Certificate applicable from 1 Jan 2005 to imports and transits of stocks of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species collected, processed and stored before 31 Dec 2004 in conformity with Council Directive 88/407/EEC applying until 1 Jul 2004, and imported after 31 Dec 2004 in accordance with Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/43/EC, dispatched from a semen collection centre where the semen was collected GBHC801 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-00
I.2.a Not in use	I.4. Local competent authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
I.5. Consignee Name: Address: Tel:	I.6 Person responsible for the load in Great Britain 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	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 XXXXXXXXX, AUSTRALIA	I.14. Date of departure DD/MM/YYYY
I.15. Means of transport Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification: Flight: XXXXXX Documentation references: MAWB: XXXXXX	I.16. Entry BCP [Border Control Post]
XXXXXX
I.17. Not in use
I.18 Description of commodity Frozen bovine semen
I.19 Commodity code (HS code) 05.11.10	I.21 Not in use	I.23 Seal / Container No. XXXXXX / XXXXXX
I.20 Quantity: # straws	I.22 Number of packages: # cryogenic containers	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.27For import or admission into Great Britain
I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Donor identity	Date of collection	Approval number of the centre	Quantity
Refer to attachment 1
Part II. Certification

Animal Health

I, …………………………….. the undersigned centre veterinarian, hereby certify that:

AH/T132 Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

AUSTRALIA (name of exporting country or part thereof) was free from rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the semen for export and until its date of dispatch to Great Britain and no vaccination against these diseases has taken place during the same period.

AH/E351B Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

the semen described above was collected before 31 December 2004 at the semen collection centre which:

(a) meets the conditions laid down in GB requirements;

(b) is operated and supervised in accordance with the conditions laid down in GB requirements.

AH/E352B Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

The centre at which the semen to be exported was collected was free from rabies, tuberculosis, brucellosis, anthrax and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia during the period commencing 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen to be exported and the 30 days after collection.

AH/E422 Establishment requirements

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.

AH/A723B Animal requirements

The semen to be exported was obtained from donor bulls which:

(a) satisfy the conditions laid down in GB requirements;

(*) EITHER (b) [(i) were resident in the exporting country during the 6 months immediately prior to collection of the semen for export;]

(*) OR (b) [(ii) were imported from ……………………………… after spending less than 6 months in the exporting country and at the time of import satisfied the animal health conditions applying to donors of the semen which is intended for export to Great Britain;]

(c) stand in a semen collection centre at which:

(*) EITHER (i) [all bovine animals were not vaccinated against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and tested negative at least once a year to a serum neutralisation test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis;]

(*) OR (ii) [bovine animals not vaccinated against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis tested negative, at least once a year, to a serum neutralisation test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis, at which testing for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis was not carried out on bulls which had received their first vaccination against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis at the insemination centre after they had tested negative to a serum neutralisation test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis and which had been regularly re-vaccinated at intervals of not more than 6 months since the first vaccination;]

(*) EITHER (d) [(i) have not been vaccinated against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis;]

(*) OR (d) [(ii) have been vaccinated against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in accordance with attestation (c) above;]

(*) (e) [fulfil the import conditions for bovine semen laid down in the bluetongue chapter of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, depending on the status of the country or zone of residence;]

(*) (f) [were resident in the country of export in which the following serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) exist: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and tested negative on two occasions not more than 12 months apart to an agar gel immunodiffusion test and to a virus neutralisation test for all above-listed serotypes of EHD, carried out in approved laboratory on samples of blood taken prior to and not less than 21 days following collection of the semen;]

(*) (g) [were resident in the country of export in which the following serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) exist: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and tested negative, prior to entry and at 6-monthly intervals, to an agar gel immunodiffusion test and a virus neutralisation test for all above-listed serotypes of EHD, carried out in approved laboratory;]

(*) (h) [tested negative on two occasions not more than 12 months apart to a serum neutralisation test for Akabane virus carried out in approved laboratory on samples of blood taken prior to and not less than 21 days following collection of the semen.]

AH/A780 Animal requirements (freedom from disease)

At the time the semen described above was collected,

(a) all female bovine animals in the centre had tested negative at least once a year to a vaginal mucus agglutination test for Campylobacter fetus infection, and

(b) all bulls used for semen production had tested negative either to an immunofluorescent antibody test or to a culture test for Campylobacter fetus infection on a sample of preputial material or artificial vagina washings carried out in 12 months prior to collection.

AH/A801B Animal requirements

At the time semen described above was collected, all bovine animals standing at the semen collection centre:

(a) came from herds and/or were born to dams which satisfy GB requirements;

(b) had tested negative, within the 30 days preceding the quarantine isolation period, to the tests referred to in GB requirements

(c) had undergone the 30-day quarantine isolation period and had tested negative to the health tests in GB requirements.

(d) had tested negative, at least once a year, to the routine tests referred to in GB requirements.

AH/P551C Product requirements (storage and transport)

The semen to be exported was processed, stored and transported under conditions which satisfy GB requirements.

(*) 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

I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Donor identity	Date of collection	Approval number of the centre	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 semen collection centre where the semen was collected.

Box reference I.12: Place of destination: this box is to be filled in only if it is a certificate for transit commodity.

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: Donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal; date of collection shall be prior to 31 December 2004 and indicated in the following format: dd/mm/YYYY; approval number of the centre shall correspond to the approval number of the approved semen collection centre where the semen was collected.

Part II

Animal Health

AH/T132 Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

Only third countries or parts thereof listed in a document relating to ‘bovine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2011/630. (†)

AH/E351B Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

GB requirements as laid down in Directive 88/407:

(a) Chapter I of Annex A

(b) Chapter II of Annex A

AH/E352B Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

No further notes for completion.

AH/E422 Establishment requirements

No further notes for completion.

AH/A723B Animal requirements

(a) GB requirements laid down in Annex C to Directive 88/407.

(b) (ii) Only third countries listed in a document relating to ‘bovine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2011/630.(†)

(c) No notes

(d) No notes

(e) To be used only by Australia, Canada and the USA.

(f) To be used only by Australia and the USA. Standards for EHD virus diagnostic tests are described in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

(g) To be used only by Canada. Standards for EHD virus diagnostic tests are described in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

(h) To be used only by Australia.

AH/A780 Animal requirements (freedom from disease)

No further notes for completion.

AH/A801B Animal requirements

GB requirements laid down in:

(a) Herds and/or dam condtions

Paragraph 1(b)and (c) of Chapter I of Annex B to Directive 88/407.

(b) Tests preceding isolation period

(i) the tests referred to in Points 1(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Chapter I of Annex B to Directive 88/407,and

(ii) a serum neutralisation test or an ELISA test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis, and

(iii) a virus isolation test (fluorescent antibody test or immunoperoxidase test) for bovine viral diarrhoea, deferred until the animal reached the age of 6 months in the case of younger animals;

(c) Tests after quarantine period

(i) a serological test for brucellosis carried out in accordance with the procedure described in Annex C to Directive 64/432, and

(ii) either an immunofluorescent antibody test or a culture test for Campylobacter fetus infection on a sample of preputial material or artificial vagina washings, or, in the case of a female animal, a vaginal mucus agglutination test,

(iii) a microscopic examination and culture test for Trichomonas foetus on a sample of preputial material or artificial vagina washings, or in the case of a female animal a vaginal mucus agglutination test;

(d) Routine tests

Tests referred to in Points 1(a), (b) and (c) of Chapter II of Annex B to Directive 88/407.

AH/P551C Product requirements (storage and transport)

GB requirements refers to the terms of Directive 88/407 prior to its amendment by Directive 2003/43.

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

EU and EFTA countries 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)