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Division 2 The minimum requirements for participating flocks shall be the following:F1

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  1. (a)

    all animals in the flock that are to be genotyped shall be individually identified using secure means;

  2. (b)

    all rams intended for breeding within the flock shall be genotyped before being used for breeding;

  3. (c)

    any male animal carrying the VRQ allele shall be slaughtered or castrated, within six months following the determination of its genotype; any such animal shall not leave the holding except for slaughter;

  4. (d)

    female animals that are known to carry the VRQ allele shall not leave the holding except for slaughter;

  5. (e)

    male animals, including semen donors used for artificial insemination, other than those certified under the breeding programme, shall not be used for breeding within the flock.

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Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2013 of 28 June 2013 amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on the whole EU Regulation

Textual amendments

F1

Inserted by Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).