# 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 9: Genomically evaluated male purebred breeding animals of the bovine species shall be considered suitable for artificial insemination if their genomic evaluation is:

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

(a) validated in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1 for each genomically evaluated trait;
(b) revalidated for each of those traits at regular intervals and at any time when there are major changes either in the genomic evaluation or in the genetic evaluation or in the reference population.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/annex/III/part/3/division/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/annex-III/part-3/division-9
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