Council Directive 2005/24/EC of 14 March 2005 with regard to the use of ova and embryos and storage centres for semen from pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-03-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: animal breeding, breeding animal, cattle, embryo and foetus, health legislation, intra-EU trade, storage, veterinary inspection

24.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 78/43

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2005/24/EC

of 14 March 2005

with regard to the use of ova and embryos and storage centres for semen from pure-bred breeding
animals of the bovine species

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

establishing the European

Article 1

Directive 87/328/EEC shall be amended as follows:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

‘Article 1

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (2),

Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to animal
health rules, there is no prohibition, restriction or impe-
diment on:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 4 of Council Directive 87/328/EEC of 18 June
1987 on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-
bred breeding animals of the bovine species (3) requires
semen for intra-Community trade to be collected, treated
and stored in an officially approved artificial
insemi-
nation centre.

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
the bovine species (4) allows semen to be
animals of
stored not only in semen collection centres but also in
semen storage centres.

In order to ensure consistency in Community legislation,
Article 4 of Directive 87/328/EEC should be adapted to
the extended scope of, and the newly introduced defi-
nitions
in, Directive 88/407/EEC. On that occasion,
Directive 87/328/EEC should be aligned on the other
legislation on pure-breeding animals with regard to ova
and embyros,

(1) Opinion of 14 December 2004 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) Opinion of 15 December 2004 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(3) OJ L 167, 26.6.1987, p. 54.
(4) 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).

— the acceptance of pure-bred female animals of the bovine

species for breeding purposes,

— the acceptance of pure-bred bulls for natural service, and

— the use of ova and embryos from pure-bred female

animals of the bovine species.’;

2. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

Member States shall ensure that, for intra-Community trade,
the semen referred to in Article 2 is collected, processed and
stored in a collection centre, or,
if need be, stored in a
storage
approved in accordance with 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 (*).

centre,

___________
(*) 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).’.

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Article 2

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive before 24 March 2007. They shall forthwith commu-
nicate to the Commission the text of those measures, together
with a table showing how the provisions of
this Directive
correspond to the national measures adopted.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a
reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of
their official publication. The
methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field governed by this Directive.

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2005.

For the Council
The President

F. BODEN