The present Ordinance implements the Animal Breeding Act of 22 March 1994 (BGBl. S. 601). In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to animal breeding issues. The text consists of 17 articles as follows: Competences (1); Determination of performance criteria (2); Breeding use of male animals (3); Request for insemination authorization (4); Issue of insemination authorization (5); Obligation to notify of insemination institutions (6); Inseminations for official examinations (7);