2006/706/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2006 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2006) 4907)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, cattle, import (EU), veterinary inspection

L 291/40

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Official Journal of the European Union

21.10.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 October 2006

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

(notified under document number C(2006) 4907)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/706/EC)

(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 the third day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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)
are only to import
provides
embryos from third countries where they have been
collected, processed and stored by embryo collection
teams listed in that Decision.

that Member States

The United States of America have requested that
amendments be made to the entries for that country
on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and
production teams.

The United States of America have provided guarantees
regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out
in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection
teams concerned have been officially approved for
exports to the Community by the veterinary services of
that country.

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2006/60/EC (OJ L 31, 3.2.2006, p. 24).
(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/614/EC (OJ L 252, 15.9.2006, p. 25).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows for United States of America are inserted:

‘US

US

06TX126
E1482

06VA127
E1592

Smith Genetics

1316 PR 2231

Giddings, TX 78942

Patrick Comyn

110 South Main St

Madison, VA 22727

Dr. Gary Moore

Dr. Patrick Comyn’

(b) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 04WI109 is replaced by the following:

‘US

04WI109
E1257

Cashton Veterinary Clinic

S 448 Nilsestuen Road

Cashton, WI 54619

Dr. Brent Beck’