Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1127 of 8 May 2026 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof
This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: II.1. The animals (1) of the consignment described in Part I are kept ungulates other than bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, equine, camelid and cervid animals and meet the following requirements: II.1.1. They are identified as provided for in Article 117 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council. II.1.2. They have not shown clinical signs or symptoms of diseases listed for ungulates of the species concerned during the clinical examination which was carried out, within the last 24 hours prior to the time of departure of the consignment, on … (insert date dd/mm/yyyy). (2) [II.1.3. They are intended to be slaughtered for disease eradication purposes as part of an eradication programme, as provided for in Article 31(1) or (2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and the Member State of destination and, where applicable, the Member State of passage authorised the movement in advance.] II.2. According to official information, the animals described in Part I meet the following requirements: II.2.1. (2) either [They come from establishments or zones not subject to movement restrictions affecting the species of animals to be moved and established for reasons of diseases listed for those species or diseases subject to emergency measures relevant for those species, and they have not been in contact with kept animals of a listed species of a lower health status for an adequate period.] (2) or [They come from establishments or zones subject to movement restrictions affecting the species of animals to be moved and established for … (3), but derogations from movement restrictions have been granted, and (2) [they comply with the requirements set out in … (4);]] (2) [and in particular, they are … (5).]] II.2.2. They come from establishments in which anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to the date of departure of the consignment. (2) [II.2.3. They come from establishments in which infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of departure of the consignment.] II.3. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator, the animals come from establishments where there were no abnormal mortalities with an undetermined cause. II.4. Arrangements are made to transport the consignment in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688. II.5. This animal health certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of issuing. In the case of transport by waterway/sea of animals, the period of validity of the certificate may be extended by the duration of the journey by waterway/sea. (2) (6) [II.6. Since the date of departure from their establishments of origin and prior to the date of arrival to this establishment approved for assembly operations, none of the animals of the consignment has undergone more than two assembly operations, and (2) either [they come from their establishments of origin.]] (2) or [at least one of the animals of the consignment has undergone one assembly operation in an approved establishment.]] (2) or [at least one of the animals of the consignment has undergone two assembly operations in the approved establishments.]] Animal welfare attestation At the time of inspection, the animals covered by this animal health certificate were fit to be transported in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the intended journey due to start on … (insert date). Notes In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.11 : “Place of dispatch”: Indicate an establishment of the origin of the animals of the consignment or an establishment approved for assembly operations in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. Box reference I.12 : “Place of destination”: Indicate an establishment of the final destination of the consignment or an establishment approved for assembly operations in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. Box reference I.17 : “Accompanying documents”: In the case where the animals are dispatched from an establishment approved for assembly operations in the Member State of origin, the reference number(s) of the official document(s), based on which the animal health certificate for this consignment is issued in this establishment approved for assembly operations, may be indicated. In the case where the animals are dispatched from an establishment approved for assembly operations in the Member State of passage, the reference number(s) of the certificate(s), based on which the animal health certificate for this consignment is issued in this establishment approved for assembly operations, shall be indicated. Box reference I.30 : “Identification number”: Indicate identification number of each animal. Part II: (1) There may be one or more animals in the consignment. (2) Delete if not applicable. (3) Insert the name of the disease(s). (4) Insert the specific reference to the article(s), title, and number of the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission providing for those requirements. (5) Insert the specific attestation(s) provided for in and required by the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission, as referred to in Article 126(1), points (b)(ii) and (iii), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (6) Applicable in the case where the consignment is dispatched from the establishment approved for assembly operations.
Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Local Control Unit name Local Control Unit code Date Stamp Signature’
- (4) Chapter 23 is replaced by the following:
‘CHAPTER 23
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF CONSIGNMENTS OF SEMEN OF BOVINE ANIMALS COLLECTED, PROCESSED AND STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/686 AFTER 20 APRIL 2021, DISPATCHED FROM THE SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRE WHERE THE SEMEN WAS COLLECTED
(MODEL “BOV-SEM-A-INTRA”)
Part I: Description of consignment
EUROPEAN UNION INTRA
I.1 Consignor I.2 IMSOC reference Name I.2a Local reference Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Address I.3 Central Competent Authority Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee I.6 Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Name Name Name Registration No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Transporter Transporter ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Name Registration/Authorisation No ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Address ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Country ISO country code ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents Identification ☐ Other Type Code Document Document Country ISO country code Document Document Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container No Container No Seal No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for ☐ Further keeping ☐ Further keeping ☐ Slaughter ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Germinal products ☐ Germinal products ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Travelling circus/animal act ☐ Exhibition ☐ Exhibition ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Dispatch centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Further processing ☐ Further processing ☐ Organic fertilizers and soil improvers ☐ Technical use ☐ Technical use ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Pollination ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Other ☐ Other I.21 ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country Third country Third country ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code Exit point Exit point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code Entry point Entry point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code I.22 ☐ For transit through Member State(s) ☐ For transit through Member State(s) I.23 ☐ For export ☐ For export ☐ For export Member State ISO country code Third country ISO country code ISO country code Member State ISO country code Exit point BCP code BCP code Member State ISO country code I.24 Estimated journey time Estimated journey time I.25 Journey log ☐ yes ☐ no I.26 Total number of packages Total number of packages I.27 Total quantity Total quantity Total quantity I.28 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.29 Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment
I.30 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification system Identification number Age Quantity Type Region of origin Cold store Identification mark Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre Test
Part II: Certification
EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION Certificate model BOV-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-SEM-A-INTRA II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: II.1. The semen of bovine animals described in Part I: (a) has been collected, processed and stored, and dispatched from the semen collection centre (1) which is approved and kept in a register by the competent authority, and which complies with the requirements for semen collection centres set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (2) either [(b) is dispatched from a semen collection centre or a zone not subject to movement restrictions affecting bovine animals and established for reasons of listed diseases relevant for those species or diseases subject to emergency measures relevant for those species, or those restrictions do not apply to this semen because it was collected before the restrictions were established, and the semen has not been in contact with other semen of a lower health status for an adequate period;] (2) or [(b) is dispatched from a semen collection centre or a zone subject to movement restrictions affecting bovine animals and established for … (3), but derogations from movement restrictions have been granted, and (2) [it complies with the requirements set out in … (4);]] (2) [and in particular, it is … (5);]] (c) is intended for artificial reproduction and was obtained from donor animals which comply with the requirements for donor bovine animals laid down in Articles 15 to 20, Articles 24 and 25, and in Part 1, Chapter I, and Part 5, Chapters I to III, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (d) has been collected, processed and stored in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 1, points 1 and 2, of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (e) is placed in straws or other packages which are marked in accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, and that mark is indicated in box I.30; (f) is transported in a container which: (i) was sealed and numbered prior to the date of dispatch from the semen collection centre under the responsibility of the centre veterinarian, or by an official veterinarian, and the seal bears the number indicated in box I.19; (ii) has been cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised before use, or is a single-use container; (2) (6) [(iii) has been filled in with a cryogenic agent which has not been previously used for other products.] (2) [II.2. Where an antibiotic or a mixture of antibiotics was added to the semen described in Part I: (a) the following antibiotic or mixture of antibiotics has been added to the semen after final dilution, or is contained in the used semen diluents: … (7); (b) immediately after the addition of the antibiotic(s), and before any possible freezing, the diluted semen was kept at a temperature of at least 5°C for not less than 45 minutes, or under a time-temperature regime with a documented equivalent bactericidal activity.] Notes In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.11 : “Place of dispatch”: Indicate the unique approval number and the name and address of the semen collection centre of dispatch of the consignment of semen. Box reference I.12 : “Place of destination”: Indicate the address and unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination of the consignment of semen. Box reference I.19 : Seal number shall be indicated. Box reference I.26 : Total number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers. Box reference I.30 : “Type”: Indicate semen. “Species”: Select amongst “Bos taurus”, “Bison bison” or “Bubalus bubalis” as appropriate. “Identification number”: Indicate the identification number of each donor animal. “Identification mark”: Indicate the mark on the straw or other packages where the semen of the consignment is placed. “Date of collection/production”: Indicate the date on which the semen of consignment was collected. “Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre”: Indicate the unique approval number of the semen collection centre where the semen of the consignment was collected. “Quantity”: Indicate the number of straws or other packages with the same mark. Part II: (1) Only semen collection centres approved by the competent authority and included in the register referred to in Article 101(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686. (2) Delete if not applicable. (3) Insert the name of the disease(s). (4) Insert the specific reference to the article(s), title, and number of the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission providing for those requirements. (5) Insert the specific attestation(s) provided for in and required by the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission, as referred to in Article 159(2), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (6) Applicable for frozen semen. (7) Insert the name(s) of the antibiotic(s) added and its (their) concentration or the commercial name of the semen diluent containing antibiotic(s).
Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Local Control Unit name Local Control Unit code Date Stamp Signature’
- (5) Chapter 26 is replaced by the following:
‘CHAPTER 26
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF CONSIGNMENTS OF OOCYTES AND EMBRYOS OF BOVINE ANIMALS COLLECTED OR PRODUCED, PROCESSED AND STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/686 AFTER 20 APRIL 2021, DISPATCHED BY THE EMBRYO COLLECTION OR PRODUCTION TEAM BY WHICH THE OOCYTES OR EMBRYOS WERE COLLECTED OR PRODUCED
(MODEL “BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA”)
Part I: Description of consignment
EUROPEAN UNION INTRA
I.1 Consignor I.2 IMSOC reference Name I.2a Local reference Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Address I.3 Central Competent Authority Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee I.6 Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Name Name Name Registration No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Transporter Transporter ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Name Registration/Authorisation No ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Address ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Country ISO country code ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents Identification ☐ Other Type Code Document Document Country ISO country code Document Document Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container No Container No Seal No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for ☐ Further keeping ☐ Further keeping ☐ Slaughter ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Germinal products ☐ Germinal products ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Travelling circus/animal act ☐ Exhibition ☐ Exhibition ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Dispatch centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Further processing ☐ Further processing ☐ Organic fertilizers and soil improvers ☐ Technical use ☐ Technical use ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Pollination ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Other ☐ Other I.21 ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country Third country Third country ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code Exit point Exit point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code Entry point Entry point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code I.22 ☐ For transit through Member State(s) ☐ For transit through Member State(s) I.23 ☐ For export ☐ For export ☐ For export Member State ISO country code Third country ISO country code ISO country code Member State ISO country code Exit point BCP code BCP code Member State ISO country code I.24 Estimated journey time Estimated journey time I.25 Journey log ☐ yes ☐ no I.26 Total number of packages Total number of packages I.27 Total quantity Total quantity Total quantity I.28 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.29 Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment
I.30 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification system Identification number Age Quantity Type Region of origin Cold store Identification mark Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre Test
Part II: Certification
EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION Certificate model BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: (1) [II.1. The [oocytes] (1) [in vivo derived embryos] (1) of bovine animals described in Part I have been collected, processed and stored, and dispatched by the embryo collection team (2) which is approved and kept in a register by the competent authority, and which complies with the requirements for embryo collection teams set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.] (1) [II.1. The [oocytes] (1) [in vitro produced embryos] (1) [micromanipulated embryos] (1) of bovine animals described in Part I have been collected or produced, processed and stored, and dispatched by the embryo production team (2) which is approved and kept in a register by the competent authority, and which complies with the requirements for embryo production teams set out in Parts 2 and 3 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.] II.2. The [oocytes] (1) [embryos] (1) described in Part I: (a) are intended for artificial reproduction and were obtained from donor animals which comply with the requirements for donor bovine animals laid down in Articles 15 to 17, Article 20, Articles 24 and 25, and in Part 5, Chapters I to III, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, [and are in vivo derived embryos which in addition comply with the requirements laid down in Part 1, Chapter II, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686] (1) [and are in vitro produced embryos which in addition comply with the requirements laid down in Part 1, Chapters II and III, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686] (1) [and are oocytes which in addition comply with the requirements laid down in Part 1, Chapters II and III, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686] (1). (b) have been collected, processed and stored in accordance with the requirements set out in [Part 2] (1) [Part 3] (1) [Part 4] (1) [Part 5] (1) and Part 6 of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (c) are placed in straws or other packages which are marked in accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, and that mark is indicated in box I.30; (d) are transported in a container which: (i) was sealed and numbered prior to the date of dispatch by the embryo collection or production team under the responsibility of the team veterinarian, or by an official veterinarian, and the seal bears the number indicated in box I.19; (ii) has been cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised before use, or is a single-use container; (1) (3) [(iii) has been filled in with a cryogenic agent which has not been previously used for other products;] (e) are dispatched by (1) either [an [embryo collection team] (1) [embryo production team] (1) or from a zone not subject to movement restrictions affecting bovine animals and established for reasons of listed diseases relevant for those species or diseases subject to emergency measures relevant for those species, or those restrictions do not apply to these oocytes or embryos because they were collected before the restrictions were established, and they have not been in contact with other oocytes or embryos of a lower health status for an adequate period.] (1) or [an [embryo collection team] (1) [embryo production team] (1) or from a zone subject to movement restrictions affecting bovine animals and established for … (4), but derogations from movement restrictions have been granted, and (1) [they comply with the requirements set out in … (5);]] (1) [and in particular, they are … (6);]] (1) (7) [(f) are placed in straws or other packages which are securely and hermetically sealed; (g) are transported in a container where the different types are separated from each other by physical compartments or by being placed in secondary protective bags.] (1) (8) [II.3. The [in vivo derived embryos] (1) [in vitro produced embryos] (1) [micromanipulated embryos] (1) described in Part I were conceived by artificial insemination using semen coming from a semen collection centre, germinal product processing establishment or germinal product storage centre approved for the collection, processing and/or storage of semen by the competent authority of a Member State or by the competent authority of a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Annex IX to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and were collected, processed and stored in accordance with the requirements of Part 1, Chapter I, and of Part 5, Chapters II and III, of Annex II, and of Part 1 of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.] (1) (9) [II.4. The following antibiotic or mixture of antibiotics (7) has been added to the collection, processing, washing or storage media: …] Notes In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.11 : “Place of dispatch”: Indicate the unique approval number and the name and address of the embryo collection or production team of dispatch of the consignment of oocytes or embryos. Box reference I.12 : “Place of destination”: Indicate the address and unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination of the consignment of oocytes or embryos. Box reference I.19 : Seal number shall be indicated. Box reference I.26 : Total number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers. Box reference I.30 : “Species”: Select amongst “Bos taurus”, “Bison bison” or “Bubalus bubalis” as appropriate. “Type”: Specify if oocytes, in vivo derived embryos, in vitro produced embryos or micromanipulated embryos. “Identification number”: Indicate the identification number of each donor animal. “Identification mark”: Indicate the mark on the straw or other packages where the oocytes or embryos of the consignment are placed. “Date of collection/production”: Indicate the date on which the oocytes or embryos of the consignment were collected or produced. “Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre”: Indicate the unique approval number of the embryo collection or production team by which the oocytes or embryos of the consignment were collected or produced. “Quantity”: Indicate the number of straws or other packages with the same mark. Part II: (1) Delete if not applicable. (2) Only embryo collection or production teams approved by the competent authority and included in the register referred to in Article 101(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686. (3) Applicable for frozen oocytes or embryos. (4) Insert the name of the disease(s). (5) Insert the specific reference to the article(s), title, and number of the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission providing for those requirements. (6) Insert the specific attestation(s) provided for in and required by the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission, as referred to in Article 159(2), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (7) Applicable for consignments where oocytes, in vivo derived embryos, in vitro produced embryos and micromanipulated embryos of bovine animals are placed and transported in one container. (8) Does not apply to oocytes. (9) Mandatory attestation in case antibiotic(s) was/were added. (10) Insert the name(s) of the antibiotic(s) added and its (their) concentration.
Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Local Control Unit name Local Control Unit code Date Stamp Signature’
- (6) Chapter 30 is replaced by the following:
‘CHAPTER 30
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF CONSIGNMENTS OF SEMEN OF OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS COLLECTED, PROCESSED AND STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/686 AFTER 20 APRIL 2021, DISPATCHED FROM THE SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRE WHERE THE SEMEN WAS COLLECTED (MODEL “OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA”)
Part I: Description of consignment
EUROPEAN UNION INTRA
I.1 Consignor I.2 IMSOC reference Name I.2a Local reference Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Address I.3 Central Competent Authority Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee I.6 Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Name Name Name Registration No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Transporter Transporter ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Name Registration/Authorisation No ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Address ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Country ISO country code ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents Identification ☐ Other Type Code Document Document Country ISO country code Document Document Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container No Container No Seal No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for ☐ Further keeping ☐ Further keeping ☐ Slaughter ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Germinal products ☐ Germinal products ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Travelling circus/animal act ☐ Exhibition ☐ Exhibition ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Dispatch centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Further processing ☐ Further processing ☐ Organic fertilizers and soil improvers ☐ Technical use ☐ Technical use ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Pollination ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Other ☐ Other I.21 ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country Third country Third country ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code Exit point Exit point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code Entry point Entry point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code I.22 ☐ For transit through Member State(s) ☐ For transit through Member State(s) I.23 ☐ For export ☐ For export ☐ For export Member State ISO country code Third country ISO country code ISO country code Member State ISO country code Exit point BCP code BCP code Member State ISO country code I.24 Estimated journey time Estimated journey time I.25 Journey log ☐ yes ☐ no I.26 Total number of packages Total number of packages I.27 Total quantity Total quantity Total quantity I.28 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.29 Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment
I.30 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification system Identification number Age Quantity Type Region of origin Cold store Identification mark Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre Test
Part II: Certification
EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION Certificate model OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that: (1) either [II.1. The semen of [ovine] (1) [caprine] (1) animals described in Part I: (a) has been collected, processed and stored, and is dispatched from the semen collection centre (2) which is approved and kept in a register by the competent authority, and which complies with the requirements for semen collection centres set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (1) either [(b) is dispatched from the semen collection centre or a zone not subject to movement restrictions affecting ovine and caprine animals and established for reasons of listed diseases relevant for those species or diseases subject to emergency measures relevant for those species, or those restrictions do not apply to this semen because it was collected before the restrictions were established, and has not been in contact with other semen of a lower health status for an adequate period;]] (1) or [(b) is dispatched from the semen collection centre or a zone subject to movement restrictions affecting ovine and caprine animals species and established for … (3), but derogations from movement restrictions have been granted, and (1) [it complies with the requirements set out in … (4);]]] (1) [and in particular, it is … (5);]]] (1) or [II.1. The semen of [ovine] (1) [caprine] (1) animals described in Part I: (a) has been collected, processed and stored, and is dispatched from the establishment where the donor animals are kept as referred to in Article 13 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, and: (i) the operator obtained the prior consent of the competent authority of the Member State of destination to accept the consignment; (ii) the donor animals have been clinically examined by a veterinarian prior to the date of semen collection; (iii) the operator keeps records at the establishment which include at least the information provided for in Article 8(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (1) either [(b) is dispatched from the establishment or a zone not subject to movement restrictions affecting ovine and caprine animals and established for reasons of listed diseases relevant for those species or diseases subject to emergency measures relevant for those species, and has not been in contact with other semen of a lower health status for an adequate period;]] (1) or [(b) is dispatched from the establishment or a zone subject to movement restrictions affecting ovine and caprine animals species and established for … (3), but derogations from movement restrictions have been granted, and (1) [it complies with the requirements set out in … (4);]]] (1) [and in particular, it is … (5);]]] (c) is intended for artificial reproduction and was obtained from donor animals which comply with the requirements for donor ovine and caprine animals laid down in Articles 15 to 19, Article 22, Articles 24 and 25, and in Part 3, Chapter I, and Part 5, Chapters I to III, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686; (d) is placed in straws or other packages which are marked in accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, and that mark is indicated in box I.30; (e) is transported in a container which: (i) was sealed and numbered prior to the date of dispatch from the semen collection centre under the responsibility of the centre veterinarian, or by an official veterinarian, and the seal bears the number indicated in box I.19; (ii) has been cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised before use, or is a single-use container; (1) (6) [(iii) has been filled in with a cryogenic agent which has not been previously used for other products;] (1) either [(f) was collected from animals which have been kept continuously since birth on a holding or holdings recognised as having a negligible or controlled risk of classical scrapie in accordance with Chapter A, Section A, point 1, of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, except during the period when they were kept at a semen collection centre that complied during that period with the conditions set out in Chapter A, Section A, point 1.3(c)(iv), of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;]] (1) or [(f) was collected from animals which have been kept continuously for the last 3 years before the collection on a holding or holdings which has/have complied for the last 3 years before the collection with the requirements laid down in Chapter A, Section A, points 1.3(a) to (f), of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, except during the period when they were kept at a semen collection centre that complied during that period with the conditions set out in Chapter A, Section A, point 1.3(c)(iv), of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;]] (1) or [(f) was collected from animals which have been kept continuously since birth in a Member State or zone of a Member State listed in Chapter A, Section A, point 2.3, of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as having a negligible risk status for classical scrapie;]] (1) or [(f) was collected from ovine animals of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype;]] (1) (7) or [(f) was collected from caprine animals carrying at least one of the K222, D146 or S146 alleles;]] (1) (8) [(g) has been collected, processed and stored in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 1, points 1 and 2, of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.] (1) (9) [II.2. Where an antibiotic or mixture of antibiotics was added to the semen described in Part I: (a) the following antibiotic or mixture of antibiotics has been added to the semen after final dilution, or is contained in the used semen diluents: … (10); (b) immediately after the addition of the antibiotic(s), and before any possible freezing, the diluted semen was kept at a temperature of at least 5°C for not less than 45 minutes, or under a time-temperature regime with a documented equivalent bactericidal activity.] Notes: In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.11 : “Place of dispatch”: Indicate the unique approval number and the name and address of the semen collection centre or, in the case of an establishment referred to in Article 13 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, the unique registration number and address of the establishment of dispatch of the consignment of semen. Box reference I.12 : “Place of destination”: Indicate the address and unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination of the consignment of semen. Box reference I.19 : Seal number shall be indicated. Box reference I.26 : Total number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers. Box reference I.30 : “Species”: Select amongst “Ovis aries” or “Capra hircus” as appropriate. “Type”: Indicate semen. “Identification number”: Indicate the identification number of each donor animal. “Identification mark”: Indicate the mark on the straw or other packages where the semen of the consignment is placed. “Date of collection/production”: Indicate the date on which the semen of the consignment was collected. “Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre”: Indicate the unique approval number of the semen collection centre or, in the case of an establishment as referred to in Article 13 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, the unique registration number of the establishment where the semen of the consignment was collected. “Quantity”: Indicate the number of straws or other packages with the same mark. Part II: (1) Delete if not applicable. (2) Only semen collection centres approved by the competent authority and included in the register referred to in Article 101(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686. (3) Insert the name of the disease(s). (4) Insert the specific reference to the article(s), title, and number of the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission providing for those requirements. (5) Insert the specific attestation(s) provided for in and required by the relevant legal act(s) adopted by the Commission, as referred to in Article 159(2), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (6) Applicable for frozen semen. (7) Alternative applicable from 14 April 2024. (8) Applicable for semen collected at a semen collection centre. (9) Mandatory attestation in case antibiotic(s) was/were added. (10) Insert the name(s) of the antibiotic(s) added and its (their) concentration or the commercial name of the semen diluent containing antibiotic(s).
Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Local Control Unit name Local Control Unit code Date Stamp Signature’
- (7) Chapter 33 is replaced by the following:
‘CHAPTER 33
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF CONSIGNMENTS OF OOCYTES AND EMBRYOS OF OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS COLLECTED OR PRODUCED, PROCESSED AND STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/686 AFTER 20 APRIL 2021, DISPATCHED BY THE EMBRYO COLLECTION OR PRODUCTION TEAM BY WHICH THE OOCYTES OR EMBRYOS WERE COLLECTED OR PRODUCED
(MODEL “OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA”)
Part I: Description of consignment
EUROPEAN UNION INTRA
I.1 Consignor I.2 IMSOC reference Name I.2a Local reference Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Address I.3 Central Competent Authority Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee I.6 Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment Name Name Name Registration No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Address Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Transporter Transporter ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Name Registration/Authorisation No ☐ Vessel ☐ Aircraft Address ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Country ISO country code ☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents Identification ☐ Other Type Code Document Document Country ISO country code Document Document Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container No Container No Seal No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for ☐ Further keeping ☐ Further keeping ☐ Slaughter ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Confined establishment ☐ Germinal products ☐ Germinal products ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Registered equine animal ☐ Travelling circus/animal act ☐ Exhibition ☐ Exhibition ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Event or activity near borders ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Release into the wild ☐ Dispatch centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Relaying area/purification centre ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Ornamental aquaculture establishment ☐ Further processing ☐ Further processing ☐ Organic fertilizers and soil improvers ☐ Technical use ☐ Technical use ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Quarantine or similar establishment ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Products for human consumption ☐ Pollination ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption ☐ Other ☐ Other I.21 ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country ☐ For transit through a third country Third country Third country ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code ISO country code Exit point Exit point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code Entry point Entry point BCP code BCP code BCP code BCP code I.22 ☐ For transit through Member State(s) ☐ For transit through Member State(s) I.23 ☐ For export ☐ For export ☐ For export Member State ISO country code Third country ISO country code ISO country code Member State ISO country code Exit point BCP code BCP code Member State ISO country code I.24 Estimated journey time Estimated journey time I.25 Journey log ☐ yes ☐ no I.26 Total number of packages Total number of packages I.27 Total quantity Total quantity Total quantity I.28 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.29 Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment Total space foreseen for the consignment
I.30 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification system Identification number Age Quantity Type Region of origin Cold store Identification mark Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre Test
Part II: Certification
EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION Certificate model OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA Certificate model OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
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