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Document 32008D0856

2008/856/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2008 amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 6473) (Text with EEA relevance)

IO L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 26–27 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/856/oj

13.11.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 302/26


COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 November 2008

amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 6473)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/856/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1) and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (2) establishes a list of third countries from which Member States are to authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and a list of semen collection centres in those third countries approved for export of such semen to the Community.

(2)

Canada and the United States have requested that certain amendments be made to the list of semen collection centres approved under Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the entries for those countries.

(3)

Decision 2002/613/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

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

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission


(1)   OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.

(2)   OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45.


ANNEX

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

the following entries concerning Canada are deleted:

CA

4-AI-05

Centre d’insémination génétiporc

77 rang des Bois-Francs sud

Sainte-Christine-de-Port-neuf

Québec

CA

4-AI-29

CIA des Castors

317 Rang Ile aux Castors

Ile Dupas

Québec

J0K 2P0

CA

5-AI-01

Ontario Swine Improvement Inc.

P.O. Box 400

Innerkip, Ontario

CA

6-AI-70

Costwold Western Kanada Ltd

17 Speers Road

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Location SW 27-18-2 EPM

(2)

the following entries concerning the United States are deleted:

US

94OK001

Pig Improvement Company — Oklahoma Boar Stud

Rt. 1, 121 N Main St

Hennessey, OK

US

95IL001

United Swine Genetics

RR # 2

Roanoke, IL

US

96AI002

International Boar Semen

30355 260th St

Eldora IA 50627

US

96WI001

Pig Improvement Company — Wisconsin Aid Stud

Route # 2

Spring Green, WI


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