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Oocytes & Embryos
EU rules on semen, oocytes and embryos aim to ensure that movements of these germinal products between Member States and their entry into the Union do not spread animal diseases. The harmonised framework is designed to guarantee the absence of specific pathogens that may be transmitted through germinal products and to prevent infection of female recipients and their offspring.
The general animal health requirements for these movements are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the Animal Health Law, which applies across key species including bovine, equine, ovine and caprine, and porcine animals. The framework therefore treats germinal products as a specific animal health category requiring its own sanitary safeguards for both intra-EU movements and entry into the Union.
For other terrestrial animals, the legislation also requires operators of establishments that collect, produce, process or store germinal products to be registered by the competent authority and assigned a unique registration number under Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. This traceability element is essential to official control and disease prevention.
The EU system is further supported by lists of approved establishments in Member States and approved laboratories in Member States, which help underpin the sanitary oversight of germinal products. Overall, the EU regime on semen, oocytes and embryos links animal health protection, traceability and safe trade within a harmonised legal framework.
The general animal health requirements for these movements are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the Animal Health Law, which applies across key species including bovine, equine, ovine and caprine, and porcine animals. The framework therefore treats germinal products as a specific animal health category requiring its own sanitary safeguards for both intra-EU movements and entry into the Union.
For other terrestrial animals, the legislation also requires operators of establishments that collect, produce, process or store germinal products to be registered by the competent authority and assigned a unique registration number under Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. This traceability element is essential to official control and disease prevention.
The EU system is further supported by lists of approved establishments in Member States and approved laboratories in Member States, which help underpin the sanitary oversight of germinal products. Overall, the EU regime on semen, oocytes and embryos links animal health protection, traceability and safe trade within a harmonised legal framework.
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