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Regulations, 2003
Table of Provisions (14)
Statutory Text (14 Articles)
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L.N. 281 of 2003
VETERINARY SERVICES ACT, 2001
(ACT NO. XXIII OF 2001)
Certificate of Hybrid Breeding Pigs, their Semen, Ova and Embryos
Regulations, 2003
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34(b) of the Veterinary Services Act,
2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following
regulations:-
Title and scope.
(1) The title of these regulations is the Hybrid Breeding Pigs, their Semen,
Ova and Embroys Regulations 2003.
(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under
European Union Commission Decision 89/506/EEC laying down the certificate of
hybrid breeding pigs, their semen, ova and embryos which in turn finds its legal basis
in articles 9 and 10(e) of European Union Council Directive 88/661/EEC.
Certificate of hybrid breeding pigs.
SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE
For hybrid breeding pigs
Issuing
body:..................................................................................................................................................
Entry No in register
System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch
card):..................................................................
Identification:.............................................................................................................................................
Name of animal (optional)
Date of birth
Sex
Genetic type, line
Name and address of the consignee ( * )
Name and address of
breeder:.......................................................................................................................
Name and address of
owner:..........................................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
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(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
( * ) Where the certificate accompanies a consignment of animals in accordance with Article 2 (2) of
European Union Commission Decision 89/506/EEC.
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(1) The following particulars shall be mentioned in the certificate of hybrid
breeding pigs -
(a) issuing body;
(b) entry number in register;
(c) date of issue;
(d) system of identification;
(e) identification;
(f) date of birth;
(g) genetic type, line;
(h) sex;
(i) name and address of breeder;
(j) name and address of owner.
(2) For the purpose of these regulations “trading partner” in the meaning of
article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean –
(a) Member State of the European Community;
(b) Third country to the European Community.
Particulars of certificate in regulation 2.
SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE
for semen of hybrid breeding pigs
A. Particulars on donor boar
Issuing body:........................................................................................................................................
Entry No in register:..............................................................................................................................
System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card):........................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Name of animal (optional): ...................................................................................................................
Date of birth: ........................................................................................................................................
Genetic type, line: ................................................................................................................................
Name and address of owner:................................................................................................................
Name and address of breeder: .............................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
B. Particulars on semen
Semen identification system (colour, number):......................................................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
I.
Number of doses
Date( s) of collection
Identification of donor
Genetic type, line
boar
II.
Origin of semen:...................................................................................................................................
Name and address of semen collection centre( s):.................................................................................
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Destination of semen:...........................................................................................................................
Name and address of consignee: .........................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
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(1) The particulars provided for in regulation 2 may be indicated –
(a) in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in Schedule
I;
(b) in documentation accompanying the hybrid breeding pig. In this
event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out
in regulation 2 are indicated in those documents, by the following
formula -
“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the
particulars mentioned in article 1 of European Union Commissions
Decision 89/506/EEC.”
(2) The data on hybrid breeding pigs of the same lineage may be given in a
single certificate or in the documentation accompanying a consignment of animals of
the same origin and for the same destination. The model certificate shown in
Schedule I shall be adapted accordingly.
Certificate of semen of hybrid breeding pigs.
SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE
for ova of hybrid breeding pigs
A. Particulars on donor sow
Issuing body:........................................................................................................................................
Entry No in register:..............................................................................................................................
System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card):........................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Name of animal (optional): ...................................................................................................................
Date of birth: ........................................................................................................................................
Genetic type, line: ................................................................................................................................
Name and address of owner:................................................................................................................
Name and address of breeder: .............................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
B. Particulars on ova
Ova identification system (colour, number): ..........................................................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Number of ova per straw: .....................................................................................................................
I.
Number of doses
Date( s) of collection
Identification of donor
Genetic type, line
sow
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II. Origin of ovum/ ova
Address of ova collection centre( s): ......................................................................................................
Destination of ova: ...............................................................................................................................
Name and address of consignee: .........................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
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The following particulars must be mentioned in the certificate of the semen
of hybrid breeding pigs -
(a) all data as listed in regulation 2 concerning the male that provides the
semen;
(b) information allowing identification of the semen, the date of its collection
and the names and addresses of the semen collection centre and of the
consignee.
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Particulars of certificate in regulation 4.
SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE
for embryos of hybrid breeding pigs
A. Particulars on donor boar
Issuing body:........................................................................................................................................
Entry No in register:..............................................................................................................................
System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card):........................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Name of animal (optional): ...................................................................................................................
Date of birth: ........................................................................................................................................
Genetic type, line: ................................................................................................................................
Name and address of owner:................................................................................................................
Name and address of breeder: .............................................................................................................
B. Particulars on donor sow
Issuing body:........................................................................................................................................
Entry No in register:..............................................................................................................................
System of identification (tag, tattoo, brand, earmark, sketch card):........................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Name of animal (optional): ...................................................................................................................
Date of birth: ........................................................................................................................................
Genetic type, line: ................................................................................................................................
Name and address of owner:................................................................................................................
Name and address of breeder: .............................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
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C. Particulars on embryos
Embryo identification system (number, colour):.....................................................................................
Identification:........................................................................................................................................
Number of ova per straw: .....................................................................................................................
I.
Number of embryos
Date( s) of
Date of collection
Identification of
Genetic type, line
insemination or
donor sow and
fecundation
donor boar
II. Origin of embryos
Address of embryo collection centre( s):. ...............................................................................................
Destination of embryos
Name and address of consignee: .........................................................................................................
Done at ..................................................................., on ...........................................................
(signature)
(name in capital letters and title of signatory)
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The particulars provided for in regulation 4 may be indicated –
(a) in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in Schedule II
hereof;
(b) in documentation accompanying the semen of the hybrid breeding pig. In
this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out in
regulation 4 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula -
“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars
mentioned in article 3 of European Union Commission Decision
89/506/EEC”.
Certificate of the ova of hybrid breeding pigs.
The following particulars must be mentioned in the certificate of the ova of
hybrid breeding pigs -
(a) all data as listed in regulation 2 concerning the sow that provides the
ovum;
(b) information allowing identification of the semen, the date of its collection
and the names and addresses of the semen collection centre and of the
consignee.
If there is more than one ovum in a single straw this must be clearly stated and
furthermore the ova must all have the same parentage.
Particulars of certificate in regulation 6.
The particulars provided for in regulation 6 may be indicated -
(a) in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in Schedule III
hereof;
(b) in documentation accompanying the ova of the hybrid breeding pig. In
this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out in
regulation 6 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula -
“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars
mentioned in article 5 of European Union Commission Decision
89/506/EEC”.
Certificate of embryos of hybrid breeding pigs.
The following particulars must be mentioned in the certificate of the
embryos of hybrid breeding pigs -
(a) all data as listed in regulation 2 concerning the donor sow and fertilising
(b) information allowing identification of the embryos, date of insemination
or fecundation, date of collection and the names and addresses of the embryo
collection centre and of the consignee.
If there is more than one embryo in a single straw this must be clearly stated and
furthermore the embryos must all have the same parentage.
Particulars of certificate in regulation 8.
The particulars provided for in regulation 8 may be indicated -
(a) in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in Schedule IV
hereof;
(b) in documentation accompanying the embryos of the hybrid breeding pig.
In this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out
in regulation 8 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula -
“The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars
mentioned in article 7 European Union Commission Decision 89/506/EEC”.
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