Article 119 The requirements for germinal products

Consignments of semen, oocytes and embryos referred to in Article 117 shall only be permitted to enter the Union if they comply with the following requirements:

1. (a)

   they are marked in such a way that the following information can be readily established:

   1. (i)

      the date of collection or production of those germinal products;

   2. (ii)

      the species, where necessary subspecies, and identification of the donor animal(s);

   3. (iii)

      the unique approval number of the confined establishment, which shall include the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the country in which the approval is granted;

   4. (iv)

      any other relevant information;

2. (b)

   they are transported in the container which:

   1. (i)

      is sealed and numbered prior to the dispatch from the confined establishment by the establishment veterinarian responsible for the activities of the confined establishment;

   2. (ii)

      has been cleaned and either disinfected or sterilised before use, or is single-use container;

   3. (iii)

      has been filled in with the cryogenic agent which not have been previously used for other products.