2007/752/EC: Commission Decision of 15 November 2007 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(2007) 5457) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, New Zealand, United States, animal breeding, cattle, import, veterinary inspection

L 304/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.11.2007

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 November 2007

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(2007) 5457)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/752/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,

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo
collection and production teams concerned have been
officially approved for exports to the Community by
the veterinary services of those countries.

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

embryo collection teams

Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992
and
establishing lists of
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 and embryo production teams
listed in that
Decision.

that Member States

requested to delete one embryo
New Zealand has
collection team from the list as regards entries for that
country.

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

Canada and the United States of America have provided
guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate

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 December 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 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

2007/558/EC (OJ L 212, 14.8.2007, p. 18).

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EN

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 Canada embryo collection team E867 is replaced by the following:

‘CA

E876

22 rue Principale
Plaisance, Québec J0V 1S0

Dr Pierre Thibaudeau’

(2) the row for New Zealand embryo collection team NZEB11 is deleted

(3) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91TX050 E548 is replaced by the following:

‘US

91TX050
E548

Buzzard Hollow Ranch
500 Coates RD
Granbury, TX 67048

Dr Brad Stroud’

(4) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91TN006 E538 is replaced by the following:

‘US

91TN006
E538

Harrogate Genetics Intl, INC
6664 Cumberland Gap PKWY
Harrogate, TN 37752

Dr Edwin Robertson’

(5) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91TN007 E538 is replaced by the following:

‘US

91TN007
E538

Harrogate Genetics Intl, INC
6664 Cumberland Gap PKWY
Harrogate, TN 37752

Dr Sam Edwards’

(6) the following row for the United States of America is inserted:

‘US

07NC132
E705

PVC Embryo Services
110 Hyman DR
Postville, IA 52162

Dr Justin Helgerson’