Regulation 5 Approval of bovine embryo collection teams

(1)

If the appropriate Minister is satisfied that a bovine embryo collection team complies with paragraph (a) of Chapter 1 of Annex A to 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^f1 and has at its disposal either—

(a)

permanent laboratory facilities as specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of that Chapter, or

(b)

a mobile laboratory as specified in paragraphs (c) and (e) of that Chapter which has contact with a permanently sited laboratory as specified in that Chapter,

he shall approve that team and those facilities for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2)

If the appropriate Minister is satisfied that a bovine embryo collection team complies with paragraph (a) of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Council Directive 89/556/EEC, and has at its disposal a mobile laboratory which—

(a)

has separate parts so that there is no contact between used and unused equipment and materials,

(b)

carries sufficient equipment to enable the examination and manipulation of embryos to be carried out without contaminating them, and

(c)

has contact with a permanently sited laboratory to ensure the sterilisation of its equipment and the provision of fluids and other products necessary for the collection and manipulation of embryos,

he shall approve that team and those facilities for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the condition that an embryo collected by such team is not intended for intra-Community trade.

(3)

Each approved team shall be issued with a registration number.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ No.L 302, 19.10.89, p. 1 as amended by Council Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No.L 224, 18.8.90.p. 29).