Council Directive 87/328/EEC on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species.

According to this Directive, and without any prejudice to animal health rules, no Member State of the European Community shall prohibit, restrict or impede the acceptance of pure-bred female animals of the bovine species for breeding purposes and the acceptance of pure-bred bulls for natural service coming from another Member State. The use of pure-race bulls and their semen for artificial insemination shall be subjected to identification of the bulls concerned by analysis of the blood group or by any other appropriate method adopted pursuant to the procedure of article 8 of Directive 77/504/EEC. The semen must be collected, treated and stored in an officially approved artificial insemination centre.