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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-568/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/568",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2004) 2420) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/568/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-568",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 23 July 2004\namending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America\n(notified under document number C(2004) 2420)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2004/568/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 8 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission 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, 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.\n(2)\nThe United States of America has requested that amendments be made to the list as regards entries for that country.\n(3)\nThe United States of America has 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 that country.\n(4)\nDecision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/52/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 67)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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