CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAINTAIN OR ESTABLISH STUD-BOOKS FOR REGISTERED

CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS

AND ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAINTAIN OR ESTABLISH

STUD-BOOKS FOR REGISTERED EQUIDAE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.26

CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS

AND ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAINTAIN OR

ESTABLISH STUD-BOOKS FOR REGISTERED

EQUIDAE REGULATIONS *

24th October, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 318 of 2003.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Co-Ordination

between Organisations and Associations which maintain or

establish Stud-Books for Registered Equidae Regulations.

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

found under European Union Commission Decision 92/354/EEC

lay in g d ow n certa in r ul es to e nsu re co -o r di na ti on b etw een

organisations and associations which maintain or establish stud-

books for registered equidae. This Decision finds its legal basis

under European Union Council Directive 90/427/EEC, article

4(2)(e).

The organisation or association which maintains the stud-

book of the origin of the breed must ensure close collaboration with

the organisation and associations which maintain stud-books or

sections of a stud-book of the same breed, particularly with a view

to preventing any dispute.

(1) Where the competent authority considers that an

approved or recognised organisation or association in a Member

State is not complying with the rules laid down in the relevant

zootechnical legislation, and particularly with the principles laid

down by the organisation or association which maintains the stud-

book of the origin of the breed, it shall contact the competent

authority of the Member State concerned forthwith.

(2) If the competent authorities considers these measures likely

to be insufficient, it shall explore with the authority of the Member

State ways of remedying the situation, if necessary by visiting that

Member State.

(3) The competent authorities shall inform the European

Commission of the solutions decided upon.

(1) Where the competent authority of a Member State

c o n s i d e r s t h a t a n a p p r o v e d o r r e c o g n i s e d o rg a n i s a t i o n o r

association in the territory of Malta is not complying with the rules

laid down in the corresponding Member States legislation, and

particularly with the principles laid down by the organisation or

association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of the

breed, it may contact the competent authority of the territory of

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

CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS

AND ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAINTAIN OR ESTABLISH

STUD-BOOKS FOR REGISTERED EQUIDAE

Malta concerned forthwith.

(2) The competent authority shall take all the necessary

measures and inform the competent authority of the Member State

of the type of checks carried out, the decisions taken and the

reasons for those decisions.

(3) If the competent authorities of the Member State considers

these measures likely to be insufficient, it may explore with the

authority of the territory of Malta ways of remedying the situation,

if necessary by visiting the territory of Malta.

(4) The competent authorities of the territory of Malta shall

inform the European Commission of the solutions decided upon.