L 320/12 Official Journal of the European Union 5.12.2009 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 2009 on importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species into the Community as regards lists of third countries and of semen collection centres, and certification requirements (notified under document C(2009) 9354) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/893/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species ('), and in particular Article  7(1), Article 8(1), Article 9(2) and (3) and Article 10(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 90/429/EEC lays down the animal health conditions applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species. It provides that Member States may authorise importation of such semen only from those third countries which appear on a list drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down therein. Directive 90/429/EEC also provides that, under the same procedure, a list is to be drawn up of approved semen collection centres from which Member States may authorise the importation of semen originating in those third countries. () OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62. (20 In addition, Directive 90/429/EEC provides that consignments of semen are to be accompanied by an animal health certificate, the model of which must correspond to a specimen drawn up in accordance with that Directive. (3)  Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (?) sets out a list of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of semen. That list is established on the basis of the animal health status of those third countries. (4)  Decision 2002/613/EC also sets out a list of semen collection centres from which Member States are to authorise the importation of semen. (5 A number of semen collection centres in Canada and the United States are currently included in that list. Those third countries have requested that numerous amendments be made to the entries for their semen collection centres included in the list. Some of those amendments concern administrative details or deletion of already approved centres, while some concern the addition of new centres. () OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45.