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)

Id-Deċiżjoni Tal-Kummissjoni

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

tal-11 ta’ Ġunju 1992

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

li tippreskrivi l-kriterji għall-approvazzjoni jew l-għarfien ta’ organizzazzjonijiet u assoċjazzjonijiet li jżommu jew jistabbilixxu kotba stud għal equidae reġistrati

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,

(92/353/KEE)

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;

IL-KUMMISSJONI TAL-KOMUNITAJIET EWROPEJ,

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;

Wara li kkunsidrat t-Trattat li jwaqqaf il-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea,

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;

Wara li kkunsidrat id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 90/427/KEE tas-26 ta’ Ġunju 1990 dwar il-kondizzjonijiet żootekniċi u ġenealoġiċi li jirregolaw il-kummerċ intra-Komunitarju tal-equidae [1], u partikolarment Artikolu 4(2)(a) miġjub fih,

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;

Billi fl-Istati Membri kollha kotba stud jinżammu jew huma stabbiliti jew minn organizzazzjonijiet jew assoċjazzjonijiet jew minn dipartimenti uffiċjali; billi, għalhekk, huwa meħtieġ li jiġu preskritti l-kriterji għall-approvazzjoni jew l-għarfien ta’ l-organizzazzjonijiet jew assoċjazzjonijiet msemmija;

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

Billi, skond Artikolu 4(1)(a) tad-Direttiva 90/427/KEE, il-kriterji preskritti iridu jagħmluha possibbli li jiġi żgurat li organizzazzjonijiet jew assoċjazzjonijiet approvati jew magħrufa jikkonformaw mal-prinċipji preskritti mill-organizzazzjoni jew l-assoċjazzjoni li żżomm il-ktieb stud tal-oriġini tar-razza;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Billi l-applikazzjoni għall-approvazzjoni jew l-għarfien trid tiġi sottomessa mill-organizzazzjoni jew l-assoċjazzjoni lill-awtoritajiet kompetenti ta’ l-Istat Membru li fit-territorju tiegħu jinstabu l-kwartieri ġenerali;

Article 1

Billi, meta organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni tilħaq ċertu kriterji u għandha miri definiti, trid tiġi approvata jew magħrufa mill-awtoritajiet ta’ l-Istat Membru li għalih ġiet applikata;

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.

Billi il-miżuri pprovduti f’din id-Deċiżjoni huma bi qbil mal-opinjoni tal-Kumitat Permanenti taż-Żoteknika,

Article 2

ADOTTAT DIN ID-DEĊIŻJONI:

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.

Artikolu 1

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:

Sabiex jiġu uffiċjalment approvati jew magħrufa, organizzazzjonijiet jew assoċjazzjonijiet li jżommu jew jistabbilixxu kotba stud iridu jissottomettu applikazzjoni lill-awtoritajiet ta’ l-Istat Membru li fit-territorju tiegħu jinstabu l-kwartieri ġenerali tiegħu.

- 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

Artikolu 2

- 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.

1. L-awtoritajiet ta’ l-Istat Membru konċernat iridu jagħtu approvazzjoni jew għarfien uffiċjali lil kull organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li żżomm jew tistabbilixxi ktieb stud, basta li tilħaq il-kondizzjonijiet preskritti fl-Anness.

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

2. Madankollu, fi Stat Membru fejn organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni waħda jew aktar li hija approvata jew magħrufa uffiċjalment diġà teżisti rigward razza mogħtija, l-awtoritajiet ta’ dak l-Istat Membru jistgħu jirrifjutaw li jgħarrfu organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni ġdida:

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.

- jekk tpoġġi fil-periklu l-preservazzjoni tar-razza jew tipperikola l-operat jew il-programm ta’ titjib jew selezzjoni ta’ organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni eżistenti, jew

Article 3

- jekk equidae ta’ dik ir-razza jistgħu jiġu entrati jew reġistrati f’taqsmina speċifika ta’ ktieb stud miżmum minn organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li tgħodd partikolarment għal dik it-taqsmina il-prinċipji preskritti skond il-punt 3 (b) tal-Anness mill-organizzazzjoni jew l-assoċjazzjoni li żżomm il-ktieb stud ta’ l-oriġini ta’ dik ir-razza.

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.

3. L-Istati Membri għandhom jgħarrfu lill-Kummissjoni b’kull approvazzjoni jew għarfien mogħtija, kif ukoll rifjuti kuntestati.

Article 4

4. Fejn organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni fi Stat Membru hija rifjutata approvazzjoni jew għarfien uffiċjali, ir-raġunijiet ta’ dan ir-rifjut iridu jiġu komunikati bil-miktub lill-assoċjazzjoni jew l-organizzazzjoni.

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

Artikolu 3

Ray MAC SHARRY

L-awtoritajiet ta’ l-Istat Membru msemmi għandhom jirtiraw approvazzjoni jew għarfien uffiċjali minn kull organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li żżomm jew tistabbilixxi ktieb stud jekk m’għadhiex tilħaq il-kondizzjonijiet preskritti fl-Anness.

Member of the Commission

Artikolu 4

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

Din id-Deċiżjoni hija indirizzata lill-Istati Membri.

ANNEX

Magħmula fi Brussel, fil-11 ta’ Ġunju 1992.

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:

Għall-Kummissjoni

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

Ray Mac Sharry

2. satisfy the competent authorities that it:

Membru tal-Kummissjoni

(a) operates efficiently;

[1] ĠU L 224, tat-18.8.1990, p. 55.

(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;

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

ANNESS

(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;

Sabiex tiġi uffiċjalment approvata jew magħrufa, organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li żżomm kotba stud, tistabbilixxi taqsimijet ta’ kotba stud, u tistabbilixxi kotba stud għal equidae reġistrati trid:

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

1. ikollha personalita legali skond il-leġislazzjoni fis-seħħ fl-Istat Membru fejn l-applikazzjoni tkun saret;

3. have established principles:

2. tissodisfa l-awtoritajiet kompetenti li:

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

(a) topera b’mod effiċjenti;

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

(b) tikkonforma mal-prinċipji preskritti skond il-punt 3 (b) ta’ l-Anness mill-organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li żżomm il-ktieb stud ta’ l-oriġini tar-razza, jekk mhijex organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li hija nnifisha żżomm dak il-ktieb stud ta’ l-oriġini tar-razza;

- the system for recording pedigrees,

(ċ) tista’ twettaq l-ispezzjonijiet meħtieġa biex jiġu rekordjati annimali tar-razza;

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

(d) għandha numru suffiċjenti ta’ equidae biex twettaq programm ta’ titjib jew ta’ selezzjoni jew biex tippreserva r-razza fejn dan huwa kunsidrat meħtieġ;

- the system for identifying equidae,

(e) tista’ tipprovdi d-data (per eżempju fuq il-qadi) meħtieġa biex jitwettaq programm ta’ titjib, selezzjoni jew preservazzjoni;

- the definition of its basic objectives of selection,

3. ikollha prinċipji stabbiliti:

- 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,

(a) is-sistema biex jiġu provvduti l-fatti magħrufa "data" (per eżempju fuq il-qadi) li biha equidae jistgħu jiġu evalwati għall-għan ta’ titjib, selezzjoni u preservazzjoni tar-razza;

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

(b) fil-każ ta’ organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni li żżomm ktieb stud ta’ l-oriġini tar-razza:

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.

- is-sistema biex jiġu rekordjati annimali tar-razza,

- id-definizzjoni tal-karatteristiċi tar-razza (jew razez) jew il-popolazzjoni koperta mill-ktieb stud,

- is-sistema biex jiġu identifikati equidae,

- id-definizzjoni ta’ l-oġġettivi bażiċi tagħha ta’ selezzjoni,

- it-tqassim tal-ktieb stud, jekk hemm kondizzjonijiet differenti biex jiġu entrati equidae, jew jekk hemm proċeduri differenti biex jiġu klassifikati equidae entrati fil-ktieb,

- lineages entrati fi ktieb stud wieħed jew aktar, meħtieġ;

4. għandha regoli ta’ proċedura li jipprovdu, partikolarment, għal trattament mhux diskriminatorju ta’ dawk li jrabbu. Madanakollu, fil-każ li għal razza waħda fit-territorju tal-Komunità ikun hemm diversi organizzazzjonijiet jew assoċjazzjonijiet li jkopru l-intier ta’ dak it-territorju, ir-regoli ta’ proċedura ta’ organizzazzjoni jew assoċjazzjoni jistgħu jipprovdu li equidae irid jitwieled f’territorju msemmi biex jikkwalifika għal għanijiet ta’ dikjarazzjoni ta’ twelid. Din ir-restrizzjoni ma tgħoddx għal dħul għal għanijiet ta’ riproduzzjoni.

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