2002/46/EC: Commission Decision of 21 January 2002 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards the lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 84)
Date: 2002-01-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, embryo and foetus, import (EU), originating product, third country, veterinary inspection

24.1.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 21/21

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 January 2002

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards the lists of embryo collection teams and embryo
production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community

(notified under document number C(2002) 84)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/46/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions
governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals
of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The competent veterinary services of Canada and the United States have forwarded requests for
addition and amendments to the list, established by Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last
amended by Decision 2001/728/EC (4) of teams officially approved in their territories for the exports
of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community.

Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/
556/EEC have been provided to the Commission by the competent veterinary services of the
countries concerned, and the collection teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to
the Community.

(3)

Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

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

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 53, 24.2.1994, p. 53.
(3) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40.
(4) OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 24.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

In the Annex to Commission Decision 92/452/EEC:

1. The following lines are added to the lines concerning Canadian teams:

Article 1

CA

CA

E 022

E 1531

324 Notre Dame
Notre-Dame du Bon-Conseil
Quebec
JOC 1AO

39 Barker Lane
Wicklow
New Brunswick
E7L 3S4

Dr René Bergeron

Dr Conrad
C. Anderson

2. The lines concerning the Canadian team E 549 is replaced by the following:

CA

E 549

Abbotsford Veterinary Clinic
PO box 524
Unit 200-33648
McDougall Avenue
Abbotsford
British Columbia V2S 5Z5

Dr R. Vanderval
Dr Martin Darrow

3. The line concerning the US team No 96IA086 E 608 is replaced by the following:

US

96IA086
E 608

Drs Chjarles S. Gue III (Chuck)
Paul Vanroekel
Daryl Funk
Julie Koster

Trans Ova Genetics
— Iowa Division

2938 380th Street
Sioux Centre, IA
— Montana Division

9033 Walker Road
Belgarde, MT

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission