SPECIAL PEDIGREE CERTIFICATES FOR THE OVA OF BREEDING ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.23

SPECIAL PEDIGREE CERTIFICATES FOR THE OVA

OF BREEDING ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE

SPECIES AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

REGULATIONS *

24th October, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 315 of 2003.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Specimen Pedigree

Certificates for the Ova of Breeding Animals of the Bovine Species

and the Relative Particulars Regulations.

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

Eu ro pean Com mi ssion Deci si on 96 /80 /EC l ayin g d own th e

specimen pedigree certificates for the ova of breeding animals of

the bovine species and the particulars to be entered on those

certificates. This Decision finds its legal basis under European

Union Council Directive 77/504/EEC, article 5 and 6(1) fifth

indent.

Specimen Zootechnical Certificate

for Intra-Community trade in ova of breeding animals of the bovine species

ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE FOR OVA

A. Particulars of donor cow

1. Issuing body

2. Breed

3. Name of the Herdbook

The following particulars shall be mentioned in the

certificate for trade with Member States of the ova of breeding

animals of the bovine species

(a) updated data as listed in article 1 of European

Commission Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the

donor cow as well its blood group or test results

providing equivalent scientific guarantees to verify its

pedigree;

(b) 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.

If there is more than one ovum in a single straw, this

must be clearly stated and furthermore the ova must all

have the same dam.

The particulars provided for in regulation 2 may be

indicated -

(1) in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen

in the Schedule;

(2) in documentation accompanying the bovine ova. In

this event the competent authorities 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

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 11 of 2024.

AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

European Commission Decision 96/80/EEC''.

AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

Name of the animal

Herd book No

System of identification (earmark, 7. Identification No

tattoo, microchip etc.)

Numru ta’ identifikazzjoni

(earmark, tattoo, microchip eċċ.)

Date of birth

Blood group (*)

Name and address of the breeder

Name and address of the owner

Pedigree

Sire

Grandsire

Herdbook No

Herdbook No

Granddam

Herdbook No

Sire

Grandsire

Herdbook No

Herdbook No

Granddam

Herdbook No

Results of performance tests and up to date results of the genetic value with

name of the body which assessed the genetic value, on the animal itself and its

parents and grandparents (where available)

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

Signature ..................................................

NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND TITLE OF SIGNATORY

( * )

Or other appropriate method approved in accordance with Community legislation

AND THE RELATIVE PARTICULARS

ZOOTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE FOR OVA

B. Particulars of ova

1. Ova Identification System (colour, 2. Identification of container

number, etc)

3. Origin of ova (address of ova collection centre)

4. Destination of ova (name and address of consignee)

Identification of straw

Number of ova per straw

Date of collection

Done at ............................. on .......................... Signature ...........................

NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND TITLE OF SIGNATORY