Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in approved germinal product establishments
Article 4
The competent authorities of the Member States shall perform official controls on, and in particular, inspections of, germinal products, except hatching eggs, and the conditions under which those germinal products are produced every calendar year in the following types of establishments on its territory that have obtained approval from the competent authority: (a) at least twice every calendar year, semen collection centres for bovine and porcine animals; (b) at least once every calendar year: (i) semen collection centres for ovine, caprine and equine animals; (ii) embryo collection or production teams; (iii) germinal product processing establishments; (iv) germinal product storage centres.