http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/article/9/adoptedRegulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R1012texttext/xmlen CHAPTER II <Strong> <Emphasis>Recognition of breed societies and breeding operations in Member States and approval of breeding programmes</Emphasis> </Strong> Section 2 <Strong> <Expanded>Approval of breeding programmes</Expanded> </Strong> Changes to an approved breeding programme Article 9 1 Prior to the implementation of any significant changes relating to the requirements referred to in Article 8(3) in its breeding programme approved in accordance with that provision, a breed society or breeding operation shall notify those changes to the competent authority which has recognised that breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 4(3). 2 The notification shall be in writing, either on paper or in electronic form. 3 Unless that competent authority indicates otherwise within a period of 90 days from the date of notification, those changes shall be considered to have been approved. 4 Breed societies and breeding operations shall inform in a transparent and timely manner the breeders participating in their breeding programmes of the changes in their breeding programme that have been approved in accordance with paragraph 3.