2006/925/EC: Commission Decision of 13 December 2006 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America (notified under document number C(2006) 6441)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, New Zealand, United States, animal breeding, cattle, health control, import, veterinary inspection

L 354/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.12.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 December 2006

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

(notified under document number C(2006) 6441)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/925/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(1) thereof,

(6)

(7)

Whereas:

embryo collection teams concerned have been officially
approved for
to the Community by the
exports
veterinary services of those countries.

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

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with
Standing
the
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
Committee,

opinion

the

of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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

Canada has requested to add a new embryo production
team to the list as regards entries for that country.

New Zealand has requested that amendment be made to
the name of a centre as regards the entries for that
country.

The United States of America have requested to amend
some details concerning certain embryo collection and
production teams as regards entries for that country.

Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America
have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the
appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the

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, 13 December 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(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

2006/706/EC (OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 40).

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Official Journal of the European Union

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

ANNEX

(a)

the following row for Canada is inserted:

‘CA

E1567 (IVF)

IND Lifetech Inc
1629 Fosters Way
Delta, British Columbia V3M 6S7

Dr Richard Rémillard’

(b) the row for New Zealand embryo collection team No NZEB11 is replaced by the following:

‘NZ

NZEB11

IVP International (NZ) Ltd
PO Box 23026
Hamilton

Dr Rob Courtney
Dr William Hancock’

(c)

the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 02TX107 E1428 is replaced by the following:

‘US

02TX107 E1428

OvaGenix
4700 Elmo Weedon RD #103
College Station, TX 77845

Dr Stacy Smitherman’

(d) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 99TX104 E874 is replaced by the following:

‘US

99TX104 E874

Ultimate Genetics/Camp Cooley,
Rt 3, Box 745
Franklin, TX 77856

Dr Joe Oden
Dr Dan Miller’

(e)

the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 96TX088 E928 is replaced by the following:

‘US

96TX088 E928

Ultimate Genetics/Normangee,
41402 OSR
Normangee, TX 77871

Dr Joe Oden
Dr Dan Miller’

(f)

the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91TX012 E948 is replaced by the following:

‘US

91TX012 E948

Veterinary Reproductive Services
8225 FM 471 South Castroville,
TX 78009

Dr Sam Castleberry’