Division 4 F1

Provided, that the conditions set out in point 3 are complied with and the routine tests referred to in point 5 have been carried out during 12 months prior to the movement of the animals, animals may be moved from one approved semen collection centre to another of equal health status, without isolation or testing if the transfer is direct. The animal in question must not come into direct or indirect contact with cloven-hoofed animals of a lower health status and the means of transport used shall be disinfected before use. If an animal is moved from one semen collection centre to a semen collection centre in another Member State that movement shall be carried out in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.