97/104/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 1997 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 22 January 1997 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (97/104/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 imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/113/EEC (2) and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/726/EC (4), establishes lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community;

Whereas the competent authorities of the United States of America have forwarded an amendment to their list of embryo collection teams; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission;

Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards the United States of America;

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 Part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America, the following team is added:

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Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 23.

(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.

(4) OJ No L 329, 19. 12. 1996, p. 49.