S.L. 437.35 ст. 3Procedure laid down in regulation 2.

(1) When Malta as Member State is concerned by the procedure laid down in regulation 2, the authorities concerned must grant official approval or recognition to any organisation or association which maintains or establishes a stud-book, provided it meets the conditions laid down in the Schedule.

(2) However, where one or more officially approved or recognised organisations or associations already exist in respect of a given breed, the authorities may refuse to recognise a new organisation or association -

(a) if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardises the operation or the improvement or selection programme of an existing organisation or association, or

(b) if equidae of that breed may be entered or registered in a specific section of a stud-book maintained by an organisation or association which applies in particular for that section the principles laid down in accordance with paragraph 3(b) of the Schedule by the organisation or association which maintains the stud-

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 11 of 2024. OR ESTABLISH STUD-BOOKS FOR REGISTERED EQUIDAE

book of the origin of that breed.

(3) The concerned authorities shall inform the European Commission of any official approval or recognition granted, as well as contested refusals.

(4) Where an organisation or association is refused official approval or recognition, the reasons for the refusal must be communicated in writing to the association or organisation.