These Regulations amend the principal Regulations as follows: (i) the Regulations will not apply to artificial insemination carried out by permitted persons if, in addition to the conditions already prescribed in respect of a recipient cow, the donor bull is not subject to any Order made under Part II (Disease) of Animal Health Act, 1981, or its semen is especially authorized (Reg. 4); (ii) a special farm storage movement licence, permitting the licensee to collect or deliver semen in accordance with the conditions of such licence, is introduced; (iii) export of bovine semen must comply with conditions set out in article 3 of Council Directive 88/407/EC and the animal health certificate must be completed by an official veterinarian; (iv) the Regulations require semen to be kept in quarantine for 28 days and semen intended for export to a Member State shall remain for a further two days, remain in quarantine or be moved to the main store. (8 Regulations)