Section D Zootechnical certificate for entry into the United Kingdom of embryos of purebred breeding animalsF1 F2

United Kingdom

Footnotes:
Delete where not applicable.
Keep empty if not applicable.
In case Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate is kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate and a copy of the zootechnical certificate issued for the donor female or male purebred breeding animal(s), or for the semen of those male purebred breeding animal(s), is attached, a reference (certificate number) to that zootechnical certificate of the donor female or male purebred breeding animal(s), or of the semen of those male purebred breeding animal(s), must be provided.
Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate may be kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate following the instructions in footnote 14.
In accordance with the legislation on the identification and registration of animals of the country of dispatch.
Required in accordance with Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 for purebred breeding animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and equine species used for the collection of semen for artificial insemination. This may be required for purebred breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species used for the collection of oocytes and embryos in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 by breed societies maintaining the breeding book where the offspring obtained from those embryos is to be entered.
If necessary attach additional sheets of paper.
For animals of the ovine and caprine species kept in extensive farming conditions, instead of the date of birth, the year of birth (yyyy) and date of identification (dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) may be provided.
Insert ‘main section’ or ‘supplementary section’ as appropriate. Information on additional generations may be provided.
Add individual identification number if different from breeding book number.
If the results of performance testing or genetic evaluation can be accessed on a website, a direct reference to that website may be provided instead.
Only required if Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate is issued by the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 and Parts C and D of the zootechnical certificate are issued by an embryo collection or production team acting on behalf of the breeding body in accordance with Article 33(1) of that Regulation.
That individual shall be a representative of the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, who is authorised to sign the zootechnical certificate.
In case only Part C and, where applicable, Part D of the zootechnical certificate are issued by an embryo collection or production team acting on behalf of the breeding body in accordance with Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, and Part(s) A and/or B of the zootechnical certificate is/are kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate, points 1 and 2 of Part C must be completed and copies of zootechnical certificates attached as follows: (a) for donor females, in accordance with the model laid down in Section A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2017/717; (b) for the fertilising semen: (i) as described in point (a), with the necessary adaptations for donor males, or (ii) in accordance with the model laid down in Section B of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2017/717.
Optional.
Where there is more than one embryo in a straw or another package, a clear indication of the number of embryos is required.
A straw or another package may contain embryos collected, or produced from oocytes collected, from a single female purebred breeding animal fertilised with semen collected from more than one donor male purebred breeding animal, provided information on all contributing donor male purebred breeding animals is provided in point 2.2. of Part C.
Where applicable, information on sexed embryos or on the stage of development of the embryo may be provided.
That individual shall be a representative of the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, or of an embryo collection or production team acting on behalf of the breeding body in accordance with Article 33(1) of that Regulation, who is authorised to sign the zootechnical certificate.
Notes:
• The zootechnical certificate shall be issued in at least one of the official languages of the country of dispatch.
• The colour of the signature must be different from that of the printing.
• The zootechnical certificate may be issued in portrait or landscape orientation.
• The footnotes and notes of this zootechnical certificate may not be printed, provided a reference to a directly accessible multilingual source of information is included in the title.
Zootechnical certificate, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, for entry into the F3United Kingdom of embryos of purebred breeding animals of the following species: (a) *bovine species ( Bos taurus, Bos indicus, Bubalus bubalis* ) ^f1 (b) porcine species ( Sus scrofa ) (c) ovine species ( Ovis aries ) (d) caprine species ( Capra hircus ) (e) equine species ( Equus caballus and Equus asinus )** F4...					(a logo of the issuing breeding body or embryo collection or production team may be included)
					Certificate number ^f2
Name of issuing breeding body/embryo collection or production team (provide contact details and, where available, a reference to the website)/ reference to zootechnical certificate(s) of donor animal(s) ^f3

Part A. Information on the donor female purebred breeding animal ^f4
1. Name of issuing breeding body (provide contact details and, where available, a reference to the website)
2. Name of breeding book			3. Name of breed of donor female
4. Class within the main section of the breeding book where donor female is entered
5. Breeding book number of donor female
6. Identification of donor female^f5 6.1. System 6.2. Individual identification number 6.3. Name			7. Identity verification^f6^f7 7.1. Method 7.2. Result
8. Date (use format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) ^f8 and country of birth of donor female
9. Name, address and email address of breeder
10. Name, address and email address of owner
11. The pedigree of donor female^f9
11.1. Sire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number^f10 Name			11.1.1. Paternal Grandsire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
			11.1.2. Paternal Granddam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
11.2. Dam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name			11.2.1. Maternal Grandsire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
			11.2.2. Maternal Granddam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
12. Additional information^f11 12.1. Results of performance testing 12.2. Up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation carried out last on … (insert date in format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) 12.3. Genetic defects and genetic peculiarities of donor female in relation to the breeding programme 12.4. Other relevant information on donor female 12.5. Other relevant information, including results of performance testing or genetic evaluation, on parents and grandparents, if not indicated in point 11
13. Validation^f12
13.1. Done at: …			13.2. on: …
(insert place of issue)			(insert date of issue)
13.3. Name and capacity of the signatory: …
(insert in capital letters name and capacity of the individual ^f13 signing the certificate)
13.4. Signature: …

Part B. Information on the donor male purebred breeding animal
1. Name of issuing breeding body (provide contact details and, where available, a reference to the website)
2. Name of breeding book			3. Name of breed of donor male
4. Class within the main section of the breeding book where donor male is entered
5. Breeding book number of donor male
6. Identification of donor male 6.1. System 6.2. Individual identification number 6.3. Name			7. Identity verification 7.1. Method 7.2. Result
8. Date (use format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) and country of birth of donor male
9. Name, address and email address of breeder
10. Name, address and email address of owner
11. The pedigree of donor male
11.1. Sire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name			11.1.1. Paternal Grandsire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
			11.1.2. Paternal Granddam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
11.2. Dam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name			11.2.1. Maternal Grandsire Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
			11.2.2. Maternal Granddam Breeding book number and section Individual identification number Name
12. Additional information 12.1. Results of performance testing 12.2. Up-to-date results of the genetic evaluation carried out last on … (insert date in format dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) 12.3. Genetic defects and genetic peculiarities of donor male in relation to the breeding programme 12.4. Other relevant information on donor male 12.5. Other relevant information, including results of performance testing or genetic evaluation, on parents and grandparents, if not indicated in point 11
13. Validation
13.1. Done at: …			13.2. on: …
(insert place of issue)			(insert date of issue)
13.3. Name and capacity of the signatory: …
(insert in capital letters name and capacity of the individual signing the certificate)
13.4. Signature: …

Part C. Information on embryos ^f14
1. Identification of donor female 1.1. Individual identification number 1.2. Reference to zootechnical certificate of donor female
2. Identification of donor male(s) 2.1. Individual identification number(s) 2.2. Reference(s) to zootechnical certificate(s) of 2.2.1. donor male(s) 2.2.2. semen
3. Identification of embryos
Colour of straws or other packages ^f15	Code on straws or other packages	Number of straws or other packages	Number of embryos ^f16 ^f17	Place of collection or production	Date of collection or production (dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601)	Others ^f18




4. Embryo collection or production team of dispatch 4.1. Name 4.2. Address 4.3. Approval number
5. Destination ( insert name and address)
Part D. Information on surrogate recipient of embryo(s)
6. Individual identification number of surrogate recipient
7. Validation
7.1. Done at: …			7.2. on: …
(insert place of issue)			(insert date of issue)
7.3. Name and capacity of the signatory: …
(insert in capital letters name and capacity of the individual signing that certificate)
7.4. Signature: …

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/602 of 15 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 as regards the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: Words in Annex 3 Section D heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 28(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Annex 3 Section D table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 28(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Annex 3 Section D table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/117, reg. 28(3) (as substituted by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 28(21)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

Delete where not applicable.

f2

Keep empty if not applicable.

f3

In case Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate is kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate and a copy of the zootechnical certificate issued for the donor female or male purebred breeding animal(s), or for the semen of those male purebred breeding animal(s), is attached, a reference (certificate number) to that zootechnical certificate of the donor female or male purebred breeding animal(s), or of the semen of those male purebred breeding animal(s), must be provided.

f4

Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate may be kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate following the instructions in footnote 14.

f5

In accordance with the legislation on the identification and registration of animals of the country of dispatch.

f6

Required in accordance with Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 for purebred breeding animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and equine species used for the collection of semen for artificial insemination. This may be required for purebred breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species used for the collection of oocytes and embryos in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 by breed societies maintaining the breeding book where the offspring obtained from those embryos is to be entered.

f7

If necessary attach additional sheets of paper.

f8

For animals of the ovine and caprine species kept in extensive farming conditions, instead of the date of birth, the year of birth (yyyy) and date of identification (dd.mm.yyyy or ISO 8601) may be provided.

f9

Insert ‘main section’ or ‘supplementary section’ as appropriate. Information on additional generations may be provided.

f10

Add individual identification number if different from breeding book number.

f11

If the results of performance testing or genetic evaluation can be accessed on a website, a direct reference to that website may be provided instead.

f12

Only required if Part A or B of the zootechnical certificate is issued by the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 and Parts C and D of the zootechnical certificate are issued by an embryo collection or production team acting on behalf of the breeding body in accordance with Article 33(1) of that Regulation.

f13

That individual shall be a representative of the breeding body, including official service of the country of dispatch, which is listed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, who is authorised to sign the zootechnical certificate.

f14

In case only Part C and, where applicable, Part D of the zootechnical certificate are issued by an embryo collection or production team acting on behalf of the breeding body in accordance with Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, and Part(s) A and/or B of the zootechnical certificate is/are kept empty or removed from the zootechnical certificate, points 1 and 2 of Part C must be completed and copies of zootechnical certificates attached as follows:

(a)
for donor females, in accordance with the model laid down in Section A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2017/717;
(b)
for the fertilising semen:
1. (i)
  as described in point (a), with the necessary adaptations for donor males, or
2. (ii)
  in accordance with the model laid down in Section B of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2017/717.

f15

Optional.

f16

Where there is more than one embryo in a straw or another package, a clear indication of the number of embryos is required.

f17

A straw or another package may contain embryos collected, or produced from oocytes collected, from a single female purebred breeding animal fertilised with semen collected from more than one donor male purebred breeding animal, provided information on all contributing donor male purebred breeding animals is provided in point 2.2. of Part C.

f18

Where applicable, information on sexed embryos or on the stage of development of the embryo may be provided.

Notes on Annex III

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Annex 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 28(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Section D Zootechnical certificate for entry into the United Kingdom of embryos of purebred breeding animalsF1F2

Annotations

Textual amendments

Footnotes

Notes on Annex III

Textual amendments

Section D Zootechnical certificate for entry into the United Kingdom of embryos of purebred breeding animalsF1 F2