certificates for Pure-Bred Breeding Sheep and Goats, their Semen, Ova

and Embryos Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 84(c) of the Veterinary Services Act, the

Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations :-

Title and Scope

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 1 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

(1) The title of these regulations is Zootechnical Certificates for Pure-Bred

Breeding Sheep and Goats, their Semen, Ova and Embryos Regulations, 2003.

(2) The scope of these regulations is the implementation of European Union

Commission Decision 90/258/EEC laying down the zootechnical certificates for pure-bred

breeding sheep and goats, their semen, ova and embryos. This Decision finds a legal basis

under European Union Council Directive 89/361/EEC, article 6.

Particulars which must be provided in the zootechnical certificate for pure-bred

breeding sheep and goats

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Schedule I — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

SPECIMEN ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

FOR PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS

1. Issuing

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

Name of Flock-book

Entry No in Flock-book

System of identification (for example tag, tattoo, earmark)

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

Name of animal (optional)

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

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

Name and address of

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

Name and address of breeder

Pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. .................Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. ................ Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

2. The results of performance tests and updated results, with origin, of the assessment of

genetic value, on the animal itself and is parents and grandparents ( 1 )

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

(place)

(date)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and tittle of signatory)

( 1 ) Obtained in conformity with Decision 90/256/EEC.

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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 2 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

(1) The following particulars shall be provided in the zootechnical certificate for

pure-bred breeding sheep and goats –

- issuing body,

- name of flock-book, entry number in flock-book,

- date of issue,

- system of identification,

- identification,

- date of birth,

- breed,

- sex,

- name and address of breeder,

- name and address of owner,

- pedigree

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Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No............

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No............

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

assessment of genetic value, on the animal itself and its parents and grandparents shall be

mentioned in the certificate it they have been carried out in accordance with European

Union Commission Decision 90/256/EEC.

Indications of particulars listed in regulation 2

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Schedule Ii — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

SPECIMEN ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN THE SEMEN OF RAMS AND

BILLGOATS OF PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS

A. Particulars of donor ram or billygoat

1. Issuing body

Name of Flock-book

Entry No in Flock-book

System of identification (for example tag, tattoo, earmark)

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

Blood group or equivalent test

( 1 ):.........................................................................................................

Name of animal (optional)

Date of birth: Breed

Name and address of

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

Name and address of breeder

Pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. .................Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. ................ Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

2. The results of performance test and updated results, with origin, of the assessment of

genetic value, on the animal itself and its parents and grandparents ( 2 )

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

(place)

(date)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and titel of signatory)

B. Particulars on semen

Semen identification system (colour,

number):......................................................................................

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

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I.

Number of doses

Date( s) of collection

Identification of

Breed

donor ram/ billygoat

II. Origin of semen

Name and address of semen collection centre(

s):.................................................................................

Destination of

semen:...........................................................................................................................

Name and address of consignee

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

(place)

(date)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and tittle of signatory)

( 1 ) For dairy breeds.

( 2 ) Obtained in conformity with Decision 90/256/EEC.

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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 3 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

The particulars referred to in regulation 2 may be indicated -

(a) in a certificate corresponding to the specimen in Schedule I;

(b) in documents accompanying the pure-bred breeding sheep or goats, in which

case the competent authority shall certify that the particulars specified in regulation

2 are contained in the documents by the following formula –

“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned

in Article 1 of Commission Decision 90/258/EEC.”

Particulars to be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate for semen of pure-bred

breeding sheep and goats

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Schedule Iii — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

SPECIMEN ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

FOR OVA OF PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS

A. Particulars on donor ewe or nannygoats

1. Issuing body

Name of Flock-book

Entry No in Flock-book

System of identification (for example tag, tattoo, earmark)

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

Name of animal (optional)

Date of birth: Breed

Name and address of

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

Name and address of breeder

Pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. .................Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. ................ Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

2. The results of performance test and updated results, with origin, of the assessment of

genetic value, on the animal itself and its parents and grandparents ( 1 )

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

(place)

(date)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and titel of signatory)

B. Particulars on ova

Ova identification system (colour, number)

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

No of ova per straw

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I.

Number of ova

Date( s) of collection

Identification of ewe

or nannygoat

II. Origin of ova

Name and address of ova collection centre( s)

Destination of ova

Name and address of consignee

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

(place)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and tittle of signatory)

( 1 ) Obtained in conformity with Decision 90/256/EEC.

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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 4 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

The following particulars shall be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate for

semen of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats -

All the data specified in regulation 2 concerning the donor ram or billygoat and, in the case

of dairy breeds, his blood group or the results of a test giving equivalent scientific

guarantees, information allowing identification of the semen, the date of its collection and

the names and addresses of the semen collection centre and of the consignee.

Indication of particulars as provided in regulation 4

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Schedule Iv — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

SPECIMEN OF ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

FOR EMBRYOS OF PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS

A. Particulars on donor ram or billygoat

1. Issuing body

Name of Flock-book

Entry No in Flock-book

System of identification (for example tag, tattoo, earmark)

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

Blood-group or equivalent test

( 1 ):..........................................................................................................

Name of animal (optional)

Date of birth: Breed

Name and address of

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

Name and address of breeder

Pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. .................Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. ................ Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

2. The results of performance tests and updated results, with origin, of the assessment of

genetec value, on the animal itself and its parents and grandparents ( 2 )

B. Particulars on donor ewe or nannygoat

I. Issuing book

Name of Flock-book

Entry No in Flock-book

System of identification (for example tag, tattoo, earmark)

Identification

Name of animal (optional)

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

Breed:....................................................................

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Name and address of breeder

Name and address of

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

Pedigree

Father

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. .................Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

Mother

Grandfather

Grandmother

Flock-book No. ................ Flock-book No. ............... Flock-book No. ....................

II. The results of performance tests and updated results, with origin, of the assessment of

genetic value, on the animal itself and its parents and grandparents ( 2 )

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

(place)

(date)

(signature )

(name in capital letters, and tittle of signatory)

C. Particulars on embryos

Embryo identification system (number,

colour):.....................................................................................

Identification

Number of embryos per

straw:..............................................................................................................

I.

Number of

Date( s) of

Date of

Identification of

Breed

embryos

insemination of

collection

donor ewe or

fertilisation

nannygoat & ram or

billygoat

II. Origin of embryos

Address of embryo collection centre( s)

Destination of embryos

Name and address of consignee

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( 1 ) For dairy breeds.

( 2 ) Obtained in conformity with Decision 90/256/EEC.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 5 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

The particulars referred to in regulation 4 may be indicated -

(a) in a certificate corresponding to the specimen in Schedule II;

(b) in documents accompanying the semen of the pure-bred breeding sheep or goat,

in which case the competent authority shall certify that the particulars specified in

regulation 4 are contained in the documents by the following –

“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned

in Article 3 of Commission Decision 90/258/EEC.”

Particulars which must be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate for ova of pure-

bred breeding sheep and goats

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 6 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

(1) The following particulars shall be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate

for ova of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats -

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All the data specified in regulation 2 concerning the donor ewe and nanny-goat,

information allowing identification of the ovum, the date of its collection and the

names and addresses of the ovum collection centre and of the consignee.

(2) Where there is more than one ovum in a straw, this must be clearly stated and

all the ova must have the same parentage.

Indication of particulars as provided under regulation 6

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 7 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

The particulars referred to in regulation 6 may be indicated -

(a) in a certificate corresponding to the specimen in Schedule III;

(b) in documents accompanying the ova of the pure-bred breeding sheep or goat, in

which case the competent authority shall certify that the particulars specified in

regulation 6 are contained in the document, by the following –

“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned

in Article 5 of Commission Decision 90/258/EEC.”

Particulars to be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate for embryos of pure-bred

breeding sheep and goats

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 8 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

(1) The following particulars shall be mentioned in the zootechnical certificate

for embryos of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats -

All the data specified in regulation 2 concerning the donor ewe or nanny goat, and

all the data specified in the first indent of regulation 4 concerning the donor ram

and billygoat, information allowing identification of the embryos, date of

insemination or fertilisation, date of collection and the names and addresses of the

embryo collection centre and of the consignee.

(2) Where there is more than one embryo in a straw, this must be clearly stated and

all the embryos must have the same parentage.

Indication of particulars referred in regulation 8

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2003 328 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Reg. 9 — and Embryos Regulations, 2003 Open official source

The particulars referred to in regulation 8 may be indicated -

(a) in a certificate corresponding to the specimen in Schedule IV;

(b) in documents accompanying the embryos of the pure-bred breeding sheep or

goat, in which case the competent authority shall certify that the particulars

specified in regulation 8 are contained in the documents by the following -

“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned

in Article 7 of Commission Decision 90/258/EEC.”

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and Embryos Regulations, 2003

Table of Provisions (14)

Statutory Text (14 Articles)

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