Commission Decision of 4 January 2006 establishing the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Community of bovine embryos and repealing Decision 2005/217/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 5796) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/168/EC)

[F1 Article 1 U.K. General conditions for imports of embryos

[F2 1.] [F3 The appropriate authority] shall authorise imports of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (embryos) collected or produced in a third country listed in Annex I to this Decision by embryo collection or production teams [F4 which meet the conditions described in subparagraphs (a) to (c) of Article 8(1) of Directive 89/556/EEC, as read in accordance with paragraph 3, and accompanied by the model veterinary certificate referred to in Article 2 and 3].

[F5 2. In this Decision:

• “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

  (a)

  in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

• “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.

3. For the purposes of this Article, subparagraph (b) of Article 8(1) of, and Chapter II of Annex A to, Directive 89/556/EEC are to be read as if—

(a) in Article 8(1)(b), for “the Community” there were substituted “ Great Britain ”;

(b) in Annex A, in Chapter II—

(i) in paragraph 1(a), for “this Directive” there were substituted “ national legislation ”;

(ii) in paragraph 1(h), the final sentence were omitted;

(iii) paragraph 1(m) were omitted;

(iv) in paragraph 1(n), the second and final sentences were omitted;

(v) in paragraph 2, in the final subparagraph, for “Directive 88/407/EEC” there were substituted “national legislation relating to the storage of bovine semen.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 amending Decision 2006/168/EC as regards the listing of embryo collection and production teams approved for imports of bovine embryos into the Community (notified under document C(2009) 9320) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/873/EC).

F2 Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(1) (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(2)(a) (with regs. 69-71)

F3 Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(2)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)

F4 Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(2)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)

F5 Art. 1(2)(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(2)(c) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 2 U.K. Imports of in vivo derived embryos

[F6 The appropriate authority] shall authorise imports of embryos derived by in vivo fertilisation and complying with the animal health requirements set out in the model veterinary certificate [F7 , in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time].

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Art. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(3)(a) (with regs. 69-71)

F7 Words in Art. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(3)(b) (with regs. 69-71)

[F8 Article 3 U.K. Imports of in vitro produced embryos

1. The appropriate authority shall authorise imports of embryos which are produced by in vitro fertilisation using semen from a third country listed in Annex 1 of Commission Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU and in respect of which the model veterinary certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, has been completed to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority.

2. The appropriate authority must authorise imports of embryos which are produced by in vitro fertilisation using semen produced in approved semen collection centres or stored in semen storage centres in third countries which comply with the animal health requirements set out in a model veterinary certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, on condition that such embryos are implanted exclusively into female bovine animals present in the country of destination indicated in that certificate.]

Textual Amendments

F8 Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(4) (with regs. 69-71)

F9 Article 4 U.K. Transitional measures

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Textual Amendments

F9 Art. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(5) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 5 U.K. Repeal

Decision 2005/217/EC is repealed.

Article 6 U.K. Applicability

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.

F10 Article 7 U.K. Addressees

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Textual Amendments

F10 Art. 7 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 46(5) (with regs. 69-71)