2007/558/EC: Commission Decision of 2 August 2007 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2007) 3655) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, approval, cattle, import, veterinary inspection

L 212/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.8.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 August 2007

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

(notified under document number C(2007) 3655)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/558/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,

(4)

(5)

teams

production
approved for
veterinary services of that country.

concerned

exports

been officially
to the Community by the

have

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

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 and embryo production 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 and

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 1 October 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2007.

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

2007/422/EC (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 19).

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

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

1. the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91WI057 E631 is replaced by the following:

‘US

92WI057 E631

VRS INC
3559 Pioneer Road
Verona, WI 53593

Dr Robert Rowe’

2. the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 04WI109 E1257 is replaced by the following:

‘US

04WI109 E1257

Beck Embryo Transfer, LLC
S 448 Nilsestuen Road
Cashton, WI 54619

Dr Brent Beck’

3. the following rows for the United States of America are inserted:

‘US

‘US

07NC132 E705

07WI133 E803

Castalia Cattle Company
960 Collins Mill Road
Castalia, NC 27816

Roberts Veterinary Service
108 W Main Street
Roberts, WI 54023

Dr Samuel P. Galphin’

Dr Marvin J. Johnson’