LegalizeS.I. No. 112/1996 - European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animlas, Their Semen,Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996
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| Issuing body: | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... | ............................................................ ....................................................... |
| Name of herd book: | Name of herd book: | Name of herd book: | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... | ............................................................ ............................................... |
| Entry no in herd book: | Entry no in herd book: | Entry no in herd book: | Entry no in herd book: | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... | ............................................................ ........................................... |
| System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card): | ......................................... | ......................................... | ......................................... |
| Identification: | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ |
| Name of animal: | Name of animal: | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... | ............................................................ ..................................................... |
| Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Date of birth: ........................................ | Breed: ................................. | Breed: ................................. | Breed: ................................. | Breed: ................................. | Sex: ................... |
| Name and address of breeder: | Name and address of breeder: | Name and address of breeder: | Name and address of breeder: | Name and address of breeder: | Name and address of breeder: | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ | ............................................................ ................................ |
| Name and address of owner: | Name and address of owner: | Name and address of owner: | Name and address of owner: | Name and address of owner: | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... |
| ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | ............................................................ ................................... | |||||
| Father | Father | Father | Father | Father | Father | Father | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandmother | Grandmother |
| Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ................. | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ............... | Herd Book No ............... |
| Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: | Pedigree: |
| Mother | Mother | Mother | Mother | Mother | Mother | Mother | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandfather | Grandmother | Grandmother |
| Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ...................... | Herd Book No ............... | Herd Book No ............... |
| Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... | Blood group ..................................................... |
The updated results of performance tests and updated results with origin of the assessment of genetic value, on the donor cow itself and its parents and grandparents.
| Known hereditary defects in the donor animal or its ancestors should be indicated. (State none if | Known hereditary defects in the donor animal or its ancestors should be indicated. (State none if | Known hereditary defects in the donor animal or its ancestors should be indicated. (State none if |
| applicable) | ||
| --- | --- | --- |
| Done at ............................... | on ............................................................ | on ............................................................ |
| (Signature) | (Signature) | |
| NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND TITLE OF SIGNATORY | ||
SCHEDULE M (contd)
2.
DOCUMENT ON EMBRYO(S)
| Embryo identification system (number, colour): | Embryo identification system (number, colour): | Embryo identification system (number, colour): | ............................................................ ....... |
| Identification: | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ | ............................................................ ........................................................ |
| Number of embryos per straw: | Number of embryos per straw: | ............................................................ ............................. | ............................................................ ............................. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Embryos | Date(s) of insemination | Date of Collection | Identification of donor cow and donor bull (Herd Book No.) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Origin of the embryo(s): | Origin of the embryo(s): | Origin of the embryo(s): | Origin of the embryo(s): |
| Address of embryo collection centre(s): | Address of embryo collection centre(s): | Address of embryo collection centre(s): | Address of embryo collection centre(s): |
| ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ | ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ | ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ | ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ |
| Destination of embryo(s): | Destination of embryo(s): | Destination of embryo(s): | Destination of embryo(s): |
| Name and address of consignee: | Name and address of consignee: | Name and address of consignee: | ............................................................ ............................. |
| ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... |
| Done at ................................ | Done at ................................ | on ............................................................ | on ............................................................ |
| (Signature) | (Signature) | ||
SCHEDULE M (contd)
3.
Alternative Certification
An alternative certificate may be provided in documentation accompanying the embryos. In this event the competent authorities of the exporting country shall certify that the particulars required under paragraph 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:
"The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 2 of Commission Decision 88/124/EEC".
Regulation 20
SCHEDULE N
CONDITIONS WHICH SEMEN COLLECTED AT APPROVED CENTRES MUST SATISFY FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRADE
1.
Semen must be obtained from animals which:
- (a) show no clinical signs of disease on the day the semen is collected;
- (b) in the case of semen to be imported —
- (i) have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months prior to collection or
- (ii) have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months prior to collection, in which case 5% (with a minimum of five straws) of each collection shall be submitted to virus isolation test for foot-and-mouth disease with negative results;
- (c) have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease within 30 days immediately prior to collection;
- (d) have been kept at an approved semen collection centre for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the collection of the semen in the case of collections of fresh semen;
- (e) are not allowed to serve naturally;
- (f) are kept in semen collection centres which have been free from foot-and-mouth disease for at least three months prior to collection of the semen and 30 days after collection, or, in the case of fresh semen, until the date of dispatch and are situated in the centre of an area of 10 kilometres radius in which for at least 30 days there has been no case of foot-and-mouth disease
- (g) have been kept in semen collection centres which, during the period commencing 30 days prior to collection and ending 30 days after collection of the semen or, in the case of fresh semen, until the date of dispatch, have been free from those bovine diseases which are compulsorily notifiable in accordance with Annex E to Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
2.
Antibiotics as listed below shall be added to produce these concentrations in the final diluted semen:
| not less than: | 500 IU per ml streptomycin, |
| 500 IU per ml penicillin, | |
| 150 Ug per ml lincomycin, | |
| 300 Ug per ml spectinomycin. |
An alternative combination of antibiotics with an equivalent effect against campylobacters, leptospires and mycoplasmas may be used.
Immediately after their addition the diluted semen shall be kept at a temperature of at least 5°C for a period of not less than 45 minutes.
3.
Semen shall:
- (i) be stored in approved conditions for a minimum period of 30 days prior to dispatch. This requirement shall not apply to fresh semen.
- (ii) be transported in flasks which have been cleaned and disinfected or sterilised before use and which have been sealed prior to dispatch from the approved storage facilities.
Regulation 20
SCHEDULE O
ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR TRADE IN SEMEN
| No: ...................... | Original | ||||
| Country of collection: | Country of collection: | ............................................................ ....................................... | ............................................................ ....................................... | ............................................................ ....................................... | ............................................................ ....................................... |
| Competent authority: | ............................................................ ............................................ | ............................................................ ............................................ | ............................................................ ............................................ | ............................................................ ............................................ | ............................................................ ............................................ |
| Competent local authority: | Competent local authority: | Competent local authority: | ............................................................ .................................. | ............................................................ .................................. | ............................................................ .................................. |
| --- | --- | ||||
| I. Identification of semen: | I. Identification of semen: | ||||
| ............................................................ ... | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| Number of Straws | Date(s) of collection | Identification of donor animal Name/Herd Book No. | Breed | Date of Birth | |
II. Origin of semen:
| Address of semen collection centre(s): | ............................................................ .......... | ............................................................ .......... |
| ............................................................ ............................................................ ............. | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............. | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............. |
| Approval number of semen collection centre(s): | Approval number of semen collection centre(s): | ........................................................... |
| ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... |
III. Destination of semen:
| The semen will be sent from: | ............................................................ ................. | ............................................................ ................. |
| (place of loading) | ||
| to: ............................................................ ... | ||
| (country and place of destination) | ||
| by: ............................................................ ... | ||
| (means of transport) | ||
| --- | --- | |
| Name and address of consignor: | ............................................................ ...... | |
| ............................................................ ............................................................ .... | ............................................................ ............................................................ .... | |
| Name and address of consignee: | ............................................................ ..... |
IV. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
1.
The semen described above was collected, processed and stored under conditions which comply with the standards laid down in Directive 88/407/EEC.
2 The semen described above was sent to the place of loading in a sealed container under conditions which comply with Directive 88/407/EEC.
3.
The semen described above was collected in a centre where all bulls gave a negative result to a serum neutralization test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis or infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis carried out in accordance Directive 88/407/EEC(^1);
^(1) Delete as necessary
4.
The semen described above was collected from bulls:
- (i) which gave negative result to a serum neutralization test or an ELISA test for infectious rhinotracheitis or infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis carried out in accordance with Directive 88/407/EEC(^1); or
- (ii) which gave a positive result to the tests referred to at (i) but which had already given a negative reaction to these tests prior to a first vaccination in accordance with the Directive 88/407/EEC at the semen collection centre (^1); or
- (iii) which gave a positive result to a serum neutralization test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis or infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis and have not been vaccinated in accordance with Directive 88/407/EEC(^1): and in which case the semen comes from a collection which has been subjected, with a negative result, to an examination by inoculation or a virus isolation test(^1) as referred to in the third subparagraph or Article 4 (1) of Directive 88/407/EEC in...... laboratory (^2);
^(2)Name of approved laboratory
5.
The semen described above was collected from bulls:
- (i) which have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease within 12 months prior to collection (^1); or
- (ii) which have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease within 12 months prior to collection, in which case the semen comes from a collection in which 5% of each collection intended for trade (with a minimum of 5 straws) has been subjected, with negative results, to a virus isolation test for foot-and-mouth disease in.... laboratory (^2).
6.
The semen was stored in approved conditions for a minimum period of 30 days prior to dispatch (^3).
| Done at ................................. | on ....................... | on ....................... |
| ........................................... | ||
| (Signature) | ||
| ............................................. | ||
| (Name in block letters) |
- (3) May be deleted for fresh semen.
Regulation 20
SCHEDULE P
Animal Health Certification for trade in embryos
| 1. Consignor (Name and full address) | ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE | ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE | ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE |
| No | No | ORIGINAL | |
| 2. Member State of collection | 2. Member State of collection | 2. Member State of collection | |
| 3. Consignee (name and full address) | 4. COMPETENT AUTHORITY | 4. COMPETENT AUTHORITY | 4. COMPETENT AUTHORITY |
| NOTES (a) A separate certificate shall be issued for each consignment of embryos (b) The original of this certificate shall accompany the consignment to the place of destination | 5. COMPETENT LOCAL AUTHORITY | 5. COMPETENT LOCAL AUTHORITY | 5. COMPETENT LOCAL AUTHORITY |
| 6. Place of loading | 7. Name and address of embryo collection team | 7. Name and address of embryo collection team | 7. Name and address of embryo collection team |
| 8. Means of transport | |||
| 9. Place and Member State of destination | |||
| 10. Registration number of embryo collection team | 10. Registration number of embryo collection team | 10. Registration number of embryo collection team | |
| 11. Number and code-mark of embryo containers | |||
| 12. Identification of consignment | |||
| (a) Number of embryos | (b) Date(s) of Collection | (c) Breed | (c) Breed |
(^1) (d) Embryos derived by natural/in vitro(^2) fertilization and subjected to/not (^2) subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida.
(^1) This need not be completed for embryos collected, processed and stored before 1 March, 1994.
(^2) Delete as appropriate.
13.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
- (a) the embryos described above were collected, processed and stored under conditions which comply with the standards laid down in Directive No 89/556/EEC.
- (b) the embryos described above were sent to the place of loading in sealed containers under conditions which comply with the provision of Directive No 89/556/EEC.
| Done at ................................. | ................................... | ................................... |
| Signature ...................................... | ||
| Name and qualification (in block letters): | ||
| ....................................................... |
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE Q
Approval for Breeding
Part I
Breeding Animals:
Breeding animals which comply with the following conditions are approved for breeding:
- (1) female breeding animals,
- (2) purebred male breeding animals entered in the main section of an approved herd book for natural service,
- (3) other male breeding animals for natural service which comply with the Control of Bulls for Breeding Act, 1985 and any Regulations made thereunder.
Part II
Semen of Breeding Animals for use in artificial insemination/fertilisation:
- (1) Applications for approval for breeding of semen of breeding animals shall be accompanied by:—
- (a) a zootechnical certificate in accordance with Schedule L in the case of semen of pure bred breeding animals,
- (b) in the case of semen from other breeding animals the ancestry and zootechnical information similar to that referred to in Schedule L shall be provided; the origin of this information shall be stated and be acceptable to the Minister,
- (c) a declaration that the donor animal is or will be blood typed and that a blood typing certificate will be available from an approved laboratory on request, and
- (d) a declaration of known genetic defects in the animal itself or its ancestry, and also
- (e) in the case of semen for testing and genetic evaluation purposes, the name of the holder of an approval in accordance with Regulation 9.
- (2) Semen of breeding animals shall comply with the following conditions :—
- (a) Semen for unrestricted use:
The genetic merit of the semen for required traits as specified by the Minister must have been established in accordance with Part II of Schedule C.
- (b) Semen for the testing and genetic evaluation of untested bulls:
Semen from untested breeding animals may only be used for the purpose of testing and genetic evaluation of such breeding animals. The number of inseminations and if necessary the time period for the use of such semen may be specified by the Minister.
( c ) Semen for special breeding purposes
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) (b) semen from untested breeding animals may be approved for special breeding purposes for use in individual herds at the discretion of the Minister.
In such cases the Minister may attach conditions as he thinks fit to such approvals.
Part III
- (1) Ova and embryos of breeding animals which comply with the following are approved for breeding—
- (a) Ova and embryos of pure bred breeding animals
- (b) Embryos of other breeding animals the result of fertilization by semen approved for unrestricted use under Part II (2)(a).
Regulation 22
SCHEDULE R
Exemption from accompanying Zootechnical and Veterinary Certification-required under Regulation 20(2)
| Name and Address of approved | |
| semen collection centre | |
| Name and Address of Consignee | |
Details of semen:
| Name of Bull | HB Number | Breed | A.I. Code | No. Straws |
| 1. | ||||
| 2. | ||||
| 3. | ||||
| 4. | ||||
| 5. |
— the following declaration signed by a designated employee of the centre
"The semen referred to above was stored at the above named centre and has been released for supply to the above named consignee"
| Signed: | ||
| on behalf of approved centre | on behalf of approved centre | |
The above schedule shall accompany delivery of semen to the consignee and shall be retained by the consignee for a period of 2 years.
Given under my Official Seal,
this 23rd day of April, 1996
IVAN YATES
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations (a) implement into National law insofar as bovine breeding animals are concerned the provisions of Council Directives 94/28/EC which lays down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species, (b) make the possession of illegally imported semen, ova or embryos of the bovine species an offence, (c) reduces to one working day the advance notification required in respect of imports of bovine semen, ova or embryos and (d) integrate these provisions with the provisions of S.I. No. 297 of 1994 , the European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations. S.I. No. 297 of 1994 is thereby revoked by these Regulations.
Copies of the relevant Council Directives and Commission Decisions may be obtained from the Government Publications Sale Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
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