Article 10
United Kingdom
Semen must come from animals which, immediately prior to collection of their semen, have remained for at least six months in the territory of a third country on the list drawn up in accordance with Article 8 (1).
Without prejudice to Article 8 (1) and paragraph 1 of this Article, the Member States shall not authorize the importation of semen from a third country on the list unless the semen complies with the animal health requirements adopted, in accordance with F1the procedure referred to in Article 18(2), for imports of semen from that country.
In adopting the requirements referred to in the preceding subparagraph, consideration shall be given to:
the health situation in the area surrounding the semen collection centre, with particular reference to the diseases appearing on list A of the International Office of Epizootic Diseases;
the state of health of the herd in the semen collection centre, including testing requirements;
the state of health of the donor animal and testing requirements;
testing requirements in relation to semen.
The reference basis for fixing animal health conditions in accordance with paragraph 2 for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis shall be the standards laid down in Annex A to Directive 64/432/EEC. It may be decided, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2), on a case-by-case basis, to waive these conditions where the third country concerned provides similar animal health guarantees; in that case, animal health conditions at least equivalent to those in Annex A to that Directive shall be laid down in accordance with the same procedure in order to permit the entry of such animals into semen collection centres.
Article 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis.