2004/639/EC: Commission Decision of 6 September 2004 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (notified under document number C(2004) 3364)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal breeding, cattle, domestic animal, health certificate, import (EU), import licence, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 September 2004

laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species

(notified under document number C(2004) 3364)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/639/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June
1988 laying down animal health requirements governing
trade and imports into the Community of semen of domestic
animals of bovine species (1), and in particular Article 8(1),
Article 10(2) and Article 11(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 90/14/EEC (2), lays down the list of
third countries
from which bovine semen may be
imported.

Commission Decision 91/277/EEC (3), lays down health
protection measures in respect of imports of deep-frozen
bovine semen from Israel.

Commission Decision 94/577/EC (4),
health conditions and veterinary certification for
importation of bovine semen from third countries.

lays down animal
the

Following the modification of Directive 88/407/EEC by
of
Council Directive

2003/43/EC (5),

recast

the

Commission decisions related to importation of semen of
domestic
into the
animals of
Community is required.

the bovine

species

(5)

(6)

(7)

The lists of semen collection and storage centres from
which Member States shall authorise the importation of
semen originating in third countries is established and
updated in accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive
88/407/EEC which foresees that the up-to-date version
of all lists be made available to the public. These lists are
on the
at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/
index_en.htm.

Internet

Directive 2003/43/EC amending Directive 88/407/EEC
provides that as of 1 January 2005, semen of domestic
animals of bovine species must be collected, processed
and stored according to the new provisions introduced
by Directive 2003/43/EC in order
to be eligible to
imports.

However,
it is appropriate to authorise the continuing
imports of stocks of semen of domestic animals of
bovine species in accordance with the provisions of
Directive
the modification
to
prior
88/407/EEC,
introduced by Directive 2003/43/EC.

(8)

Therefore, Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/43/EC provides
that:

(1) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 15).
(2) OJ L 8, 11.1.1990, p. 71. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/52/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 67).

(3) OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 60.
(4) OJ L 221, 26.8.1994, p. 26. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/52/EC.

(5) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.

— up until 31 December 2004, Member States shall
authorise imports of semen of domestic animals of
bovine species collected, processed, stored before 31
December 2004 and accompanied by a certificate in
accordance with the models provided for before the
amendments introduced by Directive 2003/43/EC,

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— after this date, Member States shall not authorise
imports of semen of domestic animals of bovine
species in accordance with the provisions formerly
in force unless
it was collected, processed and
stored before 31 December 2004.

Consequently,
it is necessary to provide a model certi-
ficate for imports of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species collected, processed and stored before 31
December 2004 and to be used as of 1 January 2005.

It is more convenient to gather, in the same act, all the
information relating to the importation of semen of
third
domestic animals of
countries authorised, veterinary requirements applying
to importations and list of centres approved in those
third countries), and to repeal Decisions 90/14/EEC,
91/277/EEC and 94/577/EC accordingly.

the bovine species (list of

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(9)

(10)

(11)

However, as of 1 January 2005, Member States shall
2.
authorise the importation from third countries listed in Annex
I, of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species, collected,
processed and stored before 31 December 2004, conforming to
the conditions laid down in the model animal health certificate
in Annex II, part 2 and accompanied by such a certificate duly
completed.

The semen referred to in paragraph 1 must be collected
the centre by the competent

3.
after the date of approval of
national authorities of the third countries concerned.

Article 2

Decisions 90/14/EEC, 91/277/EEC and 94/577/EC are repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 18 September 2004.

Article 4

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2004.

1. Member States shall authorise the importation from third
countries listed in Annex I, of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species conforming to the conditions laid down in the
model animal health certificate in Annex II, part 1 and accom-
panied by such a certificate duly completed.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

List of third countries from which Member States authorise importation of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species

ISO code

AU

CA

CH

NZ

RO

US

Country

Australia

Canada

Switzerland

New Zealand

Romania

United States of America

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ANNEX II

Model veterinary certificates for imports

PART 1

The following model certificate is applicable to imports of semen collected in accordance with Directive 88/407/EEC as amended by
Directive 2003/43/EC

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The following model certificate is applicable from 1 January 2005 for imports of stocks of semen collected, processed and stored before
31 December 2004 in accordance with the former conditions of Council Directive 88/407/EEC, and imported after that date in
accordance with Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/43/EC.

PART 2

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