No L 145/32 Official Journal of. the: European Communities 8. 6. 90 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 May 1990 laying down the criteria governing entry in flock-books for pure-bred breeding sheep -and goats (90/255/EEC) N\ THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (), and in particular the second indent of Article 4 thereof, Whereas in all Member States flock-books are.maintained or established by breeders’ organizations, or associations or official services ; Whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the entering of pure-breed breeding sheep and goats in flock-books ; Whereas precise conditions relating to lineage and identi- fication must be fulfilled prior to entry in the flock-. books ; Whereas allowances should be made for.the division of the flock-book into different classes so that certain types of animals will not be excluded; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics, : HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : 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 () OJ No L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30. 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 follo- wing 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 -accor- ding 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 follo- - wing 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 bree- ding sheep or goat from another flock-book of the same breed and having specific characteristics distinguishing it