"THE C.O.M. NEWS", MARCH 2006 nr. 115

- COLOURED RINGS

The O.M.J.-E.C. has decided to replace the gold colour with the violet colour. Problems have been encountered with the gold coloured rings in which it was difficult to make out and recognise the inscription.

The official colour of rings for each year is as follows:     

- NEW MUTATIONS AND BREEDS UNDER CONSIDERATION

 Recognition of a new mutation or breed:

-  The application must be submitted by the member country providing the “standard” and the relevant documentation.
-  For Section E (Type canaries), the “standard” of the proposed breed must be previously submitted to a meeting of O.M.J. judges of all member countries before    the birds can be presented.
   The judges will pass their verdict taking into account the originality, the aesthetic qualities and general interest of the proposed breed.
   A majority vote is necessary to allow a first presentation of the new breed at a World Show, to avoid an unbalanced proliferation of Type canary breeds,    possibly too similar to existing ones or with little originality and without real aesthetic quality.
-  If provisionally accepted, requires a minimum number of birds to be shown « out of competition » (no prizes): one (1) team of 4 exhibits and five (5) individuals    by one or several breeders, for at least three (3) successive years at World Championships.
-  Birds are judged by five (5) O.M.J. judges from different countries (excluding the country of origin of the birds) ;
-  the judges will evaluate the birds on the basis of the “Standard” submitted, delivering their expert opinion in writing;
-  the exhibits must possess at least 87% of the characteristics established by their Standard.
-  If in any one-year these requirements are not met, the complete process reverts to the very beginning.

Note: The country seeking recognition of a new mutation or breed may send an expert, only on a consultative basis, to facilitate complementary information that            may possibly be required either by the O.M.J.-E.C. Member in charge of the relevant section or by the five appointed judges.

- NEW COLOURED CANARIES PRESENTED AT THE 2005 WORLD SHOW “BAD SALZUFLEN"

• Cobalt mutation        The recognition of this breed has been requested by Germany.
                                     The birds have achieved the minimum number of points required for the first year. Therefore, the procedure may progress for 2 more                                      consecutive years.



- NEW TYPE CANARIES PRESENTED AT THE 2005 WORLD SHOW “BAD SALZUFLEN”

• Irish Fancy                       The recognition of this breed has been requested by Great Britain.
• Rheinländer                      The recognition of this breed has been requested by Germany.
                                             The birds achieved the minimum number of points required for the second year. Therefore, the procedure may progress for 1 more                                              year.

• Mehringer                        The recognition of this breed has been requested by Germany.
                                            The birds have achieved the minimum number of points required for the first year. Therefore, the procedure may progress for 2 more                                             consecutive years.

• Portuguese Harlequin     The recognition of this breed has been requested by Portugal.
• Makige                            The recognition of this breed has been requested by Germany.
                                            These two breeds have not achieved the minimum number of points required for recognition. Therefore, the complete process reverts                                             to the very beginning.


PLEASE NOTE:     Once the “2006 World Show” in Zutphen (Netherlands) was cancelled, these results are still in force and are valid for the next                                “2007 World Show” in Montilla (Spain).



- LIST OF BIRD SECTIONS AND CLASSES

A complete and updated list will be published every year in “The C.O.M. News” of September (Appendix No. 3).



- NEW SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE SECTIONS "D" TO "P"

As a result of the ever-increasing quality of exhibited birds, the O.M.J.-E.C. has decided to change, as from the 2004 World Show and to be applied in C.O.M. World Championships and International Shows, the maximum and minimum points for awards (excluding sections A to C), as follows:

INDIVIDUALS:         Maximum            Minimum            TEAMS:                    Minimum

GOLD medal              94 points             90 points           GOLD medal             360 points
SILVER medal           93     “                 90     “              SILVER medal           360     “
BRONZE medal         92    “                  90     “              BRONZE medal        360      “




- OTHER DECISIONS BY THE O.M.J. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

O.M.J. Judges examinations
As from 2006, all candidates that fail two times in examinations for O.M.J. judge must wait for a period of three years before making an application for a new examination.

Recognition of new breeds or mutations
As from 2006, after two unsuccessful attempts to recognise a new breed or mutation, the country asking for such a recognition must wait for a period of three years before starting again from the very beginning the required procedure.

Experts’ meetings
A meeting will be held in 2006 for O.M.J. expert judges of the section E (Type Canaries).

- ALLOCATION OF O.M.J. JUDGES FOR THE WORLD SHOWS (NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)

The new arrangements adopted for judging at World Championships (Northern Hemisphere) decreased the number of judges required. In order to afford a more equitable participation of O.M.J. judges from each member country, the O.M.J.-E.C. has decided to establish the following allocation rule:

• Member countries having available O.M.J. judges will be classified into two groups, A and B, and these groups will be revised annually.
• To be included in group A, a member country must:
            exhibit a significant number of birds;
            have at least 20 (twenty) O.M.J. judges.

Each of these countries has the right of designating its own judges for a World Show every year, upon specific request from the O.M.J.-E.C. Secretary.

• Countries that do not comply with the above two requirements will be automatically included in group B, from which will be nominated a total of three (3) judges each year: 1 from Portugal + 2 from amongst the other remaining countries on rotation.