CHAPTER III

Imports from third countries
Article 10
1
Member States shall authorize the importation of semen only on submission of an animal health certificate drawn up and signed by an official veterinarian of the third country of collection.
This certificate must:
a
be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of destination and one of those of the Member State where the import control provided for in Article 11 is carried out;
b
accompany the semen to its destination in its original form;
c
be drawn up on a single sheet of paper;
d
be made out to a single consignee.
2
The animal health certificate must correspond to a specimen drawn up under the procedure laid down in Article 19.