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Registration Policies for Cat Breeds Recognised by GCCF


In order for a cat to be registered as a particular breed, its pedigree must conform to the registration policy for that breed: it is not enough that it just looks like the breed in question - "look-alikes" can sometimes produce undesirable surprises in future generations.

Registration policies are drawn up by the Breed Advisory Committees and must be approved by the GCCF Executive Committee before being placed on a GCCF Council agenda for final approval.

If you intend buying a kitten to breed from, please check the registration policy for that breed, or for the particular colour and/or pattern of that breed, as well as checking the registration policies for the colours and/or patterns which you wish to breed from it. In some breeds (Rexes, Maine Coons etc) all of the recognised colours and patterns may be mated together, but in other breeds (Persians, British Shorthairs) doing so may produce kittens which cannot be shown and which are not suitable for breeding from.

If you do not understand the registration policy, please ask the GCCF how you can contact the Secretary of the relevant Breed Advisory Committee.

The following are the official registration policies, in pdf format, for the breeds of cat which are recognised by the GCCF:

Persian
Self - all colours
Tortie, Chocolate Tortie, Blue-Cream & Lilac-Cream
Bi-Colour and Tortie & White - all colours excluding Tabby Bi/Tri-Colours
Tabby Bi- and Tricolours
Tabby - all colours including Tortie Tabbies & Silver Tabbies
Colourpoint - all colours
Cameo (Shaded & Tipped) & Pewter
Smoke - all colours
Chinchilla, Shaded Silver & Golden Persian
Exotic Shorthair

Semi-longhair
Birman - all colours
Maine Coon - all colours/patterns - amended 23.6.2004
Norwegian Forest Cat - all colours/patterns
Ragdoll - all colours/patterns
Siberian - all colours/patterns
Somali - all colours Somali Breeding Policy
Turkish Van - all colours - amended 22.6.2005
Turkish Vankedisi

British
British Shorthair - all colours/patterns - amended 23.6.2004, 27.10.2004, 21.6.2006 (effective 1.10.2006)
Manx - all colours/patterns
Selkirk Rex - all colours/patterns - amended 21.6.2006 plus Standard of Points 03.2008

Foreign
Abyssinian - all colours
Asian - all colours/patterns including Bombay, Burmilla & Tiffanie
Bengal - all colours/patterns - amended 26.10.2005
Cornish Rex - all colours/patterns - amended 27.10.2004
Devon Rex - all colours/patterns - amended 27.10.2004
Egyptian Mau - all colours/patterns
Korat, Thai Lilac & Thai Blue Point
LaPerm - all colours/patterns - amended 27.10.2004, 22.02.2006
Ocicat - all colours - amended 27.10.2004
Russian Blue, Russian Black & Russian White - amended 23.02.2005, 22.02.2006
Singapura - amended 27.10.2004, 22.02.2006
Snowshoe - all colours
Sphynx - all colours/patterns
Tonkinese - all colours - amended 22.02.2006

Burmese
Burmese - all colours

Oriental
Foreign White - amended 26.10.2005
Oriental Bicolours - all colours/patterns
Oriental Shorthairs - all colours/patterns except Foreign White - amended 23.02.2005
Oriental Longhairs - all colours/patterns - amended 23.02.2005

Siamese
Siamese - all colours - amended 1.6.2004
Balinese - all colours - amended 21.6.2006

Only cats which are registered on the Full Register (its registration number will begin CS...), Supplementary Register (CSSR...) or Experimental Register (CSEXP...) may be shown.

When a breed is granted Preliminary Recognition, cats registered on the Reference Register (CSREF...) will be treated as if they were registered on the Experimental Register and may be shown, provided that they conform to the Registration Policy for the breed and have registered parents, grand-parents and great-grand-parents.



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