COMMISSION DECISION of 11 June 1992 laying down the criteria for the approval or recognition of organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae (92/353/EEC)

KOMMISSIONENS BESLUTNING af 11. juni 1992 om kriterierne for godkendelse eller anerkendelse af organisationer og foreninger, der foerer eller opretter stamboeger for registrerede enhovede dyr (92/353/EOEF)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER HAR -

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

under henvisning til Traktaten om Oprettelse af Det Europaeiske OEkonomiske Faellesskab,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (1), and in particular Article 4 (2) (a) thereof,

under henvisning til Raadets direktiv 90/427/EOEF af 26. juni 1990 om zootekniske og genealogiske betingelser for samhandel inden for Faellesskabet med enhovede dyr (1), saerlig artikel 4, stk. 2, litra a), og

Whereas in all Member States' stud-books are maintained or established either by organizations or associations or by official departments; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to lay down the criteria for the approval or recognition of the said organizations and associations;

ud fra foelgende betragtninger:

Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (1) (a) of Directive 90/427/EEC, the criteria laid down must make it possible to ensure that approved or recognized organizations or associations comply with the principles laid down by the organization or association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of the breed;

I alle medlemsstaterne er der organisationer, foreninger eller officielle tjenester, der foerer eller opretter stamboeger; der boer derfor fastsaettes kriterier for godkendelse eller anerkendelse af naevnte organisationer og foreninger;

Whereas the application for approval or recognition must be submitted by the organization or association to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory its headquarters are situated;

i henhold til artikel 4, stk. 1, litra a), i direktiv 90/427/EOEF skal kriterierne sikre, at de godkendte eller anerkendte organisationer og foreninger overholder de principper, som er opstillet af den organisation eller forening, der foerer den oprindelige stambog for racen;

Whereas when an organization or association meets certain criteria and has defined targets, it must be officially approved or recognized by the authorities of the Member State to which it has applied;

organisationen eller foreningen skal indgive ansoegningen om godkendelse eller anerkendelse til myndighederne i den medlemsstat, paa hvis omraade den har sit hovedsaede;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,

hvis den organisation eller forening opfylder bestemte kriterier og har opstillet sine maal, skal den godkendes eller anerkendes officielt af myndighederne i den medlemsstat, som den har sendt ansoegningen til;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

de i denne beslutning fastsatte foranstaltninger er i overensstemmelse med udtalelse fra Den Staaende Zootekniske Komité -

Article 1

VEDTAGET FOELGENDE BESLUTNING:

In order to be officially approved or recognized, organizations or associations which maintain or establish stud-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State in whose territory their headquarters are situated.

Artikel 1

Article 2

Organisationer og foreninger, der foerer eller opretter stamboeger, skal for at blive officielt godkendt eller anerkendt indgive ansoegning til myndighederne i den medlemsstat, paa hvis omraade de har deres hovedsaede.

1. The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official approval or recognition to any organization or association which maintains or establishes a stud-book, provided it meets the conditions laid down in the Annex.

Artikel 2

2. However, in a Member State where one or more officially approved or recognized organizations or associations already exist in respect of a given breed, the authorities of that Member State may refuse to recognize a new organization or association:

1. Den paagaeldende medlemsstats myndigheder godkender eller anerkender officielt organisationer og foreninger, der foerer eller opretter stamboeger, hvis de opfylder betingelserne i bilaget.

- if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the operation or the improvement or selection programme of an existing organization or association, or

2. I en medlemsstat, hvor der for en race findes en eller flere officielt godkendte eller anerkendte organisationer eller foreninger, kan de nationale myndigheder dog afslaa at anerkende en ny organisation eller forening:

- if equidae of that breed may be entered or registered in a specific section of a stud-book maintained by an organization or association which applies in particular for that section the principles laid down in accordance with point 3 (b) of the Annex by the organization or association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of that breed.

a) hvis denne udgoer en fare for racens bevarelse eller skader en eksisterende organisations eller forenings virksomhed, forbedringsprogram eller avlsprogram, eller

3. Member States shall inform the Commission of any official approval or recognition granted, as well as contested refusals.

b) hvis de enhovede dyr af denne race kan indfoeres eller registreres i et saerligt afsnit af en stambog, der foeres af en organisation eller forening, som navnlig for dette afsnits vedkommende overholder de principper, som er opstillet i overensstemmelse med nr. 3, litra b), i bilaget, af den organisation eller forening, som foerer den oprindelige stambog for racen.

4. Where an organization or association in a Member State is refused official approval or recognition, the reasons for the refusal must be communicated in writing to the association or organization.

3. Medlemsstaterne underretter Kommissionen om de officielle godkendelser eller anerkendelser og de afslag, de har givet.

Article 3

4. Faar en organisation eller forening i en medlemsstat afslag paa en ansoegning om officiel godkendelse eller anerkendelse, skal den have skriftlig meddelelse om aarsagerne til afslaget.

The authorities of the Member State in question shall withdraw official approval or recognition from any organization or association which maintains a stud-book if it no longer consistently meets the conditions laid down in the Annex.

Artikel 3

Article 4

Myndighederne i den paagaeldende medlemsstat tilbagekalder den officielle godkendelse eller anerkendelse af en organisation eller forening, der foerer en stambog, hvis den ikke laengere paa varig maade opfylder betingelserne i bilaget.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 June 1992. For the Commission

Artikel 4

Ray MAC SHARRY

Denne beslutning er rettet til medlemsstaterne. Udfaerdiget i Bruxelles, den 11. juni 1992. Paa Kommissionens vegne

Member of the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 55.

Medlem af Kommissionen

(1) EFT nr. L 224 af 18. 8. 1990, s. 55.

ANNEX

In order to be officially approved or recognized, an organization or association which maintains stud-books, establishes sections of stud-books, and establishes stud-books for registered equidae must:

BILAG

1. have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application is made;

Organisationer og foreninger, der foerer stamboeger, opretter afsnit i stamboeger og opretter stamboeger for registrerede enhovede dyr, skal for at blive officielt godkendt eller anerkendt:

2. satisfy the competent authorities that it:

1) have status som juridisk person i overensstemmelse med lovgivningen i den medlemsstat, hvor ansoegningen indgives

(a) operates efficiently;

2) over for de ansvarlige myndigheder bevise:

(b) complies with the principles laid down in accordance with point 3 (b) of the Annex by the organization or association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of the breed, if it is not an organization or association which itself maintains that stud-book of the origin of the breed;

a) kvaliteten af deres virksomhed

(c) can carry out the checks necessary for recording predigrees;

b) at de overholder de principper, der er opstillet i overensstemmelse med nr. 3, litra b), af den organisation eller forening, som foerer den oprindelige stambog for racen, hvis det drejer sig om en organisation eller forening, der ikke foerer denne oprindelige bog for racen

(d) has a sufficient number of equidae to carry out an improvement or selection programme or to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;

c) deres evne til at udoeve den noedvendige kontrol med stambogsfoeringen

(e) can provide the data (on performance for instance) necessary to carry out an improvement, selection or preservation programme;

d) at de har tilstraekkeligt mange dyr til at kunne gennemfoere et forbedrings- eller avlsprogram eller til at sikre racens bevarelse, naar det anses for noedvendigt

3. have established principles:

e) at de er i stand til at goere de oplysninger tilgaengelige (f.eks. om ydelser), der er noedvendige for gennemfoerelsen af forbedrings- eller avlsprogrammet eller racens bevarelse

(a) the system for providing data (on performance for instance) whereby equidae can be evaluated for the purpose of improvement, selection and breed preservation;

3) have etableret et grundlag for:

(b) in the case of an organization or association which maintains a stud-book of the origin of the breed:

a) et system for udlevering af oplysninger (om f.eks. ydelser), der kan bruges til at bedoemme de enhovede dyr med henblik paa racens forbedring, avl eller racens bevarelse

- the system for recording pedigrees,

b) for saa vidt det drejer sig om en organisation eller forening, som foerer den oprindelige stambog for racen:

- the definition of the characteristics of the breed (or breeds) or the population covered by the stud-book,

- et registreringssystem for afstamning

- the system for identifying equidae,

- en definition af racens (eller racernes) karakteristika eller af den population, der omfattes af stambogen

- the definition of its basic objectives of selection,

- et basissystem for identifikation af dyrene

- the division of the stud-book, if there are different conditions for entering equidae, or if there are different procedures for classifying equidae entered in the book,

- en definition af maalene for avlsprogrammer

- lineages entered in one or more other stud-books, where necessary;

- inddeling af stambogen i flere afsnit, hvis der er forskellige betingelser for dyrenes optagelse i stambogen, eller hvis der er forskellige fremgangsmaader ved klassificering af dyr, der indskrives i bogen

4. have rules of procedure which provide, in particular, for non-discriminatory treatment of breeders. However, in the event that for one breed in the territory of the Community there are several organizations or associations covering the whole of that territory, the rules of procedure of an organization or association may provide that equidae must be born in a given territory to qualify for entry for birth declaration purposes. This restriction does not apply to entry for reproduction purposes.

- foraeldre og bedsteforaeldre fra en eller flere andre stamboeger, hvis dette er noedvendigt

4) have en forretningsorden, der bl.a. foreskriver, at der ikke maa forekomme forskelsbehandling af opdraetterne. Hvis der for den samme race paa Faellesskabets omraade findes flere organisationer eller foreninger, der daekker hele dette omraade, kan det i en organisations eller forenings vedtaegter fastsaettes, at de enhovede dyr skal vaere foedt paa et bestemt omraade for at kunne indfoeres i stambogen paa grundlag af foedselsattesten. Denne begraensning gaelder ikke for indfoerelse til avl.