2008 No. 1064 (W.113)
The Zootechnical Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
Title, application and commencement1
The title of these Regulations is the Zootechnical Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008, they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 2 May 2008.
Amendments2
1
The Zootechnical Standards Regulations 1992 F3 are amended as follows.
2
After regulation 5, add —
Collection, processing and storage of semen6
1
A recognised organisation shall ensure that semen referred to in Article 2 of the 1987 Directive which is intended for intra-Community trade —
a
is collected and processed at an EC collection centre; and
b
stored at an EC storage centre.
2
A recognised organisation which fails to comply with paragraph (1) may have its recognition withdrawn by the Welsh Ministers by notice in writing at any time.
3
In this regulation —
“the 1987 Directive” means Council Directive 87/328/EECF4 on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species; and
“EC collection centre” and “EC storage centre” have the meanings given in the Bovine Semen (Wales) Regulations 2008 F5.
3
For Part V of Schedule 3, substitute—
PART V CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE FOR BREEDING PURPOSES
Recognised organisations shall accept for breeding purposes bovines, and use ova and embryos, which satisfy the criteria specified in Council Directive 87/328/EEC on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure bred breeding animals of the bovine species.
S.I. 2005/2766. Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of and Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.