# 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)

EU Decision 2008/449 · adopted 10 June 2008

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)

## Introductory text

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 species, 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 Community 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:

## 1 

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

## 2 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla Vassiliou
Member of the Commission

## 

The Annex to Decision 2008/155/EC is amended as follows:
(1) the row for Australia embryo collection team ETV0006 is deleted.
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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
’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/449 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-449
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