No L 221/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 8. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1994 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from third countries (94/577/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 Directive 93/60/EEC (3, and, in parti- cular, Articles 10 and 11 thereof, Whereas the list of third countries from which Member States authorize importation of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (hereinafter referred to as ‘the third countries list’) was established by Commission Decision 90/14/EEC(®)y as amended by Decision 91/276/EEC (%) ; Whereas the disease situation in Israel led to a ban on imports from that country by Commission Decision 91/277/EEC (%) ; Whereas  Commission  Decisions  91/479/EEC (¥), 91/549/EEC ("), 92/123/EEC (%), 92/124/EEC (), 92/125/EEC ("), 92/126/EEC ('), 92/127/EEC ('3, 92/128/EEC (™), 92/386/EEC ("), 92/387/EEC(") and () OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10. () O No L 186, 28. 7. 1993, p. 28. () O] No L 8, 11. 1. 1990, p. 71. (9 OJ No L 135, 30. 5. 1991, p. $8. (9 OJ No L 135, 30. 5. 1991, p. 60. () OJ No L 258, 16. 9. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 298, 29. 10. 1991, p. 6. () OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 10. () OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 19. (") OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 28. () O] No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 37. (%) OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1992, p. 46. () OF No L 204, 21. 7. 1992, p. 13. (%) OJ No L 204, 21. 7. 1992, p. 22. 92/445/EEC (*%) lay down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from the United States of America, Canada, Poland, Finland, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary, Norway and Czechoslovakia respec- tively ; Whereas Directive 93/60/EEC which has to be imple- mented in the Member States before 1 July 1994 at the latest amends Directive 88/407/EEC thereby necessitating amendment to the above third country Decisions; whereas in order to simplify and clarify Community legis- lation in this area it is necessary to group together the above Decisions and to repeal those in force for each individual country; Whereas, given the provisions of the European Economic Area Agreement, it is not necessary to maintain the animal health certificate for importation of bovine semen from Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden ; Whereas in accordance with the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, an additional test for epizootic haemorrhagic disease is required ; Whereas only in respect of Canada are routine precollec- tion tests for this disease carried out at intervals of six months ; whereas therefore it is necessary to allow a tran- () OJ No L 247, 27. 8. 1992, p. 1.