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Veterinary Services Act, 2001 (Act No. Xxiii Of 2001) Acceptance Of Pure-Bred Breeding Animals Of The Bovine Species For Breeding Purposes Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 283 Of 2003 )

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT, 2001 (ACT NO. XXIII OF 2001)Acceptance of Pure-Bred Breeding Animals of the Bovine Species for BreedingPurposes Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34(a) of the Veterinary Services Act,
2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations:-

Animals of the Bovine Species for Breeding Purposes Regulations, 2003.
(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the rules found under European Union Council Directive 87/328/EEC on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species.

For the purpose of these regulations “trading partner” in the meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean –
(a) Member States of the European Community; (b) Third countries to the European Community.

(a) the acceptance for official testing of pure-bred bulls or the use of their semen within the limits of the quantities necessary for approved organisations or associations to carry out such official tests;
(b) the acceptance for artificial insemination within its territory of pure-bred bulls or the use of their semen when those bulls have been accepted for artificial insemination in a Member State on the basis of tests carried out in accordance with European Union Council Directive
86/130/EEC or corresponding rules in Member States.
(2) Where implementation of these provisions would give rise to disputes, particularly with regard to interpretation of the tests, operators shall have the right to seek the opinion of an expert. In the light of the expert's opinion, measures may them be adopted.

34(a) of the Veterinary Services Act.