Without prejudice to Article 25, a specimen of an animal species shall only be considered to be born and bred in captivity when a competent scientific authority of the Member State concerned is satisfied that: (a) it is, or is derived from, the offspring, born or otherwise produced in a controlled environment, i.e. an environment that is intensively manipulated by man, which may include artificial housing, waste removal, health care, protection from predators and artificially supplied food, for the purpose of producing specimens of the species in question ...
