CELEX: 32008D0610
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-24 00:00:00
Title: 2008/610/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 2008 amending Decision 2008/155/EC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada and the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 3748) (Text with EEA relevance)

25.7.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 197/57
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 24 July 2008
   amending Decision 2008/155/EC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada and the United States
   (notified under document number C(2008) 3748)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2008/610/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 2008/155/EC of 14 February 2008 establishing a list of embryo collection and production teams in third countries approved for imports of bovine embryos into the Community (2) provides that Member States are to import embryos from third countries only if they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection and production teams listed in the Annex to that Decision.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Canada and the United States have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on that list as regards certain embryo collection teams.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Canada and the United States 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 those countries.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Decision 2008/155/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 the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Decision 2008/155/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Androulla VASSILIOU
         
         
            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 50, 23.2.2008, p. 51. Decision as amended by Decision 2008/449/EC (OJ L 157, 17.6.2008, p. 108).
   
      ANNEX
      The Annex to Decision 2008/155/EC is amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  the row for Canada embryo collection team No E 71 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘CA
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              E 71
                              E 953
                              E 1364
                              E 1368
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Gencor
                                       
                                    
                                          RR 5
                                       
                                    
                                          Guelph,
                                       
                                    
                                          Ontario N1H 6J2
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Ken Christie
                              Dr Everett Hall’
                           
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  the row for Canada embryo collection team No E 817 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘CA
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              E 817
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Hôpital Vétérinaire Ormstown
                                       
                                    
                                          1430 route 201
                                       
                                    
                                          Ormstown,
                                       
                                    
                                          Québec J0S 1K0
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Mario Lefort’
                           
                        
            
                  3.
               
               
                  the following row for Canada is inserted:
                  
                              ‘CA
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              E 1783
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Bureau Vétérinaire Ste-Martine
                                       
                                    
                                          168 Boulevard St-Joseph
                                       
                                    
                                          Ste-Martine,
                                       
                                    
                                          Québec J0S 1V0
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Marc Perras’
                           
                        
            
                  4.
               
               
                  the row for the United States embryo collection team No 93MD062 E 1139 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              93MD062
                              E 1139
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Mid Maryland Dairy Veterinarian
                                       
                                    
                                          112 Western Maryland PKWY
                                       
                                    
                                          Hagerstown, MD 21742
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr John Heizer
                              Dr Matthew E. Iager’
                           
                        
            
                  5.
               
               
                  the row for the United States embryo collection team No 93MD063 E 1139 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              93MD063
                              E 1139
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Mid Maryland Dairy Associates
                                       
                                    
                                          112 Western Maryland PKWY
                                       
                                    
                                          Hagerstown, MD 21742
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Tom Mercuro’
                           
                        
            
                  6.
               
               
                  the following rows for the United States are inserted:
                  
                              ‘US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Trans Ova Genetics
                                       
                                    
                                          9033 Walker RD
                                       
                                    
                                          Belgrade, MT 59714
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Chris Kolste
                           
                        
                              US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Greencastle Veterinary Hospital
                                       
                                    
                                          862 Buchanan Trail East
                                       
                                    
                                          Greencastle, PA 17225
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Daren Statler
                           
                        
                              US
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              
                                          Tufts-New England Veterinary Ambulatory Clinic
                                       
                                    
                                          149 New Sweden RD
                                       
                                    
                                          Woodstock, CT 06281
                                       
                                    
                           
                              Dr Kevin Lindell’