# 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), Part 1: General requirements

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

Where breed societies or breeding operations, or third parties designated by those breed societies or breeding operations in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), carry out performance testing or genetic evaluation, they shall establish and use methods for performance testing or genetic evaluation which shall be scientifically acceptable according to established zootechnical principles and shall take into account, where they exist:
(a)the rules and standards established by the relevant United Kingdom reference centres provided for in Article 29(1) of this Regulation; or
(b)... the principles agreed by ICAR.

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