S.L. 437.100 Art. 5Approval of an embryo collection team.

(1) Approval of an embryo collection team as provided for in rule 4(c) shall be granted only where the provisions of Chapter I

of Schedule A are observed and where the embryo collection team is able to satisfy the other provisions of these rules. Any major change in the organisation of the team shall be notified to the competent authority.

(2) The approval of the team shall be renewed whenever the team veterinarian is replaced or whenever any major changes are made in its organization or the laboratories or equipment at its disposal.

(3) The official veterinarian shall supervise observance of the provisions outlined above. Approval shall be withdrawn where one or more of the provisions is no longer observed.

(4) The competent authority shall register embryo collection teams and give a veterinary registration number to each team. The competent authority shall draw up and keep up to date a list of embryo collection teams and their veterinary registration numbers and make it available to the other Member States and to the public.