APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATIONS, BREEDING ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE UNDERTAKINGS (REGISTERS FOR

APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS, BREEDING ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE

UNDERTAKINGS (REGISTERS FOR HYBRID BREEDING PIGS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.22

APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS, BREEDING ORGANISATIONS

AND PRIVATE UNDERTAKINGS (REGISTERS FOR

HYBRID BREEDING PIGS) REGULATIONS *

24th October, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 314 of 2003.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Approval and

Supervision of Breeders’ Associations, Breeding Organisations and

Private Undertakings (Registers for Hybrid Breeding Pigs)

Regulations.

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

provisions found under European Union Commission Decision 89/

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

br ee de r s’ a ss oc i at i o n s, b r e ed i n g o rg a n i s a t i on s a n d p r iv a t e

undertakings which establish or maintain registers for hybrid

breeding pigs, which in turn finds a legal basis under article 10(d)

of European Union Council Directive 88/661/EEC.

In order to be officially approved, breeders' associations, breeding

organisations and private undertakings must -

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

territory of Malta or 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 parentage;

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

programme;

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

carrying out their breed improvement.

3. Have a set of rules covering -

(a) the system for identifying animals;

(b) the system for recording parentage;

(c) the definition of their breeding objectives;

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

genetic value of the animals to be assessed.

Furthermore, to be officially approved, the breeders’ associations and the

breeding organisations must have articles of association laying down in particular

the principles of non-discrimination between members.

(1) In order to be officially approved, breeders’

associations, breeding organisations and private undertakings

which maintain or establish registers must submit an application to

the authorities of the territory of Malta or the Member State on

whose territory their headquarters are situated.

(2) For the purpose of these regulations ''trading partner''

within the meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall

mean -

(a) Member States of the European Community;

(b) Third countries to the European Community.

The authorities concerned must grant official approval to

any breeders’ association, breeding organisation or private

undertaking which maintains or establishes a register if the latter

meets the conditions laid down in the Schedule.

The authorities concerned shall withdraw official approval

from any breeders’ association, breeding organisation or private

undertaking which maintains registers if the conditions laid down

in the Schedule are no longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner

by the breeders' association, breeding organisation or private

undertaking concerned.

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

APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS, BREEDING ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE

UNDERTAKINGS (REGISTERS FOR HYBRID BREEDING PIGS)

APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF BREEDERS’

ASSOCIATIONS, BREEDING ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE

UNDERTAKINGS (REGISTERS FOR HYBRID BREEDING PIGS)