{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-261/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-261/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2015/261",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/261 of 6 February 2015 amending Decisions 2010/470/EU and 2010/471/EU as regards the animal health certification requirements for trade in and for imports into the Union of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species (notified under document C(2015) 548) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-261",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendments to Decision 2010/471/EU",
  "text": "Decision 2010/471/EU is amended as follows:\n1.. in Article 2, point (c) is replaced by the following:\n(c) ‘they are accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with one of the following models set out in Part 2 of Annex I; and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex:\n(i) MODEL 1 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of semen of animals of the equine species collected in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and dispatched from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen;\n(ii) MODEL 2 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of semen of animals of the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 31 August 2010 and before 1 October 2014 and dispatched after 31 August 2010 from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen;\n(iii) MODEL 3 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of semen of animals of the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC before 1 September 2010 and dispatched after 31 August 2010 from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen;\n(iv) MODEL 4 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of:\nsemen of animals of the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and dispatched from an approved semen storage centre,\nstocks of semen of animals of the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC:\n(a) after 31 August 2010 and before 1 October 2014; or\n(b) before 1 September 2010; and\ndispatched after 31 August 2010 from an approved semen storage centre.\nHowever, where specific certification requirements are laid down in bilateral agreements between the European Union and third countries, those requirements shall apply.’;\n2.. in Article 3, point (c) is replaced by the following:\n(c) ‘they are accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with one of the following models set out in Part 2 of Annex II, and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex:\n(i) MODEL 1 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of ova and embryos of animals of the equine species collected or produced in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 30 September 2014 and dispatched by an approved embryo collection or production team of origin of the ova or embryos;\n(ii) MODEL 2 — Model health certificate for imports of consignments of stocks of ova and embryos of animals of the equine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC after 31 August 2010 and before 1 October 2014 and dispatched after 31 August 2010 by an approved embryo collection or production team of origin of the ova or embryos.\nHowever, where specific certification requirements are laid down in bilateral agreements between the European Union and third countries, those requirements shall apply.’;\n3.. Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/261/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:27.857925+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}