{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-686/annex-I/part-1/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/686",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinal product establishments and the traceability and animal health requirements for movements within the Union of germinal products of certain kept terrestrial animals (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-686",
  "path": "annex/I/part/1/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "The responsibilities of the centre veterinarian, as referred to in Article 4(1)(a)(i), shall be the following:",
  "text": "(a) the centre veterinarian shall ensure that:\n(i) at the semen collection centre, only animals which have not been used for natural breeding for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the first semen collection and during the collection period are kept;\n(ii) at the semen collection centre, records are kept in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 8(1)(a);\n(iii) the entry of unauthorised persons is prevented;\n(iv) authorised visitors comply with the animal health and biosecurity requirements referred to in point (c)(i);\n(v) each individual dose of semen is clearly marked in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 10;\n(vi) the collection, processing and storage of semen takes place only on the premises set aside for that purpose and under strict hygiene conditions;\n(vii) only semen collected at a semen collection centre is processed and stored at that semen collection centre, and it must not come into contact with any other consignment of germinal products of lesser health status;\n(viii) all instruments which come into contact with the semen or the donor animal during the collection and processing of semen are cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised prior to use, except for new single-use instruments;\n(ix) where, in the case of equine animals, the semen collection centre is located within the perimeters of a registered establishment which also hosts an artificial insemination or service centre, there is a strict separation between the instruments and equipment coming into contact with donor animals, their semen and other animals kept in the semen collection centre and the semen, instruments and equipment used for artificial insemination or natural service;\n(x) any biological product originating from animals used in the processing of semen, including diluents, additives or extenders, is obtained from sources which present no animal health risk or which are treated prior to use so that such risk is prevented;\n(xi) before the commencement of each filling operation, the storage containers and transport containers are cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised, except for new single-use containers;\n(xii) the cryogenic agents used for the preservation or storage of semen have not previously been used for other products;\n(xiii) the staff employed at the semen collection centre have received adequate training on disinfection and hygiene techniques to prevent the spread of diseases;\n(b) by way of derogation from point (a)(vii), the centre veterinarian may authorise semen that was not collected at a semen collection centre to be processed at the semen collection centre provided that the following conditions are met:\n(i) such semen is collected from animals which fulfil the following requirements set out in Annex II\nin respect of bovine animals, the requirements set out in point 1(b) of Chapter I of Part 1, and as applicable in Chapters I, II and III of Part 5 thereof,\nin respect of porcine animals, the requirements set out in point 1(b) of Chapter I of Part 2, and as applicable in Chapters I and IV of Part 5 thereof,\nin respect of ovine and caprine animals, the requirements set out in point 1(c) of Chapter I of Part 3, and as applicable in Chapters I, II and III of Part 5 thereof,\nin respect of equine animals, in point 1(a) of Chapter I of Part 4 thereof;\n(ii) processing is carried out with separate equipment or at a different time from semen intended to be moved to another Member State, and the equipment in the latter case must be cleaned and sterilised after use;\n(iii) such semen is not moved to another Member State and does not at any time come into contact with, or is stored with, semen intended to be moved to another Member State;\n(iv) such semen is identifiable by a marking which must be different from that referred to in point (a)(v);\n(c) the centre veterinarian shall:\n(i) lay down the animal health and biosecurity requirements for the operation of the semen collection centre and the measures to ensure compliance with those requirements;\n(ii) only accept into the semen collection centre animals of species whose semen is to be collected;\n(d) by way of derogation from point (c)(ii), the centre veterinarian may authorise kept animals other than bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine animals to be admitted to the semen collection centre, provided that they present no risk of infection to those species whose semen is to be collected, and they comply with the animal health and biosecurity requirements referred to in point (c)(i);\n(e) the centre veterinarian of a semen collection centre for equine animals, located within the perimeters of a registered establishment which also hosts an artificial insemination or service centre, shall ensure that equine animals entering the establishment meet the requirements of Article 23(1)(a) to (c) and may decide that where direct contact of donor male equine animals with female equine animals or castrated male equine animals for teasing or with uncastrated male equine animals used on the establishment outside the semen collection centre for natural service cannot be excluded, those female and male equine animals must meet all the requirements of Article 23(1).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/686/annex/I/part/1/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:38.781688+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}