EN    EN  
 EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, XXX   
SANCO/7007/2012-Rev. 1 
[…](2011) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 
of XXX  
amending the Annexes to Deci sion 2011/630/EU on imports into the Union of semen of 
domestic animals of the bovine species 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  
EN 1   EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 
of XXX  
amending the Annexes to Decision 2011/630/EU on imports into the Union of semen of 
domestic animals of the bovine species 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Dire ctive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal 
health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species
1, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(2), 
Article 11(2) and the second pa ragraph of Article 17 thereof,  
Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 2011/630/EU of 20 Se ptember 2011 on imports into the Union 
of semen of domestic an imals of the bovine species
2 sets out the list of third countries 
from which Member States are to authorise imports of semen of domestic animals of 
the bovine species and additional guarantees as  regards specific animal diseases to be 
provided by certain third countries  listed in Annex I thereto. 
(2) The model animal health certificate in Sect ion A of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 
2011/630/EU provides the animal health conditions for imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the bovine sp ecies collected, proces sed and stored in 
accordance with Council Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Directive 2003/43/EC. 
(3) The current animal health requriements for bluetongue in the model health certificate 
in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II to  Decision 2011/630/EU require that donor 
animals fulfil the import conditions for bovi ne semen laid down in the Bluetongue 
Chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for animal 
Health (OIE). That Chapter recommends a whole range of risk mitigating measures 
aiming at either protecting the mammalian ho st from exposure to the infectious vector 
or through the inactivation of the virus by an tibodies. For certification purposes it is 
necessary to provide detailed wording for each of the guarantees chosen by the exporting third country to be provided de pending on the epidem iological situation. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. 
2 OJ L 247, 24.9.2011, p. 32.  
EN 2   EN (4) In addition, the OIE has laid down a Chapter on Surveillance for arthropod vectors of 
animal diseases in the Terrestrial Animal  Health Code. Those recommendations do not 
include the monitoring of rumi nants for antibodies to Simbu viruses, such as Akabane 
and Aino viruses of the Bunyaviridae  family, which used to be considered an 
economic method for determining the distri bution of bluetongue competent vectors 
until more information on the spread of those diseases became available. 
(5) Since moreover the OIE does not list Akaban e and Aino diseases in the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, the requ irement for annual testing for those diseases to prove 
absence of the vector should be deleted from Annex I to De cision 2011/630/EU and 
the model health certificate in Section A of Part 1 of  Annex II to that Decision. 
(6) Annexes I and II to Decision 2011/630/EU should therefore be amended accordigly. 
(7) To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of  animal health certificates issued in 
accordance with Decision 2011/630/EU in its  version prior to the amendments 
introduced by this Decision should be authorised during a transitional period subject to certain conditions. 
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The Annexes to Decision 2011/630/EU are ammende d in accordance with  the Annex to this 
Decision. 
Article 2 
For a transitional period until 30 June 2013, Member States shall authorise imports of semen 
and stocks of semen from third countries wh ich are accompanied by  an animal health 
certificate issued not later than 31 May 2013 in accordance with the model set out in Section 
A of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 2011/630/EU  in its version prior to the amendments 
introduced by this Decision. 
Article 3 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013.  
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  
EN 3   EN Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 John DALLI  Member of the Commission  
EN 4   EN ANNEX  
(1) Annex I is replaced by the following: 
"ANNEX I  
List of third countries or parts thereof from which Member States shall authorise 
imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species 
Remarks 
ISO Code Name of the third 
country Description of the territory  
(if appropriate ) Additional guarantees 
AU Australia  The additional guarantees concerning 
testing set out in point II.5.4.1. of the certificate in Section A of Part 1 of Annex 
II are compulsory. 
CA Canada(*) Territory as described in Part 1 of 
Annex I to Commission 
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.  
CH Switzerland(**)   
CL Chile   
GL Greenland   
HR Croatia   
IS Iceland   
NZ New Zealand   
PM Saint Pierre and 
Miquelon   
US United States  The additional guarantee  set out in point 
II.5.4.1 of the certificate in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II is compulsory. 
(*) The certificate to be used for imports from Canada is  set out in Commission Decision 2005/290/EC of 4 April 
2005 on simplified certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pi g meat from Canada and 
amending Decision 2004/639/EC (only for the semen collected in Canada) laid down in accordance with the 
Agreement between the European Community and the Govern ment of Canada on sanitary measures to protect 
public and animal health in respect of  trade in live animals and animal pr oducts, as approved by Council Decision 
1999/201/EC. 
(**) The certificates to be used for imports from Switzerland are set out in Annex D to Directive 88/407/EEC, with the 
adaptations set out in point 4 of Chapter VII(B) of Appendix 2 of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the 
European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trad e in agricultural products as approved by Decision 
2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council, and of the Commissi on as regards the Agreement on Scientific and 
Technological Cooperation of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion  of seven Agreements with  the Swiss Confederation.  
EN 5   EN (2) In Part 1 of Annex II, Sec tion A is replaced by the following: 
"Section A  
Model 1 – Animal health certificate applicable to  imports and transits of semen of domestic 
animals of the bovine species collected, proc essed and stored in accordance with Council 
Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Direct ive 2003/43/EC, dispatched from a semen 
collection centre where the semen was collected 
COUNTRY:  Veterinary certificate to EU  
I.2. Certificate reference No I.2.a. 
I.3. Central competent authority I.1. Consignor 
 Name 
 Address 
 
 Tel. I.4. Local competent authority 
I.5. Consignee 
 Name 
 Address  
 Postal code 
 Tel. I.6. Person responsible for the load in EU 
 Name 
 Address  
 Postal code 
 Tel.  
I.7. Country of 
origin  ISO code I.8. Region of origin Code I.9. Country of 
destination ISO code  I.10. Region of 
destination Code 
        
I.11. Place of origin 
 
 Name Approval number 
 Address 
 Name Approval number  Address 
 Name Approval number 
 Address I.12. Place of destination 
 
 Name 
 Address 
  Postal code Part I : Details of di spatched consignment 
I.13. Place of loading I. 14. Date of departure 
I.16. Entry BIP in EU 
   I.15. Means of transport 
  Aeroplane  Ship  Railway wagon  
 Road vehicle  Other  
 Identification  Documentary references I.17. 
 I.19. Commodity code (HS code) 
05 11 10  I.18. Description of commodity 
 I.20. Quantity 
 I.21.  I.22. Number of packages 
 I.23. Seal/Container No I.24.  
 I.25. Commodities certified for: 
  Artificial reproduction  
 
 I.26. For transit through EU to third country  
 
 Third country ISO code  I.27. For import or admission into EU  
 I.28. Identification of the commodities  
  Species Breed Donor identity Date of coll ection Approval number of the centre Quantity 
(Scientific name)    
EN 6   EN  COUNTRY Bovine semen - Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 Part II: Certification 
 
 
 
  I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that : 
II.1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
(name of exporting country)(2) 
 was free from rinderpest and foot-and-mouth dis ease during the 12 months immediately prior to 
collection of the semen for export a nd until its date of dispatch and no vaccination against these diseases 
has taken place during the same period. 
II.2. The centre(3) described in Box. I.11. at which the semen to be exported was collected: 
II.2.1. meets the conditions laid down in Chap ter I(1) of Annex A to Directive 88/407/EEC; 
II.2.2. is operated and supervised in accordance with the conditions la id down in Chapter II(1) of Annex 
A to Directive 88/407/EEC. 
II.3. The centre at which the semen to be exporte d was collected was free fr om rabies, tuberculosis, 
brucellosis, anthrax and contagious bovine pleu ropneumonia during 30 days prior to the date of 
collection of the semen to be exported and the 30 da ys after collection (in the case of fresh semen until 
the day of dispatch). 
II.4. The bovine animals standing at the semen collection centre: 
II.4.1. come from herds which satisfy the conditions of paragraph 1(b) of Chapter I of Annex B to 
Directive 88/407/EEC; 
II.4.2. come from herds or were bor n to dams which comply with the conditions of Chapter I.1(c) of 
Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC, or were tested at the age of at least 24 months in accordance 
with Chapter II.1(c) of Annex B to that Directive; 
II.4.3. underwent the tests required in accordance with  paragraph 1(d) of Chapter I of Annex B to 
Directive 88/407/EEC in the 28 days preceding the quarantine isolation period; 
II.4.4. have satisfied the quarantine isolation peri od and testing requirements laid down in paragraph 
1(e) of Chapter I of Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC; 
II.4.5. have undergone, at least once a year, the rou tine tests referred to in Chapter II of Annex B to 
Directive 88/407/EEC. 
II.5. The semen to be exported was obtained from donor bulls which: 
II.5.1. satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex C of Directive 88/407/EEC; 
(1)either [II.5.2. have remained in the exporting country for at least the last six months prior to collection of the 
semen to be exported;] 
(1)or [II.5.2. have remained in the exporting country for at  least 30 days prior to th e collection of the semen 
since entry and they were imported from ………………………….(2) during the period of less 
than six months prior to the collection of the semen and satisfied the animal health conditions 
applying to donors of the semen which is intended for export to the European Union;] 
(1)either  [II.5.3. were kept in a bluetongue virus-free country or zone for at least 60 days prior to, and during, 
collection of the semen;] 
(1)or [II.5.3. were kept during a bluetongue virus seasonally  free period in a seasonally free zone for at least 
60 days prior to, and during collection of the semen;] 
(1)or [II.5.3. were ke pt protected from Culicoides  for at least 60 days prior to, and during collection of the 
semen;] 
(1)or [II.5.3. underwent a serological test  to detect antibodies to the blue tongue virus group, carried out in 
accordance with the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, with 
negative results, at least every 60 days thr oughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 
days after collection of the semen;] 
(1)or [II.5.3. underwent an agent identification test for bluetongue virus, carried out in accordance with the 
Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terre strial Animals with negative results on blood 
samples taken on the day of semen collection and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at 
least every 28 days (PCR test) during the seme n collection and have been protected from 
Culicoides  during collection of the semen;] 
II.5.4. were resident in the exporting country, 
(1)either [II.5.4.1. which according to official find ings is free from ep izootic haemorrhagic 
disease (EHD);]  
EN 7   EN  COUNTRY Bovine semen - Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
(1)(5)or [II.5.4.1. in which according to official findings the following serotypes of epizootic 
haemorrhagic disease (E HD) exist: ………………………… and were 
subjected with negative results in each case to: 
(1)either [on two occasions not more than 12 months apart in a serological test(4) 
carried out in an approved laboratory on samples of blood taken prior to and 
not less than 21 days following collectio n for this consignment of semen;]] 
(1)or [a serological test(4) for the detection of antibody to the EHDV group, 
carried out on samples taken at in tervals of not more than 60 days 
throughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 days after the final 
collection for this c onsignment of semen.]] 
(1)or [an agent identification test(4) carried out in approved laboratories on blood 
samples collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 
7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during 
collection for this c onsignment of semen.]] 
II.6. The semen to be exported was collected after the date on which the centre was approved by the 
competent national authorities of the exporting country. 
II.7. The semen to be exported was pr ocessed, stored and transported unde r conditions which satisfy the terms 
of Directive 88/407/EEC. 
Notes 
Part I: 
Box I.6.: Person responsible for the load in EU : this box is to be filled in only if  it is a certificate for transit 
commodity. 
Box I.11.: Place of origin  shall correspond to the semen collection centr e listed in accordance with Article 9(2) 
of Directive 88/407/EEC on the Commission website: 
 http://ec.europa.eu/food/anim al/semen_ova/bovine/index_en.htm  and where the semen was collected. 
Box I.22.: number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers. 
Box I.23.: identification of container and seal number shall be indicated. 
Box I.26.: fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate. Box I.27.: fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate. Box I.28.: Species : select amongst “ Bos taurus ” and “ Bison bison" or "Bubalus bubalis ” as appropriate. 
 Donor identity  shall correspond to the official  identification of the animal. 
 Date of collection  shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. 
 Approval number of the centre  shall correspond to the approval numbe r of the semen collection centre 
indicated in Box I.11 where the semen was collected. 
Part II: 
(1) Delete as necessary. 
(2) Only third countries listed in Annex I to Decision 2011/630/EU. 
(3) Only semen collection centres listed in accordan ce with Article 9(2) of Directive 88/407/EEC on the 
Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/ food/animal/semen_ova /bovine/index_en.htm . 
(4) Standards for EHD virus diagnostic  tests are described in the Bluetongue Chapter of the Manual of 
Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines  for Terrestrial Animals. 
(5) Compulsory for Australia, Canada and the United States. 
• The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing. 
 Official veterinarian 
 Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title: 
 Date: Signature:  Stamp: 
"