Division 1 F1

In order to be given approval and the veterinary registration number referred to in Article 11(4) each semen collection centre shall:

1. 1.1.

   F2be placed under the supervision of a centre veterinarian authorised by the competent authority;

2. 1.2.

   have at least:

   1. (a)

      lockable animal accommodation and if required for equidae an exercise area which is physically separated from the collection facilities, the processing and storage rooms;

   2. (b)

      isolation facilities which have no direct communication with the normal animal accommodation;

   3. (c)

      semen collection facilities, that may be open air protected from adverse weather effects, with slip-proof flooring which protects from dramatic injury in case of fall, at and around the place of semen collection, without prejudice to the requirements in point 1.4;

   4. (d)

      a separate room for the cleansing and disinfection or sterilisation of equipment;

   5. (e)

      a semen processing room separated from the collection facilities and the room for cleansing equipment referred to in point (d) which need not necessarily be on the same site;

   6. (f)

      a semen storage room which need not necessarily be on the same site;

3. 1.3.

   be so constructed or isolated that contact with outside livestock is prevented;

4. 1.4.

   be so constructed that the entire semen collection centre except the office rooms and, in the case of equidae the exercise area, can be readily cleansed and disinfected.