COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 December 2007
establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission
(notified under document number C(2007) 5882)
(Codified version)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/846/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Article 11(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
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 species (5), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (6), and in particular Article 8a(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (7), and in particular Article 17(3)(c) and Article 18(1) fourth indent thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2001/106/EC of 24 January 2001 establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission (8), has been substantially amended several times (9). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Decision should be codified.
(2)
Intra-Community trade of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals is permitted from assembly centres approved by the competent authorities of the Member State where they are located.
(3)
Intra-Community trade of semen of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species is permitted from centres approved by the competent authorities of the Member State where they are located.
(4)
Intra-Community trade of embryos and ova of the bovine species is permitted if they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams approved by the competent authorities of the Member State where they are acting.
(5)
Each Member State is to send to the Commission and to the other Member States the lists of assembly centres, semen collection centres and embryo collection teams it has approved on its territory.
(6)
It is necessary to harmonise the model of those lists and the way they are transmitted in order to set up a simple access to up-to-date lists for the Community.
(7)
It is convenient and appropriate to use that harmonised model for the approved quarantine facilities or centres for imported birds other than poultry.
(8)
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:
Article 1
The lists of the entities listed in Annex I shall be transmitted to the Commission under Word or Excel to the following mailbox: Inforvet@ec.europa.eu
The lists shall be drawn up in accordance with the model formats listed in Annex II.
Any modification of the format or change in the destination shall be notified by the Commission to the Member States in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
Article 2
Decision 2001/106/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2007.