http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudn/2007/237

Commission Decision

of 13 April 2007

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America

(notified under document number C(2007) 1582)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/237/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 species1, 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 Community2 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, New Zealand 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, New Zealand 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 Committee,

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 the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended as follows:

(a)
the row for Canada embryo collection team E71 is replaced by the following:
‘CA
E71
Gencor
RR 5
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2
Dr Ken Christie
Dr Everett Hall’
(b)
the row for New Zealand embryo collection team NZEB01 is deleted.
(c)
the row for New Zealand embryo collection team NZEB02 is replaced by the following:
‘NZ
NZEB02
Animal Breeding Services Ltd
Kihikihi ET Centre
3680 State Highway 3, RD 2
Hamilton
Dr John David Hepburn’
(d)
the following row for the United States of America is inserted:
‘US
06ID129
E1327
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
2724E 700 N
St. Anthony, ID 83445
Dr Richard Geary’
(e)
the following row for the United States of America is inserted:
‘US
06IA128
E1717
Westwood Embryo Services INC
1760 Dakota AVE
Waverly, IA 50677
Dr Mike Pugh’
(f)
the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 93WA061 E600 is replaced by the following:
‘US
93WA061
E600
Mount Baker Veterinary and Embryo Transfer Services
9320 Weidkamp RD
Lynden, WA 98264
Dr Blake Bostrum’
(g)
the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 95PA082 E664 is replaced by the following:
‘US
95PA082
E664
Van Dyke Veterinary Clinic
4994 Sandy Lake Greenville RD
Sandy Lake, PA 16145
Dr Todd Van Dyke’
(h)
the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 92MD058 E745 is replaced by the following:
‘US
92MD058
E745
Catoctin Embryo Transfer
4339 Ridge RD
Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Dr William L Graves’
(i)
the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 02TX107 E1428 is replaced by the following:
‘US
02TX107
E1482
OvaGenix
4700 Elmo Weedon RD #103
Collage Station, TX 77845
Dr Stacy Smitherman’