Commission Decision

of 4 January 2006

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

(notified under document number C(2005) 5795)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/8/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) Canada 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) Canada 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 teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries.

(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 14 January 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2006.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

[2] OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/774/EC (OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 46).

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ANNEX

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

(a) the following rows for Canada embryo collection teams are deleted:

"CA | | E72 | | Western Ontario Breeders Inc. PO Box 457 Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y7 | Dr B. Hill |

CA | | E542 | | Livestock Reproductive Technologies Inc. 127 Quigley Dr. Cochrane, Alberta T0L OW4 | Dr Stan Bychawski |

CA | | E583 | | 130, rang Charlotte Saint-Liboire, Québec J0H 1R0 | Dr Rolland Lussier |

CA | | E595 | | 8451 Highway 23N Box 66 Listowel, Ontario N4W 3H2 | Dr Rod Wierenga |

CA | | E630 | | McIntosh Embryo Transfer RR 5 Embro, Ontario | Dr Brian Hill |

CA | | E945 | | H么pital Vet. Iberville Missisisquoi 1120 Boulevard d‘橧berville Iberville, Québec J2X 4B6 | Dr Daniel Gervais |

CA | | E979 | | Bureau vétérinaire Kildare 681, rue Kildare CP 252 Saint-Ambroise, Québec J0K 1C0 | Dr Suzanne Laurence |

CA | | E1113 | | Maritime Genetics RR 2 Salisbury, New Brunswick E0A 3EO | Dr Richard Whittaker |

CA | | E1364 | | Trillium Embryo Services 99 Hands Drive Guelph, Ontario N1G 4N3 | Dr Robert Stubbings |

CA | | E1439 | | RR 5 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2 | Dr Claire Plante |

CA | | E1535 | | Optimum Genetics Ltd 4246 Albert St. Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3R9 | Dr Duncan K. Hockley" |

(b) the following rows for Canada are inserted:

"CA | | E1624 | | Central Veterinary Clinic 4102-64 St. Southwest Industrial Park Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1J8 | Dr Bruce Wine |

CA | | E1665 | | Bow Valley Embryo Transfer Ltd PO Box 1239 Brooks, Alberta T1R 1C1 | Dr Rob Stables" |

(c) the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E71 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E71 | E71 (FIV) | Gencor RR 5 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2 | Dr Ken Christie Dr Everett Hall" |

(d) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E593 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E593 | | Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplant Ltd PO Box 590 Crossfield, Alberta T0M 0S0 | Dr R. Davis" |

(e) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E607 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E607 | | Mill Bay Veterinary Clinic 840 Delaune Road PO Box 128 Mill Bay, British Columbia VOR 2P0 | Dr Chris Urquhart" |

(f) the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E661 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E661 | E661 (FIV) | Clinique Vétérinaire ‘�Saint-Louis 84 Principale, CP 30 Saint-Louis de Gonzague, Québec J0S 1TO | Dr Roger Sauvé Dr Guy Massicotte" |

(g) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E728 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E728 | | Central Canadian Genetics Ltd 202 Dufferin Ave. Selkirk, Manitoba R1A 1B9 | Dr Jack Reeb" |

(h) the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E764 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E764 | E764 (FIV) | Alta Embryo Group Ltd 253147 Unit A, Bearspaw Road Calgary, Alberta T3L 2P5 | Dr R. J. McAllister Dr R. E. Janzen" |

(i) the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E827 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E827 | E827 (FIV) | Landry et Houde Vétérinaires 216 rue Campagna Victoriaville, Québec G6P 6A2 | Dr Richard Landry Dr Raymond Houde" |

(j) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E885 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E885 | | Livestock Reproductive Technologies Inc. 315 Silverthorn Way N.W. Calgary, Alberta T3B 4E8 | Dr Martin Wenkoff" |

(k) the row for Canada embryo collection and production team No E933 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E933 | E933 (FIV) | E.T.E. Inc. 3700 Boulevard de la Chaudière Suite 100 Ste Foy, Québec G1X 2K5 | Dr Louis Picard Dr Marc Dery Dr Pierre Clavel" |

(l) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E1033 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E1033 | | Les Transferts d‘橢mbryons de l‘橢st 183 rue Ste-Anne Rimouski, Québec G5L 4H2 | Dr Barbara St-Pierre" |

(m) the row for Canada embryo collection team No E1142 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E1142 | | Trans-Bio Génétique Inc. 2145, rang Saint-Edouard St-Liboire, Québec J0H 1R0 | Dr Raynald Dupras" |

(n) the row for Canada embryo collection team No NSET002 is replaced by the following:

"CA | | E1551 | | Nova Scotia Animal Breeders Co-op. 288 Hawthorne St. Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2T 1B8 | Dr Darryl P. Ward" |

(o) the following rows for United States of America embryo collection teams are deleted:

"US | | 94OH077 E7 | | Select Embryos, Inc. 11555 US 42 Plain City, OH | Dr Ronald F. Rohde |

US | | 96OH090 E7 | | Select Embryos, Inc. 10630 US 42 Plain City, OH | Dr Anthony E. Good |

US | | 92WI051 E29 | 94WI051 IVF | ABS Global 6908 River Rd DeForest, WI | Dr Lori Nagel |

US | | 91IA027 E509 | | Maplehurst Ova Trans RR 1, Box 124 Keota, IA | Dr R. A. Carmichael |

US | | 91PA005 E512 | 94PA005 IVF | Em Tran Inc. 197 Bossier Road Elizabethtown, PA | Dr Boyd Henderson |

US | | 94OH073 E568 | | Ohio Embryo Transfer Inc. PO Box 64 120 DW County Line Road Columbiana, OH | Dr Max M. Van Buren |

US | | 95OR080 E579 | ‘�| Evergreen Veterinary Reproductive Services 605 Marvin Road Tillamook, OR | Dr Rick Steel |

US | | 91ME009 E585 | | Pinetree-R ET Service PO Box 249 North Anson, ME | Dr Paul L. Roullard |

US | | 91MI017 E599 | ‘�| Reproductive Special 4915 Delta River Drive Lansing, MI | Dr Craig Thompson |

US | | 93WI064 E655 | ‘�| Sunshine Genetics Rt 5, Box 38, W7782, Hwy 12 Whitewater, WI | Dr Chris Keim |

US | | 97W1097 E707 | ‘�| Mayville Animal Clinic, SC N7860 Hwy 67 Mayville, WI | Dr Patrick Philips |

US | | 94WI018 E708 | ‘�| Royal Flush Genetics 101 North Adams Marshfield, WI | Dr Randy A. Musack |

US | | 93OH057 E720 | ‘�| Blauser Vet Clinic 4088 Ruby Road Tipp City, OH 45371 | Dr Chris Blauser |

US | | 94ME075 E812 | | New England Genetics RR 3, Box 630 Auburn, ME | Dr Calvin Blessing |

US | | 94WI078 E845 | ‘�| Dairyland Veterinary Service SC 310 Main Street Casco, WI | Dr Michael Staudinger |

US | | 94WI079 E913 | ‘�| Heritage Animal Hospital 751 West Main St. Hortonville, WI | Dr Dan Oberschlake |

US | | 01WI098 E1063 | | Dairyland Veterinary Practice 370 Flower Court Platterville, WI 53818 | Dr Leah Penza |

US | | 96WI093 E1093 | ‘�| Wittenburg Veterinary Clinic N. 4692 Birnamwood Rd Birnamwood, WI | Dr John Prososki" |

(p) the following row for United States of America is inserted:

"US | | 05GA115 E835 | | Bickett Genetics 455 Brotherton Lane Chickamauga, GA 30707 | Dr Todd J. Bickett" |

(q) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 93WI060 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 93WI060 E857 | | Emquest Embryo Transfer Service 2400 Eastern Ave. Plymouth, WI 53073 | Dr Byron W. Williams" |

(r) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 96OR085 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 96OR085 E1090 | | Precision Embryonics, Inc. 11380 Little River Road Glide, OR 97443 | Dr Gregory J. K. Garcia" |

(s) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 99MI105 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 99MI105 E4 | | Northstar Select Sires 1081 129th Ave. Wayland, MI 49348 | Dr Jeffrey Adams" |

(t) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 92WI057 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 91WI057 E631 | | VRS Inc. 3559 Pioneer Rd Verona, WI | Dr Robert Rowe" |

(u) the row for United States of America embryo collection team No 91WI045 is replaced by the following:

"US | | 91WI045 E655 | | Sunshine Genetics Rt 5, Box 38, W7782, Hwy 12 Whitewater, WI | Dr Chris Keim Dr Dan Hornickel" |

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