Federal Law No. 660-FZ amending Federal Law No. 123-FZ on pedigree stock breeding. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal reproduction Certification International trade Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on 1 September 2024. Abstract Article 11 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Import of breeding products (material) from countries that are not member states of the Eurasian Economic Union is carried out in the presence of a conclusion on the classification of farm animals and semen and embryos obtained from them as breeding products (material), issued by the federal executive body in charge of management in the field of livestock breeding, and the import of breeding products (material) from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union is carried out in accordance with the requirements established by the legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union, and in their absence - by the legislation of the Russian Federation.”. Article 23 establishes terms and conditions of the use of semen and embryos for breeding purposes in case of availability of pedigree certificates. Article 36 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The use of imported semen and embryos of breeding animals for breeding farm animals is carried out in the presence of a conclusion on classifying farm animals and the semen and embryos obtained from them as breeding products (material).” Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 123-FZ on pedigree stock breeding. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Animal production, Certification, Genetic resources, Institution, Animal reproduction, Marking/identification Source: FAO, FAOLEX