Commission Decision of 26 August 2010 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species into the Union (notified under document C(2010) 5780) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/472/EU)

Article 2 Imports of semen

Member States shall authorise imports of consignments of semen of animals of the ovine and caprine species provided that they comply with the following conditions:

(a)

they come from a third country or part thereof listed in Annex I;

(b)

they come from an approved semen collection or storage centre listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC;

(c)

they are accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the following model health certificates set out in Part 2 of Annex II, and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex:

(i)

model 1 as set out in Section A, for consignments of semen dispatched from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen;

(ii)

model 2 as set out in Section B, for consignments of semen dispatched from an approved semen storage centre.

However, where specific certification requirements are laid down in bilateral agreements between the Union and third countries, those requirements shall apply.

(d)

they comply with the requirements set out in the health certificates referred to in point (c).