
Article 1 
In Annex VII, Chapter A, point 2.3, the following point (f) is added:
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((f)) Where the frequency of the ARR allele within the breed or holding is low, or where it is deemed necessary in order to avoid inbreeding, a Member State may decide to delay the destruction of animals as referred to in point 2.3 (b)(i) and (ii) for up to five breeding years.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 28 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 4 December 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission