S.L. 437.16 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Criteria for the

Recognition of Breeders’ Organisations and Associations which maintain or establish Herd-books for Pure-bred Breeding Animals of the Bovine Species Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under European Union Commission Decision 84/ 247/EEC on the criteria for the recognition of breeders’ organisations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species. This Decision finds its legal basis under European Union Council Directive 77/504/EEC, article 6, second and third indents.