
Article 1 

(1. This Decision lays down a list of third countries  and makes provision for the specification of parts thereof  from which  the appropriate authority  shall authorise imports into  Great Britain  of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (semen).It also lays down certification requirements for the imports of semen into  Great Britain.
(2. In this Decision:
 — “additional guarantee” means the guarantee given under Article 3a;
 —  “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the  “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:
(a) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
 —  “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.
Article 2 

1. The appropriate authority  shall authorise imports of semen provided that it complies with the following conditions:
(a) it comes from such third country listed in Annex I , or part thereof, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) it is accompanied by the relevant animal health certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
(d) it complies with—
(i) any requirements specified in a document published under point (a); and
(ii) any requirements set out in the animal health certificate referred to in point (c)
2. Where specific animal health and certification conditions are laid down in bilateral agreements between  Great Britain  and third countries, those conditions shall apply instead of the conditions in paragraph 1.
Article 3 

1. The semen and stocks of semen referred to in Article 2 shall not be transported in the same container as other consignments of semen that:
(a) are not intended for introduction into  Great Britain; or
(b) are of a lower health status.
2. During transport to  Great Britain, semen and stocks of semen shall be placed in closed and sealed containers and the seal shall not be broken during transport.
Article 3a 

(1.) The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may impose conditions relating to the protection of public health or animal health in Great Britain on the import of a consignment of semen into Great Britain from a third country listed in Annex 1, or part thereof.
(2.) The person exporting the consignment from the third country to Great Britain, or another person acting on their behalf, must provide evidence that any condition imposed under paragraph 1 in relation to the consignment is satisfied by giving an additional guarantee in accordance with the veterinary certificate for the consignment concerned.
(3.) The Secretary of State must publish any conditions imposed under paragraph 1 in a document published for the purposes of this Article.
Article 3b 

(1.) The powers exercisable by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under the provisions specified in paragraph 3 may be exercised only where it is necessary or appropriate to do so in the light of an assessment of the risk to animal and public health in the United Kingdom, in accordance with paragraph 2.
(2.) Any assessment which is relied upon for the purposes of paragraph 1 must be appropriate to the circumstances and must have been approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), taking into account—
(a)) the state of health of the livestock, other domestic animals and wildlife and the environmental situation in the third country, with particular reference to animal diseases that are exotic, notifiable or reportable in the United Kingdom and which might endanger the health and environmental status of the United Kingdom;
(b)) the regularity and rapidity of the provision of information by the third country concerning the existence of the contagious animal diseases in its territory listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health;
(c)) the relevant legislation on animal disease prevention and control;
(d)) the structures, skills, independence and qualifications of the competent authority’s veterinary inspection services in the third country;
(e)) the organisation and implementation of measures to prevent and control contagious animal diseases;
(f)) the assurances which the third country can give with regard to compliance with the animal health requirements related to imports of bovine semen.
(3) The provisions are—
(a)) paragraph 1(a) of Article 2 (import of semen);
(b)) paragraph 1 of Article 3a (additional guarantees).
(4) Where the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers request that the Secretary of State exercise a power under a provision listed in paragraph 3 the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.
Article 4 
Decision 2004/639/EC is repealed.
Article 5 
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Article 6 
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2011.
Article 7 
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ANNEX I
            



                                 ISO Code
                               
                                 Name of the third country
                               ...
 

                                 AU
                               
                                 Australia
                                

                                 CA
                               
                                 Canada
                                 ...
                                

                                 CH
                               
                                 Switzerland
                                

                                 CL
                               
                                 Chile
                                
 EU member States, Liechtenstein and Norway   

                                 GL
                               
                                 Greenland
                                

                                 IS
                               
                                 Iceland
                                

                                 NZ
                               
                                 New Zealand
                                   

                                 PM
                               
                                 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
                                

                                 US
                               
                                 United States   
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ANNEX II
PART 1

                        SECTION A
                     
SECTION B
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                        SECTION C
                     
PART 2 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
