Legal provisions of COM(2004)563 - Amendment of Directive 87/328/EEC as regards the storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade

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dossier COM(2004)563 - Amendment of Directive 87/328/EEC as regards the storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade.
document COM(2004)563 EN
date March 14, 2005

Contents

Article 1

Directive 87/328/EEC shall be amended as follows:

1.Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to animal health rules, there is no prohibition, restriction or impediment on:

—the acceptance of pure-bred female animals of the bovine species for breeding purposes,

—the acceptance of pure-bred bulls for natural service, and

—the use of ova and embryos from pure-bred female animals of the bovine species.’;

2.Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

Member States shall ensure that, for intra-Community trade, the semen referred to in Article 2 is collected, processed and stored in a collection centre, or, if need be, stored in a storage centre, approved in accordance with 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 species (5).’.

(5) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 15)."

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 24 March 2007. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures, together with a table showing how the provisions of this Directive correspond to the national measures adopted.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.