# Council Directive of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (89/556/EEC), Article 3

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

Each Member State shall ensure that embryos shall not be sent from its territory to that of another Member State unless they meet the following conditions:
(a) they must have been conceived as a result of artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization with semen from a donor sire standing at a semen collection centre approved by the competent authority for the collection, processing and storage of semen or by semen imported in accordance with Directive 88/407/EEC .
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission may authorize trade in embryos of certain specific species conceived as a result of natural service by bulls whose health status complies with Annex B to that Directive;
(b) they must have been collected from domestic animals of the bovine species whose health status complies with Annex B of this Directive;
(c) they must have been collected, processed and stored by an embryo collection team approved in accordance with Article 5 (1);
(d) they must have been collected, processed and stored by the embryo collection team in accordance with Annex A of this Directive;
(e) they must be accompanied, during transport to the Member State of destination, by an animal health certificate complying with Article 6 (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/556/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-556/article-3
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