2.8.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 206/17 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 July 2008 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species into the Community as regards lists of third countries and of semen collection centres and embryo collection teams, and certification requirements (notified under document number C(2008) 3625) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/635[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(l) to Directive 90/425/EEC (), and in particular Article 17(2)(b), Article 17(3), the first indent of Article 18(1), and the intro- ductory phrase and point (b) of Article 19 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to the animal health requirements laid down in the specific Community acts referred to therein. It also provides for the establishment of a list of those third countries or parts of third countries, able to provide guarantees equivalent to those provided for in Chapter 1T therein, from which Member States may import semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species. (2)  Directive 92/65[EEC also provides for the establishment of a list of semen and embryo collection centres in third countries, for which those third countries are able to give the guarantees referred to in Article 11 of that Directive. () O] L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/265/EC (O] L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 17). (3)  However, as regards collection centres for ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species, for the sake of consistency of Community legislation, and taking into account international nomenclature, it is more appro- priate to use the term ‘embryo collection teams’ instead of ‘collection centres’ in that case. (4)  Directive 92/65[EEC provides that semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species to be imported into the Community are to be accompanied by health certificates, models of which are to be estab- lished in accordance with that Directive. (5)  Directive 92/65/EEC also provides for the establishment of the specific animal health requirements or guarantees equivalent to those provided for in that Directive, for imports into the Community of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species. (6)  Commission Decision 94/63/EC of 31 January 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species and ova and embryos of the porcine species (%) provides that Member States are to authorise imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species from the third countries appearing in the list in the Annex to Council Decision 79/542[EEC (}), from which imports of live animals of the ovine and caprine species are authorised. () OJ L 28, 2.2.1994, p. 47. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/211/EC (O] L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1). () O] L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2008/61/EC (O] L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 33).