10 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2014/0032(COD)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘animal breeding’ means the improvement of the genetic value of animals by selection of the best parents for the next generation through a combination of activities such as: (i) pedigree registration (ii) defining breeding goals (iii) performance testing (iv) establishing breeding indexes (v) evaluation of genetic values of which all activities may be carried out by a breeding society or breeding operation, but of which certain activities may also be carried out by independently recognized organisations under the condition that they comply with internationally standardization rules;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The breeding of domestic animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species, and to a lesser extent the breeding of animals of other species, occupyies an important place in Union agriculture and is a source of income for the agricultural community. The breeding of animals of those species is best encouraged if purebred breeding animals or hybrid breeding pigs of recorded high genetic quality are used. The importance of crossbreeding in bovine, ovine and caprine species should also be taken into account.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Accordingly, the rules on purebred and crossbred breeding animals laid down in this Regulation should aim at granting access to trade based on agreed principles applicable to the recognition of breed societies managing breeds and the approval of their respective breeding programmes. This Regulation should also lay down criteria governing the entry of purebred breeding animals in the different classes of the main section of breeding books, the entry of crossbred breeding animals in supplementary sections of breeding books, rules for performance testing and genetic evaluation and criteria for the acceptance of breeding animals for breeding as well as the content of the zootechnical certificates.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘breeding animal’ means a purebred or crossbred breeding animal or a hybrid breeding pig;
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the approval of a further breeding programme would fragment the population of purebred breeding animals available in that Member State to an extendt that would compromjeopardise the preservation or the genetic diversity of that rare and/or endangered breed.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Breed societies may, in addition to the main section provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, establish one or more supplementary sections of the breeding book for animals of the same species or crossbred animals that are not eligible for entry in the main section, provided the animals meet the requirements of Article 20(1), and the rules of the breed society allow the progeny of those animals to be entered in the main section in accordance with the rules set up in:
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the case of rare or endangered breeds, the competent authority of a Member State shall be authorised to prohibit the use of a purebred breeding animal and its germinal products in order to guarantee the preservation and genetic diversity of the breed concerned.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Breed societies and breeding operations that carry out performance testing and genetic evaluation in accordance with their breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(1) or Article 9, or that have at their disposal the results of performance testing and/or genetic evaluation carried out by an institution authorised in accordance with point (b) of Article 29(2), shall state in the zootechnical certificate issued for a breeding animal or its germinal products:
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 2 – title
Annex 5 – section 2 – title
Zootechnical certificates for purebred and crossbred breeding animals, their semen, oocytes and embryos