11.1.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 6/32 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 January 2006
amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada and the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2005) 5795)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/8/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2) provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams listed in that Decision. |
(2) |
Canada and the United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams. |
(3) |
Canada and the United States of America have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries. |
(4) |
Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(5) |
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 14 January 2006.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 January 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/774/EC (OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 46).
ANNEX
The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended as follows:
(a) |
the following rows for Canada embryo collection teams are deleted:
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(b) |
the following rows for Canada are inserted:
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(c) |
the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E71 is replaced by the following:
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(d) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E593 is replaced by the following:
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(e) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E607 is replaced by the following:
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(f) |
the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E661 is replaced by the following:
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(g) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E728 is replaced by the following:
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(h) |
the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E764 is replaced by the following:
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(i) |
the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E827 is replaced by the following:
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(j) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E885 is replaced by the following:
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(k) |
the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E933 is replaced by the following:
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(l) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E1033 is replaced by the following:
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(m) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No E1142 is replaced by the following:
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(n) |
the row for Canada embryo collection team No NSET002 is replaced by the following:
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(o) |
the following rows for United States of America embryo collection teams are deleted:
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(p) |
the following row for United States of America is inserted:
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(q) |
the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 93WI060 is replaced by the following:
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(r) |
the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 96OR085 is replaced by the following:
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(s) |
the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 99MI105 is replaced by the following:
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(t) |
the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 92WI057 is replaced by the following:
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(u) |
the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 91WI045 is replaced by the following:
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