11.6.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 143/23 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/43/EC of 26 May 2003 amending Directive 88/407[EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra- Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (!), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Whereas: 1 () ) ) () 0) Directive 88/407/EEC () lays down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species. In the light of the new scientific data available, it is necessary to amend the animal health conditions applying to entry of bulls into artificial insemination centres, in particular concerning infectious bovine rhino- tracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) and bovine viral diarrhoea/mucosal diarrhoea (BVD/MD). The same requirements for storage should apply to all establishments whether or not they are associated with a production unit. The procedure for updating the list of semen collection or storage centres in third countries from which the importation of semen is authorised should be simplified. Necessary measures should be adopted for the imple- mentation of Directive 88/407/EEC in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (°), O] C 20 E, 28.1.2003, p. 46. Opinion delivered on 8 April 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Opinion delivered on 11 December 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. OJ L 184,17.7.1999, p. 23. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Atrticle 1 Directive 88/407EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1: ‘This Directive shall not affect Community and/or national zootechnical provisions governing the organisation of arti- ficial insemination in general and the distribution of semen in particular.’; . Article 2(b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) — “Semen collection centre” means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country, in which semen is produced for use in artificial insemination; — “Semen storage centre” means an officially approved and officially supervised establishment situated in the territory of a Member State or third country in which semen is stored for use in artifi- cial insemination;’ . Article 3(a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘() it must have been collected and processed and/or stored if need be in a collection or storage centre or centres approved for the purpose in accordance with Article 5(1), with a view to artificial insemination and for the purposes of intra-Community trade;’ . Article 4(1) and (2) shall be deleted; . in Articles 5, 9(2) and 9(3), the words ‘semen collection centre(s)’ shall be replaced by the words ‘semen collection or storage centre(s)’; . Article 9(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The lists of semen collection and storage centres from which Member States shall authorise the importation of semen originating in third countries shall be prepared and updated in accordance with this Article. An establishment may be placed on such a list only if the competent authority of the third country of origin guaran- tees that the conditions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3(b) to (e) are met. The competent authorities of the third countries appearing on lists drawn up and updated in accordance with Article 8 shall guarantee that lists of semen collection and storage centres from which the semen may be dispatched to the Community are drawn up, kept up-to-date and communi- cated to the Commission.