2003/12/EC: Commission Decision of 10 January 2003 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community as regards the United States of America and Switzerland (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5560)
Date: 2003-01-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, United States, animal breeding, cattle, health control, import, third country, veterinary inspection

L 7/84

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Official Journal of the European Communities

11.1.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 January 2003

amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo produc-
tion teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community as regards
the United States of America and Switzerland

(notified under document number C(2002) 5560)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/12/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 speciesOJ L 302,
19.10.1989, p. 1., as last amended by Commission Decision
94/113/ECOJ L 53, 24.2.1994, p. 23., and in particular Article
8 thereof,

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

(3)

(4)

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

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

The competent veterinary services of the United States of
America and Switzerland have forwarded requests for
amendments to the list established by Commission
Decision 92/452/EECOJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40., as last
amended by Decision 2002/637/ECOJ L 206, 3.8.2002,
p. 29., of teams officially approved in their territory for
the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine
species to the Community.

In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC:

1. the row for the US team No 96ID083 is deleted;

2. the row for US team No 01WI098 is replaced by the

following:

Article 1

‘US

01WI098
E 1306

Dairyland Veterinary Practice
370 Flower Court
Platterville, WI 53818

Dr Leah Penza’

3. the following row is added concerning US teams:

‘US

02ID106
E 1107

Western Genetics, Inc.
2875 E 3000 N
Sugar City, ID 83448

Dr Galen B. Lusk’

4. the following row is added concerning Switzerland teams:

‘CH

CH-ET-1133

Embryotransfer Pokorny
Murtenstrasse 22
CH-3177 Laupen

Dr Eli Schipper
Dr Norbert Stäuber’

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This Decision shall apply as from 31 January 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission