About
Animal breeding legislation
The EU Breeding legislation 2016/2012 is the legal basis for official recognition of breeding organisations and for approval of their breeding programs.
The purpose of a recognition is for all recognized organizations to operate in the same way, that will make (intra community) trade in purebred animals, and for live products thereof, such as semen, ova and embryos, easier. The aim of a breeding program is to improve or maintain the characteristics of the breeding animals of a breed. This is done by selecting for desirable characteristics. The breeding program states the manner in which the organization intends to achieve the desired breeding goal.
About the legislation
https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/zootechnics/legislation_en
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