
Article 1 
To qualify for entry in the main section of the book of its breed a pure-bred breeding pig must:

— be descended from parents and grandparents entered in a herd-book of that same breed,
— be identified after birth according to the rules of that book,
— have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that book.
Article 2 
The main section of the herd-book may be divided into several sections according to the animals' characteristics. Only pure-bred breeding pigs meeting the criteria laid down in Article 1 may be entered in one of those sections.
Article 3 

1. A breeder's association or breeding organization keeping a herd-book may decide that a female, which does not meet the criteria laid down in Article 1, may be entered in a supplementary section of that herd-book. The female must meet the following requirements:
— be identified in accordance with the herd-book rules,
— be judged to conform to the breed standard,
— have minimum characteristics as laid down by the herd-book rules.
2. The requirements mentioned in the second and third indents of paragraph 1 may be differentiated according to whether the female belongs to the breed although it has no known origin or was obtained from a crossing programme approved by the breeders' association or breeding organization.
Article 4 
A female whose mother and maternal grandmother are entered in a supplementary section of the herd-book as provided for in Article 3 (1) and whose father and two grandfathers are entered in the main section of the book in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 1 shall be regarded as a pure-bred female and entered in the main section of the book, as provided for in Article 1.
Article 5 
Where a book contains several sections a pure-bred breeding pig from another Member State and having specific characteristics distinguishing it from the population of the same breed in the Member State of destination shall be entered in the section of the book whose characteristics it meets.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989.
For the Commission
Ray MAC SHARRY
Member of the Commission