1.Bulgaria shall not dispatch semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates (‘semen, ova and embryos’) from the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II.
2.Without prejudice to Article 5 of Decision 2008/855/EC, the prohibitions set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a)semen, ova and embryos produced before 9 December 2010;
(b)frozen bovine semen and in-vivo derived embryos, frozen porcine semen, and frozen ovine and caprine semen and embryos imported into Bulgaria in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directives 88/407/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/429/EEC or 92/65/EEC respectively, and which since their introduction into Bulgaria have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova and embryos not eligible for dispatch in accordance with paragraph 1;
(c)frozen semen and embryos obtained from bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals kept for at least 90 days prior to the date of and during collection outside the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II and which:
have been be stored in approved conditions for a minimum period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch; and
have been collected from donor animals standing in centres or on holdings which have been free from foot-and-mouth disease for at least 3 months prior to the date of collection of the semen or embryos and 30 days after the date of collection and which are situated in the centre of an area of 10 kilometres radius in which there has been no case of foot-and-mouth disease for at least 30 days prior to the date of collection.
(d)Before the dispatch of the semen or embryos referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) the central veterinary authorities shall communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of centres and teams approved for the purpose of application of this paragraph.
3.The health certificate provided for in Directive 88/407/EEC and accompanying frozen bovine semen dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(1).’
4.Without prejudice to Article 9(b) of Decision 2008/855/EC, the health certificate provided for in Directive 90/429/EEC and accompanying frozen porcine semen dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen porcine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(2).’
5.The health certificate provided for in Directive 89/556/EEC and accompanying bovine in-vivo derived embryos dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Bovine in-vivo derived embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(3).’
6.The health certificate provided for in Directive 92/65/EEC and accompanying frozen ovine or caprine semen dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen ovine/caprine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(4).’
7.The health certificate provided for in Directive 92/65/EEC and accompanying frozen ovine or caprine embryos dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen ovine/caprine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(5).’
8.Without prejudice to Article 9(c) of Decision 2008/855/EC, the health certificate provided for in Directive 92/65/EEC and accompanying frozen porcine embryos dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen porcine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria(6).’