Resolution No. 227/1 of 2009 establishing the Lebanese Register Committee Horse Races and defining its competencies.

This Resolution is composed of 5 articles. Article 1 deals with the establishment and management of the Lebanese Register Committee for Horse Races and defines its competencies in particular: studying all Lebanese horse registers available at Horse Racing Club and verifying blood groups; proposing a clear mechanism for the registration of horses; proposing the establishment of a technical committee for racehorses and horses for mating and artificial insemination; laying down studies for the improvement of horse reproduction and the development of the horsemanship; and, laying down a clear mechanism for racehorses. Article 3 decrees the deposition of original registers of horses or conformity copy at the Animal Wealth Department-Animal Breeding and Production Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. Article 4 abrogates Resolutions No. 830 of 1936 and No. 119/1 of 1996.