# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 of 10 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products (Text with EEA relevance), Section A: Zootechnical certificate for entry into the United Kingdom of hybrid breeding pigs

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

Footnotes:
A single zootechnical certificate may be issued for a group of hybrid breeding pigs provided that those hybrid breeding pigs have the same age and the same genetic dam and sire and that individual information is provided in points 4, 5, 6.2, 12 and, as appropriate, 13 of this zootechnical certificate.
Keep empty if not applicable.
Delete where not applicable.
In accordance with the legislation on the identification and registration of animals of the country of dispatch.
This may be required in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 for hybrid breeding pigs used for the collection of semen for artificial insemination or for the collection of oocytes and embryos by breeding operations maintaining the breeding register where the animal is to be registered.
If necessary attach additional sheets of paper.
Add individual identification number if different from breeding book number.
If the results of performance testing or genetic evaluation can be accessed on a website, a direct reference to that website may be provided instead.
Required in the case of pregnant females. Information may be indicated in a separate document.
Applicable only for purebred breeding pigs of different breeds or lines registered in a breeding register for hybrid breeding pigs.
That individual shall be a representative of the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, who is authorised to sign the zootechnical certificate.
Notes:
• The zootechnical certificate shall be issued in at least one of the official languages of the country of dispatch.
• The colour of the signature must be different from that of the printing.
• The zootechnical certificate may be issued in portrait or landscape orientation.
• The footnotes and notes of this zootechnical certificate may not be printed, provided a reference to a directly accessible multilingual source of information is included in the title.
Zootechnical certificate, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, for entry into the United Kingdom of hybrid breeding pigs ( Sus scrofa ), including purebred breeding pigs of breeds and lines registered in breeding registers maintained by breeding bodies
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(a logo of the issuing breeding body may be included)
Certificate number
1.
Name of issuing breeding body (provide contact details and, where available, a reference to the website)
2.
Name of breeding register
3.
Name of breed/line/cross of hybrid breeding pig
4.
Sex of animal
5.
Breeding register number of animal
6.
Identification of animal
6.1.
System
6.2.
Individual identification number
6.3.
Name
7.
Identity verification
7.1.
Method
7.2.
Result
8.
Date (use format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) and country of birth of animal
9.
Name, address and email address of breeder
10.
Name, address and email address of owner
11.
The pedigree of the hybrid breeding pig
11.1.
Sire
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
11.1.1.
Paternal Grandsire
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
11.1.2.
Paternal Granddam
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
11.2.
Dam
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
11.2.1.
Maternal Grandsire
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
11.2.2.
Maternal Granddam
Breeding register or breeding book number
Individual identification number
Breed/line/cross
Name
12.
Additional information
12.1.
Results of performance testing
12.2.
Up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation carried out last on … (insert date in format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601)
12.3.
Genetic defects and genetic peculiarities of animal in relation to the breeding programme
12.4.
Other relevant information on hybrid breeding pig
12.5.
Other relevant information, including results of performance testing or genetic evaluation, on parents and grandparents, if not indicated in point 11
13.
Insemination/mating
13.1.
Date (insert date in format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601, or indicate in the same date format mating period from …. to ….)
13.2.
Identification of the fertilising male(s)
13.2.1.
Breeding register or breeding book number(s)
13.2.2.
Individual identification number(s)
13.2.3.
Name(s)
13.2.4.
System(s) of identity verification and result(s)
14.
Name of breed society/competent authority/breeding operation maintaining the breeding book/breeding register in which the purebred breeding pig is intended to be entered/registered ( provide contact details and, where available, a reference to the website )
15.
Validation
15.1.
Done at: …
15.2.
on: …
(insert place of issue)
(insert date of issue)
15.3.
Name and capacity of the signatory: …
(insert in capital letters name and capacity of the individual signing that certificate)
15.4.
Signature: …

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/717/annex/IV/section/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-717/annex-IV/section-A
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.