European Standard

European Standard
Category III	EUR	European Standard
General		the European can be compared to the kind of domestic cat, which has developed naturally, i.e. without having been subjected to special rules for breeding
	Appearance	the ideal European is presumed to be totally free of any admixture of other breeds breeding should be based on the fact that it is a robust and supple cat, which is not different, from the point of view of anatomy, from the European domestic cat
	Size	medium to large
Head	Shape	fairly large the face gives the impression of being rounded but is a little longer than its breadth.
	Forehead Skull	forehead and skull slightly rounded
	Cheeks	well developed
	Nose	straight, of medium length and uniformly broad throughout its length the transition between the nose and the forehead is marked by a shallow indentation between the eyes
	Chin	firm
Ears	Shape	medium in size, slightly rounded at the tips and may be tufted the height of the ears corresponds to the width of the base
Ears	Placement	set well apart and fairly upright
Eyes	Shape	Rounded and open; widely separated and set slightly oblique
Eyes	Colour	Clear and pure colour. Green, amber, blue odd eyed: one eye blue, the other one amber
Neck		mediun long and muscular.
Body	Structure	robust, strong and muscular, not cobby chest round and well developed
Legs		strong and sturdy, medium in length and narrowing steadily into firm, round paws
Legs	Paws	firm and round
Tail		medium long, rather thick at the base, tapers gradually to a rounded tip
Coat	Structure	short and dense; springy and glossy
Coat	Colour	for colour varieties refer to the following tables
Remarks		colour varieties as a result from cross breeding with other breeds are not permitted
Faults	Head	hanging jowl pouches
Faults precluding the certificate	Head	definite stop of the nose
	Body	too cobby too slender
	Coat	long or wooly coat any appearance of cross breeding (hybrid)

European Standard scale of points
Scale of Points		Points
Total		100
Head	general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, neck, placement and shape of the ears, shape and size of the eyes	25
Eye colour		10
Body	shape, size, bone structure, height of the legs, shape of the paws, shape and length of tail	25
Coat	colour, markings and pattern, patching	20
Coat	quality and texture, length	15
Condition		5

European Standard colour varieties
Recognized Colour Varieties
Colour	EMS Code	*Remarks
White	EUR w 61/62/63/64	A, B. C. D
Black/Blue/Red/Cream	EUR n/a/d/e	B, D
Black/Blue tortie	EUR f/g	B, D
Black/Blue/Red/Cream/Black Tortie/Blue tortie smoke	EUR n/a/d/e/f/g s	B, D
Black/Blue/Red/Cream/Black Tortie/Blue tortie tabby	EUR n/a/d/e/f/g 22/23/24	B, D
Black/Blue/Red/Cream/Black Tortie/Blue Tortie silver tabby	EUR n/a/d/e/f/g s 22/23/24	B, D, E
Van/Harlequin/Bicolour	EUR n/a/d/e/f/g 01/02 61/62/62/64	A, B, C, D, F
Van/Harlequin/Bicolour	EUR n/a/d/e/f/g 03	B, D

European Standard remarks
*Remarks
Eye colour	A	61: deep blue
	B	62: amber
	C	63: odd eyed: one eye deep blue, the ohter one amber
	D	64: green
	E	green or amber; green is preferable
Misc.	F	all eye colour varieties of Van/Harlequin are judged in the same class