2003/152/EC: Commission Decision of 3 March 2003 amending Decision 90/14/EEC to include Slovenia in the list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic bovine animals and amending Decision 93/693/EEC as regards the list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from Canada, New Zealand, Poland and Slovenia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 660)
Date: 2003-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, New Zealand, Poland, Slovenia, animal breeding, cattle, health control, import, research body, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 March 2003

amending Decision 90/14/EEC to include Slovenia in the list of third countries from which
Member States authorise imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic bovine animals and amending
Decision 93/693/EEC as regards the list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the
Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from Canada, New Zealand,
Poland and Slovenia

(notified under document number C(2003) 660)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/152/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 (1), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular
Articles 8 and 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 90/14/EEC of 20 December 1989
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member
States authorise importation of deep-frozen semen of
domestic animals of
last
amended by Decision 94/453/EC (3), establishes a list of
States may
third countries
authorise the importation of deep-frozen semen of
domestic animals of the bovine species.

the bovine species (2), as

from which Member

Slovenia should be added to the list of third countries
from which imports are authorised under Decision 90/
14/EEC in the light of the situation achieved with regard
to animal health in that country.

the export

Commission Decision 93/693/EC (4), as last amended by
Decision 2002/645/EC (5), establishes a list of semen
collection centres approved for
to the
Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine
species. Slovenia has sent a list of semen collection
centres officially approved by the veterinary authorities
of that country for the export of bovine semen to the
Community. Slovenia has requested that those centres be
added to the list of semen collection centres approved
under Decision 2002/645/EC.

Canada, New Zealand and Poland have forwarded
requests for amendments to be made to the list of semen
collection centres officially approved by the veterinary
services of
those countries for the export of bovine
semen to the Community under Decision 93/693/EC.

(5)

(6)

(7)

Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements
of Directive 88/407/EEC have been received from
Canada, New Zealand, Poland and Slovenia.

Decisions 90/14/EEC and 93/693/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 90/14/EEC is amended in accordance
with Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

The Annex to Decision 93/693/EC is amended in accordance
with Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 7 March 2003.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 8, 11.1.1990, p. 71.
(3) OJ L 187, 22.7.1994, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 211, 7.8.2002, p. 21.

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ANNEX I

The Annex to Decision 90/14/EEC is amended as follows:

In the list of Third Countries from which Member States authorise importation of deep-frozen semen of domestic
animals of the bovine species, ‘Slovenia’ is inserted.

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The Annex to Decision 93/693/EC is amended as follows:

ANNEX II

1. The row concerning the Canadian approved centre with approval number 094 is replaced by the following:

‘CA

CAN 094

ABS Global (Canada) Inc.
RR*1
Elmira, Ontario
N3B 2Z1

Lot 104 Concession:
GCT
Woolwich Township
County Waterloo’

2. The rows concerning New Zealand are replaced by the following:

‘NZ

NZ

NZ

NZ

NZ

NZ

NZ

NZ

NZAB 1

New Zealand, Neuseeland,
Νέα Ζηλανδία, New Zealand,
Nueva
Uusi-
Zelanda,
Seelanti, Nouvelle-Zélande,
Nuova
Nieuw-
Zelanda,
Zeeland, Nova Zelândia, Nya
Zeeland

Livestock Improvement Corp.
Newstead Centre
Newstead Road
Hamilton
New Zealand

NZAB 2

NZAB 4

NZAB 5

NZAB16

NZAB18

NZAB19

NZAB20

Ambreed (NZ) Ltd
Hamilton Centre
Hamilton-Cambridge Road
Hamilton

Livestock Improvement Corp.
Awahuri Centre 1
Awahuri
Palmerston North

Animal Breeding Services Ltd
(Rukuhia Site)
State Highway 3
Rukuhia
Te Awamutu

Tararua Breeding Centre
Masterton Road
RD 3
Woodville

Livestock Improvement Corp.
Awahuri Centre 2
Awahuri
Palmerston North

Ambreed (NZ) Ltd
Kiwitahi Centre
PO box 176
Hamilton

Improvement

Livestock
Corporation of New Zealand
Private Bag 3016
Hamilton’

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3. The rows concerning Poland are replaced by the following:

‘PL

PL

PL

PL

Polen,
Poland,
Pologne,
Polónia, Polen

Polen,
Polonia,
Polonia,

Πολωνία,
Puola,
Polen,

1-AI-PL

Zaktad “INTERGEN”
43-424 Drogomysl

2-AI-PL

3-AI-PL

5-AI-PL

Malopolskie Centrum Biotech-
niki Sp. zo.o
36-007 Krasne
k/Rzeszowa 32

i Unasieniania
Sp.

Stacja Hodowli
Zwierzat w Bydgoszczy
zo.o.
85-868 Bydgoszcz
ul. Zamczysko 9a

Wielkopolskie Centrum Hodowli
i Rozrodu Zwierzat w Poznaniu
z siedziba w Tulcach Sp. zo.o.
63-004 Tulce
ul. Poznanska 13’

4. The following rows concerning Slovenia are inserted:

‘SI

SI

SI

SI 595

Slovenien,
Slowenien,
Σλοβενία, Slovenia, Eslovenia,
Slovenia, Slovénie, Slovenia,
Slovenië, Eslovénia, Slove-
nien

SI 596

SI 597

for

and

Semen collection centre
bovine animals, Preska
Chamber of Agriculture
Forestry of Slovenia
Agriculture and Forestry Centre
of Ljubljana
Cesta v
Bonovec 1
1215 Medvode

for

Semen collection centre
bovine animals, Ptuj
Chamber of Agriculture
Forestry of Slovenia
Agriculture and Forestry Centre
of Ptuj
Ormoška cesta 28
2250 Ptuj

and

for

Semen collection centre
bovine animals, Murska Sobota
Chamber of Agriculture
Forestry of Slovenia
Agriculture and Forestry Centre
of Murska Sobota
Štefana Kovaca 40
9000 Murska Sobota’

and