Article 1

‘farm animals’ shall mean domestic animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, domestic solipeds, poultry and rabbits, as well as wild animals of those species and wild ruminants which have been raised on a holding;

‘ therapeutic treatment ’ shall mean the administering — under Article 4 of this Directive — to an individual farm animal of an authorised substance to treat, after examination by a veterinarian, a fertility problem — including the termination of unwanted gestation — and, in the case of beta-agonists, to induce tocolysis in cows when calving as well as to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis and to induce tocolysis in equidae;

‘zootechnical treatment’ shall mean the administering:

1. (i)

   to an individual farm animal of any substance authorized under Article 5 of this Directive for synchronizing oestrus and preparing donors and recipients for the implantation of embryos, after examination of the animal by a veterinarian or, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 5, under his responsibility;

2. (ii)

   in the case of aquaculture animals, to a group of breeding animals for sex inversion, on a veterinarian's prescription and under his responsibility;

‘illegal treatment’ shall mean the use of unauthorized substances or products or the use of substances or products authorized under Community legislation for purposes or under conditions other than those laid down in Community legislation.