Full text of Act No 344 / 2006 Coll.

Full text of Act No. 154 / 2000 Coll., on Breeding, Breeding, Breeding and Registration of Breeding Animals and on the amendment of certain related laws (Breeding Act), as resulting from subsequent amendments

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344
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT
Announces
the full text of Act No. 154 / 2000 Coll., on Breeding, Breeding and Registration of Livestock and on the amendment of certain related laws (Breeding Act), as follows from the amendments made by Act No. 162 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 282 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 444 / 2005 Coll. and Act No. 130 / 2006 Coll.
THE LAW
on the breeding, breeding and registration of livestock (Breeding Act)
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

COLLECTION, PLUMENTATION AND EVIDENCE

HLAVA I

GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1
Subject matter and purpose of the adjustment
(1) This law incorporates the relevant provisions of the European Community1) and, following the directly applicable regulations of the European Community2)
(a) breeding and breeding of bovine, buffalo, horses, donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, breeding fish and bees (hereinafter referred to as "listed livestock");
(b) the protection, preservation and use of animal genetic resources;
(c) the labelling of turnips, horses and donkeys and their cross-breeds, pigs, sheep, goats and runners (hereinafter referred to as "designated animals");
(d) the registration of designated animals, farmed game, poultry, bees, breeding fish and non-breeding fish listed in the Annex to this Act (hereinafter referred to as "registered animals"), the holding register and the register of persons provided for in this Act.
(2) This law does not apply to the breeding, breeding, marking and registration of animals in zoos 2a). Titles I to V shall not apply to the breeding and breeding of listed livestock in research and development.
(3) The purpose of this Act is to lay down the conditions and rules for the breeding and breeding of listed livestock, for the protection, conservation and use of genetic resources of animals, for the labelling of designated animals and for the registration of registered animals kept on the territory of the Czech Republic, so that this activity is, with the support of state resources, a tool for enhancing the populations of those animals and maintaining their genetic diversity.
§ 2
Basic concepts
(1) For the purposes of this Act:
(a) breeding animals (in the case of poultry and breeding fish and stocks, in the case of bees and hives) listed livestock registered in the herd book (in the case of poultry, breeding fish and bees as well as in the register);
(b) the subfamily Bovinae, comprising the tooth genera, both buffalo, patur and breed of cattle,
(c) runners of an economically exploited subclass of birds, in particular ostrich breeds,
(d) any breeder who owns or holds an animal or animals or is authorised to take care of them, whether for consideration or free of charge, including for a transitional period; for the purposes of entry in the herd-book, the breeder shall be the person from whose breeding the animal originates;
(e) a group of registered animals, or even individual registered animals, held by one or more breeders together for the purpose of their reproduction, the production of their products, the production of animals for slaughter, or for their sports or interest purposes;
(f) the population of a group of individuals of the same species, the frequency of which allows targeted reproduction;
(g) the breeding of an animal population of the same species and of identical phylogenetic origin with characteristics and characteristics which it transmits to the offspring, capable of reproduction;
(h) a breeding book of the special register of breeding animals kept by a recognised breeding association containing data on the identification, origin, performance, breeding value and use of animals of a breed or type and their direct descendants; in the case of poultry, breeding fish and bees, the breeding book shall be a breeding register (Section 10);
(i) a set of breeding and organisation measures,
(j) an authorised person is a legal or natural person who is an entrepreneur (4) or a recognised breeding association to which the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") has given consent to perform certain professional activities pursuant to § 3;
(k) a special register of animals kept by the pig breeding establishment containing details of the identification and origin of the pigs;
(l) a semen collection centre or semen collection centre approved under special legislation (5);
(m) an embryo transfer centre operated by an embryo collection team or an embryo production team approved under a specific legislation (5);
(n) a central register of a comprehensive database which includes data on the origin, sex, identification numbers, numbers, movements and changes of individuals, herds or flocks of individual species of registered animals, data on holdings, breeders, slaughterhouse operators, hatcheries with a single capacity of more than 1000 hatching eggs (hereinafter referred to as "hatchers"), assembly centres (5a), persons who, as entrepreneurs (4), directly or indirectly, purchase and sell cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, have a regular turnover of those animals which are re-sold within 30 days, or moved from one premises to other premises or directly to slaughterhouses, and which are not owned by such premises or slaughterhouses, and which are approved and register6) (hereinafter "traders" traders "),"), "as entrepreneurs" (4), "
(o) the delegate is the legal person entrusted by the Ministry to carry out the activities referred to in Article 23c;
(p) holdings of any construction, establishment or place within the territory of one of the cadastral territories of the municipality where registered animals are kept, including open air farming;
(q) stables, in the case of fish by means of equipment, and in the case of bees by post, any operation, construction or site, or their design and technology, within one holding on which registered animals of one species are kept or kept;
(r) a stables register for the registration of bovine, ovine and caprine animals kept in a stable; in the case of horses, donkeys and their cross-breeds, pigs, runners, poultry and farmed game, the stable register shall act as the register of animals on the holding, in the case of breeding fish shall act as the stables register and chamber book, and in the case of non-breeding fish referred to in the Annex to this Act, shall act as the stables register of the register according to specific legislation (c);
(s) the birth of the father and mother, or, where appropriate, the next generation of ancestors of the registered animal.
(2) For the purposes of this Act:
(a) the genetic source of the animal, the individual, the semen, the egg, the embryo, or any other genetic material of an autochthon or locally adapted species, breed or population of the animal, located in the territory of the Czech Republic, relevant for nutrition and agriculture, to preserve the biological and genetic diversity of the world's natural heritage and to enable it to be used for the needs of current and future generations (6d), included in the National programme of conservation and use of genetic resources of animals of importance for nutrition and agriculture;
(b) a designated person, a contributory organisation set up by the Ministry for the Implementation of the National Programme, for the operation of the genobank and for the coordination of related measures, whose identification data are published in the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin;
(c) a genoban set of equipment used for the preservation and use of genetic resources of animals operated by a designated person;
(d) a sample of the genetic source of the animal taken from the reproductive material of the animal, in particular semen, egg cells, embryos, or other tissues, allowing the transmission and regeneration of the genetic source of the animal while maintaining its genetic basis;
(e) by putting into circulation breeding animals, semen, embryos, egg cells, hatching eggs of poultry and breeding material of fish and bees, buying or selling them, offering them for sale and any other method of transfer for remuneration or free of charge to other persons.
§ 3
Authorised persons
(1) The Ministry shall grant approval to carry out the professional activities referred to in Sections 7, 11 (4), 12 and 17 where the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down for the performance of such activities in those provisions. The model of the request for consent shall be determined by the Ministry by a decree.
(2) If the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, the Ministry shall decide on the granting of the consent no later than 60 days after the date on which the request for consent was received.
(3) By decision of the Ministry, the grant of consent shall be withdrawn if the beneficiary seriously infringes an important obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable regulations of the European Communities (2) or if the fact applicable to the grant of consent changes. The Ministry may revoke the decision to grant consent if the beneficiary fails to comply with the obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable provisions of the European Community2).
(4) The Ministry shall also withdraw the consent by decision if the beneficiary so requests in writing.

HLAVA II

ENTERTAINMENT OF EXEMPTED ECONOMIC ANIMALS
§ 4
Breeding activity and breeding measures
The breeding activity and breeding measures consist of:
(a) the establishment of breeding programmes to achieve breeding objectives;
(b) the identification and registration of the origin, characteristics and characteristics of the listed livestock;
(c) carrying out performance checks, performance tests, performance tests, inheritance checks, assessment of the characteristics, characteristics and health of the listed livestock;
(d) in a qualified estimate of the breeding value of the listed livestock;
(e) keeping herd books or herd registers;
(f) the verification and certification of the origin or identification of the genetic type of breeding animals;
(g) in the evaluation of listed livestock and their targeted selection and allocation in accordance with breeding programmes and objectives;
(h) the protection of the hereditary characteristics and characteristics of a particular population (gene pool) and the maintenance of genetic resources;
(i) the issue of proof of origin, performance and value of breeding animals;
(j) in the publication of the herd values achieved, the results of breeding and breeding activities.
§ 5
Recognised breeding associations
(1) The Ministry shall recognise the breeders' association (6e) on the basis of its application or, if it is an old-kladrub horse, the Ministry shall recognise the National Steamer Kladruby nad Labem, p. (hereinafter referred to as "the national stallion") on the basis of its request, as a recognised breeding association, provided that:
(a) is a legal person;
(b) it has persons who are competent under Paragraph 30 for their activities;
(c) demonstrate that the breed population is sufficiently large to implement an effective breeding programme, including selection and testing, or guarantees the conservation of the breed, if necessary;
(d) submit a proposal for a breeding objective and a breeding programme to achieve it and how to evaluate the results;
(e) submit a draft order of the herd-book or herd-register, the particulars of which are laid down by decree, and fulfil the conditions for keeping the herd-book or herd-register referred to in § 9 or 10;
(f) submit a proposal for a method of keeping records, keeping a herd book or breeding register and a proposal for an effective system for checking compliance with obligations pursuant to paragraphs 9 and 10;
(g) recognition shall not jeopardise the maintenance of a breed or breeding programme of an already recognised breeding association;
(h) it has in its statutes the principle of equal treatment of members;
(i) it has in its statutes the purpose of the association of the protection of the common interests of its members in the field of breeding and breeding of listed livestock and the protection of those interests.
The conditions for recognition referred to in points (h) and (i) shall not apply to the national stallion. The model of the application for recognition of the breeding association shall be laid down in the Decree.
(2) Where doubts arise as to whether the recognition of a breeding association may jeopardise the conservation of a breed or breeding programme of an already recognised breeding association, or where the breeding association submits an application for recognition for a new breed or for an emerging breed, the Ministry may request expert advice for its recognition decision. Where a breeding association requests recognition for a breed for which a herd-book is already kept abroad, the Ministry may, for its recognition decision, request the expression of the foreign breeding organisation which maintains the herd-book.
(3) If the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down in this Act, the Ministry shall decide on recognition no later than 60 days after the date on which the application was received.
(4) The recognition of the Ministry shall also cover the breeding objective, the breeding programme, the keeping of the herd-book and the rules of the herd-book or the keeping of the breeding register and the rules of the breeding register, the system for checking the keeping of the herd-book or breeding register and the carrying out of the professional activities referred to in paragraphs 8 and 11.
(5) The breeding programme must contain a minimum range of characteristics and characteristics to be monitored for each breed of listed livestock, procedures for carrying out performance checks, performance tests, performance tests and assessments, a minimum range of characteristics and characteristics for which the breeding value, method and criteria for the evaluation and selection of breeding animals, breeding animals, flocks of poultry, breeding fish and hives are estimated, the content of the evidence of the outcome of the evaluation, selection of breeding animals or the recognition of breeding animals, the extent of the detection of known hereditary defects and particularities.
(6) The amendment of the breeding objective, breeding programme and, where appropriate, the rules of the herd-book shall be subject to a decision of recognition by the Ministry. Where there is a discrepancy between the current text of the breeding target, the breeding programme or the rules of the breeding book with the legislation or directly applicable European Community2), the Ministry shall invite the recognised breeding association to modify the breeding target, the breeding programme or the breeding book order. The recognised breeding association shall, within 60 days of the date of receipt of the invitation, submit to the Ministry a proposal to amend the breeding objective, breeding programme or breeding book order. If the recognised breeding association does not submit a proposal to amend the breeding objective, breeding programme or breeding book order in accordance with the third sentence, the decision to recognise the breeding association shall cease to be valid on the date on which the deadline for the submission of the application for the change of the breeding target, breeding programme or breeding book order expired in vain. An amendment to the decision to recognise a breeding association may be requested by a recognised breeding association for a reason other than that referred to in the third sentence. Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for amending the decision on the recognition of a breeding association.
(7) The recognised breeding association must:
(a) conduct their activities in accordance with their breeding objective and breeding programme, evaluate and implement the breeding programme and publish its results at least once a year, in paper form and, where appropriate, in a way that allows remote access;
(b) keep a herd-book in accordance with the rules of the herd-book and register the breeding animals referred to in Article 9 (3) or keep a herd-register in accordance with the rules of the breeding register and register flocks of poultry, breeding fish and bees in accordance with Article 10 (2);
(c) to check compliance with the rules of the herd book or herd register;
(d) issue, verify and check certificates of origin for breeding animals, for poultry and breeding fish, certificates of origin for the parent flock;
(e) to register and publish hereditary defects and peculiarities, in paper form and, where appropriate, in a way that allows remote access;
(f) ensure the evaluation of listed livestock and issue evidence of its outcome (Sections 8 (2) and 11 (4));
(g) provide the authorised person with information on breeding animals needed to collect and process data in the central registration information system.
(8) The Ministry shall repeal the recognition decision if the recognised breeding association seriously infringes an important obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable rules of the European Community2) or if the fact applicable to its recognition changes. The Ministry may revoke the recognition decision if the recognised breeding association repeatedly violates in a less serious manner the obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable rules of the European Community2).
(9) The Ministry shall also revoke the recognition decision if the recognised breeding association so requests in writing.
§ 6
Pigs holdings
(1) The Ministry shall, upon request, recognise a legal person or a natural person who is an entrepreneur (4) as a pig breeding enterprise if:
(a) it proves that it has a person qualified in accordance with Paragraph 30 for his activity;
(b) prove that it has a sufficient number of animals to implement an effective breeding programme;
(c) submit a proposal for a breeding objective and a breeding programme to achieve it and how to evaluate its results in accordance with Sections 9 and 10;
(d) submit a draft order of the breeding register, the details of which shall be laid down by the Ministry by decree;
(e) submit a proposal for a system for the labelling of animals, a system for the registration of parents, a proposal for the keeping of a breeding register and an effective system for checking compliance with the obligations referred to in paragraphs 9 and 10.
(2) If the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down in this Act, the Ministry shall decide on the recognition of the person referred to in paragraph 1 as a pig breeding undertaking no later than 60 days after the date on which the application was received.
(3) The recognition of the Ministry shall also cover the breeding objective, the breeding programme, the keeping of the breeding register and the rules of the breeding register, the system of marking of animals, the system of registration of parents, the system of control of the breeding register management, the testing and assessment of pigs in own or contractual holdings and the pursuit of the professional activities referred to in Sections 8 and 11.
(4) The pig breeding undertaking is obliged to:
(a) conduct their activities in accordance with their breeding objective and breeding programme, evaluate and implement the breeding programme and publish its results at least once a year, in paper form and, where appropriate, in a way that allows remote access;
(b) keep a breeding register in accordance with the rules of the breeding register;
(c) to check compliance with the rules of the breeding register;
(d) issue, verify and check proof of origin;
(e) to process and publish breeding values, in paper form, in a way that allows remote access where appropriate;
(f) carry out an evaluation of the animals and issue evidence of their outcome (Section 8 (2));
(g) regularly test animals in testing facilities declared by the Ministry in the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin, in which the Ministry also sets out the method of testing and the method of publication of test results, in paper form and, where appropriate, in a way that allows remote access;
(h) to provide the authorised person with information on the animals needed to collect and process data in the central registration information system.
(5) The amendment of the breeding objective, breeding programme and, where appropriate, the rules of the breeding register is subject to a decision of recognition by the Ministry. In the event of a discrepancy between the current text of the breeding target, the breeding programme or the rules of the breeding register with the legislation or directly applicable European Community2), the Ministry shall invite the pig breeding undertaking to modify the breeding target, the breeding programme or the breeding register. The pig breeding establishment shall submit to the Ministry within 60 days of the date of receipt of the request a proposal to amend the breeding target, breeding programme or breeding register. Where a breeding undertaking of pigs does not submit a proposal to amend the breeding target, breeding programme or breeding register in accordance with the third sentence, the decision to recognise the pig breeding undertaking shall cease to be valid on the date on which the deadline for the submission of the application for the change of the breeding target, breeding programme or breeding register expired in vain. A decision to recognise a pig breeding undertaking may be amended for a reason other than that referred to in the third sentence. Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for amending the decision on the recognition of a pig breeding undertaking.
(6) The Ministry shall, by decision, withdraw the recognition of a person referred to in paragraph 1 as a pig breeding establishment if he or she seriously infringes an important obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable rules of the European Communities (2) or if the matter applicable to the recognition is changed. The Ministry may withdraw the recognition of a person referred to in paragraph 1 as a pig breeding establishment if that person repeatedly violates in a less serious manner the obligation laid down in this Act or in the directly applicable provisions of the European Community2).
(7) The Ministry shall also withdraw the recognition of the person referred to in paragraph 1 as a pig breeding establishment if that person so requests in writing.
(8) The provisions of this section apply to domestic and foreign breeding programmes carried out in the Czech Republic.
(9) The decree shall establish a model for the application for recognition of the person referred to in paragraph 1 as a pig breeding establishment and technical details concerning the content of the breeding register.
§ 7
Performance check, performance tests, performance tests and assessment of listed livestock
(1) Performance checks, performance tests, performance tests and assessments (hereinafter referred to as "testing and assessment") shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures laid down in breeding programmes in a uniform manner within the breed or type of listed livestock, in accordance with European Communities1), 2) or in accordance with internationally accepted procedures, provided that there is no European Community rules for testing and assessment.
(2) Testing and assessment shall be provided by authorised persons in breeding or testing facilities, provided that they are provided by persons who are competent under Paragraph 30 and technical equipment to the extent provided for by the Decree.
(3) Authorised persons shall:
(a) to carry out the testing and assessment of listed livestock where the breeder so requests and establishes the conditions referred to in paragraph 5 (a);
(b) comply with the testing and assessment procedures laid down in the breeding programme;
(c) establish the origin, characteristics and characteristics of the listed livestock;
(d) to register data on the origin, performance and reproduction of animals to the extent laid down by the decree and to transmit them to the person responsible in the manner laid down by the decree;
(e) provide advice within the scope of the activity defined by the decision granting consent (§ 3);
(f) in the event of cessation of activity, to transmit all the information and supporting documents to the person who takes over the activity and, where appropriate, to the breeder and to record such transmission.
(4) Health checks and checks on the inheritance of the health of listed livestock are carried out by veterinary authorities under specific legislations6).
(5) Breeders whose breeding is subject to testing and assessment are required to:
(a) to create the conditions necessary for the identification of the data needed for testing and assessment;
(b) enable in their breeding, testing and testing of breeding animals by checking the inheritance of the characteristics and health observed to the extent and in accordance with the rules agreed with the authorised persons referred to in paragraph 2, the presentation and assessment of the external characteristics of the listed livestock;
(c) to provide the person referred to in paragraph 2 with breeding animals, their male and female offspring, hatching eggs and day-old poultry for poultry, their breeding material for breeding fish, for bees of the mother, selected by that person for joint control or for testing and assessment;
(d) allow verification of the origin or determination of the genetic type in accordance with Section 12.
(6) Where testing and assessment of horses is carried out, there shall be no discrimination against horses registered in other Member States of the European Union or originating in other Member States of the European Union, in particular where the criteria for applying for competitions, testing and assessment of horses during competitions, cash winnings or other profits that may result from competitions are concerned. This provision shall not apply to competitions organised for testing and assessing the characteristics of horses entered in a breeding book, for regional breeding competitions or for competitions of a traditional or historical nature. The share of the money prize or other gain resulting from competitions intended to maintain, develop or improve horse breeding shall not exceed 20%. The lists of competitions organised for the testing and assessment of the characteristics of horses entered in a breeding book, for regional breeding competitions or for competitions of a traditional or historical nature which discriminate against horses registered in other Member States of the European Union or originating in other Member States of the European Union shall be transmitted by the recognised breeders' associations and authorised persons to the person concerned within the time limit laid down by the Decree.
(7) The processing and publication of the results of the testing and assessment and their records are carried out by the authorised person in cooperation with the relevant recognised breeding association. The results of the testing and assessment shall be published in paper form and, where appropriate, in a way that allows long-distance transmission at least once a year, and shall be recorded in paper form and, where appropriate, on technical data media.
(8) The recognised breeding association shall take over the results of testing and assessment carried out abroad as equivalent to the results of testing and assessment carried out in the Czech Republic where testing and assessment carried out abroad has been carried out in accordance with European Community rules.
(9) The Decree provides:
(a) the technical equipment necessary for testing and assessment and for the detection of data related thereto;
(b) the requirements for the content of the records kept by authorised persons and the manner in which such records are to be transmitted to the authorised person;
(c) the dates for the transmission of the lists of competitions referred to in paragraph 6;
(d) details of the processing, publication and registration of the results of the testing and assessment.
§ 8
Evaluation and qualified estimation of breeding values of breeding animals
(1) The evaluation of breeding animals shall be carried out on the basis of data established in accordance with Article 7.
(2) Evaluation of breeding animals is ensured and the results of the evaluation are provided with evidence
(a) recognised breeding associations
1. in the case of breeders in their selection for breeding and in the case of breeding animals for the determination of breeding value,
2. in the case of horses in performance tests according to breeding programmes of individual breeds of horses,
(b) persons authorised to test and assess horses in performance tests according to breeding programmes of individual breeds of horses;
(c) pig holdings
1. in the case of breeders in their selection for breeding and in the case of breeding animals for the purpose of establishing the breeding value in their own or contractual holdings;
2. the recognition of breeding holdings which reproduce and exploit their breeding and breeding populations;
(d) an authorised person in the selection of breeding animals of few or imported breeds for which a breeding book is not kept in the Czech Republic.
(3) A qualified estimate of the breeding values of breeding animals shall be made on the basis of the data established in accordance with Article 7 and on the basis of the results of the evaluation of breeding animals referred to in paragraph 2.
(4) A qualified estimate of the breeding values of breeding animals and their publication must comply with the provisions of the European Community (1), (2) or in accordance with internationally accepted procedures, provided that there is no European Community rules for the qualified estimation of breeding values and their publication. A qualified estimate of the breeding values obtained on the basis of the results of the national testing and assessment, their processing and publication shall be provided by the authorised person and transmitted to the competent recognised breeding association. The method and procedure for the qualified estimation and publication of breeding values shall be discussed and defined in conjunction with the relevant recognised breeding association, responsible for the breeding objective and breeding programme.
§ 9
Breeding books
(1) A single breeding book shall be kept for each breed of listed livestock, except poultry, breeding fish and bees.
(2) Breeding books shall be kept by recognised breeders' associations according to the rules of breeding books.
(3) Breeding books shall be entered in:
(a) the animals and their progeny, including the progeny after the transfer of the embryos, if they fulfil the conditions for entry in the herd-book provided for in the order of the herd-book in the Czech Republic;
(b) breeding animals and data on the gifts of semen, ova, embryos or other genetic material from other Member States of the European Union, provided that they comply with the conditions laid down in European Community1), 2);
(c) breeding animals and data relating to the gifts of semen, ova, embryos or other genetic material from third countries, on production of a certificate of origin certifying that they are entered or registered in a herd book of that third country, provided that they comply with the conditions laid down in European Community1), 2), or on production of evidence that they are entered or registered in a breeding book of one of the other Member States of the European Union, or that they are fit to be entered or registered in a herd book of another Member State of the European Union;
(d) data on registered animals, their origin and performance and their breeders.
(4) The Decree lays down the form and the layout of the herd book and the requirements for the content of the herd book.
§ 10
Breeding records
(1) A single breeding register shall be kept for each breed of poultry, breeding fish and bees.
(2) Breeding records shall be kept by recognised breeding associations according to the rules of breeding records.
(3) The Decree lays down the requirements for the content of the order of breeding registers.
§ 11
Certificate of origin of breeding animals, proof of origin of pigs and certificate of origin of the flock
(1) The certificate of origin of breeding animals shall be evidence of the identity, origin and performance of breeding animals, donors of semen, embryos, egg cells, hatching eggs and breeding material of fish (hereinafter referred to as "the certificate of origin ').
(2) The certificate of origin shall be issued and the particulars given therein, at the request of the breeder, shall be compared by a recognised breeding association according to the entry of the breeding animal in the herd book or in the herd register.
(3) The proof of origin of the pigs for its contractual holdings shall be issued and the information contained therein shall be compared by the pig breeding establishment according to the registration of the animal in the breeding register.
(4) A certificate of origin for hatching eggs shall be required. The certificate of origin of the flock shall be issued for domestic poultry farming by a recognised breeding association, for poultry farming moved from other Member States of the European Union or imported from third countries.
(5) The Decree sets out the details of the particulars of the certificate of origin also applicable to the animals moved and imported, semen, embryos, egg cells and breeding material of the fish and the particulars of the certificate of origin of the flock.
§ 12
Verification and certification of origin and determination of the genetic type of breeding animals
(1) They shall verify the origin of breeding animals and their genetic types shall be determined by authorised persons.
(2) The authorised person shall:
(a) demonstrate the competence to verify and certify the originals and determine genetic types of breeding animals by an accreditation certificate (6);
(b) to demonstrate participation in international comparative tests where such tests are carried out and to fulfil their criteria on a permanent basis;
(c) verify the origin and establish the genetic type of the breeding animal, if the Czech Breeding Inspection or Veterinary Administration so requests for the purpose of carrying out the inspection activity (paragraph 4) or a recognised breeding association or person referred to in paragraph 6;
(d) issue certificates of verification of origin and certificates of genetic type and provide them to the Czech Breeding Inspection or Veterinary Administration for the purpose of carrying out control activities (paragraph 4) or to recognised breeding associations or to the person referred to in paragraph 6, if requested.
(3) Origin must be verified for:
(a) bulls before selection for breeding;
(b) foals born after insemination or transmission of embryos,
(c) the foal of the English purebred and glider breed,
(d) flocks of breeding fish included in genetic resources and in breeding;
(e) imported breeding material of bees
(4) The origin of the animals may also be randomly verified for the purpose of the control activity.

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CitationFull text of Act No. 344 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 154 / 2000 Coll., on Breeding, Breeding and Registration of Livestock and on the Amendment of Certain Related Acts (Breeding Act), as resulting from subsequent amendments
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Date of Promulgation10.07.2006
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