European Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 12 of 1996).

These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements for animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in other specific Community rules. They also: (a) provide for the appointment of authorized officers by the Minister; (b) lay down the powers which may be exercised by such authorized officers; and (c) establish offences in the case of contravention of the Regulations. A person shall not export or import, or attempt to export or import animals specified in regulation 4 unless they have, in addition to the relevant requirements set out in Regulations 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, in the case of export, come from a holding or business which stands registered, for the time being, by the Minister in accordance with Regulation 5, or in the case of import, come from a holding or business which stands registered, for the time being, by the competent authority of the Member State of export in accordance with Article 4 of the Council Directive. Regulation 5 lays down conditions for registration.