25. 1. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 19/41 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 laying down the zootechnical certificates of semen, ova and embryos from registered equidae (Text with EEA relevance) (96/79/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical condi- tions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (), in particular Article 8 (2) thereof, Whereas specific particulars must appear in the zootech- nical certificate in order to establish the origin and the identification of the animal from which the semen, ova or embryo is coming from ; Whereas the certificate itself may be dispensed with provided that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in reference documentation referring to the semen, ova or embryos; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The following particulars must be mentioned in the certi- ficate for semen of registered equidae : 1. Data concerning the donor stallion : — issuing body, _ — name and address of the stud-book of origin, — breed, — original entry number in stud-book (where avail- able), — name of the animal, — date of issue of the certificate, — system of identification (e.g. microchip, tatoo, brand, picture), () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 55. — identification, — information if blood-typing or a test giving equiva- lent scientific guarantee for verifying the pedigree has been carried out, — date of birth, — name and address of owner, — name and stud-book numbers of parents and the sire of the dam as well as the name of the stud- books, — results of performance tests and genetic value assessments (optional). 2. Data concerning the semen: — identification, — number of doses, — date of collection, — name and address of the semen collection centre(s) including the registration number, — name and address of the consignee. Article 2 The particulars provided for in Article 1 may be indi- cated : : 1. in the form of a certificate conforming to the model in Annex I; 2. in documentation accompanying the equine semen. In this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out in Article 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula : ‘The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 96/79/EC.’ Article 3 The following particulars must be mentioned in the certi- ficate of ova of registered equidae : 1. Data concerning the donor mare : — all the data specified in Article 1, No 1.