S.L. 437.9 Art. 8Methods and criteria in accordance with the procedure in the Act.

(1) The following shall be determined in accordance with requirements of the European Community and in accordance with any procedures laid down in accordance with article 34(b) the Act:

(a) methods for monitoring performance and assessing the genetic value of pure-bred breeding pigs;

(b) the criteria governing the establishment of herd-books;

(c) the criteria governing entry in herd-books;

(d) the criteria for approval and supervision of breeders’ associations and, or breeding organisations as referred to in the definition ''herd-book'' in regulation 2(2) which establish or maintain herd-books; and

(e) the certificate mentioned in regulation 7.

(2) Pending entry into force of the provisions provided for in sub-regulation (1), the monitoring referred to in paragraph (a) thereof officially carried out in each Member State and the herd-books shall be recognised in Malta.

(3) The competent authority shall draw up and keep up to date a list of bodies as referred to in regulation 3(c), and make it available to the other Member States and to the public. Detailed rules for the uniform application of this regulation may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in regulation 12(1).