# Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance), Chapter IV: Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of purebred breeding animals

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

Zootechnical certificates, referred to in Article 30, for embryos of purebred breeding animals shall contain the following information:
(a)all the information referred to in Chapter I of this Part concerning the donor female and the fertilising male;
(b)information allowing the identification of the embryos, the number of straws, the place and the date of their collection or production, the name, the address and the approval number of the embryo collection or production team and the name and the address of the consignee;
(c)where there is more than one embryo in a straw, a clear indication of the number of embryos having the same parentage;
(d)the date and place of issue of the zootechnical certificate and the name, capacity and signature of the individual authorised to sign that certificate by the issuing breed society, or in the case of entry into the United Kingdom of embryos, by the issuing breeding body; that individual shall be a representative from that breed society or breeding body or an operator referred to in Article 31(1) or Article 33(1), or a representative from a competent authority referred to in Article 30(2)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1012/annex/V/part/2/chapter/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1012/annex-V/part-2/chapter-IV
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