# Council Directive of 14 June 1988 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 (88/407/EEC), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions contained in Article 2 of Directive 64/432/EEC and Article 2 of Directive 72/462/EEC shall apply as necessary.
Moreover:
(a) ‘semen’ means the prepared or diluted ejaculate of a domestic animal of the bovine species;
(b) ‘ semen collection centre ’ means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country, in which semen is produced for use in artificial insemination;
‘ semen storage centre ’ means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country in which semen is stored for use in artificial insemination;
(c) ‘official veterinarian’ means the veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of a Member State or a third country;
(d) ‘centre veterinarian’ means the veterinarian responsible for day-to-day compliance in the centre with the requirements laid down in this Directive;
(e) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of semen covered by a single certificate;
(f) ‘country of collection’ means the Member State or third country in which semen is collected and from which it is sent to a Member State;
(g) ‘approved laboratory’ means a laboratory situated in the territory of a Member State or third country designated by the competent veterinary authority to carry out the tests laid down in this Directive;
(h) ‘collection’ means a quantity of semen taken from a donor at any time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1988/407/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1988-407/article-2
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