EMS-CODE WCF version 11/2015 Abyssinian ABY Longhair Breeds (Group 1) American Bobtail ABS* British Longhair BLH American Burmese AMB* Bohemian Rex** BRX American Curl Shorthair ACR Deutsch Langhaar (German Longhair) DLH American Shorthair ASH Highland Fold (Scottish Fold Longhair) SFL American Wirehair AWH* Highland Straight (Scottish Longhair Straight) SLH Anatoli (Turkish Van Shorthair) ANA Original Longhair TLH Aphrodite Shorthair APS Persian (Colourpoint / Himalayan) PER Arabian Mau ARM Selkirk Rex Longhair SRL Australian Mist AUM Bambino BAM** Semi-Longhair Breeds (Group 2) Bengal BEN American Curl Longhair ACL Bombay (Shorthair) BOS American Bobtail Longhair ABL* Brazilian Shorthair BRA American Tiffany (Burmese Longhair) AMT* British Shorthair BRI Aphrodite Longhair APL Burmese BUR Australian Tiffany AUT* Burmilla (Shorthair) BMI Balinese BAL California Spangled CAS* Birman (Sacred Birman) SBI Celtic Shorthair ( European Shorthair) KKH Bombay Longhair BOL* Ceylon CEY Burmilla Longhair BML* Chartreux CHA Cashmere (Bengal Longhair) CAM* Chausie CHS* Cheetoh CEE** Clipper Cat Longhair CLL* Clipper Cat Shorthair CLS** Devon Rex DRX Cymric (Manx Longhair) CYM Don Sphynx (Donskoy) DSX Foreign White Longhair (BAL white) FOS Egyptian Mau MAU Japanese Bobtail Longhair JBL Elf ELF*** Karelian Bobtail Longhair KAL Exotic Shorthair EXO Kurilian Bobtail Longhair KBL German Rex GRX Lambkin Longhair LAL** Kanaani KAN LaPerm Longhair LPL* Karelian Bobtail (Shorthair) KAB Lykoi Longhair LYL*** Korat KOR Maine Coon MCO Kurilian Bobtail (Shorthair) KBS Mandalay Longhair (non pointed Burmese) MLL* Lambkin Shorthair LAS* Munchkin Longhair MKL* LaPerm (Shorthair) LPS Minuet (former Napoleon) Longhair MIL* Li Hua (Chinese Dragon Cat) LIH* Nebelung(Russian Blue Longhair) NEB* Lykoi Shorthair LYS*** New Zealand Longhair NZL* Mandalay (non pointed Burmese) MLS* Norwegian Forest Cat NFO Manx MAN Ojos Azules Longhair OHL* Minuet (former Napoleon) MIS* Oriental Longhair (Javanese) OLH Munchkin (Shorthair) MKS Pixie-Bob Longhair PBL* New Zealand Shorthair NZS** Polycoon PCO Ocicat (Classicat; Jungala) OCI Ragamuffin RMF Ojos Azules (Shorthair) OHS** Ragdoll RAG Pixie Bob (Shorthair) PBS* Siberian / Neva Masquerade SIB Russian RUS Seychellois Longhair(Bicolour BAL and OLH) SYL* Savannah SAV* Skookum Longhair SKL* Scottish Fold SFS Somali SOM Scottish Straight SSH St.Helen Longhair STL** Selkirk Rex SRX Thaiyao (Thai Longhair) THL** Serengeti SER*** Tasmanian Cymric TCY** Singapura SIN Tibetan (Tonkinese Longhair) TOL* Skookum SKS* Tiffany (European Burmese) TIF* Snowshoe SNO* Turkish Angora TUA Sokoke SOK* Turkish Van / Van Kedisi TUV Sphynx (Canadian Sphynx) SPH Ural Rex Longhair URL St.Helen Shorthair STS** York YOR Tasmanian Manx TAX** Non recognized Longhair XLH*** Templecat (Birman Shorthair) SBS* Toyger TOG* Shorthair Breeds (Group 3) Ukranian Levkoy UKL** Ukranian Levkoy Straight UKS** Patterns: Ural Rex URX Van 01 Non recognized Shorthair XSH*** Harlequin 02 Bicolour****** 03 Siamese / Oriental (Group 4) Mitted 04 Cornish Rex CRX Unspecified amount of white****** 09 Foreign White (SIA white) FOS Shaded 11 Havana Brown HAV Shell/Chinchilla 12 Japanese Bobtail JBT Agouti/Unspecified Tabby 21 Mekong Bobtail MBT Classic/Blotched Tabby 22 Oriental Shorthair (Javanese) OKH Mackerel Tabby 23 Peterbald PBD Spotted Tabby 24 Seychellois (Bicolour SIA and OKH) SYS* Ticked Tabby 25 Siamese SIA Marbled Tabby 26 Suphalak SUP** Rosetted Tabby 27 Thai (Wichianmat) THA Sepia (Burmese Pointed CbCb) 31 Tonkinese TON Mink (Tonkinese Pointed CbCs) 32 Toybob TOB*** Colourpoint (Siamese Pointed/Himalayan Pointed CsCs) 33 Domestic Cats (Pet Class) Eye Colour Domestic Shorthair DOS Blue Eyed 61 Domestic Longhair DOL Orange Eyed 62 Odd Eyed 63 Colours Green Eyed 64 Black/Normal/Ruddy/Seal n Golden Eyed (Burmese / Sepia cbcb) 65 Blue a Aqua Eyed (Mink cbcs) 66 Indigo (blue-based-caramel) am Pointed Blue Eyed (White Colourpoint cscs) 67 Chocolate b Cacao (chocolate-based-caramel) bm Tail (for breeds with short tails as described in standard) Lilac c Rumpy 51 Caramel (lilac-based-caramel) cm Rumpy Riser 52 Red d Stumpy (up to 3 cm) 53 Cream e Long (more than 3 cm) 54 Apricot (cream-based-caramel) em Black-Tortie f Toes / Legs Blue-Tortie g Normal number of Toes 90 Indigo-Tortie (blue-tortie-based-caramel) gm Polydactyl front legs 91 Chocolate-Tortie h Polydactyl hind legs 92 Cacao-Tortie (chocolate-tortie-based-caramel) hm Polydactyl all 4 legs 93 Lilac-Tortie j Long Legs 97 Caramel-Tortie (lilac-tortie-based-caramel) jm Short Legs 98 Cinnamon/Sorrel o Muscat om Fawn p Mauve pm Cinnamon/Sorrel-Tortie q Muscat-Tortie qm Fawn-Tortie r Mauve-Tortie rm White w Unrecognised colour in certain breeds x Additional to basic colour: Amber***** t Silver s Golden y Sunshine u Additional Information to the EMS Code The repartition in categories 1-4 will be presented for voting in next GA. It is now not binding. *Breeds/colours recognized in one of the World Cat Congress member associations, but not yet in the formal WCF Standard of Points- . (accepted breed). They must be registered in the experimental registry, by adding ex. behind the Registration Number or in the RIEX registry. They can be entered at WCF shows and receive all titles. **New experimental breeds. Being in the process of recognition in WCF and having a provisional standard of points. They can receive experimental pedigrees, may be registered and exhibited, can participate in WCF Rings, but can not receive titles. *** New experimental breeds in the process of recognition in any other World Cat Congress member. They cannot receive pedigrees in WCF. They can be shown in the WCF but not receive titles. The provisional standard of points of the association that works on the recognition of this breed needs to be presented to the judge before judgement. **** The Thai breed can carry the byname “Wichianmat” which is the original name for this breed in Thailand. *****Amber and Sunshine only for Breeds, where colour standard determines: all colours recognized or where amber is explicitly recognized. The colour variety “Sunshine” will be validated in the next GA after proposal from the judges commission. ****** The EMS colour code 03 is restricted to the breeds: PER; BLH; TLH; SFL; BRX; SLH; BRI; EXO; SFS; SSH; RAG; SNO; SRX; SRL where a certain amount of white is required(bicolour). All other breeds use the EMS colour code 09: any amount of white permitted. (with white) .