S.L. 437.99 Art. 18Offences and penalties. 12 [ 13 CENTRES room for the be on the be on the same outside is collecting, disinfected; no direct separated the semen species whose are strictly centre may no risk of and they fulfill at the centre, of each of the vaccinations file of each twice a year, approval and is prev

(1) Any person who fails to abide by these rules shall be

S.L.437.99 ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES guilty of an offence in terms of the Act and the provisions and measures of rule 3(4) and (5) shall apply to it.

(2) Any right given to the competent authority under these rules to apply all such necessary measures prescribed in rule 3(4) and (5), shall be given to the Authority without prejudice to other criminal procedures which may be taken under the Act or any other law when a person commits an offence by failing to abide by these rules. S.L.437.99 ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES [ SCHEDULE I CHAPTER I

CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF SEMEN COLLECTION Semen collection centres shall:

(a) be placed under the permanent supervision of a centre veterinarian;

(b) have at least:

(i) animal housing including isolation facilities;

(ii) semen collection facilities including a separate cleaning and disinfection or sterilization of equipment;

(iii) a semen processing room which need not necessarily same site;

(iv) a semen storage room which need not necessarily site;

(c) be so constructed or isolated that contact with livestock prevented;

(d) be so constructed that the animal housing and the semen processing and storage facilities can be readily cleaned and

(e) have isolation accommodation which shall have communication with the normal animal accomodation;

(f) be so designed that the animal accommodation is physically from the semen processing room and both are separated from storage room.

CHAPTER II CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRES The collection centres shall:

(a) be so supervised that they contain only animals of the semen is to be collected. Other domestic animals which necessary for the normal operation of the collection nonetheless also be admitted, provided that they present infection to those species whose semen is to be collected the conditions laid down by the centre veterinarian;

(b) be so supervised that a record is kept of all bovine animals giving details of the breed, date of birth and identification animals, and also a record of all checks for diseases and all carried out, giving also information from the disease/health animal;

(c) be regularly inspected by an official veterinarian, at least at which time standing checks on the conditions of supervision shall be carried out;

(d) be so supervised that the entry of unauthorised persons Furthermore, authorised visitors shall be required to comply conditions laid down by the centre veterinarian;

(e) employ technically competent staff suitably trained procedures and hygiene techniques relevant to the control S.L.437.99 ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES disease; so supervised that:

(i) only semen collected at an approved centre is processed and stored in approved centres, without coming into contact with any other consignment of semen. However, semen not collected in an approved centre may be processed in approved collection centres provided that: - such semen is produced from bovine animals which fulfill the conditions laid down in Chapter I, 1(d)(i), (ii), (iii) and

(v) of Schedule II, - processing is carried out with separate equipment or at a different time from semen intended for intra-Community trade, the equipment in the latter case being cleaned and sterilized after use, - such semen may not be the subject of intra-Community trade and cannot at any time come into contact with or be stored with semen intended for intra-Community trade, - such semen is identifiable by a marking different from that provided for in point (vii);

(ii) collection, processing and storage of semen takes place only on the premises set aside for the purpose and under conditions of the strictest hygiene;

(iii) all implements which come into contact with the semen or the donor animal during collection and processing are properly disinfected or sterilized prior to use;

(iv) products of animal origin used in the processing of semen -including additives or a diluent - are obtained from sources which present no animal health risk or are so treated prior to use that such risk is prevented; storage flasks and transport flasks are properly disinfected or sterilized before the commencement of each filling operation;

(vi) the cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal origin;

(vii) each individual dose of semen is clearly marked in such a way that the date of collection of the semen and the breed and identification of the donor animal, as well as the name of the centre, possibly in code, can be readily established; the characteristics and form of this marking will be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in the definition "Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health" or "the Committee" provided under rule 2(2). S.L.437.99 ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES [ SCHEDULE II CHAPTER I

CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS INTO APPROVED SEMEN COLLECTION CENTRES