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Commission Decision of 6 November 2008 amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 6473) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/856/EC)

EU Decision 2008/856 · Adopted 6 November 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 6 November 2008

amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 6473)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/856/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine speciesf1 and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the porcine speciesf2 establishes a list of third countries from which Member States are to authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and a list of semen collection centres in those third countries approved for export of such semen to the Community.

(2)

Canada and the United States have requested that certain amendments be made to the list of semen collection centres approved under Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the entries for those countries.

(3)

Decision 2002/613/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

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 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.

f2

OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45.

Contents

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

1

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla Vassiliou

Member of the Commission

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    the following entries concerning Canada are deleted:

    CA4-AI-05

    Centre d’insémination génétiporc

    77 rang des Bois-Francs sud

    Sainte-Christine-de-Port-neuf

    Québec

    CA4-AI-29

    CIA des Castors

    317 Rang Ile aux Castors

    Ile Dupas

    Québec

    J0K 2P0

    CA5-AI-01

    Ontario Swine Improvement Inc.

    P.O. Box 400

    Innerkip, Ontario

    CA6-AI-70

    Costwold Western Kanada Ltd

    17 Speers Road

    Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Location SW 27-18-2 EPM
  2. (2)

    the following entries concerning the United States are deleted:

    US94OK001

    Pig Improvement Company — Oklahoma Boar Stud

    Rt. 1, 121 N Main St

    Hennessey, OK

    US95IL001

    United Swine Genetics

    RR # 2

    Roanoke, IL

    US96AI002

    International Boar Semen

    30355 260th St

    Eldora IA 50627

    US96WI001

    Pig Improvement Company — Wisconsin Aid Stud

    Route # 2

    Spring Green, WI