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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 May 1991
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize importation of embryos
of domestic animals of the bovine species
(91/270/EEC)
(OJ L 134, 29.5.1991, p. 56)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 94/453/EC of 29 June 1994 L 187 11 22.7.1994
►M2 Commission Decision 96/572/EC of 24 September 1996 L 250 20 2.10.1996
►M3 Commission Decision 2004/52/EC of 9 January 2004 L 10 67 16.1.2004
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
▼B
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 May 1991
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States
authorize importation of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine
species
(91/270/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September
1989 (1) laying down the animal health requirements applicable to
intra-Community trade in and imports of embryos of domestic animalsof the bovine species, as last amended by Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 (
2) and in particular Article 7 thereof;
Whereas the system for establishing the list of third countries from
which Member States may import embryos of domestic animals of the
bovine species is laid down under Directive 89/556/EEC;
Whereas in order to establish such a list, it is appropriate to take
account of the animal health situation in third countries and of similarlists existing for the import of live animals and semen;
Whereas further Community measures remain to be adopted in respect
of importation of embryos; whereas the Commission is continuing itstask of preparing such measures with due speed;
Whereas, while respecting the limitations arising from the adoption of
the list, imports of embryos shall continue to be subject to national
provisions in respect of health and veterinary inspection in so far asthey are not already subject to any Community health protectionmeasures;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall only import embryos of domestic animals of the
bovine species from those third countries which appear on the list in
the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1991D0270 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.002 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
▼M3
ANNEX
List of third countries from which Member States authorise importation of
embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species
ISO code Country Remark
AR Argentina
AU Australia
CA Canada
CH Switzerland
HR Croatia
IL Israel
MK Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia(*)
NZ New Zealand
RO Romania
US United States of America
CY Cyprus (**)
CZ Czech Republic (**)
EE Estonia (**)
HU Hungary (**)
LT Lithuania (**)
LV Latvia (**)
MT Malta (**)
PL Poland (**)
SI Slovenia (**)
SK Slovakia (**)
(*) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be
attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the UnitedNations.
(**) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.1991D0270 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.002 — 3