# 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 8: The requirements on minimum reliability values referred to in point 7 shall not apply to male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species which are:

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

(a) used for the purpose of testing within the quantity limits necessary for a breed society to carry out such tests as referred to in Article 21(1)(g) (unproven bulls); or
(b) participating in a breeding programme which requires performance testing and genetic evaluation and which has as its aim the preservation of the breed or the preservation of the genetic diversity within the breed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/annex/III/part/3/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/annex-III/part-3/division-8
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