Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae
Modified by
  • Council Directive 2008/73/ECof 15 July 2008simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32008L0073, August 14, 2008
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 8 June 2016on 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), 32016R1012, June 29, 2016
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 90/427/EEC, 31990L0427R(01), October 27, 1990
Council Directiveof 26 June 1990on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae(90/427/EEC) CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Article 1This Directive lays down the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae, their semen, ova and embryos.
Article 2For the purposes of this Directive:(a)"equidae" means domestic animals of the equine or asinine species or crossbreeds thereof;(b)"registered equidae" means equidae which are entered or registered and eligible for entry in a studbook, in accordance with the rules laid down pursuant to Article 4 (2) (b) and identified by means of the identification document provided for in Article 8(1);(c)"studbook" means any book, register, file or data medium:which is maintained either by an organization or an association officially approved or recognized by a Member State or by an official agency of the Member State concerned, andin which equidae are entered or registered with mention of all their known ascendants.
Article 3Intra-Community trade in equidae and their semen, ova and embryos may not be prohibited or restricted on zootechnical or genealogical grounds other than those resulting from application of this Directive.However, in the case of intra-Community trade in registered equidae, their semen, ova and embryos, national provisions which comply with the general rules of the Treaty shall be maintained pending the entry into force of the relevant Community decisions referred to in Articles 4 and 8.
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