Responsibilities of centre veterinarians and team veterinarians for compliance with the animal health requirements for the transport of germinal products of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals
Article 27
1. Where germinal products of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals are moved to another Member State or to a germinal product processing establishment or a germinal product storage centre within the same Member State, the centre veterinarian or the team veterinarian shall ensure that: (a) the transport containers are sealed and numbered prior to their dispatch from the approved germinal product establishment; (b) the mark on the straws or other packages, applied in accordance with Article 10, corresponds with the number provided either in the animal health certificate or in the self-declaration document and on the container in which they are transported. 2. The seal referred to in paragraph 1(a) applied under the responsibility of the centre veterinarian or the team veterinarian may be replaced by the official veterinarian.