No L 186/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.7.93 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/60/EEC of 30 June 1993 amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species and extending it to cover fresh bovine semen "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European: Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof ' Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), ‘ Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), . : Whereas Directive 88/407/EEC (4) lays down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in, and imports of, deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species; Whereas Article 4 of the said Directive defined provisional measures for trade in semen from bulls which are seropositive for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR); whereas these requirements should be reviewed, on the basis of a report from the Commission; whereas this report indicates that it is necessary to phase out bulls which were " seropositive or of unknown status prior to vaccination in the centre by 1998 and to maintain the possibility of vaccinating in a centre in the future; whereas it is necessary to amend the aforementioned Article 4 in this respect; Whereas routine foot-and-mouth disease vaccination has been discontinued in the Community as from August 1991; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to amend the provisions of Directive 88/407/EEC to take account of this change in policy; whereas this change also permits trade in fresh bovine semen to take place under harmonized rules; Whereas it is opportune to make further amendments to the said Directive to clarify certain issues and to take account of technical progress, particularly in respect of (1) OJ No C 324, 10. 12. 1992, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 153. - (3) OJ No C 108, 19. 4, 1993, p. 12. (4) OJNo L 194,22, 7. 1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 90/425/EEC (O] No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, pl. 29). treatment of bulls against leptospirosis, and to align the rules with respect to brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis on those laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC (5); Whereas it is appropriate to provide for amendments to the Annexes under a procedure establishing close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 88/407/EEC is-hereby amended as follows: 1. In the title and in Article 1, the words ‘deep-frozen’ shall be deleted. ‘ ‘ 2. Article 4 (1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Member States shall authorize the admission of semen from bulls giving a negative reaction to the serum neutralization test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis or showing a positive result after vaccination in accordance with this Directive. Member States may, until 31 December 1998, authorize the admission of semen of bulls giving a positive reaction to the serum neutralization test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis and not having been vaccinated in accordance with this Directive. In that case, each consignment must pass an examination by inoculation into a live animal and/or virus isolation test. This requirement shall not apply in respect of the semen of animals which, prior to their first routine vaccination at the insemination centre, reacted negatively to the tests referred to in the first (%) Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (O] No L 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.). Directive as last amended by Directive 92/102/EEC (O] No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 32).