2005/433/EC: Commission Decision of 9 June 2005 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2005) 1687)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, health control, import, veterinary inspection

14.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 151/19

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 June 2005

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America

(notified under document number C(2005) 1687)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/433/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in
particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

embryo collection teams

Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992
establishing lists of
and
embryo production teams approved in third countries
for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2)
provides
are only to import
embryos from third countries where they have been
collected, processed and stored by embryo collection
teams listed in that Decision.

that Member States

(4)

(5)

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

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 17 June 2005.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

The United States of America (USA) has requested that
amendments be made to the list as regards entries for
that country.

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2005.

appropriate

The USA has provided guarantees regarding compliance
with the
in Directive
rules
89/556/EEC and the embryo collection team concerned
to the
has been officially
Community by the veterinary services of that country.

approved for

set out

exports

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/29/EC (OJ L 15, 19.1.2005, p. 34).

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14.6.2005

ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC the list for the United States of America is amended as follows:

(a) The row for embryo collection team No 96TX088-E928 is replaced by the following:

‘US

96TX088 E928

Advanced Genetic Services, Normangee
4140 OSR, Normangee, TX 77871

Dr Joe Oden’

(b) The row for embryo collection team No 91TX050-E548 is replaced by the following:

‘US

91TX050 E548

Buzzard Hollow Ranch, 500 Coates
Road, Granbury, TX 67048

Dr Mark Steele’

(c) The row for embryo collection team No 02TX107-E1482 is replaced by the following:

‘US

02TX107 E1482

Ovagenix, 9605 Dream Ranch Road,
Navasota, TX 77876

Dr Gary Moore’

(d) The row for embryo collection team No 99TX104-E874 is replaced by the following:

‘US

99TX104 E874

Ultimate Genetics/Camp Cooley, Rt.3,
Box 733, Franklin, TX 77856

Dr Joe Oden’

(e) The following rows are added:

‘US

US

03TX112

94MI074

Diamond A Ranch, RT.1, Box 35C,
Dime Box, TX 77853

Dr John Schull

GGS Genetics, 1200 Stillman Road
Mason, MI 48854

Dr John D. Gunther’