Submission of modified breeding programmes in cases of refusal and withdrawal of the recognition of breed societies or breeding operations in the absence of approved breeding programmes
Article 6
1. Where the competent authority which has recognised a breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 4(3) refuses to approve a breeding programme submitted by that breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 8, that breed society or breeding operation shall have the possibility of submitting a modified version of that breeding programme within 6 months after that refusal. 2. The competent authority shall withdraw recognition from that breed society or breeding operation if, by the end of the period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, no modified version of the breeding programme has been submitted and where that breed society or breeding operation has no other breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.