CELEX: 32004D0456
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: 2004/456/EC:Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada

30.4.2004         EN               Official Journal of the European Union                      L 156/44
                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                              of 29 April 2004
     amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection
                                            centres of Canada
                           (notified under document number C(2004) 1687)
                                      (Text with EEA relevance)
                                               (2004/456/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal
health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic
animals of the porcine species16 and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)      Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002 laying down the importation
         conditions of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species17 establishes a list of
         third countries, including Canada, from which Member States are to authorise the
         importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species.
(2)      Canada has requested that amendments be made to the list of semen collection centres
         approved under Decision 2002/613/EC as regards entries for that country.
(3)      Canada has provided guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set
         out in Directive 90/429/EEC and the new centre to be added to the list has been
         officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of that
         country.
(4)      Decision 2002/613/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)      The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
         Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,
16
         OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122,
         16.5.2003, p. 1).
17
         OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/52/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p.
         67).
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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 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, 29 April 2004.
                                               For the Commission
                                               David BYRNE
                                               Member of the Commission
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                                              ANNEX
In Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC, the list for Canada is amended as follows:
(a)       The following row for the centre N° 4-AI-02 is deleted:
            CA         4-AI-02           Centre d’insémination porcin du Québec (CIPQ)
                                         1486 rang St-André
                                         Saint-Lambert, Québec
(b)       The following row for the centre N° 4-AI-24 is deleted:
            CA         4-AI-24           Centre d’insémination C-Prim
                                         2, Chemin Saint-Gabriel
                                         Saint-Gabriel de Brandon, Québec
(c)       The following row is added:
            CA         7-AI-96           Hypor
                                         Box 323
                                         Ituna, Saskatchewan S0A 1V0