# The Bovine Embryo Collection and Transfer Regulations 1993, Regulation 6: Collection of bovine embryos


(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall collect any bovine embryo unless—
(a) he is a member of an approved embryo collection team,
(b) the donor cow is not subject to any veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures and shows no clinical sign of infectious disease at the date of collection,
(c) if the embryo was conceived by natural service or using raw semen, the donor sire was not subject to any veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures and showed no clinical sign of infectious disease at the date of service, and
(d) the embryo is processed in accordance with Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
(2) No person shall collect any bovine embryo for the purpose of intra-Community trade unless—
(a) he is a member of a bovine embryo collection team approved in accordance with Regulation 5(1) above,
(b) the embryo was conceived as a result of artificial insemination with semen from a donor sire standing at a semen collection centre as defined in Article 2.b of Council Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species or as a result of natural service by bulls whose health status complies with Annex B to that directive if authorised under Article 3.a, second indent, of Council Directive 89/556/EEC,
(c) the donor cow complies with the requirements of Annex B to Council Directive 89/556/EEC, and
(d) the embryo is collected and processed in accordance with paragraph 1(a) to (1) of Chapter II of Annex A to Council Directive 89/556/EEC.
(3) An embryo may be collected by a member of an approved bovine embryo collection team or a veterinary surgeon for transfer without being processed in accordance with Schedule 1 to these Regulations if—
(a) the embryo is intended for use in the United Kingdom without being frozen or stored and the recipient cow is in the same ownership as the donor cow,
(b) the donor cow is not subject to any veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures at the date of collection, and
(c) if the embryo was conceived by natural service or using raw semen, the donor sire was not subject to any veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures at the date of service.
(4) Where the appropriate Minister thinks fit, he may approve the collection of a bovine embryo produced from a donor animal which does not comply with this regulation provided it is not intended for intra-Community trade.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2921/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-embryo-collection-and-transfer-regulations-1993/regulation-6
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