The Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007

Export of semen, ova and embryos

10.—(1) No person may export semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates produced in or brought into Great Britain.

(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to—

(a) semen, ova or embryos produced before 15th July 2007;

(b) frozen bovine semen imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 88/407/EEC 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(1), which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos not eligible for export;

(c) bovine embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species(2), which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos not eligible for export;

(d) porcine semen imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species(3), which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos not eligible for export;

(e) frozen ovine or caprine semen or frozen ovine or caprine embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down the animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules(4), which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos not eligible for export; or

(f) frozen semen or embryos that—

(i) are from bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine animals kept for at least 90 days prior to the date of collection on premises within the areas specified in Schedule 2 or moved into the areas listed in Schedule 2 from areas outside Schedule 1 during the 90 days prior to the date of collection;

(ii) have been collected from donor animals kept in centres or on premises which comply with Part I of Schedule 6; and

(iii) have been stored in accordance with Part II of Schedule 6 for a minimum period of 30 days following collection during which the centre or premises where the semen or embryos were collected must have had no case of foot-and-mouth disease.

(3) The health certificate accompanying frozen bovine semen exported to another member State from England must bear the following words—

“Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.”.

(4) The health certificate accompanying bovine embryos exported to another member State from England must bear the following words—

“Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.”.

(5) The health certificate accompanying ovine or caprine semen exported to another member State from England must bear the following words—

“Frozen ovine/caprine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.”.

(6) The health certificate accompanying ovine or caprine embryos exported to another member State from England must bear the following words—

“Frozen ovine/caprine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.”.

(7) The health certificate accompanying porcine semen exported to another member State from England must bear the following words—

“Frozen porcine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.”.

(1)

OJ No. L194, 22.7.1988, p. 10 as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

(2)

OJ No. L302, 19.10.1989, p.11 as last amended by Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

(3)

OJ No. L224, 18.08.1990, p. 62 as last amended by Council Decision 2001/36/EC.

(4)

OJ No. L268, 14.09.1992, p.54 as last amended by Council Decision 2007/265/EC.