2006/16/EC: Commission Decision of  5 January 2006  amending Annex B to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC as regards import conditions for semen of domestic animals of the bovine species  (notified under document number C(2005) 5840) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-01-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal breeding, cattle, health certificate, health control, import, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 January 2006

amending Annex B to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC as
regards import conditions for semen of domestic animals of the bovine species

(notified under document number C(2005) 5840)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/16/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June
1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable
to intra-Community trade
semen of
domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular
the first subparagraph of Article 10(2), Article 11(2) and the
second paragraph of Article 17 thereof,

in and imports of

Whereas:

(4)

(5)

(1)

(2)

Council Directive 2003/43/EC (2)
amended Directive
88/407/EEC, which made
to recast
Commission Decisions relating to the animal health
conditions for imports into the Community of semen
of domestic animals of the bovine species.

it necessary

adopted

Commission

The
Decision
therefore
2004/639/EC of 6 September 2004 laying down the
importation conditions of semen of domestic animals
together the
of
rules on imports of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species within a single act.

the bovine species (3), which brought

However, problems have arisen with imports of bovine
semen from third countries owing to missing or
incorrect
to Directive
88/407/EEC and in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC,
which should therefore be amended accordingly.

information

in Annex

B

In order to enable economic operators to adapt to the
new conditions set out in this Decision, it is appropriate
to provide for a transitional period in which under
certain conditions semen of domestic animals of
the
bovine species complying with the conditions set out
in the model veterinary certificate applicable before the
date of application of this Decision may be imported into
the Community.

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

Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC is amended in accordance
with Annex I to this Decision.

(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 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 292, 15.9.2004, p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/290/EC (OJ L 93, 12.4.2005, p. 34).

Article 2

Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC is replaced by Annex II to
this Decision.

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Article 3

Article 4

For a transitional period ending 31 March 2006, Member States
shall authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of
the bovine species provided that such semen:

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(a) complies with the conditions set out in the model veterinary
certificate in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC that was
applicable before the date of application of
the present
Decision; and

Done at Brussels, 5 January 2006.

(b) is accompanied by such a certificate duly completed.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

The second subparagraph of Chapter I(1)(d) of Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC is replaced by the following:

‘The competent authority may give authorisation for the tests referred to in (d) to be carried out on samples
collected in the quarantine station. In this case, the period of quarantine referred to in (a) may not commence
before the date of sampling. However, should any of the tests listed in (d) prove positive, the animal concerned shall
be immediately removed from the isolation unit. In the event of group isolation, the quarantine period referred to in
(a) may not commence for the remaining animals until the animal which tested positive has been removed.’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Model veterinary certificates for imports

PART 1

SEMEN OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES FOR IMPORT, COLLECTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 88/407/EEC AS AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 2003/43/EC

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

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PART 2

SEMEN OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES COLLECTED, PROCESSED AND STORED
BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 2004 FOR IMPORT FROM 1 JANUARY 2005 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
2(2) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/43/EC

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

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