Commission Decision

of 10 June 2008

amending Decision 2008/155/EC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Australia, Canada and the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 2466)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/449/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 2008/155/EC of 14 February 2008 establishing a list of embryo collection and production teams in third countries approved for imports of bovine embryos into the Community2 provides that Member States are to import embryos from third countries only if they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection and production teams listed in the Annex to that Decision.
(2)

Australia has requested to delete one embryo collection team from the list as regards entries for that country.

(3)

Canada and the United States have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on that list as regards certain embryo collection teams.

(4)

Canada and the United States 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.

(5)

Decision 2008/155/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

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 2008/155/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla Vassiliou

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2008/155/EC is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    the row for Australia embryo collection team ETV0006 is deleted.

  2. (2)

    the row for Canada embryo collection team No E 1159 is replaced by the following:

    ‘CA

    E 1159

    E 1719

    Clinique vétérinaire de Saint-Georges

    555, rue 130ième Est

    Saint-Georges de Beauce, Québec G5Y 2T4

    Dr Michel Donnelly

    Dr Clermont Roy’

  3. (3)

    the following rows for Canada are inserted:

    ‘CA

    E 1596

    Optimum Genetics Ltd

    4246 Albert Street, suite 407

    Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3R9

    Dr Stan Bychawski

    CA

    E 1020

    Progressive Dairy Techniques International Inc

    1223 Cedar Creek Road, R.R. 4

    Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5S5

    Dr John C. Draper

    CA

    E 1732

    Aylmer Veterinary Clinic

    421 Talbot St. West

    Aylmer, Ontario N5H 1K8

    Dr James Raddatz

    CA

    E 1680

    Oxford Bovine Veterinary Services

    276311 27th Line, R.R. 3

    Lakeside, Ontario, N0M 2G0

    Dr Frank Jongert’

  4. (4)

    the row for the United States embryo collection team No 99TX104 E874 is replaced by the following:

    ‘US

    99TX104

    E1376

    Ultimate Genetics/Camp Cooley

    Rt 3 Box 745

    Franklin, TX 77856

    Dr Dan Miller’

  5. (5)

    the row for the United States embryo collection team No 96TX088 E928 is replaced by the following:

    ‘US

    96TX088

    E1376

    Advanced Genetic Services

    41402 OSR

    Normangee, TX 77871

    Dr Dan Miller’

  6. (6)

    the following rows for the United States are inserted:

    ‘US

    08TX138

    E1376

    Santa Elena Ranch

    720 HWY 75 S

    Madisonville, TX 77864

    Dr Dan Miller

    US

    08GA139

    E795

    Troy Yoder

    5979 HWY 26

    Montezuma, GA 31063

    Dr Mitchell Parks’