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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 2009 on transitional measures under Regulation (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 Bulgaria (notified under document C(2009) 9282) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/861/EC) (OJ L 314, 1.12.2009, p.83)

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 2009

on transitional measures under Regulation (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 Bulgaria

(notified under document C(2009) 9282)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/861/EC)







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 ( 1 ) and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs ( 2 ) 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 Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 include hygiene requirements for raw milk and dairy products. (3) Pursuant to point (c) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (the Act of Accession), Bulgaria has been granted a transitional period, expiring on 31 December 2009, for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with those hygiene requirements. (4) Certain establishments which are authorised to process raw milk which does not comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (non-compliant milk) are listed in Chapter I of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession. Certain establishments which are authorised to process both compliant and non-compliant milk, provided that such processing is carried out on separate production lines, are listed in Chapter II of that Appendix. (5) Milk production holdings that do not comply with the hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 are spread over the whole territory of Bulgaria. The proportion of raw milk that complies with those requirements, delivered to milk processing establishments in Bulgaria, has only increased slightly during the last years. (6) 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 Bulgaria to bring its milk sector in compliance with those requirements. (7) In light of this situation, certain milk processing establishments listed in Annex I to this Decision should be allowed, by way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, to continue to process also after 31 December 2009 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 II to this Decision should be allowed to continue to process non-compliant milk without separate production lines. (8) The marketing of dairy products derived from non-compliant milk should, however, be restricted to Bulgaria or used for further processing in the milk processing establishments covered by the derogation provided for in this Decision. (9) The transitional period granted by this Decision should be limited to 24 months from 1 January 2010. The situation in the milk sector in Bulgaria should be reviewed before the end of that period. Bulgaria should therefore submit annual reports to the Commission regarding progress in the upgrading of milk production holdings supplying raw milk to milk processing establishments in that Member State and the system for collecting and transporting non-compliant milk. (10) 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 purposes 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.

Article 2

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 I to this Decision may continue to process, until ►M6 31 December 2015 ◄ , 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 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 ►M6 31 December 2015 ◄ , non-compliant milk without separate production lines.

Article 4

Dairy products derived from non-compliant milk shall only:

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

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

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 4a

1. Bulgaria shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the number of holdings producing non-compliant milk is reduced as follows:

(a) before 30 November 2014, by at least 30 % as compared to the number of such holdings registered on 1 September 2013;

(b) before 31 May 2015, by at least 60 % as compared to the number of such holdings registered on 1 September 2013.

2. In case Bulgaria does not meet the targets for the reduction of the number of holdings referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt appropriate measures.

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Article 5

1. Bulgaria shall submit reports to the Commission on the measures taken in accordance with Article 4a(1) and the 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 reports for 2014 shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 June and 31 December 2014, at the latest, and the reports for 2015 by 31 May and 31 October 2015, at the latest.

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

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

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Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 to ►M6 31 December 2015 ◄ .

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX I

List of milk establishments permitted to process compliant and non-compliant milk as referred to in Article 2







No Veterinary No Name of establishment Town/Street or Village/Region 1 BG 0612027 ‘Mlechen ray — 2’ EOOD gr. Vratsa kv. ‘Bistrets’ 2 BG 0612043 ET ‘Zorov- 91 — Dimitar Zorov’ gr. Vratsa Mestnost ‘Parshevitsa’ 3 BG 2112001 ‘Rodopeya — Belev’ EOOD Ul. ‘Trakya’ 20 Smolyan 4 BG 2812003 ‘Balgarski yogurt’ OOD s. Veselinovo, obl. Yambolska









ANNEX II

List of milk processing establishments permitted to process non-compliant milk as referred to as referred to in Article 3







No Veterinary No Name establishment Town/Street or Village/Region 1 BG 2412037 ‘Stelimeks’ EOOD s. Asen 2 0912015 ‘Anmar’ OOD s. Padina obsht. Ardino 3 1012014 ET ‘Georgi Gushterov DR’ s. Yahinovo 4 1012018 ‘Evro miyt end milk’ EOOD gr. Kocherinovo obsht. Kocherinovo 5 1112017 ET ‘Rima-Rumen Borisov’ s. Vrabevo 6 2112008 MK ‘Rodopa milk’ s. Smilyan obsht. Smolyan 7 2412039 ‘Penchev’ EOOD gr. Chirpan ul. ‘Septemvriytsi’ 58 8 0112014 ET ‘Veles-Kostadin Velev’ gr. Razlog ul. ‘Golak’ 14 9 2312041 ‘Danim-D.Stoyanov’ EOOD gr. Elin Pelin m-st Mansarovo 10 0712001 ‘Ben Invest’ OOD s. Kostenkovtsi obsht. Gabrovo 11 1512012 ET ‘Ahmed Tatarla’ s. Dragash voyvoda, obsht. Nikopol 12 2212027 ‘Ekobalkan’ OOD gr. Sofia bul ‘Evropa’ 138 13 2312030 ET ‘Favorit- D.Grigorov’ s. Aldomirovtsi 14 2312031 ET ‘Belite kamani’ s. Dragotintsi 15 BG 1512033 ET ‘Voynov-Ventsislav Hristakiev’ s. Milkovitsa obsht. Gulyantsi 16 BG 1512029 ‘Lavena’ OOD s. Dolni Dębnik obl. Pleven 17 BG 2112029 ET ‘Karamfil Kasakliev’ gr. Dospat 18 BG 0912004 ‘Rodopchanka’ OOD s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino 19 0112003 ET ‘Vekir’ s. Godlevo 20 0112013 ET ‘Ivan Kondev’ gr. Razlog Stopanski dvor 21 0212037 ‘Megakomers’ OOD s. Lyulyakovo obsht. Ruen 22 0512003 SD ‘LAF-Velizarov i sie’ s. Dabravka obsht. Belogradchik 23 0612035 OOD ‘Nivego’ s. Chiren 24 0612041 ET ‘Ekoprodukt-Megiya- Bogorodka Dobrilova’ gr. Vratsa ul. ‘Ilinden’ 3 25 0612042 ET ‘Mlechen puls — 95 — Tsvetelina Tomova’ gr. Krivodol ul. ‘Vasil Levski’ 26 1012008 ‘Kentavar’ OOD s. Konyavo obsht. Kyustendil 27 1212031 ‘ADL’ OOD s. Vladimirovo obsht. Boychinovtsi 28 1512006 ‘Mandra’ OOD s. Obnova obsht. Levski 29 1512008 ET ‘Petar Tonovski-Viola’ gr. Koynare ul. ‘Hr.Botev’ 14 30 1612024 SD ‘Kostovi — EMK’ gr. Saedinenie ul. ‘L.Karavelov’ 5 31 1612043 ET ‘Dimitar Bikov’ s. Karnare obsht. ‘Sopot’ 32 1712046 ET ‘Stem-Tezdzhan Ali’ gr. Razgrad ul. ‘Knyaz Boris’ 23 33 2012012 ET ‘Olimp-P.Gurtsov’ gr. Sliven m-t ‘Matsulka’ 34 2112003 ‘Milk- inzhenering’ OOD gr.Smolyan ul. ‘Chervena skala’ 21 35 2112027 ‘Keri’ OOD s. Borino, obsht. Borino 36 2312023 ‘Mogila’ OOD gr. Godech, ul. ‘Ruse’ 4 37 2512018 ‘Biomak’ EOOD gr. Omurtag ul. ‘Rodopi’ 2 38 2712013 ‘Ekselans’ OOD s. Osmar, obsht. V. Preslav 39 2812018 ET ‘Bulmilk-Nikolay Nikolov’ s. General Inzovo, obl. Yambolska 40 2812010 ET ‘Mladost-2-Yanko Yanev’ gr. Yambol, ul. ‘Yambolen’ 13 41 BG 1012020 ET ‘Petar Mitov-Universal’ s. Gorna Grashtitsa obsht. Kyustendil 42 BG 0912011 ET ‘Alada-Mohamed Banashak’ s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino 43 1112026 ‘ABLAMILK’ EOOD gr. Lukovit ul. ‘Yordan Yovkov’ 13 44 1712010 ‘Bulagrotreyd-chastna kompaniya’ EOOD s. Yuper Industrialen kvartal 45 2012011 ET ‘Ivan Gardev 52’ gr. Kermen ul. ‘Hadzhi Dimitar’ 2 46 2012024 ET ‘Denyo Kalchev 53’ gr. Sliven ul. ‘Samuilovsko shose’ 17 47 2112015 OOD ‘Rozhen Milk’ s. Davidkovo, obsht. Banite 48 2112026 ET ‘Vladimir Karamitev’ s. Varbina obsht. Madan 49 2312007 ET ‘Agropromilk’ gr. Ihtiman ul. ‘P.Slaveikov’ 19 50 BG 1812008 ‘Vesi’ OOD s. Novo selo 51 BG 2512003 ‘Si Vi Es’ OOD gr. Omurtag Promishlena zona 52 0812030 ‘FAMA’ AD gr. Dobrich bul. ‘Dobrudzha’ 2 53 0912003 ‘Koveg-mlechni produkti’ OOD gr. Kardzhali Promishlena zona 54 1412015 ET ‘Boycho Videnov — Elbokada 2000’ s. Stefanovo obsht. Radomir 55 1712017 ‘Diva 02’ OOD gr. Isperih ul. ‘An.Kanchev’ 56 1712037 ET ‘Ali Isliamov’ s. Yasenovets 57 1712043 ‘Maxima milk’ OOD s. Samuil 58 2012010 ‘Saray’ OOD s. Mokren 59 2012036 ‘Minchevi’ OOD s. Korten 60 2212009 ‘Serdika -94’ OOD gr. Sofia kv. Zheleznitza 61 2312028 ET ‘Sisi Lyubomir Semkov’ s. Anton 62 2312039 EOOD ‘Laktoni’ s. Ravno pole, obl. Sofiyska 63 2412040 ‘Inikom’ OOD gr. Galabovo ul. ‘G.S.Rakovski’ 11 64 2512011 ET ‘Sevi 2000- Sevie Ibryamova’ s. Krepcha obsht. Opaka 65 2812002 ‘Arachievi’ OOD s. Kirilovo, obl. Yambolska' 66 BG 1612021 ET ‘Deni-Denislav Dimitrov-Ilias Islamov’ s. Briagovo obsht. Gulyantsi 67 2012008 ‘Raftis’ EOOD s. Byala 68 2112023 ET ‘Iliyan Isakov’ s. Trigrad obsht. Devin 69 2312020 ‘MAH 2003’ EOOD gr. Etropole bul. ‘Al. Stamboliyski’ 21

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ANNEX III

Report form as referred to in Article 5







Region Total number of dairy farms 31.12.2009 Number of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 31.12.2009 % of non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 31.12.2009 Total number of dairy farms 30.11.2010 Number of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 30.11.2010 % of non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 30.11.2010 Total number of dairy farms 30.9.2011 Number of dairy farms with non-compliant milk 30.9.2011 % of non-compliant dairy farms out of the total 30.9.2011 Summary BU







Region Total number of milk collection points 31.12.2009 Number of non-compliant milk collection points 31.12.2009 % of non-compliant collection points out of the total 31.12.2009 Total number of milk collection points 30.11.2010 Number of non-compliant milk collection points 30.11.2010 % of non-compliant collection points out of the total 30.11.2010 Total number of milk collection points 30.9.2011 Number of non-compliant milk collection points 30.9.2011 % of non-compliant collection points out of the total 30.9.2011 Summary BU