European Communities (Trade in Porcine Semen - Animal Health) Regulations, 1993. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Animal reproduction International trade Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations, which give legal effect to Council Directive 90/429/EEC, provide for the approval of centres for the collection of pig semen destined for intra-Community trade, and set out the animal health criteria which must be satisfied if pig semen is to be lawfully imported into the State or exported to other Member States of the European Communities. Regulation 3 provides for the approval of semen collection centres, whereas regulation 4 declares importation or attempt to import semen from, or exportation or attempt to export, semen to another Member State, or importation or attempt to import semen from a third country, save in accordance with this Regulation, to be an offence. Since the rules of Community Law are directly applicable in Ireland, these Regulations are now considered to be the only regulatory provisions applicable to the matters dealt with by the Regulations and therefore any parallel provisions contained in the Livestock (Artificial Insemination) Act, 1947 and Regulations made thereunder are to be regarded as not applicable. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species. Legislation | European Union | 1990 Keyword: Animal health, Internal trade, Pests/diseases, Animal reproduction, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Union (Animal Health) (Adaptation and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 337 of 2019). Legislation | Ireland | 2019 Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish products, Animal health, Animal welfare, International trade, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX