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Veterinary Services Act (Act Xxiii Of 2001) Approval Supervision Of Breeders' Association, Breeding Organisations And Private Undertakings (Registers For Hybrid Breeding Pigs) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 314 Of 2003 )

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34(b) of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment, has made the following regulations :-

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under European Union Commission Decision 89/504/EEC laying down the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders' associations, breeding organisations and private undertakings which establish or maintain registers for hybrid breeding pigs, which in turn finds a legal basis under article 10(d) of European Union Council Directive 88/661/EEC.

(2) For the purpose of these regulations “trading partner” within the meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean –
(a) Member States of the European Community; (b) Third countries to the European Community.

1. Have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the territory of Malta or the Member State where the application is made;

2. Prove to the competent authorities - (a) that they operate efficiently;

(b) that they can carry out the checks necessary for recording parentage;

(c) that they have a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme;

(d) that they can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out their breed improvement;

3. Have a set of rules covering -

(a) the system for identifying animals; (b) the system for recording parentage;

(c) the definition of their breeding objectives;

(d) the systems for making use of livestock performance data enabling the genetic value of the animals to be assessed.