2001/106/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2001 establishing a model for the lists of units approved by Member States for intra-Community trade in live animals, semen and embryos and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 143)
Date: 2001-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, animal breeding, exchange of information, health control, intra-EU trade, live animal

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2001

establishing a model for the lists of units approved by Member States for intra-Community trade in
live animals, semen and embryos and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the
Commission

(notified under document number C(2001) 143)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/106/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

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), as last amended by
Directive 2000/25/EC (2), 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 (3), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, 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 (4), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden, 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 (5), as last amended
by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, 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 (6), as last amended by Decision
1999/608/EC (7), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC (8) of 28 January
1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in ovine and caprine animals, as last amended by
Decision 94/953/EC (9), and in particular Article 2(9) thereof,

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(6) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.
(7) OJ L 242, 14.9.1999, p. 20.
(8) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(9) OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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.

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.

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.

Each Member State must 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.

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.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The lists of the units listed in Annex I will be transmitted to the
Commission under Word 97 (or anterior), Excel 97 (or ante-
rior)
following mailbox:
to
or
Inforvet@cec.eu.int.

format

pdf

the

The lists will be drawn up in accordance with the model
formats listed in Annex II.

Any modification of the format or change in the destination
will be notified by the Commission to the Member States in the
framework of the Standing Veterinary Committee.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

1. Assembly centres approved in accordance with Article 11(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC, Article 7(1) of Directive

90/426/EEC and Article 2(9) of Directive 91/68/EEC.

2. Semen collection centres approved in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 88/407/EEC and Article 5(1) of

Directive 90/429/EEC.

3. Embryo collection teams approved in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 89/556/EEC.

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ANNEX II

Each list will be preceded by one of the following headings. These headings include the index number of the list, the definition
of the units concerned, the ISO code of the Member State and the date of the version of the list (day/month/year). The units will
be listed by the approval or registration number in numerical order in accordance with the model formats given in this Annex.

I. Assembly centres

(a)

— List of approved assembly centres for intra-Community trade in animals of the bovine (Directive 64/432/EEC), equine

(Directive 90/426/EEC), ovine and caprine (Directive 91/68/EEC) species

— . . (ISO code of the Member State)

— . . / . . / . . . . (Date of the version)

ISO code

Approval number

Name of the
assembly centre

Address of the
assembly centre

Telephone
number, fax
number,
e-mail address

Species

(b)

— List of approved assembly centres for intra-Community trade in animals of the porcine species (Directive 64/432/EEC)

— . . (ISO code of the Member State)

— . . / . . / . . . . (Date of the version)

ISO code

Approval number

Name of the assembly
centre

Address of the assembly
centre

Telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address

II. Semen collection centres

(a)

— List of approved semen collection centres for intra-Community trade in semen of domestic animals of the bovine

species (Directive 88/407/EEC)

— . . (ISO code of the Member State)

— . . / . . / . . . . (Date of the version)

ISO code

Registration number

Name of the semen
collection centre

Address of the
semen collection centre

Telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address

(b)

— List of approved semen collection centres for intra-Community trade in semen of domestic animals of the porcine

species (Directive 90/429/EEC)

— . . (ISO code of the Member State)

— . . / . . / . . . . (Date of the version)

ISO code

Registration number

Name of the semen
collection centre

Address of the semen
collection centre

Telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address

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III. Embryo collection teams

— List of approved embryo collection teams for intra-Community trade in embryos and ova of domestic animals of the

bovine species (Directive 89/556/EEC)

— . . (ISO code of the Member State)

— . . / . . / . . . . (Date of the version)

ISO code

Registration number

Name of the team
veterinarian(s)

(ET or ET/IVF) (*)
Address of the team
veterinarian(s)

Telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address

(*) ET for embryo collection team, ET/IVF for embryo production team.