Commission Decision
of 10 June 2008
amending Decision 2006/139/EC as regards an authority approved for keeping a herdbook or register for the porcine species in the United States
(notified under document number C(2008) 2472)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/453/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994 laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species, and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
OJ L 178, 12.7.1994, p. 66.
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/139/EC of 7 February 2006 implementing Council Directive 94/28/EC as regards a list of authorities in third countries approved for the keeping of a herd book or register of certain animals provides that Member States are authorised to import breeding animals of certain species, their semen, ova and embryos as ‘pure-bred’ or ‘hybrid’ only if they are entered or registered in a herd book or register kept by an authority listed in that Decision.
OJ L 54, 24.2.2006, p. 34.
(2) The United States have requested that one authority for the porcine species be added to the entries for that country in the Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC.
(3) The United States have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in Community legislation and, in particular in Directive 94/28/EC.
(4) Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2008.
Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla Vassiliou
Member of the Commission
ANNEX Under the heading ‘Species: porcine’ of point VII of the Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC, the following entry is added:

‘PIC (Pig Improvement Company) North America
100 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard
Suite 2200
Hendersonville
TN 37075
Tel. (1-615) 265 27 00
Internet: http://www.pic.com’