# The Bovine Embryo (Collection, Production and Transfer) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S

The team must have at its disposal ...—
(a) a permanent laboratory facility where the team has at its disposal—
(i) a work surface, a microscope and cryogenic equipment,
(ii) a room where bovine embryos can be manipulated, which is adjacent to but physically separate from the area used to handle the donor animals during collection,
(iii) a room or area equipped for cleansing and sterilising instruments and with equipment used in bovine embryo collection and manipulation, and
(iv) where micromanipulation of the bovine embryo which involves penetration of the zona pellucida is to be carried out, suitable laminar-flow facilities,
(b) a mobile laboratory facility where the team has at its disposal—
(i) a work surface, a microscope and cryogenic equipment, and
(ii) a specially equipped part of the vehicle consisting of two separate sections, one for the examination and manipulation of bovine embryos which is a clean section, and the other for accommodating equipment and materials used in contact with the donor animals, or
(c) a mobile laboratory which:
(i) has separate parts so that there is no contact between used and unused equipment and materials, and
(ii) carries sufficient equipment to enable the examination and manipulation of bovine embryos to be carried out without contaminating them, and
(iii) 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 bovine embryos.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2478/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-embryo-collection-production-and-transfer-regulations-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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