S.L. 437.102 Art. 8Conditionsrelating tosemencollection or storage centres.

(1) The competent authority shall only authorise imports of semen dispatched from a semen collection or storage centre situated in one of the third countries appearing on the list referred to in rule 7, and for which the competent authority of the third country concerned is able to give the guarantees that the following conditions relating to a semen collection or storage centre are met:

(a) it meets the conditions:

(i) for approval of semen collection centres or storage centres set out in Chapter I of Schedule I;

(ii) relating to the supervision of such centres set out in Chapter II of Schedule I;

(b) it has been officially approved by the competent authority of the third country for exports to the Community;

(c) it is placed under the supervision of a centre veterinarian;

(d) it is subject to inspections by an official veterinarian of the third country at least twice a year.

(2) The list of semen collection or storage centres which the competent authority of the third country appearing on the list referred to in rule 7 has approved, in accordance with the conditions set out in sub-rule (1), and from which semen may be dispatched to the Community, shall be communicated to the Commission.

(3) The approval of a semen collection or storage centre shall be immediately suspended or withdrawn by the competent authority of the third country where it no longer complies with the conditions set out in sub-rule (1) and the Commission shall be immediately informed thereof.

(4) Detailed rules for the uniform application of this rule may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in the definition "Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health" provided under rule 2(2), where matters relating to such authorisation and approval mentioned in this rule shall be referred without delay to the Committee.