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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of12January1996
laying down the specimen pedigree certificates for the ova of breeding animals of the bovine
speciesandtheparticularstobeenteredonthosecertificates
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(96/80/EC)
(OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 50)
Amended by:
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of12January1996
laying down the specimen pedigree certificates for the ova of
breeding animals of the bovine species and the particulars to be
enteredonthosecertificates
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(96/80/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on
pure-bred breeding animalsof the bovine s pecies (1), aslas t amended
by Accession Treaty of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particularArticle 5 and the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned
Directive, the Commission shall determine, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particularstobe shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany ova of
breeding animalsof the bovine s pecieswhen they enter into intra-
Community trade;
Whereas those certificates themselves may be dispensed with provided
that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in
reference documentation referring to the ova of breeding animalsofthe bovine species that enter into intra-Community trade;
Whereas the specimen and the particulars to be shown on the pedigree
certificate of pure-bred breeding animalsof the bovine s peciesare
already laid down in Commission Decision 86/404/EEC(
2) and those
for semen and embryos are already laid down in Commission Decision88/124/EEC(
3); whereasthe information on breeding animalsof the
bovine species should be included in the certificate on ova;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following particularsmus t be mentioned in the certificate for intra-
Community trade of the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species:
— updated data as listed in Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC
concerning the donor cow as well its blood group or test results
providing equivalent scientific guarantees to verify its pedigree,
— information allowing identification of the ovum, the date of its
collection and the names and addresses of the ovum collectioncentre and of the consignee.
If there is more than one ovum in a single straw, this must be clearly
stated and furthermore the ova must all have the same dam.
Article 2
The particularsprovided for in Article 1 may be indicated:
1. in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in the
Annex;1996D0080 — EN — 05.01.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.
(2) OJ No L 233, 20. 8. 1986, p. 19.
(3) OJ No L 62, 8. 3. 1988, p. 32.▼M1
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2. in documentation accompanying the bovine ova. In thisevent the
competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out inArticle 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following
formula:
‘The undersigned certifies that these documents, contain the particu-
lars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 96/80/EC’.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1996D0080 — EN — 05.01.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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