UK Statutory Instrument
1995
United Kingdom
The Bovine Embryo (Collection, Production and Transfer) Regulations 1995
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Any Person 3
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
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The collection, processing and storage of bovine embryos must be...
The team must have at its disposal ...—
Bovine embryos shall be collected and processed by an approved...
After the last wash each bovine embryo shall be subjected...
Each consignment of bovine embryos that has successfully undergone the...
Each bovine embryo shall, where appropriate, be frozen as soon...
Each collection team must submit routine samples of flushing fluids,...
Bovine embryos shall be collected in a place which is...
Bovine embryos shall be processed (that is, examined, washed, treated...
All implements which come into contact with the bovine embryos...
Products of animal origin used during collection of the bovine...
Storage flasks and transport flasks shall be properly disinfected or...
The cryogenic agent used shall not have been previously used...
Each bovine embryo container and the containers in which they...
Each bovine embryo shall be washed at least 10 times...
For the purposes of collection from live animals of bovine...
The donor animals must have spent at least the previous...
The donor animals must have been present in the herd...
The donor animals must come from herds which are—
During the previous year, the donor animals must not have...
On the day of embryo collection the donor cow—
For the purposes of collection of ovaries, oocytes and other...
The donor animals should not have been designated for slaughter...
The abattoir where the ovaries and other tissues are collected...
Bovine embryos shall be processed (that is, examined, washed, treated...
All implements which come into contact with the bovine embryos...
Products of animal origin used during collection of the bovine...
Storage flasks and transport flasks shall be properly disinfected or...
The cryogenic agent used shall not have been previously used...
Each bovine embryo container and the containers in which they...
Each bovine embryo shall be washed at least 10 times...
After the last wash each bovine embryo shall be subjected...
Each consignment of bovine embryos that has successfully undergone the...
The production of bovine embryos shall be in accordance with...
The cryogenic agent used shall not have been previously used...
Oocytes, semen and embryos shall be processed using the laminar-flow...
Once the bovine embryo has been produced, each bovine embryo...
After the culture procedure has been completed, each bovine embryo...
After the last wash each bovine embryo shall be subjected...
Each consignment of bovine embryos that has successfully undergone the...
Each bovine embryo shall, where appropriate, be frozen as soon...
Ovaries, oocytes and other tissues shall not be allowed to...
Only bovine embryos from the same batch of donors should...
Bovine embryos must be produced by an approved production team...
Ovaries, oocytes and other tissues intended to be used in...
Each production team must submit routine samples of flushing fluids,...
When ovaries and other tissues are to be collected at...
Materials and equipment coming into direct contact with ovaries, oocytes...
Bovine embryos shall be produced, processed, and placed in identifiable...
Products of animal origin used during production of the bovine...
Storage flasks and transport flasks shall be properly disinfected or...
sch. 3 para. 2
- Use a team veterinarian or competent trained technicians for bovine embryo work Any Person
Transfer of bovine embryos
- Only transfer bovine embryos if authorised and conditions met Any Person
Records other than at stores
- Keep detailed records of bovine embryo collection, production, and transfer for 12 months Any Person
Browse 24 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Exemptions from the Regulations
Approvals
Approval of bovine embryo collection teams for all purposes including intra-Area trade
Approval of bovine embryo collection teams for national trade
Approval of bovine embryo production teams
Approval of bovine embryo transfer teams
Registration numbers
Collection of bovine embryos intended for intra-Area trade
Collection of bovine embryos for national trade
Production of bovine embryos in vitro
Approval of stores for bovine embryos for use in intra-Area trade
Storage of bovine embryos for use in intra-Area trade
Prohibition on the storage of bovine embryos for use in intra-Area trade other than at an approved store
Approval of stores for bovine embryos for national trade
Storage of bovine embryos not intended for national trade
Prohibition on the storage of bovine embryos for national trade other than at an approved store
Storage of bovine embryos for use on the same premises as the store
Transport of bovine embryos
Requirement to use anaesthetics
Records at stores
Transitional provisions
Revocation
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