# 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 3

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

Each Member State shall ensure that only semen meeting the following general conditions is sent from its territory to the territory of another Member State;
(a) it must have been collected and processed and/or stored if need be in a collection or storage centre or centres approved for the purpose in accordance with Article 5(1), with a view to artificial insemination and for the purposes of intra-Community trade;
(b) it must have been collected from domestic animals of the bovine species whose health status complies with Annex B;
(c) it must have been collected, processed, stored and transported in accordance with Annexes A and C;
(d) it must be accompanied, during transport to the country of destination, by an animal health certificate complying with Article 6 (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1988/407/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1988-407/article-3
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