L 192/56 Official Journal of the European Communities 24.7.1999 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 July 1999 amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/495EC) 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 speices (), as last amended by Directive 93/60/EEC (3), and in particular Articles 10 and 11 thereof, 1) Whereas Commission Decision 94/577[Ec () lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from third coun- tries; Whereas Article 4(1) of Decision 88/407EEC stipulates that as from 1 January 1999 trade in the semen of bulls giving a positive reaction to the serum neutralisation test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular vulov-vaginitis and not having been vaccinated in accordance with what Directive is banned; Whereas Article 10(4) of Decicion 88/407/EEC stipu- lates that the provisions applicable to intra-Community trade laid down in Article 4 of that Directive are to apply, mutatis mutandis to imports; Whereas the ceritificates laid down in Part 1 of Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577[EC should be 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. oj L 0] L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 28. oj L 221, 26.8.1994, p. 26. amended so as to clarify the conditions applying to imports; (5)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/CE, Part 1, point 13(d)(ii) is amended as follows: 1. At the end of the third indent ‘or is deleted, 2. The fourth indent is deleted. Atrticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission