5.4.97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 91/39 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1997 amending Decision 93/693/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/229/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 species ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (1), thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 93/693/EEC (%) as last amended by Decision 97/103/EC (®) establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries; Whereas the competent veterinary services of Poland and the Slovak Republic have forwarded requests for amend- ments to the list of semen collection centres officially approved for the export of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community; whereas it is there- fore necessary to amend the list of approved centres; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 9 of Directive 88/407/EEC have been received by the Commission; 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 The Annex to Decision 93/693/EC is amended as follows: 1. in part 3 in respect of Poland, the following semen collection centre is added: ‘STACJA HODOWLI I ZWIERZAT 36-007 Krasne k/Rzeszowa Approval code: 2-AI-PL; UNASIENIANIA 2. in part 11 in respect of the Slovak Republic, the fol- lowing semen collection centre is added: ‘INSEMAS s.r.o. Stanica plemennych bykov Lieskovska cesta 32 960 01 Zvolen Approval code: ISB SR 03 Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 March 1997. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10. () OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 35. () OJ No L 36, 6. 2. 1997, p. 29.