Imports of ova and in vivo derived embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species collected in accordance with Directive 89/556 GBHC803 v1.0 Aug-23
Part I. Details of dispatched consignment GERMINAL
I.1 Consignor Name: Address: Tel:	I.2 Certificate reference no.	I.3. Central competent authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
RME-00XXXX
I.2.a Not in use	I.4. Local competent authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
I.5. Consignee	I.6 Person responsible for the load in Great Britain Name: Address: Tel:
Name: Address: 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
Australia	AU	Victoria	VIC	UNITED KINGDOM	GB
I.11 Place of origin	I.12. Place of destination
Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address:	Name: Address:
I.13. Place of loading XXXXXXX, AUSTRALIA	I.14. Date of departure DD/MM/YYYY
I.15. Means of transport	I.16. Entry BCP [Border Control Post]
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification: Flights: XXXXXX Documentation references: MAWB: XXXXXX	XXXXXX
I.17. Not in use
I.18 Description of commodity Frozen Bovine Embryos
I.19 Commodity code (HS code) 05 11 99 85	I.21 Not in use	I.23 Seal / Container No. XXXXXX / XXXXXX
I.20 Quantity: # embryos	I.22 Number of packages: # cryogenic container	I.24 Not in use
I.25 Commodity certified for: Artificial reproduction
I.26  For transit through Great Britain to third country Third country: ISO Code:	I.27 For import or admission into Great Britain
I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Category	Donor identity	Date of collection	Date of freezing	Approval number of the team	Quantity
Refer to attachment 1

Part II. Certification

Animal Health

I, ………………………………… the undersigned embryo transfer veterinarian, hereby declare that:

AH/T133A Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

were collected in the exporting country, which according to official findings:

was free from rinderpest, rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and lumpy skin disease during the 12 months and free from vesicular stomatitis during the 6 months immediately prior to their collection or carried out vaccination against these diseases during that period;

(*) EITHER [(b) was free from foot-and-mouth disease during the 24 months immediately prior to their collection and did not carry out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease during that period.]

(*) OR [(c) was not free from foot-and-mouth disease during the 24 months immediately prior to their collection or carried out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease during that period, and the donor females and [ova](*) [embryos](*) meet the relevant GB requirements.]

(d) Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease

(*) EITHER [(i) was free from epizootic haemorrhagic diseases (EHD);]

(*) OR [(ii) the following serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) exist: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and the donor females were subjected with negative results in each case to the following tests carried out in an approved laboratory and outlined in the Notes for Completion:

(*) EITHER [1]

(*) OR [2]

(*) OR [3]]

AH/E353A Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

The embryos to be exported were conceived by artificial insemination using semen coming from semen collection or storage centres approved for the collection, processing and/or storage of semen by the competent authority of a third country or part thereof listed on gov.uk or by the competent authority of Great Britain.

AH/E370 Establishment requirement

were collected by the embryo collection team which:

(a) has been approved in accordance with GB requirements;

(b) which carried out the collection, processing, storing and transport of the embryos in accordance with GB requirements;

(c) is subject to inspection by an official veterinarian at least twice a year.

AH/E371A Establishment requirement

were collected and processed on premises situated in an area of at least 10 km radius centred on them, on which according to official findings there was no occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, vesicular stomatitis, Rift Valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or lumpy skin disease in the 30 days immediately prior to their collection and until dispatch to Great Britain, in the case of fresh [ova](*) [embryos](*), or during the 30 days after collection, in the case of(*)[ova] (*)[embryos] subject to a mandatory storage for at least 30 days in accordance with AH/T point (c);

from the time of collection until 30 days thereafter or, in the case of fresh (*)[ova] (*)[embryos]* until the day of their dispatch to Great Britain, they were stored on premises situated in an area of at least 10 km radius centred on them, on which according to official findings there was no occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, Rift Valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or lumpy skin disease;

AH/E372A Establishment requirement

were collected from the donor females, which:

(a) were located, during the 30 days immediately prior to collection, on premises situated in an area of at least 10 km radius centred on them, on which, according to official findings, there was no occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease, bluetongue, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, vesicular stomatitis, Rift Valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or lumpy skin disease;

(b) showed no clinical signs of disease on the day of collection;

(c) spent the six months immediately prior to collection within the territory of the exporting country in no more than two herds which are free of tuberculosis, brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis according to GB requirements and in which no bovine animal showed clinical signs of Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis during the previous 12 months.

(*) Keep as appropriate.

Centre Veterinarian
By signing this certificate, I certify that the requirements laid out above and in the accompanying notes for completion have been met.
Name (in capital letters):	Qualification and title:
Date:
Stamp:	Signature: (PDF Only)

ATTACHMENT 1

Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Category	Donor identity	Date of collection	Date of freezing	Approval number of the team	Quantity

Part III. Notes for completion

These notes for completion must be read and understood by the certifying officer before signing the certificate. Notes are set out in sections that correspond to the sections in the certificate. By signing this certificate, certifiers are verifying that the consignment meets the requirements set out in the certificate and any relevant corresponding notes for completion.

These notes do not need to be printed as part of a paper certificate that accompanies the consignment or in any electronic copy of the certificate.

References to European Union legislation within this certificate are references to direct EU legislation which has been retained in Great Britain (retained EU law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and can be viewed on the UK legislation website (legislation.gov.uk).

References to Great Britain in this certificate include Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

References to GB requirements refer to the requirement(s) of Great Britain as set out in the accompanying notes for completion.

Part I

Box reference I.6: Person responsible for the load in Great Britain: this box is to be filled in only if it is a certificate for transit commodity.

Box reference I.11: Place of origin shall correspond to the embryo collection team from which the embryos are dispatched to Great Britain and which is listed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 89/556/EEC.

Box reference I.22: Number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box reference I.23: Identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box reference I.26: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.27: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.28: Species: select amongst ‘Bos taurus’, ‘Bison bison’ or ‘Bubalus bubalis’ as appropriate.

Category: select ‘in vivo derived embryos’.

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 team: shall correspond to the embryo collection team by which the embryos were collected, processed and stored; and listed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 89/556/EEC.

Part II

Animal Health

The exporting country must be a third country listed in a document relating to ‘bovine embryos’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2006/168. (†)

AH/T133A Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

Point (c) refers to relevant GB requirements, which are:

(i) The embryos were not subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida,

(ii) The ova/embryos were stored under approved conditions for at least 30 days immediately after their collection,

(iii) The donor females come from holdings on which no animal was vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease or lumpy skin disease during the 30 days prior to collection and no animal of a susceptible species showed clinical signs of foot-and-mouth disease or lumpy skin disease during the 30 days prior to, and at least the 30 days after, the embryos were collected.

Point (d) Standards for EHD virus diagnostic tests are described in Chapter 2.1.3. of the World Organisation for Animal Health Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

Tests outlined below:

(1) a serological test, in accordance with the WOAH Manual, for the detection of antibody to the EHD virus serogroup, carried out on samples of blood taken on two occasions, not more than 12 months apart, prior to and not less than 21 days following collection for this consignment of ova or embryos.

(2) a serological test, in accordance with the WOAH Manual, for the detection of antibody to the EHD virus serogroup, carried out on samples of blood taken at intervals of not more than 60 days throughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 days after the final collection for this consignment of ova or embryos.

(3) an agent identification test, in accordance with the WOAH Manual, carried out on samples of blood collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days if carried out as virus isolation test, or at least every 28 days if carried out as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), during collection for this consignment of ova or embryos.

AH/E353A Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

Documents relating to ‘bovine semen’ published by the Secretary of State on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2011/630. (†)

AH/E370 Establishment requirement

Only embryo collection teams listed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 89/556.

Point (a) - GB requirements refer to Chapter I of Annex A to Directive 89/556.

Point (b) - GB requirements refer to Chapter II of Annex A to Directive 89/556.

AH/E371A Establishment requirement

No further notes for completion

AH/E372A Establishment requirement

GB requirements for tuberculosis, brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis refer to establishments:

- which, according to official findings, were free from tuberculosis during that time.

- which, according to official findings, were free from brucellosis during that time,

- which were free from enzootic bovine leukosis or in which no bovine animal showed clinical signs of enzootic bovine leukosis during the previous three years.

(†) The document(s) referred to above can be found at:

EU and EFTA states approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain

(Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4698a65d-1a3b-42d1-981e-df869e04185b/eu-and-efta-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)

Non-EU countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain

(Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/b92627b0-dd7b-4e1d-ba36-e25424f55eeb/non-eu-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)