CELEX: 32006D0706
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-20 00:00:00
Title: 2006/706/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2006 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2006) 4907)   (Text with EEA relevance)

21.10.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 291/40
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 20 October 2006
   amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in the United States of America
   (notified under document number C(2006) 4907)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2006/706/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2) provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams listed in that Decision.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               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 teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of that country.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         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, 20 October 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 2006/614/EC (OJ L 252, 15.9.2006, p. 25).
   
      ANNEX
      The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended as follows:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  the following rows for United States of America are inserted:
                  
                              ‘US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              06TX126
                              E1482
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Smith Genetics
                                       
                                    
                                          1316 PR 2231
                                       
                                    
                                          Giddings, TX 78942
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr. Gary Moore
                           
                        
                              US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              06VA127
                              E1592
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Patrick Comyn
                                       
                                    
                                          110 South Main St
                                       
                                    
                                          Madison, VA 22727
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr. Patrick Comyn’
                           
                        
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 04WI109 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              04WI109
                              E1257
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Cashton Veterinary Clinic
                                       
                                    
                                          S 448 Nilsestuen Road
                                       
                                    
                                          Cashton, WI 54619
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr. Brent Beck’