ANNEX IXIMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF LIVE ANIMALS, EMBRYOS, OVA AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

CHAPTER DImports of bovine embryos and ova

A.Imports of bovine embryos/ova from countries or regions placed in category 2 are to be subject to the presentation of an international animal health certificate attesting that:

  1. 1.

    the feeding of ruminants with proteins derived from mammals has been banned and the ban has been effectively enforced;

  2. 2.

    the embryos/ova were collected, processed and stored in conformity with the provisions of Annexes A and B to Directive 89/556/EC34.

B.Imports of bovine ova/embryos from countries or regions placed in category 3 are to be subject to the presentation of an international animal health certificate attesting that:

  1. 1.

    the feeding of ruminants with proteins derived from mammals has been banned and the ban has been effectively enforced;

  2. 2.

    ova/embryos destined for export to the Community are derived from females which:

    1. (a)

      are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not the progeny of BSE-confirmed females;

    2. (b)

      are not the progeny of BSE-suspect or confirmed females;

    3. (c)

      were not suspected of being affected by BSE at the time of embryo collection;

  3. 3.

    the ova/embryos were collected, processed and stored in accordance with the provisions of Annexes A and B to Directive 89/556/EEC.

C.Imports of ova/embryos from countries or regions placed in category 4 are to be subject to the presentation of an international animal health certificate attesting that:

  1. 1.

    the feeding of ruminants with proteins derived from mammals has been banned and the ban has been effectively enforced;

  2. 2.

    the ova/embryos intended for export to the Community are derived from females which:

    1. (a)

      are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not the progeny of BSE-suspected or affected females;

    2. (b)

      are not affected with BSE;

    3. (c)

      were not suspected of being affected with BSE at the time of embryo collection; and

      1. (i)

        either were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with proteins derived from mammals was effectively enforced; or

      2. (ii)

        were born, raised and have remained in herds in which no case of BSE has been confirmed for at least seven years;

  3. 3.

    the ova/embryos were collected, processed and stored in conformity with the provisions of Annexes A and B to Directive 89/556/EEC.

D.Imports of bovine ova/embryos from countries or regions placed in category 5 are to be subject to the presentation of an international animal health certificate attesting that:

  1. 1.

    the feeding of animals for breeding with proteins derived from mammals has been banned and the ban has been effectively enforced;

  2. 2.

    the affected bovine animals, and, if these are females, their last progeny born within two years prior to, or after, clinical onset of the disease, if alive in the country or region, are killed and completely destroyed;

  3. 3.

    ova/embryos intended for export to the Community are derived from females which:

    1. (a)

      are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not the progeny of BSE-suspected or confirmed females;

    2. (b)

      are not affected with BSE;

    3. (c)

      were not suspected of being affected with BSE at the time of embryo collection; and

      1. (i)

        either were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of animals for breeding with proteins derived from mammals was effectively enforced;

      2. (ii)

        or have never been fed with proteins derived from mammals and were born, raised and have remained in herds in which no case of BSE has been confirmed for at least seven years, and which contain only bovine animals born on the farm or coming from a herd of equal health status;

  4. 4.

    the ova/embryos were collected, processed and stored strictly in conformity with the provisions of Annexes A and B to Directive 89/556/EEC.