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Council Directive of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (90/429/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) Until 31 December 1992, Member States in which all...

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

    4. Article 6.(1) Member States shall ensure that each consignment of semen...

  4. CHAPTER III Imports from third countries

    1. Article 7.(1) A Member State may authorize importation of semen only...

    2. Article 8.(1) Member States shall only authorise imports of semen dispatched...

    3. Article 9.(1) Semen must come from animals which, immediately prior to...

    4. Article 10.(1) Member States shall authorize the importation of semen only...

    5. Article 11.(1) Member States shall ensure that each consignment of semen...

    6. Article 12.Each consignment of semen authorized for admission into the Community...

    7. Article 13.If it is decided to take destruction measures pursuant to...

  5. CHAPTER IV Precautionary and control measures

    1. Article 14.The rules set out in Directive 90/425/EEC shall apply in...

    2. Article 15.(1) The precautionary measures provided for in Article 10 of...

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

  6. CHAPTER V Final provisions

    1. Article 17.The Annexes to this Directive shall be ameneded in accordance...

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

    3. Article 19.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

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

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

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

    1. ANNEX A

      1. CHAPTER I Conditions for the approval of semen collection centres

      2. CHAPTER II Conditions relating to the supervision of semen collection centres

    2. ANNEX B

      1. CHAPTER I Conditions for the admission of domestic animals of the porcine species to a semen collection centre

        1. 1. All domestic animals of the porcine species (‘animals’) admitted to...

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

        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. All animals must, without prejudice to point 6, have come...

        6. 6. Animals may be transferred directly from one semen collection centre...

        7. 7. For the purpose of point 6 and in case of...

      2. CHAPTER II Compulsory routine tests for animals kept at a semen collection centre

        1. 1. Compulsory routine testing must be carried out as follows:

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

        3. 3. If any of the tests set out in point 1.1...

    3. ANNEX C

      Conditions for semen collected at a semen collection centre and intended for intra-Union trade

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

      2. 2. An effective combination of antibiotics, in particular against leptospires, must...

      3. 2.1. The combination of antibiotics referred to in point 2 must...

      4. 2.2. Immediately after the addition of the antibiotics, the diluted semen...

      5. 3. Semen intended for intra-Union trade must:

      6. 4. Member States may refuse admission of semen from semen collection...

    4. ANNEX D

      Model animal health certificate for intra-Union trade in semen of domestic animals of the porcine species

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