[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR98.38]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 98_IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMAL EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN
--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Certain Animal Semen
 
Sec. 98.38  Restrictions on the importation of swine semen from the EU-15.

    In addition to meeting all other applicable provisions of this part, 
swine semen imported from the EU-15 must meet the following conditions, 
except

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as noted in paragraph (h) of this section with regard to swine semen 
imported from Denmark, Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, or the 
United Kingdom:
    (a) The semen must come from a semen collection center approved for 
export by the competent veterinary authority of the EU-15 Member State.
    (b) The semen must not have been collected from a donor boar that 
was in any of the following regions or zones, unless the semen was 
collected after the periods described:
    (1) Any region when the region was classified in Sec. Sec. 94.9(a) 
and 94.10(a) of this chapter as one in which classical swine fever is 
known to exist, except for the EU-15;
    (2) A restricted zone in the EU-15 established because of the 
detection of classical swine fever in domestic swine, from the time of 
detection until the designation of the zone as a restricted zone is 
removed by the competent veterinary authority of an EU-15 Member State 
or until 6 months following depopulation of the swine on affected 
premises in the restricted zone and the cleaning and disinfection of the 
last affected premises in the zone, whichever is later; or
    (3) A restricted zone in the EU-15 established because of the 
detection of classical swine fever in wild boar, from the time of 
detection until the designation of the zone as a restricted zone is 
removed by the competent veterinary authority of the EU-15 Member State.
    (c) The semen must not have been collected from a donor boar that 
was commingled with swine that at any time were in any of the regions or 
zones described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section, 
unless the semen was collected after the periods described.
    (d) The semen must not have been collected from a donor boar that 
transited any region or zone described in paragraphs (b)(1) through 
(b)(3) of this section during the periods described, unless the donor 
boar was moved directly through the region or zone in a sealed means of 
conveyance with the seal determined to be intact upon arrival at the 
point of destination, or unless the semen was collected after the 
periods described;
    (e) The donor boar must be held in isolation for at least 30 days 
prior to entering the semen collection center.
    (f) No more than 30 days prior to being held in isolation as 
required by paragraph (e) of this section, the donor boar must be tested 
with negative results with a classical swine fever test approved by the 
Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal 
Health).
    (g) No equipment or materials used in transporting the donor boar 
from the farm of origin to the semen collection center may have been 
used previously for transporting swine that do not meet the requirements 
of this section, unless such equipment or materials have first been 
cleaned and disinfected.
    (h) Except for semen collected from swine in Denmark, Finland, the 
Republic of Ireland, Sweden, or the United Kingdom, before the semen is 
exported to the United States, the donor boar must be held at the semen 
collection center and observed by the center veterinarian for at least 
40 days following collection of the semen, and, along with all other 
swine at the semen collection center, exhibit no clinical signs of 
classical swine fever.
    (i) The semen must be accompanied by a certificate issued by a 
salaried veterinary officer of the competent veterinary authority of the 
EU-15 Member State, stating that the provisions of paragraphs (a) 
through (h) of this section have been met.\3\
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    \3\ The certification required may be placed on the certificate 
required under Sec. 98.35(c) or may be contained in a separate 
document.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 
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0579-0218 and 0579-0265).

[71 FR 29072, May 19, 2006]