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Council Directive of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (88/407/EEC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I General provisions

    1. Article 1.This Directive lays down the animal health conditions applicable to...

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions contained in...

  3. CHAPTER II Intra-Community trade

    1. Article 3.Each Member State shall ensure that only semen meeting the...

    2. Article 4.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 5.(1) The Member State on whose territory the semen collection...

    4. Article 6.(1) Member States shall make the admission of semen conditional...

    5. Article 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. CHAPTER III Imports from third countries

    1. Article 8.(1) A Member State may authorize importation of semen only...

    2. Article 9.(1) Member States shall only authorise imports of semen dispatched...

    3. Article 10.(1) Semen must come from animals which, immediately prior to...

    4. Article 11.(1) Member States shall authorize the importation of semen only...

    5. Article 12.The rules laid down in Directive 97/78/EC shall apply, in...

    6. Article 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

    7. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. CHAPTER IV Safeguard and control measures

    1. Article 15.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 15.The rules laid down in Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26...

    3. Article 16.(1) Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in cooperation with...

  6. CHAPTER V Final provisions

    1. Article 17.Annex A shall be amended by the Council, acting by...

    2. Article 18.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

    3. Article 19.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 20.(1) This Directive shall not be applicable to semen collected...

    5. Article 21.The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...

    6. Article 22.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX A

      1. CHAPTER I CONDITIONS FOR THE OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF CENTRES

        1. 1. Semen collection centres must:

        2. 2. Semen storage centres must:

      2. CHAPTER II CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL SUPERVISION OF CENTRES

        1. 1. Collection centres must:

        2. 2. Storage centres must:

    2. ANNEX B

      1. CHAPTER I CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS INTO APPROVED SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRES

        1. 1. For all bovine animals admitted to a semen collection centre...

        2. 2. All tests must be carried out in a laboratory approved...

        3. 3. Animals may only be admitted to the semen collection centre...

        4. 4. No animal admitted to the semen collection centre may show...

        5. 5. Provided that the conditions laid down in paragraph 4 are...

      2. CHAPTER II ROUTINE TESTS WHICH MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL BOVINE ANIMALS IN AN APPROVED SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRE

        1. 1. All bovine animals kept at an approved semen collection centre...

        2. 2. All tests must be carried out in a laboratory approved...

        3. 3. If any of the above tests is positive, the animal...

    3. ANNEX C

      CONDITIONS WHICH SEMEN FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE OR IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY MUST SATISFY

      1. 1. Semen must be obtained from animals which:

      2. 2. Antibiotics as listed below must be added to produce these...

      3. 3. Semen for intra-Community trade must:

    4. ANNEX D

      MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR TRADE WITHIN THE UNION

      1. ANNEX D1

        1. Model of animal health certificate applicable to trade within the...

      2. ANNEX D2

        1. Model of animal health certificate applicable from 1 January 2005...

      3. ANNEX D3

        1. Model of animal health certificate applicable to trade within the...

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