European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 112 of 1996).

These Regulations: (a) implement into National law insofar as bovine breeding animals are concerned the provisions of Council Directives 94/28/EC which lays down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species; (b) make the possession of illegally imported semen, ova or embryos of the bovine species an offence; and (c) reduces to one working day the advance notification required in respect of imports of bovine semen, ova or embryos.