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Document 31999D0495

    1999/495/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1999 amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance)

    OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 56–56 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    This document has been published in a special edition(s) (CS, ET, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, SK, SL)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 17/09/2004

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1999/495/oj

    31999D0495

    1999/495/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1999 amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance)

    Official Journal L 192 , 24/07/1999 P. 0056 - 0056


    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 1 July 1999

    amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries

    (notified under document number C(1999) 1775)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (1999/495/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine speices(1), as last amended by Directive 93/60/EEC(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 11 thereof,

    (1) Whereas Commission Decision 94/577/Ec(3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from third countries;

    (2) Whereas Article 4(1) of Decision 88/407/EEC stipulates that as from 1 January 1999 trade in the semen of bulls giving a positive reaction to the serum neutralisation test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulov-vaginitis and not having been vaccinated in accordance with what Directive is banned;

    (3) Whereas Article 10(4) of Decicion 88/407/EEC stipulates that the provisions applicable to intra-Community trade laid down in Article 4 of that Directive are to apply, mutatis mutandis to imports;

    (4) Whereas the ceritificates laid down in Part 1 of Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/EC should be amended so as to clarify the conditions applying to imports;

    (5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    In Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/CE, Part 1, point 13(d)(ii) is amended as follows:

    1. At the end of the third indent "or" is deleted,

    2. The fourth indent is deleted.

    Article 2

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.

    For the Commission

    Franz FISCHLER

    Member of the Commission

    (1) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10.

    (2) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 28.

    (3) OJ L 221, 26.8.1994, p. 26.

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