Document ID: 31999D0495

COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 1999
amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries
(notified under document number C(1999) 1775)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/495/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine speices(1), as last amended by Directive 93/60/EEC(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 11 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Decision 94/577/Ec(3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from third countries;
(2) Whereas Article 4(1) of Decision 88/407/EEC stipulates that as from 1 January 1999 trade in the semen of bulls giving a positive reaction to the serum neutralisation test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulov-vaginitis and not having been vaccinated in accordance with what Directive is banned;
(3) Whereas Article 10(4) of Decicion 88/407/EEC stipulates that the provisions applicable to intra-Community trade laid down in Article 4 of that Directive are to apply, mutatis mutandis to imports;
(4) Whereas the ceritificates laid down in Part 1 of Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/EC should be amended so as to clarify the conditions applying to imports;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/CE, Part 1, point 13(d)(ii) is amended as follows:
1. At the end of the third indent "or" is deleted,
2. The fourth indent is deleted.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.

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