Commission Decision

of 18 June 2007

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Argentina, Australia and the United States of America

(notified under document number C(2007) 2498)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/422/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 and embryo production teams listed in that Decision.

(2) Argentina and the United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams.

(3) Argentina and 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 and production teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries.

(4) Australia has requested that certain entries for that country on the lists should be deleted.

(5) Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 June 2007.

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 2007/237/EC (OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 49).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) the row for Argentina embryo collection team LE/UT/BE-18 is deleted;

(2) the row for Argentina embryo collection team LE/UT/BE-22 is deleted;

(3) the rows for Argentina embryo collection teams LE/UT/BE-24 and LE/UT/BE-25 are deleted;

(4) the row for Argentina embryo collection team LE/UT/BE-28 is deleted;

(5) the following rows for Argentina are inserted:

"AR | | LE/UT/BE-31 | | CENTRO BIOTECNOL脫GICO SANTA RITA Saladillo ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Carlos Hansen |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-42 | | CENTRO ESTACI脫N ZOOT脡CNICA SANTA JULIA C贸rdoba | Dr Leonel Alisio |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-43 | | CENTRO GEN脡TICO BOVINO EOLIA Marcos Paz ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Guillermo Brogliatti |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-44 | | CENTRO GEN脡TICO DEL LITORAL Margarita Belén ‘�Chaco | Dr Gustavo Balbin |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-45 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA SAN JOAQUIN Carmen de Areco ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Mariano Medina |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-46 | | CENTRO DE INSEMINACI脫N ARTIFICIAL LA LILIA Colonia Aldao ‘�Santa Fe | Dr Fabian Barberis |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-51 | | Dres. J. INDA Y J. TEGLI Union ‘�San Luis | Dr J. Inda Dr J. Tegli |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-52 | | IRAC ‘�BIOGEN C贸rdoba | Dr Gabriel Bo Dr H. Tribulo |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-53 | | UNIDAD MOVIL DE TRANSFERENCIAS DE EMBRIONES CABA Carhue ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Juan Martin Narbaitz |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-54 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIAS EMBRIONARIAS CABA脩A LA CAPILLITA Corrientes | Dr Agustin Arreseigor |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-56 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIAS EMBRIONARIAS EL QUEBRACHO Reconquista ‘�Santa Fe | Dr Mauro E. Venturini |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-57 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIAS EMBRIONARIAS MARIO ANDRES NIGRO La Plata ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Mario Andres Nigro |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-58 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIAS EMBRIONARIAS GENETICA CHIVILCOY Chivilcoy ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Ruben Osvaldo Chilan |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-60 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA C.I.A.T.E.B. Rio Cuarto ‘�C贸rdoba | Dr Ariel Doso |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-61 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA VALDES & LAURENTI S.H. Capit谩n Sarmiento ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Ariel M. Valdes |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-62 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA MARCELO F. MIRANDA Capital Federal | Dr Marcelo F. Miranda |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-63 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA SYNCHROPAMPA S.R.L. Santa Rosa ‘�La Pampa | Dr Jose Luis Franco |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-64 | | DR. CESAR J. ARESEIGOR Corrientes | Dr Cesar J. Areseigor |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-65 | | UNIDAD MOVIL DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA RICARDO ALBERTO VAUTIER Corrientes | Dr Ricardo Alberto Vautier |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-66 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA SOLUCIONES REPRODUCTIVAS INTEGRALES LA RESERVA Coronel Dorrego ‘�Buenos Aires | Dr Silvio Mariano Castro |

AR | | LE/UT/BE-67 | | CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA EMBRIONARIA SANTA RITA Corrientes | Dr Gabriel Bo" |

(6) the row for Australia embryo collection team ETV0002 is deleted;

(7) the row for Australia embryo collection team ETV0005 is deleted;

(8) the rows for Australia embryo collection teams ETV0008, ETV0009, ETV0010, ETV0011, ETV0012 and ETV0013 are deleted;

(9) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 91CA035 E689 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 91CA035 E689 | | RuAnn Dairy 7285 W Davis Ave Riverdale, CA 93656 | Dr Kenneth Halback" |

(10) the row for the United States of America embryo collection team No 04MT111 E1127 is deleted;

(11) the following rows for the United States of America embryo collection teams Nos 05NC114 E705 and 05NC117 E705 are replaced by the following:

"US | | 05NC114 E705 | | Kingsmill Farm II 5914 Kemp Road Durham, NC 27703 | Dr Samuel P. Galphin |

US | | 05NC117 E705 | | S. Galphin Services 6509 Saddle Path Circle Raleigh, NC 27606 | Dr Samuel P. Galphin" |

(12) the following rows for the United States of America are inserted:

"US | | 07CA133 E1664 | | RuAnn Dairy 7285 W Davis Ave Riverdale, CA 93656 | Dr Alvaro Magalhaes |

US | | 07ID134 E1127 | | Pat Richards, DVM 1215E 200S Bliss, ID 83314 | Dr Pat Richards |

US | | 07MO131 E608 | | Trans Ova Genetics 12425 LIV 224 Chillicothe, MO 64601 | Dr Tim Reimer |

US | | 07TX130 E640 | | K Bar C Ranch 3424 FR 2095 Cameron, TX 76520 | Dr Boyd Bien" |

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