S.L. 437.98 Art. 18Importation of animals, semen, ova and embryos into the Community. S.L. 437.40 S.L. 439.04 20 [

(1) The competent authority shall ensure that the animals, semen, ova and embryos covered by these rules are imported into the

Community only if they:

(a) are accompanied by a certificate to be drawn up by the official veterinarian, the specimen certificate shall, depending on the species, be drawn up under the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Directive 92/65/ EEC;

(b) have satisfied the checks required by Directive 90/675/ EEC and the Principles Governing the Organisation of Veterinary Checks on Animals Entering the Community from Third Countries via Border Inspection Posts of the Territory of Malta Regulations,

(c) have undergone, prior to shipment to Community territory, a check by an official veterinarian to ensure that the transport conditions specified in the Staging Posts Regulations have been complied with, in particular as regards watering and feeding,

(d) have, in the case of the animals referred to in rules 5 to 10, been quarantined before being placed on the market, in accordance with detailed rules to be established under the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Directive 92/65/ EEC.

(2) Pending the establishment of specific rules for this rule, the national rules currently applicable to imports from third countries for S.L.437.98 LAID DOWN IN SPECIFIC COMMUNITY ACTS which such requirements have not been adopted at Community level shall continue to apply, provided they are not more favourable than those laid down in Chapter II.