L 93/34 Official Journal of the European Union 12.4.2005 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 April 2005 on simplified certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pig meat from Canada and amending Decision 2004/639/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 1002) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/290/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14 De- cember 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products(!), and in particular Article 3 thereof, 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(?), in particular Articles 10(2) and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 De- cember 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (%), and in particular Articles 16(1) and 22(2) thereof, () OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1. () O] L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (O] L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 15). () OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24. Directive as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 807/2003 (O] L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 De- cember 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (¥, in particular Article 8(4) and 9(4) (b) thereof. Whereas: (1)  Annex V to the Agreement of 17 December 1998 between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products (the Agreement) establishes the public health and animal health measures for imports into the Community of certain animals and products thereof for which equivalence should be recognised. (2)  Annex VII to the Agreement provides for simplified official animal health andfor public health attestations to be included in the model health certificate for imports into the Community of live animals and animal products for which equivalence of measures (Yes-1) has been recognised. (3)  Equivalence has been recognised for bovine semen with respect to animal health requirements on the basis of Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Directive 2003/43[EC (°), and therefore a simplified model certi- ficate for bovine semen should be established. () O] L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. () O] L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.