2008/856/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2008 amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 6473) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, United States, animal breeding, health control, import, swine, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

L 302/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 November 2008

amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of
Canada and the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 6473)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/856/EC)

(3)

(4)

Decision 2002/613/EC 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

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June
1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable
to intra-Community trade
semen of
domestic animals of the porcine species (1) and in particular
Article 8(1) thereof,

in and imports of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002
laying down the importation conditions of semen of
domestic animals of the porcine species (2) establishes a
list of third countries from which Member States are to
authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals
of the porcine species and a list of semen collection
centres in those third countries approved for export of
such semen to the Community.

Canada and the United States have requested that certain
amendments be made to the list of semen collection
centres
approved under Decision 2002/613/EC as
regards the entries for those countries.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.
(2) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended as follows:

(1) the following entries concerning Canada are deleted:

CA

4-AI-05

CA

4-AI-29

CA

5-AI-01

CA

6-AI-70

Centre d’insémination génétiporc
77 rang des Bois-Francs sud
Sainte-Christine-de-Port-neuf
Québec

CIA des Castors
317 Rang Ile aux Castors
Ile Dupas
Québec
J0K 2P0

Ontario Swine Improvement Inc.
P.O. Box 400
Innerkip, Ontario

Costwold Western Kanada Ltd
17 Speers Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Location SW 27-18-2 EPM

(2) the following entries concerning the United States are deleted:

US

US

US

US

94OK001

95IL001

96AI002

96WI001

Pig Improvement Company — Oklahoma Boar Stud
Rt. 1, 121 N Main St
Hennessey, OK

United Swine Genetics
RR # 2
Roanoke, IL

International Boar Semen
30355 260th St
Eldora IA 50627

Pig Improvement Company — Wisconsin Aid Stud
Route # 2
Spring Green, WI