# Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: The conditions referred to in Article 20(1) are as follows:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)the animal shall be identified in accordance with United Kingdom animal health law on the identification and registration of animals of the species concerned and the rules set out in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12;
(b)the animal shall have been judged by the breed society to conform to the characteristics of the breed referred to in point (1)(c) of Part 2 of Annex I;
(c)the animal shall, where applicable, fulfil at least the minimum performance requirements laid down in the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12, for those traits for which purebred breeding animals entered in the main section are tested in accordance with Annex III.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/annex/II/part/1/chapter/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/annex-II/part-1/chapter-II/division-1
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