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Commission Decision of 2 August 2007 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2007) 3655) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/558/EC) in Northern Ireland

EU Decision 2007/558 · Adopted 2 August 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 2 August 2007

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

(notified under document number C(2007) 3655)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/558/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 speciesf1, 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 Communityf2 provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams and embryo production teams listed in that Decision.

(2)

The United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for that country on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams.

(3)

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 and production teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of that country.

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/60/EC (OJ L 31, 3.2.2006, p. 24).

f2

OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/422/EC (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 19).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Annex Annex

1

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

2

This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2007.

3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2007.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

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

  1. 1..

    the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91WI057 E631 is replaced by the following:

    ‘

    US92WI057 E631

    VRS INC

    3559 Pioneer Road

    Verona, WI 53593

    		Dr Robert Rowe

    ’

  2. 2..

    the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 04WI109 E1257 is replaced by the following:

    ‘

    US04WI109 E1257

    Beck Embryo Transfer, LLC

    S 448 Nilsestuen Road

    Cashton, WI 54619

    		Dr Brent Beck

    ’

  3. 3..

    the following rows for the United States of America are inserted:

    ‘

    US07NC132 E705

    Castalia Cattle Company

    960 Collins Mill Road

    Castalia, NC 27816

    		Dr Samuel P. Galphin
    ‘US07WI133 E803

    Roberts Veterinary Service

    108 W Main Street

    Roberts, WI 54023

    		Dr Marvin J. Johnson’

    ’