Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra- Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species
Modified by
  • Council Directiveof 5 March 1990amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(90/120/EEC), 31990L0120, March 17, 1990
  • Council Directiveof 26 June 1990concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(90/425/EEC), 31990L0425, August 18, 1990
  • Council Directive 93/60/EECof 30 June 1993amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species and extending it to cover fresh bovine semen, 31993L0060, July 28, 1993
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority), 32003R0806, May 16, 2003
  • Council Directive 2003/43/ECof 26 May 2003amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species, 32003L0043, June 11, 2003
  • Commission Decisionof 6 January 2004amending Annex D to Directive 88/407/EEC as regards health certificates applying to intra-Community trade in semen of domestic animals of bovine species(notified under document number C(2003) 5307)(Text with EEA relevance)(2004/101/EC), 32004D0101, February 4, 2004
  • Commission Decisionof 5 January 2006amending Annex B to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC as regards import conditions for semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(notified under document number C(2005) 5840)(Text with EEA relevance)(2006/16/EC), 32006D0016, January 17, 2006
  • Commission Decisionof 7 February 2008amending Annex D to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Commission Decision 2004/639/EC laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(notified under document number C(2008) 409)(Text with EEA relevance)(2008/120/EC), 32008D0120, February 16, 2008
  • Council Directive 2008/73/ECof 15 July 2008simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32008L0073, August 14, 2008
  • Commission Implementing Decisionof 20 September 2011amending Annex D to Council Directive 88/407/EEC as regards trade within the Union in semen of domestic animals of the bovine species dispatched from the semen collection and storage centres(notified under document C(2011) 6425)(Text with EEA relevance)(2011/629/EU), 32011D0629, September 24, 2011
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 9 March 2016on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (Animal Health Law)(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R0429, March 31, 2016
Council Directiveof 14 June 1988laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(88/407/EEC) CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Article 1This Directive lays down the animal health conditions applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.This Directive shall not affect Community and/or national zootechnical provisions governing the organisation of artificial insemination in general and the distribution of semen in particular.
Article 2For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions contained in Article 2 of Directive 64/432/EEC and Article 2 of Directive 72/462/EEC shall apply as necessary.Moreover:(a)"semen" means the prepared or diluted ejaculate of a domestic animal of the bovine species;(b)"semen collection centre" means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country, in which semen is produced for use in artificial insemination;"semen storage centre" means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country in which semen is stored for use in artificial insemination;(c)"official veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of a Member State or a third country;(d)"centre veterinarian" means the veterinarian responsible for day-to-day compliance in the centre with the requirements laid down in this Directive;(e)"consignment" means a quantity of semen covered by a single certificate;(f)"country of collection" means the Member State or third country in which semen is collected and from which it is sent to a Member State;(g)"approved laboratory" means a laboratory situated in the territory of a Member State or third country designated by the competent veterinary authority to carry out the tests laid down in this Directive;(h)"collection" means a quantity of semen taken from a donor at any time.
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