No L 71/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3. 90 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 5 March 1990 of hybrid breeding pigs for breeding (90/119/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having- regard to Council Directive 88/661/EEC of 19 December 1988 on the zootechnical standards -applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species (') and in parti- cular -Article 8 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Directive 88/661/EEC was particularly ‘intended gradually to liberalize intra-Community trade in' hybrid breeding pigs; whereas, for this purpose, additional harmonization with regard to the acceptance of such animals, for breeding purposes, is necessary ; Whereas the provisions concerning acceptance for bree- ding relate both to animals as well as their semen, ova and embryos; ' Whereas, in this respect, it is necessary to prevent national provisions relating to-the acceptance for breeding purposes of hybrid breeding pigs and. their semen, ova and embryos from constituting a- prohibition or restriction of intra-Community trade or an obstacle thereto whether in the case of natural service, artificial insemination or the taking of ova or embryos;-- Whereas female and male hybrid breeding pigs, their semen, ova and embryos should be subject to no prohibi- tion, restriction or obstacle in connection with breeding ; - Whereas the provision that semen, ova and embryos must be manipulated by officially approved staff is capable of providing the guarantees necessary for attaining the desired end; Whereas in the light of particular conditions currently existing in Spain and Portugal it is necessary to provide for a longer period for the implementation of this Direc- tive in those Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 " Member - States shall ensure that, without prejudice to animal -health rules there is no prohibition or restriction of or -obstacle to: — the acceptance of hybrid breeding female pigs for breeding, () OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 36. — the acceptance of hybrid - breeding male pigs for natural service, . — the-acceptance for artificial insemination of hybrid breeding male pigs whose line has been tested - for monitoring performance and assessing its genetic value, — the use of the semen of the animal referred to in the third indent, — the acceptance, for official testing, of hybrid breeding male pigs or the use of the semen of such pigs within quantitative limits necessary for the tests for monito- ring their performance and assessing their. genetic value to ‘be carried out, — the use of ova and embryos from hybrid breeding female pigs. Article 2 Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to animal health rules, for marketing, the semen, ova and embryos are: collected, treated and stored by an officially approved centre or officially approved staff. Article 3 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisionns necessary to comply with this Directive by not later than 1 January 1991. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. However, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall have an additional period of time of two . years within which to comply with this Directive. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 March 1990. For the Council The. President J. WALSH"