CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDER’S ASSOCIATIONS AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS WHICH

CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS WHICH ESTABLISH

OR MAINTAIN HERD-BOOKS FOR PURE-BRED BREEDING PIGS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.19

CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL AND

SUPERVISION OF BREEDER’S ASSOCIATIONS

AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS WHICH

ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN HERD-BOOKS FOR

PURE-BRED BREEDING PIGS REGULATIONS *

24th October, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 311 of 2003.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Criteria for the

approval and supervision of Breeders Associations and Breeding

Organisations which establish or maintain Herd-Books for Pure-

Bred Breeding Pigs.

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

provisions found under European Union Commission Decision 89/

501/EEC laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of

breeders’ associations and breeding organisations which establish

or maintain herd-books for pure-bred breeding pigs which in turn

finds its legal basis in article 6(d) of European Union Council

Directive 88/661/EEC.

I n or de r t o b e o ff i c i a l l y a pp r o v e d , b r e e d e r s ’ a s s oc i a ti o n s an d b r e e d i n g

organisations which maintain or establish a herd-book must -

1. Have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the

territory of Malta or in the Member State where the application is made.

2. Prove to the competent authorities -

(a) that they operate efficiently;

(b) that they can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;

(c) that they have a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement

programme, or that they have a sufficiently large herd to preserve the

breed where this is considered necessary;

(d) that they can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for

carrying out their breed improvement or preservation programme.

3. Have a set of rules covering -

(a) the definition of the breed’s (or breeds’) characteristics;

(b) the system for identifying animals;

(c) the system for recording pedigrees;

(d) the definition of their breeding objectives;

(e) the systems for making use of livestock performance data, enabling the

genetic value of the animals to be assessed;

(f)

the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for

entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the

animals entered in the book.

4. Have articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-

discrimination between members.

In order to be officially approved, breeders’ associations or

breeding organisations which maintain or establish herd-books

must submit an application to the authorities of the territory of

Malta, on whose territory their headquarters are situated.

For the purpose of these regulations ''trading partner'' in the

meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean -

(a) a Member State of the European Community;

(b) Third countries to the European Community.

(1) The authorities of the territory of Malta must grant

o ff i c i a l a p p r o v a l t o a n y b r e e d e r s ’ a s s o c i a t i o n o r b r e e d i n g

organisation which maintains or establishes herd-books if it meets

the conditions laid down in the Schedule.

(2) However, in the territory of Malta or a Member State in

which in respect of a given breed one or more officially-approved

breeders’ associations or breeding organisations already exist, the

authorities concerned may refuse to recognise a new breeders’

association or breeding organisation if it endangers the

preservation of the breed or jeopardises the zootechnical

programme of the existing association or organisation. In such a

c as e , t h e c o m p e t e n t a u t h o r i t i es s h a l l i n f o r m t h e Eu r o p ea n

Commission of approvals granted and refusals to give recognition.

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 11 of 2024.

CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS WHICH ESTABLISH

OR MAINTAIN HERD-BOOKS FOR PURE-BRED BREEDING PIGS

The authorities shall withdraw official approval from any

breeders’ association or breeding organisation which maintains

herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Schedule are no

longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner by the breeders’

association or breeding organisation concerned.

CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS WHICH ESTABLISH

OR MAINTAIN HERD-BOOKS FOR PURE-BRED BREEDING PIGS