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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 2009 on transitional measures under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regard the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Romania and the structural requirements of such establishments (notified under document C(2009) 9083) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/852/EC) (OJ L 312, 27.11.2009, p.59)

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 November 2009

on transitional measures under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regard the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Romania and the structural requirements of such establishments

(notified under document C(2009) 9083)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/852/EC)







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs ( 1 ) and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 12 thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ( 2 ) and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 lays down general rules for food business operators on the hygiene of foodstuffs based amongst others on the principles of hazard analysis and critical control points. It provides that food business operators are to comply with certain procedures based on those principles. (2) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators and supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. The rules laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 include structural requirements for milk processing establishments, as well as hygiene requirements concerning raw milk and dairy products. (3) By the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (the Act of Accession), Romania has been granted a transitional period, expiring on 31 December 2009, for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the structural and hygiene requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004. (4) Point (a) of Section B.I. of Chapter 5 of Annex VII to the Act of Accession, authorises until 31 December 2009 certain milk processing establishments that do not comply with the structural requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004. (5) Since the accession of Romania, the number of establishments in compliance with those structural requirements has increased. However, certain milk processing establishments are still undergoing the necessary structural improvements in order to comply with those requirements. In light of the ongoing structural improvements, it is necessary to provide for a time-limited derogation from the structural requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004. The list of establishments not in compliance with those structural requirements is set out in Annex I to this Decision. (6) In addition, point (c) of Section B.I. of Chapter 5 of Annex VII to the Act of Accession, authorises until 31 December 2009 certain milk processing establishments that do not comply with the hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (7) Milk production holdings that do not comply with those hygiene requirements are spread over the whole territory of Romania. The proportion of raw milk that complies with those requirements, delivered to milk processing establishments in Romania, has only increased slightly during the last years. (8) Taking into account the current situation, it is appropriate to provide for a time-limited derogation from the hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 with a view to permitting Romania to bring its milk sector in compliance with those requirements. (9) In light of this situation, certain milk processing establishments listed in Annex II to this Decision should be allowed, by way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, to continue to process compliant and non-compliant milk provided that the processing is carried out on separate production lines. In addition, certain milk processing establishments listed in Annex III to this Decision should be allowed to continue to process non-compliant milk without separate production lines. (10) In addition, in order not to penalise milk processing establishments that comply with the structural requirements, it is appropriate to authorise such establishments to receive non-compliant milk on the same conditions as apply to milk processing establishments that do not comply with those requirements. (11) The marketing of dairy products derived from non-compliant milk should be restricted to Romania or used for further processing in the milk processing establishments covered by the derogations provided for in this Decision. (12) The transitional period granted by this Decision should be limited to twenty-four months from 1 January 2010. The situation in the milk sector in Romania should be reviewed before the end of that period. Therefore, Romania should submit annual reports to the Commission regarding progress in the upgrading of milk processing establishments in that Member State, milk production holdings supplying raw milk to those establishments and the system for collecting and transporting non-compliant milk. (13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:







Article 1

For the purpose of this Decision ‘non-compliant milk’ means raw milk which does not comply with the requirements set out in Annex III, Section IX, Chapter I, Subchapters II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

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Article 3

By way of derogation from the requirements set out in Annex III, Section IX, Chapter I, Subchapters II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the milk processing establishments listed in Annex II to this Decision may continue to process, until ►M2 31 December 2013 ◄ , compliant and non-compliant milk provided that the processing of the compliant and the non-compliant milk is carried out on separate production lines.

Article 4

By way of derogation from the requirements set out in Annex III, Section IX, Chapter I, Subchapters II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the milk processing establishments listed in Annex III to this Decision may continue to process, until ►M2 31 December 2013 ◄ , non-compliant milk without separate production lines.

Article 5

Dairy products derived from non-compliant milk shall only:

(a) be placed on the domestic market in Romania; or

(b) be used for further processing in the milk processing establishments in Romania referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4.

Such dairy products shall bear a health or identification mark which is different from the health or identification mark provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

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Article 6

1. Romania shall submit annual reports to the Commission on progress made in bringing the following in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004:

(a) production holdings producing non-compliant milk;

(b) the system for collecting and transporting non-compliant milk.

The first annual report shall be submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2012, at the latest, and the second annual report by 31 October 2013, at the latest.

The reports shall be submitted in the form set out in Annex IV.

2. The Commission shall closely monitor the progress in bringing the raw milk processed by the establishments listed in Annexes II and III in compliance with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

If, on the basis of the reports submitted by Romania, the Commission considers that compliance is not likely to be achieved by 31 December 2013, it shall propose appropriate measures in order to remedy the situation.

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Article 7

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 to ►M2 31 December 2013 ◄ .

Article 8

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX II







LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 No Veterinary approval number Name of establishment Address (town/village/county) 1 L35 SC DANONE PDPA ROMANIA SRL București, 032451 2 MM 1795 SC CALITATEA SRL Tăuții Măgherăuș, județul Maramureș, 437349









ANNEX III







LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 No Veterinary approval number Name of establishment Address (town/village/county) 1 AB 641 SC BIOMILK SRL Lopadea Nouă, județul Alba, 517395 2 AB 3386 SC LACTATE C.H. SRL Sânmiclăuș, județul Alba, 517761 3 BH 4020 SC MOISI SERV COM SRL Borșa, nr. 8, județul Bihor, 417431 4 L 136 SC CAMPAEI PREST SRL Hidișeul de Sus, județul Bihor, 417277 5 L72 SC LACTOMUNTEAN SRL Teaca, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427345 6 L78 SC ROMFULDA PROD SRL Beclean, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 425100 7 L107 SC BENDEAR CRIS PROD COM SRL Șieu Măgheruș, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427295 8 L110 SC LECH LACTO SRL Lechința, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427105 9 BN 2399 SC CARMO-LACT PROD SRL Monor, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427175 10 BN 2120 SC ELIEZER SRL Lunca Ilvei, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427125 11 L3 SC ABY IMPEX SRL Șendriceni, județul Botoșani, 717380 12 L116 SC RAM SRL Ibănești, județul Botoșani, 717215 13 L140 S.C. CARMOLACT SRL Ucea, județul Brasov, 507235 14 L154 S.C. CAS SRL Braila, județul Braila, 810224 15 L148 S.C. LACTAS SRL Ianca, județul Braila, 815200 16 CL 0044 SC IANIS DIM SRL Lehliu Gară, județul Călărași, 915300 17 L129 SC BONAS IMPORT EXPORT SRL Dezmir, județul Cluj, 407039 18 L84 SC PICOLACT PRODCOM SRL Iclod, județul Cluj, 407335 19 L149 S.C. COMLACT SRL Corusu, județul Cluj, 407056 20 L43 SC LACTOCORV SRL Ion Corvin, județul Constanța, 907150 21 L40 SC BETINA IMPEX SRL Ovidiu, județul Constanța, 905900 22 L41 SC ELDA MEC SRL Topraisar, județul Constanța, 907210 23 L87 SC NICULESCU PROD SRL Cumpăna, județul Constanța, 907105 24 L118 SC ASSLA KAR SRL Medgidia, județul Constanța, 905600 25 L130 SC MUNTINA PROD SRL Constanța, județul Constanța, 900735 26 CT 225 SC MIH PROD SRL Cobadin, județul Constanța, 907065 27 CT 256 SC IAN PROD SRL Târgușor, județul Constanța, 90727 28 CT 258 SC BINCO LACT SRL Săcele, județul Constanța, 907260 29 CT 30 SC EASTERN EUROPEAN FOODS SRL Mihail Kogălniceanu, județul Constanța, 907195 30 CT 15 SC NIC COSTI TRADE SRL Dorobanțu, județul Constanța, 907211 31 CT 12203 SC LACTO GENIMICO SRL Hârșova, județul Constanța, 905400 32 L82 SC TOTALLACT GROUP SA Dragodana, județul Dâmbovița, 137200 33 DJ 80 SC DUVADI PROD COM SRL Breasta, județul Dolj, 207115 34 DJ 730 SC LACTIDO SA Craiova, județul Dolj, 200378 35 L91 SC COSMILACT SRL Schela, județul Galați, 807265 36 GR 5610 SC LACTA SA Giurgiu, județul Giurgiu, 080556 37 GJ 231 SC SEKAM PROD SRL Novaci, județul Gorj, 215300 38 L49 SC ARTEGO SA Tg. Jiu, Gorj, 210257 39 L65 SC KARPATEN MILK Suseni, județul Harghita, 537305 40 L124 SC PRIMULACT SRL Miercurea Ciuc, județul Harghita, 530242 41 HR 119 SC BOMILACT SRL Mădăraș, județul Harghita, 537071 42 HR 625 SC LACTIS SRL Odorheiu Secuiesc, județul Harghita, 535600 43 HR 213 SC PAULACT SA Mărtiniș, județul Harghita, 537175 44 L99 SC VALIZVI PROD COM SRL Gârbovi, județul Ialomița, 927120 45 IS 1540 SC PROMILCH SRL Podu Iloaiei, județul Iași, 707365 46 L18 S.C. EUROCHEESE SRL Jilava, județul Ilfov, 077120 47 L47 SC OBLAZA SRL Bârsana, județul Maramureș, 437035 48 L85 SC AVI-SEB IMPEX SRL Copalnic Mănăștur, județul Maramureș, 437103 49 L86 SC ZEA SRL Boiu Mare, județul Maramureș, 437060 50 L16 SC ROXAR PROD COM SRL Cernești, județul Maramureș, 437085 51 L135 SC MULTILACT SRL Baia Mare, județul Maramureș, 430015 52 MM 793 SC WROMSAL SRL Satulung, județul Maramureș, 437270 53 MM 6325 SC ONY SRL Larga, județul Maramureș, 437317 54 L54 SC RODLACTA SRL Fărăgău, județul Mureș, 547225 55 L108 SC LACTEX REGHIN SRL Solovăstru, județul Mureș, 547571 56 L121 SC MIRDATOD PROD SRL Ibănești, județul Mureș, 547325 57 MS 483 SC HELIANTUS PROD Reghin, județul Mureș, 545300 58 MS 5554 SC GLOBIVET PHARM SRL Batoș, județul Mureș, 547085 59 NT 900 SC COMPLEX AGROALIMENTAR SRL Bicaz, județul Neamț, 615100 60 L96 SC PROD A.B.C. COMPANY SRL Grumăzești, județul Neamț, 617235 61 L101 SC 1 DECEMBRIE SRL Târgu Neamț, județul Neamț, 615235 62 L106 SC RAPANU SR. COM SRL Petricani, județul Neamț, 617315 63 L6 SC LACTA HAN PROD SRL Urecheni, județul Neamt, 617490 64 L123 SC PROCOM PASCAL SRL Păstrăveni, județul Neamț, 617300 65 L100 SC ALTO IMPEX SRL Provița de Jos, județul Prahova, 107477 66 L88 SC AGROMEC CRASNA SA Crasna, județul Sălaj, 457085 67 L89 SC OVINEX SRL Sărmășag, județul Sălaj, 457330 68 L71 SC LACTO SIBIANA SA Șura Mică, județul Sibiu, 557270 69 SM 4189 SC PRIMALACT SRL Satu Mare, județul Satu Mare, 440089 70 L5 SC NIRO SERV COM SRL Gura Humorului, județul Suceava, 725300 71 L36 SC PROLACT PROD COM SRL Vicovu de Sus, județul Suceava, 727610 72 L81 SC RARAUL SA Câmpulung Moldovenesc, județul Suceava, 727100 73 SV 1085 SC BUCOVINA SA FALTICENI Fălticeni, județul Suceava, 725200 74 SV 1562 SC BUCOVINA SA SUCEAVA Suceava, județul Suceava, 720290 75 SV 1888 SC TOCAR PROD SRL Frătăuții Vechi, județul Suceava, 727255 76 SV 4909 SC ZADA PROD SRL Horodnic de Jos, județul Suceava, 727301 77 SV 6159 SC ECOLACT SRL Milișăuți, județul Suceava, 727360 78 TR 27 SC VIOLACT SRL Putineiu, județul Teleorman, 147285 79 TR 81 SC BIG FAMILY SRL Videle, județul Teleorman, 145300 80 TR 239 SC COMALACT SRL Nanov, județul Teleorman, 147215 81 L80 SC INDUSTRIAL MARIAN SRL Drănceni, județul Vaslui, 737220 82 VN 231 SC VRANLACT SA Focșani, județul Vrancea, 620122

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ANNEX IV

REPORT FORM AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6







Establishment number Name Address Region Progress made (short description) Estimated level of compliance in (%) Planned date for compliance







Region Total of No dairy farms 31.12.2009 No of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 31.12.2009 % non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 31.12.2009 Total No of dairy farms 30.11.2010 No of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 30.11.2010 % non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 30.11.2010 Total No of dairy farms 30.9.2011 No of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 30.9.2011 % non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 30.9.2011 Summary RO







Region Total No of milk collection points 31.12.2009 No of non-compliant milk collection points 31.12.2009 % non-compliant collection points out of the total 31.12.2009 Total No of milk collection points 30.11.2010 No of non-compliant milk collection points 30.11.2010 % non-compliant collection points out of the total 30.11.2010 Total No of milk collection points 30.9.2011 % non-compliant collection points out of the total 30.9.2011 Summary RO