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)

Article 9 U.K.

[F1 1. The lists of semen collection and storage centres from which Member States shall authorise the importation of semen originating in third countries shall be prepared and updated in accordance with this Article.

An establishment may be placed on such a list only if the competent authority of the third country of origin guarantees that the conditions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3(b) to (e) are met.

The competent authorities of the third countries appearing on lists drawn up and updated in accordance with Article 8 shall guarantee that lists of semen collection and storage centres from which the semen may be dispatched to the Community are drawn up, kept up-to-date and communicated to the Commission.

The Commission shall provide the contact points designated by Member States with regular notifications concerning new or updated lists that it has received from the competent authorities of the third countries concerned in accordance with subparagraph 3.

If no Member State objects to the new or updated list within 20 working days of the Commission's notification, imports shall be authorised from establishments appearing on the list 10 working days after the day on which the Commission makes it available to the public.

Where written comments are made by at least one Member State or whenever it considers that amendments to a list are necessary in the light of relevant information such as Community inspection reports or the results of the controls carried out under Article 12, the Commission shall inform all Member States and include the matter on the agenda for the relevant sector at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health for decision in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

The Commission shall arrange for up-to-date versions of all lists to be made available to the public.]

2. In deciding whether a [F1 semen collection or storage centre] in a third country may appear on the list referred to in paragraph 1, particular account shall be taken of the veterinary supervision of semen production systems in the third country, the powers of the veterinary services and the supervision to which [F1 semen collection or storage centres] are subject.

3. A [F1 semen collection or storage centre] may appear on the list provided for in paragraph 1 only if:

(a) it is situated in one of the countries on the list referred to in Article 8 (1);

(b) it fulfils the requirements of Chapters I and II of Annex A;

(c) it has been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of the third country concerned;

(d) it is under the supervision of a centre veterinarian of the third country concerned; and

(e) it is subject to regular inspection by an official veterinarian of the third country concerned at least twice a year.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Directive 2003/43/EC of 26 May 2003 amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.