http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/472/article/3Commission Decision of 26 August 2010 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species into the Union (notified under document C(2010) 5780) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/472/EU)Commission Decision of 26 August 2010 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species into the Union (notified under document C(2010) 5780) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/472/EU)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02010D0472-20170701texttext/xmlen2025-04-15Expert Participation2025-02-10 <Substitution ChangeId="M_F_bb8e90d6-19bd-4483-fab1-da7abfbbc481-1657638912103" CommentaryRef="M_F_bb8e90d6-19bd-4483-fab1-da7abfbbc481">Imports of ova and embryos</Substitution>Article 3The appropriate authority must authorise imports of consignments of ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species provided that they comply with the following conditions: a)they come from such third country listed in Annex III , or part thereof, as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article;b)they come from an approved embryo collection or production team which meets conditions and standards that are at least equivalent to those described in Article 11(2) and (3) of Directive 92/65/EEC;c)they are accompanied by the relevant health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;ca)they comply with any conditions that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may require under Article 1a;d)they comply with the requirements set out in the relevant health certificate.However, where specific certification requirements are laid down in bilateral agreements between the United Kingdom and a third country, those requirements are to apply.Words in Art. 3(a) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 11(5)(a)(i)Words in Art. 3(a) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 11(5)(a)(ii)Art. 3(ca) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 11(5)(b)Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 57(4) (with regs. 69-71)Word in Art. 3(ca) substituted (10.2.2025) by The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 36(5)