ANNEX U.K.

In order to be officially recognized, a breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes a herd-book must:

1.

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

2.

prove to the competent authorities:

(a)

that it operates efficiently;

(b)

that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;

(c)

that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;

(d)

that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;

3.

have a set of rules covering:

(a)

the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;

(b)

the system for identifying animals;

(c)

the system for recording pedigrees;

(d)

the definition of its breeding objectives,

(e)

the systems for making use of livestock performance data,

(f)

the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;

4.

have rules of procedure, adopted in accordance with its articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members.