{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/article-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/article-26.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/1012",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012",
  "path": "article/26",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Requirements for performance testing and genetic evaluation",
  "text": "1. The appropriate authority may by regulations amend Annex 3 in order to take account of—\n(a) scientific advances;\n(b) technical developments;\n(c) the need to preserve valuable genetic resources.\n2. The appropriate authority may by regulations prescribe requirements for the performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals of the bovine, ovine and caprine species.\n3. Regulations under paragraph 2 may include (but are not limited to)—\n(a) methods for the interpretation of the results of performance testing and genetic evaluation;\n(b) provision for implementation of recommendations of United Kingdom reference centres (‘reference centres’) or European Union reference centres, or of the principles agreed by ICAR.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 26 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 11(4) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/article/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:45.338975+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}