# The Horses (Zootechnical Standards) Regulations 1992, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement in part Council Directive 90/427/EEC (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p.55) on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae and their semen, ova and embryos.
Organisations which establish or maintain a stud book must fulfil certain criteria in order to be recognised by the Minister. The criteria are set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/353/EEC, as read with article 1 of Commission Decision 92/354 (regulation 3(1)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3045/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/horses-zootechnical-standards-regulations-1992/note
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