ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CASE
January 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLThe European Commission has begin the first stage of legal proceedings against France and Germany over their procedures for the artificial insemination of beef cattle which it claims contravene EU legislation providing for the free provision of services.Brussels says that in France authorisations are limited to geographical zones that exclude distributors and inseminators from other EU countries. In Germany foreign concerns must operate a sperm collection activity, even if they already have one in their own country. Also in Germany, only ...
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