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Preliminary recognition of the corin variety in Siberian & Neva Masquerade

At the initiative of the Siberian and Neva Masquerade Breed Councils and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC, JSC and SC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to the corin variety in Siberian and in Neva Masquerade, effective as from 01.06.2025.

Please click here to download:

  • the specific registration rules and show rules during the corin preliminary recognition phase
  • the corin colour descriptions
  • the table of preliminary recognised corin varieties in Siberian
  • the table of preliminary recognised corin varieties in Neva Masquerade.

We advise our Members, their registrars and show organisers, our judges and SIB/NEM exhibitors to carefully read and apply the registration and show rules, as laid down in this document, during the corin preliminary recognition phase.

As from 01.06.2025, Siberian / Neva Masquerade corin varieties can be exhibited at shows as preliminary recognised varieties in accordance with Show Rules § 5.5.2:

  • up to classes 7 and 8 (for CACIB/CAPIB),
  • Best in Variety is possible, but
  • no Nominations and no Best in Show.

Please send scans of judges’ reports, diploma’s and PIC/PIP-title registrations of corin Siberian / Neva Masquerade, needed to fulfill the requirements for obtaining the full recognition of the variety to the respective Breed Council:

SIB and NEM need to go through the preliminary recognition process as two separate breeds, since their colours/patterns are different. Each breed needs to fulfil the requirements to obtain full recognition for its corin varieties on its own.

We wish breeders and exhibitors of corin Siberian and Neva Masquerade lots of success in their endeavours leading to full recognition of the new variety.

Exceptions granted to propose full recognition, valid for each breed

  • After the approval date of the preliminary recognition, at least 3 individual members of at least 2 FIFe Members in different countries must be actively breeding the variety during the previous 3 years, i.e. at least a total of 10 different litters; each litter must have at least 1 kitten of the variety concerned have registered a total of at least 10 cats, which are genetically proven to be CORIN, i.e. have a valid DNA confirmation (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.4.1).
  • At least 10 different cats of the variety must have been exhibited each in show classes 7 – 12 in at least 2 different shows after the approval date; at least 4 of these cats must have the title PIC/PIP registered (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.4.2).
  • There is no requirement to the number of different judges that should judge each cat (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.4.4).
  • The shows must have been organised in at least 2 different countries (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.4.6).
  • All these cats must have been correctly registered according to FIFe rules in a FIFe Member’s Pedigree Book in at least 2 different countries and must have pedigrees in accordance with § 4.5 (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.4.8). 
  • In order to facilitate an early proposal for full recognition the Breeding & Registration Commission will accept documentation from the preliminary recognition phase until 28.02.2026 (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.5). 

Download the CORIN Siberian/Neva Masquerade flyer