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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of31January1994
drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
semen,ovaandembryosoftheovine,caprineandequinespecies,ovaandembryosoftheporcine
species
(94/63/EC)
(OJ L 28, 2.2.1994, p. 47)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2001/734/EC of 11 October 2001 L 275 19 18.10.2001
►M2Commission Decision 2004/52/EC of 9 January 2004 L 10 67 16.1.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of31January1994
drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which
Member States authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos ofthe ovine, caprine and equine species, ova and embryos of the
porcinespecies
(94/63/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying
down animal health requirementsgoverning trade in and importsintothe Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to
animal health requirementslaid down in s pecific Community rules
referred to in Article A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (
1), and in parti-
cular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas imports in the Community of semen, ova and embryos subject
to Directive 92/65/EEC must be from third countries which are able tooffer equivalent guaranteesto conditionslaid down for the placing onthe market before the 31 December 1993;
Whereas in the absence of these guarantees for the abovementioned
date and in view of facilitating to the new system of veterinary controlsat the external borders of the Community, it is necessary to draw upprovisional Community lists of third countries or parts of third coun-
triesfrom which importsof s emen, ova and embryosof the ovine,
caprine and equine species, ova and embryos of the porcine speciesare authorized, which could be based, in particular, on Council Deci-sion 79/542/EEC (
2), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/
507/EEC (3);
Whereas, considering the adaptation to the new regime which will
follow the adoption of these lists, it is justified to foresee a period oftime for their application;
Whereas, the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of
the ovine and caprine species from third countries appearing in the list
in Part I of the Annex.
Member States shall authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of
the equine species from third countries appearing in the list in Part II
of the Annex.
Member Statess hall authorize importsof ova and embryosof the
porcine species from third countries appearing in the list in Part III ofthe Annex.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Member States.1994D0063 — EN — 19.01.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.
(2) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
(3) OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 36.
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ANNEX
The following lists are lists in principle, and importations shall fulfil the
relevantanimalhealthandpublichealthrequirements.
PARTI
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
semen,ovaandembryosoftheovineandcaprinespecies
Third countries, appearing in the list in Annex of Council Decision 79/542/EEC,
from which importsof live animalsof the ovine and caprine s peciesare author-
ized.
PARTII
1. List of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of
ova and embryos of the equine species:
Third countries appearing in Part 1 of the list in the Annex to Decision 79/
542/EEC from which importsof live animalsof the equine s peciesare
authorised.
2. List of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of
semen of the equine species:
Third countriesappearing in Part 1 and Part 2 of the lis t in the Annex to
Decision 79/542/EEC from which permanent imports of registered horses,
registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production are authorised,
under the condition that the category of equidae from which such semen
wascollected for export to the Community corres pondsto the category of
live equidae authorised for imports in accordance with Decision 93/197/EEC.
PARTIII
ListofthirdcountriesfromwhichMemberStatesshallauthoriseimportsof
ovaandembryosoftheporcinespecies
Third countries from which imports of porcine semen is authorised in
accordancewithCommissionDecision2002/613/EC.1994D0063 — EN — 19.01.2004 — 002.001 — 3
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