Animal health requirements for movements to other Member States between confined establishments of germinal products of kept terrestrial animals other than bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals
Article 37
Operators of confined establishments shall only move germinal products of terrestrial animals other than bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals kept at those establishments to confined establishments in other Member States when the donor animals: (a) have been born and remained since birth in the Union, or have entered the Union in accordance with the requirements for entry into the Union; (b) have remained in a single confined establishment of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos; (c) do not come from an establishment, nor have been in contact with animals from an establishment, situated in a restricted zone established due to the occurrence of a category A disease or of an emerging disease relevant for the species in those kept terrestrial animals; (d) come from an establishment where no category D disease relevant for that species has been reported for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos; (e) are identified and registered in accordance with the rules of that confined establishment; (f) as much as possible, were not used for natural breeding during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of first collection and during the period of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos intended for movement to another Member State; (g) have been clinically examined by the establishment veterinarian responsible for the activities carried out at confined establishment, and show no disease symptoms on the day the semen, oocytes or embryos are collected.