EN    EN EN 
SANCO/7017/2010 (POOL/D1/ 2010/7017/7017-EN.doc)  
EN    EN  THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels,  
C(2010) final 
Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of 
on imports into the Union of semen, ova and em bryos of animals of the equine species as 
regards lists of semen collection and st orage centres and embryo collection and 
production teams and c ertification requirements 
(Text with EEA relevance)  
EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of 
on imports into the Union of semen, ova and em bryos of animals of the equine species as 
regards lists of semen collection and st orage centres and embryo collection and 
production teams and c ertification requirements 
(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 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health 
requirements governing trade in and imports into  the Community of animals, semen, ova and 
embryos not subject to animal health require ments laid down in specific Community rules 
referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC
1, and in particular  Article 17(2)(b), 
Article 17(3), the first indent of  Article 18(1), and the introductory phrase  and point (b) of 
Article 19 thereof,   
Whereas: (1) Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing imports into 
the Union of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species ('the 
commodities'). It provides only commodities that  come from a third country or parts of 
a third country included on a list of third countries drawn up in accordance with that, and accompanied by a health certificate co rresponding to a model also drawn up in 
accordance with that Directive, may be impor ted into the Union. The health certificate 
must attest that the commodities come from  approved collection and storage centres or 
collection and production teams offering guara ntees at least equivalent to those 
established in Annex D(I) to that Directive. 
(2) Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 Janua ry 2004 establishing the list of third 
countries and parts of territory  thereof from which Member States authorise imports of 
live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species
2 establishes a list of 
third countries, or parts thereof from which Member States are to authorise imports of 
the commodities. In the interest of cohere ncy and consistency of  Union legislation, 
that list should be taken into  account in the present Decision. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. 
2 OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1.  
EN 3   EN (3) Directive 92/65/EEC, as amende d by Council Directive 2008/73/EC3, introduced a 
simplified procedure for the listing of semen collection and storage centres and 
embryo collection and production teams in thir d countries, approved for imports of the 
commodities into the Union. 
(4) Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC, as am ended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 
176/20104, sets out certain new requirements for the commodities which are to apply 
from 1 September 2010. It introduces rule s concerning semen storage centres and 
detailed conditions for their approval and supervision. It also sets out detailed 
conditions for the approval and supervis ion of embryo collection and production 
teams, for the collection and processing of in vivo  derived embryos, the collection and 
processing of in vitro  fertilised embryos and the collection and processing of 
micromanipulated embryos. It also amended the conditions to be applied to the donor 
animals of semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species. 
(5) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish new model health certificates for imports into 
the Union of the commodities taking into account the amendments made to Directive 
92/65/EEC by Directive 2008/73/EC and Regulation (EU) No 176/2010. 
(6) In addition, provision should be made for imports into the Union of existing stocks of 
commodities that comply with Directiv e 92/65/EEC, prior to the amendments 
introduced by Regulation (EU) 176/2010. Accordingly, it is necessary to set out separate model health certificates for imports of consignments of the commodities collected or produced, processed and stored in accordance with Annex D to Directive 
92/65/EEC prior to 1 September 2010. 
(7) The long lasting stocking capabilities for such commodities make it impossible at 
present to fix a date for the exhaustion of  the existing stocks. Therefore, it is not 
possible to fix a date for the termination of  the use of those mode l health certificates 
for the existing stocks. 
(8) In the interests of c onsistency and simplification of Un ion legislation, th e model health 
certificates for the importation of the comm odities should take account of Commission 
Decision 2007/240/EC
5, which provides that the various  veterinary, public and animal 
health certificates required for the imports  into the Union of live animals, semen, 
embryo, ova and products of animal origin are to be based on the standard models for 
veterinary certificates se t out in Annex I thereto. 
(9) In addition, it is appropriate that consignmen ts of the commodities imported into the 
Union from Switzerland be accompanied by  the health certificates drawn up in 
accordance with the models used for trad e within the Union in semen, ova and 
embryos of animals of the equine spec ies and set out in Commission Decision 
[C(2010)….] determining the specimen health  certificates for trade within the Union 
in semen, ova and embryos of animals of th e equine, ovine and caprine species and in 
ova and in embryos of anim als of the porcine species6, with the adaptations set out in 
points 8(b) and 9(b) of Chapter IX(B)(2) of  Appendix 2 of Annex 11 to the Agreement 
                                                 
3 OJ L 219, 14.8.2008, p. 40. 
4 OJ L 52, 3.3.2010, p. 14. 
5 OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 37.  
6 C(2010)…. (SANCO/7013/2010).  
EN 4   EN between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in 
Agricultural Products, as approved by D ecision 2002/309/EC, Eura tom of the Council, 
and of the Commission as regards the Ag reement on Scientific and Technological 
Cooperation of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss 
Confederation7. 
(10) In the application of this Decision, account should be take n of the specific certification 
requirements and model health attestations  which may be laid down in accordance 
with the Agreement between the Europ ean Community and the Government of 
Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in 
live animals and animal products8, as approved by C ouncil Decision 1999/201/EC9. 
(11) In the application of this Decision, account  should also be taken of the specific 
certification requirements and model health attestations which may be laid down in 
accordance with the Agreement between th e European Community and New Zealand 
on sanitary measures applicable to tr ade in live animals and animal products10, as 
approved by Council Decision 97/132/EC11. 
(12) In the interest of clarity of Union legisla tion, it is necessary to repeal the Union acts 
currently setting out certification requirements for imports into the Union of the commodities. Accordingly, Commission D ecision 96/539/EC of 4 September 1996 on 
animal health requirement s and veterinary certification for imports into the 
Community of semen of the equine species
12 and Commission Deci sion 96/540/EC of 
4 September 1996 on animal health requirem ents and veterinary certification for 
imports into the Community of ova and embryos of the equine species13 should be 
repealed. 
(13) In addition, Commission D ecision 2004/616/EC of 26 July  2004 establishing the list 
of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third 
countries14 is now obsolete and should be repealed. 
(14) 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: 
                                                 
7 OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1. 
8 OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 3. 
9 OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1. 
10 OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 5.  
11 OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4 .  
12 OJ L 230, 11.9.1996, p. 23. 
13 OJ L 230, 11.9.1996, p. 28. 
14 OJ L 278, 27.8.2004, p. 64.  
EN 5   EN Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Decision lays down certain animal heal th requirements concerning imports into the 
Union of consignments of semen, ova and em bryos of animals of the equine species. 
It sets out model health certificates to be used for imports of those commodities into the 
Union. 
Article 2 
Imports of semen  
Member States shall authorise imports of cons ignments of semen of animals of the equine 
species provided that they comply with the following conditions: 
(a) they come from third countries or parts of  the territory of thir d countries listed in 
columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to Decisi on 2004/211/EC respectively from which 
permanent imports of registered horses, re gistered equidae or equidae for breeding 
and production are authorised; 
(b) they come from an approved semen collec tion or storage centre listed in accordance 
with Article 17(3)(b) of  Directive 92/65/EEC; 
(c) they are accompanied by a health certifi cate drawn up in accordan ce with one of the 
following models set out in Part 2 of Annex I; and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex:  
(i) MODEL 1 as set out in Section A, fo r consignments of semen collected from 
1 September 2010 and dispatched from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen;  
(ii) MODEL 2 as set out in Section B, for consignments of stocks of semen 
collected, processed and stored until 31 August 2010, but dispatched after that 
date from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen; 
(iii) MODEL 3 as set out in Section C, for consignments of semen and stocks of 
semen referred to in (i) and (ii) disp atched from an approved semen storage 
centre; 
However, where specific certification requirements are laid  down in bilateral 
agreements between the European Union and third countries, those requirements shall apply. 
(d) they comply with the requirements set ou t in the health certificate referred to in 
point (c).  
EN 6   EN Article 3 
Imports of ova and embryos  
Member States shall authorise imports of consig nments of ova and embryos of animals of the 
equine species provided that they comply with the following conditions: 
(a) they come from third countries or parts of  the territory of thir d countries listed in 
columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to Decisi on 2004/211/EC respectively from which 
permanent imports of registered horses, re gistered equidae or equidae for breeding 
and production are authorised; 
(b) they come from an approved embryo collection or production team listed in 
accordance with Article 17(3)(b ) of Directive 92/65/EEC; 
(c) they are accompanied by a health certif icate drawn up in accordance with the model 
health certificate set out in  Part 2 of Annex II; and completed in accordance with the 
explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of Annex II. 
However, where specific certification requirements are laid  down in bilateral 
agreements between the European Union and third countries, those requirements shall apply; 
(d) they comply with the requirements set ou t in the health certificate referred to in 
point (c). 
Article 4 
General conditions concerning the transport of consignments of semen, ova and embryos to 
the European Union  
1. Consignments of semen, ova and embryos shall not be transported in the same 
container as other consignments of semen, ova and embryos that: 
(a) are not intended for intr oduction into the Union, or  
(b) are of a lower health status. 
2. During transport to the Union, consignments of semen, ova and embryos shall be 
placed in closed and sealed containers a nd the seal must not be broken during the 
transport. 
Article 5 
Repeal 
Decisions 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC and 2004/616/EC are repealed. 
Article 6 
Applicability 
This Decision shall appl y from 1 September 2010.   
EN 7   EN Article 7 
Addressees 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 John DALLI  Member of the Commission  
EN 8   EN ANNEX I  
Part 1 
Explanatory notes for the certification 
(a) The health certificates shall be issued by the 
competent authority of the exporting third country, 
in accordance with the models set out in Part 2 of 
Annex II.  
If so requested by the Member State of destination, 
the additional certification requirements, 
attestations to certify th at those requi rements are 
fulfilled shall be also incorporated in the original 
form of the health certificate. 
(b) The original of the health certificate shall consist of 
a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is 
required, it must be in such a form that all sheets of 
paper required are part of an integrated whole and 
indivisible. 
(c) Where the model health certificate states that 
certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, 
statements which are not relevant, may be crossed 
out and initialled and stamped by the certifying 
officer, or completely deleted from certificate. 
(d) The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least 
one of the official languages of the Member State 
of the border inspection post of introduction of the 
consignment into the European Union and of the 
Member State of destination. However, those 
Member States may authorise the certificate to be 
drawn up in the official language of another 
Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by 
an official translation. 
(e) If for the reasons of identification of the items of 
the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the 
model health certificate), additional sheets of paper 
are attached to the health certificate, those sheets of 
paper shall also be considered as forming part of 
the original of the health certificate by application 
of the signature and stamp of the certifying officer, 
on each of the pages. (f) When the health certificate, including additional 
schedules referred to in (e ), comprises more than 
one page, each page shall be numbered (page 
number) of (total number of pages), at the end of 
the page and shall bear the certificate reference 
number that has been desi gnated by the competent 
authority on the top of the pages. 
(g) The original of the health certificate must be 
completed and signed by an official veterinarian the 
last working day prior to loading of the 
consignment for exportation to the European 
Union. The competent authorities of the exporting 
third country shall ensure that certification 
requirements equivalent to those laid down in 
Council Directive 96/93/EC15 are followed. 
The colour of the signature and the stamp of the 
official veterinarian shall be different to that of the 
printing on the health certificate. This requirement 
also applies to stamps other than those embossed or 
watermarks. 
(h) The original of the health certificate must 
accompany the consignment until it reaches the 
border inspection post of introduction into the 
European Union. 
(i) The certificate reference number referred to in 
points I.2. and II.a. of the model health certificate must be issued by the competent authority of the 
exporting third country. 
                                                 
15 OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.  
EN 9   EN Part 2 
MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR IM PORTS OF SEMEN OF ANIMALS OF 
THE EQUINE SPECIES  
Section A  
MODEL 1 – Model health certificate for imports of consignments of semen of animals of the 
equine species collected, processed and/or stored in accordance with Council Directive 
92/65/EEC from 1 September 2010 and dispatched  from an approved semen collection centre 
of origin of the semen 
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 99 85  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 (Scientific name) Breed Donor identity Date of collection Approval numb er of the centre Quantity 
     
EN 10   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 Part II: Certification 
 
 
 
 I, the undersigned, official  veterinarian, of the exporting country ………………………………….… hereby 
certify that: (name of exporting country )(2) 
II.1. The semen collection centre(3), in which the semen described above was collected, processed and stored 
for export to the European Union is approved and supervised by the competent authority in accordance 
with the conditions of Chapter I(I)(1) and Chapter I(II)(1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC, 
II.2. during the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of first collection of  the semen described above 
until the date the fresh or chilled semen was dispatched or until the 30 days storage period for frozen 
semen elapsed, the semen collection centre; 
II.2.1. was situated on the territory, or in the case of  regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 
90/426/EEC in a part of the territory(1), of the country of export which was: 
– not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a) 
of Directive 90/426/EEC, 
– free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years, 
– free from glanders and dourine for six months; 
II.2.2. fulfilled the conditions for a holding laid dow n in Article 4(5) of Directive 90/426/EEC and in 
particular ; 
(1)either [II.2.2.1. not all the animals of species suscep tible to the disease located on the holding were 
slaughtered and the semen collection centre has been free: 
– from any type of equine encephalomyelitis  for at least six months, beginning on the 
day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered, 
– from equine infectious anaemia for a peri od required to carry out with negative 
result two agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins tests) carried out on samples 
taken three months apart in the animals remaining after the infected animals have 
been slaughtered,  
– from vesicular stomatitis for six months from the last recorded case, 
– from rabies for one months from the last recorded case, 
– from anthrax for 15 days from the last recorded case,] 
(1)or [II.2.2.1. all the animals of species susceptible to  the disease located in the holding have been 
slaughtered and the premises disinfected, the semen collecti on centre has been free for at 
least 30 days from any type of equine encepha lomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis and rabies 
or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the 
destruction of the animals the disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;] 
II.2.3. contained only equidae which were free of clinic al signs of equine viral arteritis and contagious 
equine metritis, 
II.3. Prior to entering the semen collection centre th e donor stallions and any other equidae located in the 
centre: 
II.3.1. were continuously re sident for three months (or since entry if they were dire ctly imported from a 
Member State of the European Union during the thr ee months period) in the territory or part of 
the territory of the country of export which was during that period 
– not considered to be infected with African horse sickness in accordance with Article 5(2)(a) 
of Directive 90/426/EEC, 
– free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years, 
– free from glanders and dourine for six months; 
(1)either  [II.3.2. originated from the territory of the country of export which was on the day of admission into the 
centre free of vesicular stomatitis for six months,] 
(1)or [II.3.2. were subjected to a virus neutralisation test for vesicular st omatitis carried out with negative 
result at a serum dilution of 1 in 12 on a blood sample taken on .............................(4), being within 
14 days prior to entering the centre;] 
II.3.3. originated from holdings which on the day of  admission onto the centre fulfilled the requirements 
of point II.3.2.; 
II.4. The semen described above was co llected from donor stallions, which: 
II.4.1. have not shown any clinical sign of an infectious or contagious disease at the time of admission  
EN 11   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
and on the day the semen was collected; 
II.4.2. have been kept for 30 days prior to the date of semen collection on holdings where no equine 
animal has shown any clinical sign of equine vira l arteritis or contagious equine metritis during 
that period; 
II.4.3. have not been used for na tural mating during at least 30 days prior to the date of first semen 
collection and between the dates of the first sample  referred to in points II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2. and/or 
II.4.5.3. and until the end of the collection period; 
II.4.4. have undergone the following tests, which meet at least the requirements of the relevant Chapter 
of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines fo r Terrestrial Animals of the OIE, carried out 
on samples taken in accordance with one of the programmes specified in point II.4.5. in a 
laboratory recognised by the competent authority: 
(1)either  [II.4.4.1. an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (Coggi ns test) for equine infectious anaemia with 
negative result; and] 
(1)or [II.4.4.1. an ELISA for equine infec tious anaemia with negative result;] 
and (1)either  [II.4.4.2. a serum neutralisation test for equine viral arteritis with negative result at a serum 
dilution of one in four; and] 
(1)or [II.4.4.2. a virus isolation test for equine viral arteritis carried out with negative result on an 
aliquot of the entire semen of the donor stallion;] 
and II.4.4.3. an agent identification test for contagi ous equine metritis carri ed out on two occasions 
on samples collected from the donor stallion with  an interval of seven days by isolation 
of Taylorella equigenitalis  from pre-ejaculatory fluid or a semen sample and from 
genital swabs taken at least from the penile  sheath, urethra and urethral fossa with 
negative result in each case; 
II.4.5. have been subjected with the results specified in II.4.4. in each case to at least one of the test 
programme(s)(4) detailed in points II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2. and II.4.5.3. as follows: 
II.4.5.1. The donor stallion was c ontinuously resident on the semen collection centre for at least 
30 days prior to the date of the first collec tion and during the period of collection of the 
semen described above and no equidae on the semen collection centre came into direct 
contact with equidae of lower hea lth status than the donor stallion. 
The tests described in point II.4.4. have been carried out on samples taken on the 
date(s) detailed in the table below and in the case of contagious equine metritis a 
second sample taken seven days after the fi rst sample, being at least 14 days following 
the date of the commencement of the residen ce period of at least 30 days and prior to 
the first semen collection; 
II.4.5.2. The donor stallion was resident on the se men collection centre for at least 30 days prior 
to the date of the first collection and dur ing the period of collection of the semen 
described above, but has left the centre under the responsibility of the centre 
veterinarian for a continuous period of less than 14 days, and/or other equidae on the 
collection centre came into direct contact with equidae of lower health status. 
The tests described in point II.4.4. have been carried out on samples taken on the 
date(s) detailed in the table below, and in  the case of contagious equine metritis a 
second sample was taken seven days after th e first sample, being prior to the first 
semen collection of the breeding season in the year the semen described above was 
collected and at least 14 days following the date of the commencement of the residence 
period of at least 30 days;  
and the test described in point II.4.4.1. for equi ne infectious anaemia was last carried out on 
a sample of blood taken on the date detailed in  the table below, being not more than 90 
days before the semen descri bed above was collected;  
and (1)either [one of the tests described in point II.4.4.2. for equine viral arteritis was last carried out 
on a sample taken on the date detailed in th e table below, being not more than 30 days 
before the semen described above was collected, and] 
(1)or [the non-shedder state of the seropositive stallion for equine viral arteritis was 
confirmed by a virus isolation test carried  out on a semen sample taken on the date 
detailed in the table below not more than si x months before the semen described above 
was collected and not more than six months  after a blood sample was taken on the date 
detailed in the table below which reacted positive in a serum neutralisation test for  
EN 12   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
equine viral arteritis at a serum dilution of more than one in four;] 
and the test described in point II.4.4.3. for cont agious equine metritis was last carried out 
on samples taken on two occasions, the second sample taken seven days after the first 
sample, on the date detailed in the table below, being not more than 60 days before the 
semen described above  was collected; 
II.4.5.3. The tests described in point II.4.4. ha ve been carried out on samples taken on the dates 
detailed below, being prior to the first semen collection of the breeding season in the year the semen described above was collected , and in addition on samples taken on the 
date detailed below, and in the case of contagious equine metritis on a second sample 
taken seven days after the first sample  on the date detailed below, being between 14 
and 90 days after the collection of the semen described above; 
Table for details on health testing
 
Start date Date of sampling for health tests 
EVA II.4.4.2. CEM II.4.4.3. Identifica-
tion of 
semen 
Test regime Donor 
residence Semen 
collection EIA 
II.3.4.1. Blood 
sample Semen 
sample 1. sample 2. sample 
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
      
    
     
 (1)either  [II.5.No antibiotics were added to the semen;] 
(1)or [II.5.The following antibiotic or combination of antib iotics was added to produce a concentration in the 
final diluted semen of not less than(6): 
………………………………………………………………………..…………… 
…………………………………………………………………………………….. ;]  
II.6. The semen desc ribed above was: 
II.6.1. collected, processed, stored and tran sported under conditions which comply with the 
requirements of Chapters II(I)(1) and I II(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC; 
II.6.2. sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of 
Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and bear ing the number indicated in Part I.23. 
Notes 
Part I: 
Box I.11.: place of origin shall correspond to th e semen collection centre of the semen origin. 
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.28.: donor identity  shall correspond to the official  identification of the animal. 
 date of collection  shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. 
 approval number of the centre  shall correspond to the approval number of the semen centre 
indicated in Part I.11 in which the semen was collected.  
Part II: 
Table in II.4.5. (example for completion): 
For each semen with the same identification in column A, the test regime (II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2. and/or II.4.5.3.) must  
EN 13   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section A  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
be described in column B, and columns C and D must be completed with the dates required. 
The dates when samples where taken fo r laboratory testing prior to the firs t collection of the semen described 
above as required in II.4.5.1., II.4.5.2. a nd II.4.5.3., are entered in the upper line of columns 5 to 9 of the table, this 
being the boxes marked with EIA-1, EVA-B1 or E VA-S1 and CEM-11 and CEM-12 in the example below. 
The dates when samples were taken for repeat laboratory testing as required in  accordance with II.4.5.2. or post-
collection sampling as required in  II.4.5.3. are entered in the lower line of columns 5 to 9 in table , this being the 
boxes EIA-2, EVA-B2 or EVA-S2 and CEM- 21 and CEM-22 in the example below. 
EIA-1 EIA testing first occasion 
EIA-2 EIA testing second occasion EVA-B1 EVA testing on bl ood sample first occasion 
EVA-B2 EVA testing on blood sample second occasion 
EVA-S1 EVA testing on seme n sample first occasion 
EVA-S2 EVA testing on seme n sample second occasion 
CEM-11 CEM testing first occasion first sample CEM-12 CEM testing first occasion second sample CEM-21 CEM testing second occasion first sample 
CEM-22 CEM testing second occasion second sample 
Start date Date of sampling for health tests 
EVA II.4.4.2. CEM II.4.4.3. Identifica-
tion of 
semen 
Test regime Donor 
residence Semen 
collection EIA 
II.3.4.1. Blood 
sample Semen 
sample 1. sample 2. sample 
EIA-1 EVA-B1 EVA-S1 CEM-11 CEM-12  
A B C D 
EIA-2 EVA-B2 EVA-S2 CEM-21 CEM-22 
 (1) Delete as necessary. 
(2) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to 
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from wh ich permanent imports of registered horses 
(column 11), registered equidae (column 12) or equi dae for breeding and production (column 13) are also 
authorised. 
(3) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC 
on Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
(4) Insert date. 
(5) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infectious anaemia is not required for donor 
equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth and it is certified that Ic eland is officially free of equine 
infectious anaemia.  
(6) Cross out the programmes that do  not apply to the consignment.  
(7) Insert names and concentrations. 
• 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:  
EN 14   EN Section B 
MODEL 2 - Model health certificate for import s of consignments of stocks of semen of 
animals of the equine species collected, pr ocessed and/or stored  until 31 August 2010 in 
accordance with Council Directive 92/65/EEC, but dispatched after that date from an 
approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen. 
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 99 85  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 (Scientific name) Breed Donor identity Date of collection Approval numb er of the centre Quantity 
    
  
EN 15   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section B  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 Part II: Certification 
 
 
 
 I, the undersigned, official veterinarian , of the exporting country ………………………………….… hereby 
certify that: (name of exporting country )(2) 
II.1. The semen collection centre in which the semen de scribed above was collected, processed and stored for 
export to the European Union: 
II.1.1. is approved and supervised by the competent authority according to the conditions of Chapter I, 
Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC, 
II.1.2. is situated in the territory or in the case of regionalisation according to Article 13 of Directive 
90/426/EEC in a part of the territory(1) of the country of export whic h was on the day the semen was 
collected until the date of despatch free of: 
− African horse sickness, in accordance with EU legislation, 
− Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years, 
− glanders and dourine for six months; 
II.1.3. was during the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen until the day of 
its despatch not subject to a prohibition order for animal health reasons which laid down one of the 
following conditions: 
II.1.3.1. if not all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located in the hol ding were slaughtered, the 
prohibition lasted for: 
− six months, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are 
slaughtered, in the case of equine encephalomyelitis, 
− a period required to carry out with negative re sult two Coggins tests three months apart in the 
animals remaining after the infected animals have been slaughtered, in the case of infectious 
equine anaemia, 
− six months, in the case of vesicular stomatitis, 
− one month from the last recorded case, in the case of rabies, 
− 15 days from the last recorded case, in the case of anthrax. 
II.1.3.2. if all the animals of species  susceptible to the diseas e located in the holding have been slaughtered and 
the premises disinfected, the prohib ition lasted for 30 days, or 15 days in the case of anthrax, beginning 
on the day on which following the destruction of th e animals the disinfection of the premises was 
satisfactorily completed; 
II.1.4. contained during the period commencing 30 days pr ior to semen collection and lasting until the date of 
its dispatch only equidae which were free of clinical signs of equine vi ral arteritis and contagious equine 
metritis, 
II.2. Prior to entering the semen collection centre th e donor stallions and any other equidae located in the 
centre: 
II.2.1. were continuously re sident for three months (or since entry if they were directly imported from a 
Member State of the European Union during the three months period) in the terr itory or in the case of 
regionalisation in a part of the territory(1) of the country of export which was during that period free of: 
− African horse sickness, in accordance with EU legislation, 
− Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years, 
− glanders for six months, 
− dourine for six months; 
II.2.2. 
(1)either  [II.2.2.1. originated from the territory of the count ry of export which was on the day of admission into 
the centre free of vesicular stomatitis for six months,] 
(1)or [II.2.2.1. were tested by a virus neutralisation test for vesicular st omatitis in a blood sample taken on 
.............................(4), this being within 14 days prior to entering the centre, with negative 
result at a serum dilution of 1 in 12;] 
II.2.3. originated from holdings which on the day of ad mission onto the centre fulfilled the requirements of 
point II.1.3.; 
II.3. The semen described above was co llected from donor stallions, which:  
EN 16   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section B  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
II.3.1. on the day the semen wa s collected have not shown clinical signs of  an infectious or contagious disease, 
II.3.2. during at least 30 days prior to collection of the semen have not been us ed for natural service,  
II.3.3. during the last 30 days prior to collection of the semen have been kept on holdings where no equine 
animal showed clinical signs of equine viral arteritis,  
II.3.4. during the last 60 days prior to collection of th e semen have been kept on ha ve been kept for 30 days 
prior to the date of semen collection in holdings wher e no equine animal showed clinical signs of equine 
viral arteritis or contag ious equine metritis,  
II.3.5. to the best of my knowledge and as far as I c ould ascertain have not been  in contact with equidae 
suffering from an infectious or contagious disease the 15 days immediately preceding the collection of 
the semen; 
II.3.6. have undergone the following animal health te sts carried out in a laboratory recognised by the 
competent authority, in accordance with a test programme as specified in point II.3.7.: 
II.3.6.1. an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infe ctious anaemia with negative result(3); 
(1)either  [II.3.6.2. a serum neutralis ation test for equine vira l arteritis with negative result at a serum dilution of 
1 in 4;] 
(1)or [II.3.6.2. a virus isolation test for equine viral arteritis carried out w ith negative result on an aliquot of 
the entire semen;] 
II.3.6.3. a test for contagious equine  metritis carried out on two occasions with an interval of seven days by 
isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis  from pre-ejaculatory fluid or a semen sample and from genital 
swabs taken at least from the penile sheath, urethra and from the urethral fossa with negative result in 
each case; 
II.3.7. have been subjected to one of the following test programme(s)(5): 
II.3.7.1. The donor stallion was continuous ly resident on the collection centre for at least 30 days prior to the 
semen collection, and during the collection period, and no equidae on the collection centre came during 
that time into direct contact with equidae of lower hea lth status than the donor stallions. 
 The tests required in point II.3.6. have  been carried out on samples taken on ………………………..(4) 
and on ………………………..(4) at least 14 days after the commen cement of the above residence period 
and at least at the beginning of the breeding season; 
II.3.7.2. The donor stallion was not co ntinuously resident on the collection centre or other equidae on the 
collection centre came into direct contact with equida e of lower health status than the donor stallions. 
 The tests required in point II.3.6. have been carri ed out on samples taken collected prior to the first 
semen collection on ………………………..(4) and on ……………....(4), within the 14 days period before 
the first semen collection ant at least at the beginning of breeding season.  
 The test required in point II.3.6.1. was last carri ed out on a sample of blood taken not more than 120 
days before the semen was collected on ………………………..(4); 
 The test required in point II.3.6.2. was last carried out  
(1)either [not more than 30 days before the semen was collected on …………………..(4);] 
(1)or [the non-shedder state of the seropositive stallion fo r equine viral arteritis was confirmed by a virus 
isolation test which was carried out not more th an one year before the semen was collected on 
…………………………..(4); 
II.3.7.3. The tests required in point II. 3.6. have been carried out during the 30 days mandatory storage period of 
frozen semen and not less than 14 days after th e collection of the semen on samples taken on 
……………………(4) and on …………………….(4); 
II.4. The semen described above was collected, processed, stored and transported under conditions which 
comply with the requirements of Chapter II and III of Annex D of Council Directive 92/65/EEC. 
Notes 
Part I: 
Box I.11.: place of origin shall correspond to th e semen collection centre of the semen origin.  
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.28.: donor identity  shall correspond to the official  identification of the animal.  
EN 17   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section B  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 date of collection  shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. 
 approval number of the centre  shall correspond to the approval number of the semen collection 
centre of semen origin indicated in Part I.11. 
Part II: 
(1) Delete as necessary. 
(2) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to 
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from wh ich permanent imports of registered horses 
(column 11), registered equidae (column 12) or equi dae for breeding and production (column 13) are also 
authorised. 
(3) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infectious anaemia is not required for donor 
equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth and it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine 
infectious anaemia.  
(4) Insert date. 
(5) Cross out the programmes that do  not apply to the consignment.  
• 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:  
EN 18   EN Section C 
MODEL 3 – Model  health certificate for imports of cons ignments of semen of animals of the 
equine species dispatched from an approved semen storage centre : 
– either collected in accordance with Counc il Directive 92/65/EEC from 1 September 
2010; or 
– for stocks collected, processed and/or stor ed until 31 August 2010 in accordance with 
Council Directive 92/65/EEC, but dispatched after that date 
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 99 85  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 (Scientific name) Breed Donor identity Date of collection Approval numb er of the centre Quantity 
       
EN 19   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section C  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 Part II: Certification 
 
 
 
 I, the undersigned official veterina rian of ………………………………………, hereby certify that: 
(name of exporting country)(2) 
II.1. The centre(3) described in Part I.11 at which the semen to be exported to the European Union was stored:  
(1)either  [II.1.1. meets the conditions laid down in Chapter I(I)(1) and is operated and supervised in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter I(II)(1) of Annex D to Council Directive 
92/65/EEC; 
(1)or [II.1.1. meets the conditions laid down in Chapter I(I)(2) and is operated and supervised in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter I(II)(2) of Annex D to Directive 
92/65/EEC; 
II.2. The semen to be exported to the European Union: 
II.2.1. has been collected, processed and stored for a minimum period of 30 days immediately following 
collection in an approve d semen collection centre(4) operated and supervised in accordance with 
Chapter I(I)(1) and Chapter I(II)(1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC, which is  
(1)either  [located in the exporting country;] 
(1)or [located in ………………………….(5), and has been imported to the exporting country under conditions 
at least as strict as for imports of semen of animals of the equine species into the European Union in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC;] 
II.2.2. was moved to the centre desc ribed in Part I.11 under conditions at  least as strict as described in: 
(1)either  [Model 1 of Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2010/../EU [insert reference to the present Decision](6);] 
(1)or [Model 2 of Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2010/../EU [insert reference to the present Decision](6);] 
(1)or [Commission Decision 95/539/EC(6);] 
II.2.3. was stored under conditions which satisfy  the terms of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC; 
II.2.4. sent to the place of loading in a sealed cont ainer in accordance with point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of 
Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC and bear ing the number indicated in Part I.23. 
Notes 
Part I: 
Box I.11.: place of origin  shall correspond to the semen collection centre or semen storage centre of semen 
dispatch. 
Box I.17.: shall correspond to the serial number of the individual official document(s ) or health certificate(s) 
that accompanied the semen described above from the approved semen collection centre of its origin 
to the described above semen storage centre. Th e original(s) of those document(s) or those 
certificate(s) or the officially endorsed copies of thereof must be attached to this certificate. 
Box I.23.: identification of container and seal number shall be indicated. 
Box I.28.: donor identity  shall correspond to the official  identification of the animal. 
 date of collection  shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. 
 approval number of the centre  shall correspond to the approval  number of the semen collection 
centre of semen origin. 
Part II: 
(1) Delete as necessary. 
(2) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to 
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from wh ich permanent imports of registered horses 
(column 11), registered equidae (column 12) or equi dae for breeding and production (column 13) are also 
authorised. 
(3) Only approved semen collection or storage centres listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 
92/65/EEC on Commission website: 
 http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
(4) Only approved semen collection centres listed in acco rdance with Article 11(4) and 17(3)(b) of Directive 
92/65/EEC on Commission websites: 
 http://ec.europa.eu/food/anim al/approved_establishments/estab lishments_vet_field_en.htm ; 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
(5) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to  
EN 20   EN  COUNTRY Equine semen – Section C  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from wh ich permanent imports of registered horses 
(column 11), registered equidae (column 12) or equi dae for breeding and production (column 13) are also 
authorised and the EU Member States. 
(6) The original(s) of the document(s) or the health certi ficate(s) or the officially endorsed copies of thereof 
that accompanied the semen described above from th e approved semen collecti on centre of the semen 
origin to the centre of the semen dispatch described in Part I.11 must be attached to this certificate. 
• 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:  
EN 21   EN ANNEX II  
Part 1 
Explanatory notes for the certification 
(a) The health certificates shall be issued by the 
competent authority of the exporting third country, 
in accordance with the model set out in Part 2 of 
Annex II.  
If so requested by the Member State of destination, 
the additional certification requirements, 
attestations to certify th at those requi rements are 
fulfilled shall be also incorporated in the original 
form of the health certificate. 
(b) The original of the health certificate shall consist of 
a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is 
required, it must be in such a form that all sheets of 
paper required are part of an integrated whole and 
indivisible. 
(c) Where the model health certificate states that 
certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, 
statements which are not relevant, may be crossed 
out and initialled and stamped by the certifying 
officer, or completely deleted from certificate. 
(d) The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least 
one of the official languages of the Member State 
of the border inspection post of introduction of the 
consignment into the European Union and of the 
Member State of destination. However, those 
Member States may authorise the certificate to be 
drawn up in the official language of another 
Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by 
an official translation. 
(e) If for the reasons of identification of the items of 
the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the 
model health certificate), additional sheets of paper 
are attached to the health certificate, those sheets of 
paper shall also be considered as forming part of 
the original of the health certificate by application 
of the signature and stamp of the certifying officer, 
on each of the pages. (f) When the health certificate, including additional 
schedules referred to in (e ), comprises more than 
one page, each page shall be numbered (page 
number) of (total number of pages), at the end of 
the page and shall bear the certificate reference 
number that has been desi gnated by the competent 
authority on the top of the pages. 
(g) The original of the health certificate must be 
completed and signed by an official veterinarian the 
last working day prior to loading of the 
consignment for exportation to the European 
Union. The competent authorities of the exporting 
third country shall ensure that certification 
requirements equivalent to those laid down in 
Council Directive 96/93/EC16 are followed. 
The colour of the signature and the stamp of the 
official veterinarian shall be different to that of the 
printing on the health certificate. This requirement 
also applies to stamps other than those embossed or 
watermarks. 
(h) The original of the health certificate must 
accompany the consignment until it reaches the 
border inspection post of introduction into the 
European Union. 
(i) The certificate reference number referred to in 
points I.2 and II.a. of the model health certificate 
must be issued by the competent authority of the 
exporting third country. 
 
                                                 
16 OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.  
EN 22   EN Part 2 
Model health certificate for imports of ova and embryos of animals of the equine species 
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 99 85  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 (Scientific name) Category Identificati on mark Approval number of the team Quantity 
     
EN 23   EN  COUNTRY Equine ova/embryos  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
 Part II: Certification 
 
 
 
 I, the undersigned, official  veterinarian, of the exporting country ………………………………….… hereby 
certify that: (name of exporting country )(2) 
II.1. The ova/embryos(1) described above: 
II.1.2. were collected/produced(1) by the team(3) described under point I.11, wh ich has been approved and 
supervised in accordance with Chapter I(III) of Anne x D to Directive 92/65/EEC and is subject to 
inspection by an official veterinarian at least once every calendar year; 
II.1.3. were collected/produced(1), processed and stored in accordance with the requirements of Chapter III(II) 
of Annex D to Directive 92/65/EEC; 
II.1.4. were collected at a place se parated from other parts of the premises or holding which is in good repair 
and was cleaned and disinfected  prior to the collection; 
II.1.5. have been examined, processed and packed in laboratory facilities which are not situated in a zone 
subject to prohibition or quarantine m easures as set out in point II.1.6 ., in a section which is separated 
from the section for storing equipment and material s used in contact with donor animals and from the 
area where the donor animals are handled; 
II.1.6. come from donor mares which: 
II.1.6.1. have been continuously resident for three months  (or since entry if they were directly imported from a 
Member State of the European Union during the three months period) on the territory or in the case of 
regionalisation in a part of the territory(1) of the country of export which was during that period free of: 
− African horse sickness, in accordance with EU legislation, 
− Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for two years, 
− glanders and dourine for six months. 
either(1) [II.1.6.2. originated from a country of export wh ich was the day of collection free of vesicular 
stomatitis for six months;] 
or(1) [II.1.6.2. were tested by a viru s neutralisation test for vesicular stomatitis on a blood sample taken on 
…………………(4) within 30 days prior to collection, with negative result at a serum dilution 
of 1 in 12;] 
either(1) [II.1.6.3. during the past 30 days prior to collec tion have been located in holdings under veterinary 
supervision which fulfilled on the day of collection of ova/embryos(1) until the date of their 
dispatch the conditions for a holding laid down in Article 4(5) of Directive 90/426/EEC, and 
in particular;] 
or(1) [II.1.6.3. during the past 30 days prior to collec tion have been located in holdings under veterinary 
supervision which fulfilled on the day of collection of ova/embryos(1) until, in the case of 
frozen ova/embryos(1), the period of 30 days mandatory storage at approved premises elapsed 
the conditions for a holding laid down in Ar ticle 4(5) of Directive 90/426/EEC and in 
particular;]  
(1)either [II.1.6.3.1. not all the animals of species suscep tible to the disease lo cated on the holding were 
slaughtered and the holding has been free: 
– from any type of equine encephalomyelitis for at least six months, beginning on the 
day on which the equidae suffering from the disease are slaughtered, 
– from equine infectious anaemia for a period  required to carry out with negative result 
two agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins te sts) carried out on samples taken three 
months apart in the animals remaining after the infected animals have been 
slaughtered,  
– from vesicular stomatitis for six months from the last recorded case, 
– from rabies for one months from the last recorded case, 
– from anthrax for 15 days from the last recorded case,] 
(1)or [II.1.6.3.1. all the animals of speci es susceptible to the disease lo cated in the holding have been 
slaughtered and the premises di sinfected, the holding has been free for at least 30 days from 
any type of equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis and rabies or 15 days in the case of 
anthrax, beginning on the day on which following the destruction of the animals the 
disinfection of the premises was satisfactorily completed;] 
II.1.6.4. have been kept prior to the collection in holding s free from clinical signs of contagious equine metritis 
for 60 days;  
EN 24   EN  COUNTRY Equine ova/embryos  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
II.1.6.5. have not been used for natural breeding during at least 30 days prior to the da te of collection of ova or 
embryos and between the date of the first sample referred to in II.1.6.6 . and II.1.6.7. and the date of the 
collection of ova and embryos;  
II.1.6.6. have been subjected with negative result to an agar-gel imm uno-diffusion test (Coggins test) or an 
ELISA for equine infecti ous anaemia carried out on a blood sample taken on ……………….(4), being 
during the past 30 days prior to the date of the firs t collection of ova or embryos and the est was last 
carried out on a sample of blood taken on …………………….(4), being not more than 90 days before 
the ova and embryos were collected(5);  
II.1.6.7. have been subjected to a test for contagious equine metritis by isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis  
carried out on samples collected during the past 30 days prior to the date of the first collection of ova or 
embryos from mucosal surfaces of the clitoral fossa  and clitoral sinuses on two consecutives oestrus 
periods on…………(4) and on………………..(4), and during one of the oestrus periods an additional 
culture specimen taken from the endometrial cervix on……………….(4), all with negative results after a 
cultivation of 7 to 14 days; 
II.1.6.8. to the best of my knowledge and as far as I could ascertain, have not been  in contact with equidae 
suffering from an infectious or contagious dis ease during the 15 days immediately preceding the 
collection; 
II.1.6.9. have on the day of collection not shown clini cal signs of an in fectious or cont agious disease; 
II.1.7. were collected/produced(1) after the date on which the embryo collection/production(1) team described in 
point I.11 was approved by the competen t authority of the exporting country; 
II.1.8. were processed and stored under approved conditions for at least 30 days immediately after their 
collection/production(1) and transported under conditions whic h satisfy the terms laid down in 
Chapter III(II) of Annex D to  Directive 92/65/EEC; 
II.1.9. were conceived by artifi cial insemination/as a result of in vitro  fertilisation(1) using semen meeting the 
requirements of Directive 92/65/EEC and coming fro m semen collection centres approved in accordance 
with Article 11(2) and 17(3)(b) respectively of Dir ective 92/65/EEC and located in a Member State of 
the European Union or in third country or parts of the territory of third country listed in columns 2 and 4 
of Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/211/EC resp ectively from which perm anent imports to the 
European Union of registered horses, registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production (column 
13) are also authorised and the EU Member States(6)(7); 
II.2. The ova used for in vivo  production of embryos comply with th e requirements of Annex D to Directive 
92/65/EEC and in particular the requirements set up in  points II.1.1. to II.1.8. of this certificate(1). 
Notes 
Part I: 
Box I.11.: place of origin shall co rrespond to the embryo colle ction team or embryo production team by which 
the ova/embryos were collected/produced, processed, stored and approved in accordance with 
Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/ EEC and listed on Commission website: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
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.28.: category : specify if in vivo  derived embryos, in vivo  derived ova, in vitro  produced embryos or 
micromanipulated embryos. 
 donor identity  shall correspond to the official  identification of the animal. 
 date of collection  shall be indicate in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. 
 approval number of the team : shall correspond to the embryo coll ection team or em bryo production 
team by which the ova/embryos were collected /produced, processed, stored and approved in 
accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EECand listed on Commission website: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm  
Part II: 
(1) Delete as appropriate. 
(2) Only third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to 
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from which permanent imports of registered equidae and 
equidae for breeding and production (column 14) are also authorised.  
EN 25   EN  COUNTRY Equine ova/embryos  
 II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. 
(3) Only approved embryo collection teams and embryo production teams listed in accordance with 
Article 17(3)(b) of Directiv e 92/65/EEC on Commission website: 
 http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
(4) Insert date. 
(5) The agar gel immunodiffusion test (Coggins test) for equine infectious anaemia is not required for donor 
equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth and it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine 
infectious anaemia. 
(6) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 11(4) and Article 17(3)(b) of 
Directive 92/65/EEC on Commission websites: 
 http://ec.europa.eu/food/anim al/approved_establishments/estab lishments_vet_field_en.htm ; 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/anima l/semen_ova/equine/index_en.htm . 
(7) Does not apply to ova. 
• 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: