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OLDENBURG Grafenhorststr. 5 · 49377 Vechta · Germany Telephone: + 49-44 41-93 55-0 Telefax: + 49-44 41-93 55-99 [email protected] www.oldenburger-pferde.com VERBAND DER ZÜCHTER DES OLDENBURGER PFERDES E.V. STATUTES TABLE OF CONTENTS Basis I. Constitution 1. In General (§§ 1 - 6) 2. Membership (§§ 7 - 16) 3. Bodies of the Verband and Their Activity A) The District Assembly I. Constitution .................................................................................................................................. 3 1. In General .................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Membership ................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Bodies of the Verband and Their Activities ............................................................................... 5 A) The District Assembly ........................................................................................................... 5 B) The Delegate Assembly ......................................................................................................... 7 C) The Board of Directors ........................................................................................................... 9 D) Stallion Committee and Evaluation Committee .................................................................... 10 4. Finance Committee ................................................................................................................... 10 5. Concluding Provisions .............................................................................................................. 11 II. Breeding Program ..................................................................................................................... 11 §56 Preamble ................................................................................................................................ 11 §57 Breeding Goal ....................................................................................................................... 11 §58 Breeding Policy ..................................................................................................................... 13 §59 Promotion of Pure Breeding .................................................................................................. 13 §60 Selection Criteria ................................................................................................................... 14 §61 The Award of Premiums to Foals ......................................................................................... 16 §62 Awards for Mares .................................................................................................................. 16 §63 Stallion Licensing .................................................................................................................. 17 §64 Review of the Performance of Stallions' Progeny ................................................................. 19 §65 Restrictions on the Use of Stallions ...................................................................................... 19 III. Studbook Regulations ............................................................................................................. 19 1 Studbook Organization .............................................................................................................. 19 §66 Studbook Sections ................................................................................................................. 19 §67 Entry of Stallions .................................................................................................................. 20 §68 Entry of Mares ....................................................................................................................... 22 §69 Amendments to Studbook Entries ......................................................................................... 25 2 Keeping of the Studbook ........................................................................................................... 26 §70 Obligations of the Breeder .................................................................................................... 26 §71 Obligations of the Stallion Owner ........................................................................................ 26 §72 The Use of Stallions in Insemination ................................................................................... 26 §73 Embryo Transfer ................................................................................................................... 27 §74 Studbook ................................................................................................................................ 27 §75 Breeding Record Book ........................................................................................................... 27 §76 Stallion Certificate of Service/Annual Stallion Service Report ............................................ 28 §77 Notification of Foaling (Registration of Birth) ..................................................................... 28 §78 Registration papers (Certificate of Pedigree and Certificate of Birth) .................................. 29 §79 Certificate of Pedigree ........................................................................................................... 29 §80 Certificate of Birth ................................................................................................................ 30 § 81 Horse Passport/Certificate of Ownership ............................................................................. 30 §82 Amendment of Breeding Data ............................................................................................... 31 3 Identification and Verification of Identity (Branding Regulations) .......................................... 31 §83 Identification ......................................................................................................................... 31 §84 Registration Number (Life Number) ..................................................................................... 31 §85 Registration Name ................................................................................................................. 32 §86 Branding Regulations ............................................................................................................ 32 §87 Examinations for Verification of Parentage .......................................................................... 32 §88 Concluding Provisions .......................................................................................................... 33 STATUTES OF THE VERBAND DER ZÜCHTER DES OLDENBURGER PFERDES E.V. Basis The fundamental principles of these Statutes, which are composed of the Constitution, the Breeding Program and the Studbook Regulations, are based on the German law of association in accordance with the German Civil Code (BGB) and the zootechnical legislation of the European Community, the Federal Republic of Germany and German States as well as Member and Contracting States in the sphere of activity and the Breeding Society Regulations of the German Equestrian Federation (FN), a registered association. I. Constitution 1. In General §1 The society is designated " Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes e. V", named "Verband" in the following. It is registered in the Oldenburg Register of Associations with number 848 and the suffix "e. V.", meaning a registered association. The registered and head office is in 49377 Vechta, Germany. The Verband is a breeders' association in the sense of the German law on breeding livestock and keeps a Studbook on the origin of the "Oldenburg" breed. §2 The sign of the Verband is the Oldenburg brand mark. §3 The financial year is the calendar year. §4 The area of the Verband includes all States of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary and the USA. The core breeding area encompasses the former administrative district Oldenburg, State of Lower Saxony, as well as the former Oldenburg area Lübeck/East Holstein, as listed in § 18 sections 1-8 §5 The Verband acts selflessly; it does not primarily pursue economic purposes of its own and is only active for members on principle. §6 The duty of the Verband is to take all measures to promote the Oldenburg Horse as well as German state horse breeding in general in cooperation with the leading organizations in German horse breeding and equestrian sport. This duty should be fulfilled by: 6.1 Keeping a Studbook according to Studbook Regulations which is a part of the Statutes 6.2 Advise members on questions concerning the breeding, keeping and feeding of horses, control of illnesses, etc. 6.3 Uniform breeding measures, especially through restrictions on the best breeding material and assistance in the purchase of stallions from other breeds 6.4 Promotion of sales events and the schooling of Oldenburg horses. 2. Membership §7 Active members may be either a natural person or an entity who/which owns a horse that is eligible for registration in the Studbook according to the Studbook Regulations of the Verband