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

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

1. A breeders' organization or association keeping a flock-book may decide that a female which does not met the criteria laid down in Article 1 may be entered in an annex to the flock-book. The female must meet the following requirements:
— be identified after birth in accordance with the flock-book rules,
— be judged to conform to the breed standard,
— have minimum characteristics as laid down by the flock-book rules.
2. A female whose mother and maternal grandmother are entered in the annex to the flock-book as provided for in paragraph 1 and whose father and two grandfathers are entered in the main section of the book in accordance with Article 1, is regarded as a pure-bred female and entered in the main section of the book, as provided for in Article 1.
3. The requirements mentioned in the second and third indents of paragraph 1 may be differentiated according to whether the female belongs to the breed but has no known origin or was obtained from a crossing programme approved by the breeders' organizations or associations.
Article 4 
A breeder's organization or association keeping a flock-book may decide that a male which does not meet the criteria laid down in Article 1, may be entered in an annex to the flock book. The male must meet the following requirements:

— be identified after birth in accordance with the flock-book rules,
— be judged to conform to the breed standard,
— have minimum characteristics as laid down by the flock-book rules.
— fulfil the conditions laid down in the Annex hereto.
Article 5 
Where a book contains several classes, a pure-bred breeding sheep or goat from another flock-book of the same breed and having specific characteristics distinguishing it from the population of the same breed in the flock-book 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, 10 May 1990.
For the Commission
Ray MAC SHARRY
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The male must belong to a ‘hardy’ breed of sheep which is not normally intended for milk production and to one of the following breeds:

 Alacarrena
 Appenninica
 Bergamasca
 Biellese
 Blackface
 Campanica
 Cheviot
 Churra Algarvia
 Churra de Terra Quente
 Dalesbred
 Dartmoor
 Derbyshire Gritstone
 Exmoor Horn
 Eppynt Hill and Beulah Speckled Face
 Galega Bragancana
 Gallega
 Gentile di Puglia
 Gotland
 Hardwick
 Lonk
 Merina
 Merino Beira Baixa
 Merino Branco
 Montesina
 North Country Cheviot
 Ojalada
 Resa Aragonesa
 Ripollesa
 Ronaldsay
 Rough Fell
 Segurena
 Shetland
 Soay
 Sopravissana
 St Kilda
 Swaledale
 Talaverana
 Welsh Mountain
