Division 2 In addition to the requirements listed in point 2 of Part 2 of this Annex, the facilities, equipment and operational procedures of an embryo production team, referred to in Article 4(1)(b)(iii), shall comply with the following requirements:

the embryo production team must have at its disposal a permanently located laboratory which must have:

1. (i)

   adequate equipment and facilities, including separate rooms or areas for:

   • the recovery of oocytes from ovaries,

   • the processing of oocytes and embryos, and

   • the storing of embryos and semen;

2. (ii)

   a laminar flow facility or other suitable facilities where all technical operations associated with specific sterile conditions (namely, the processing of oocytes, embryos and semen) are conducted; however, the centrifugation of semen may be carried out outside the laminar flow facility or other facility as long as full hygiene precautions are taken;

where oocytes and other tissues are to be collected in a slaughterhouse, the embryo production team must have at its disposal suitable equipment for the collection and transport of the ovaries and other tissues to the processing laboratory in a hygienic and safe manner;

the embryo production team may outsource the collection of oocytes to a group of specialised professionals provided that their activity is included in the approval by the competent authority of the embryo production team and the responsibilities of the team veterinarian referred to in point 1 are extended to their activities;

the embryo production team shall use semen which:

1. (i)

   meets the requirements of this Regulation;

2. (ii)

   is stored for the operation of the embryo production team in separate storage containers in the premises referred to in point 2(b) of Part 2 for the storing of produced embryos.