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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 ►M4 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 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 ►M4 31 December 2013 ◄ , 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 5

1. Bulgaria 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 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.

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

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Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 to ►M4 31 December 2013 ◄ .

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 0412010 ‘Bi Si Si Handel’ OOD gr. Elena ul. ‘Treti mart’ 19 2 BG 0612027 ‘Mlechen ray – 2’ EOOD gr. Vratsa kv. ‘Bistrets’ 3 BG 0612043 ET ‘Zorov- 91 -Dimitar Zorov’ gr. Vratsa Mestnost ‘Parshevitsa’ 4 BG 2012020 ‘Yotovi’ OOD gr. Sliven kv. ‘Rechitsa’ 5 BG 2512020 ‘Mizia-Milk’ OOD gr. Targovishte Industrialna zona 6 BG 2112001 ‘Rodopeya – Belev’ EOOD gr. Smolyan, Ul. ‘Trakya’ 20 7 BG 1212001 ‘S i S – 7’ EOOD gr. Montana ‘Vrachansko shose’ 1 8 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 0912016 OOD ‘Persenski’ s. Zhaltusha obsht. Ardino 4 1012014 ET ‘Georgi Gushterov DR’ s. Yahinovo 5 1012018 ‘Evro miyt end milk’ EOOD gr. Kocherinovo obsht. Kocherinovo 6 1112004 ‘Matev-Mlekoprodukt’ OOD s. Goran 7 1112017 ET ‘Rima-Rumen Borisov’ s. Vrabevo 8 1312023 ‘Inter-D’ OOD s. Kozarsko 9 1612049 ‘Alpina -Milk’ EOOD s. Zhelyazno 10 1612064 OOD ‘Ikay’ s. Zhitnitsa obsht. Kaloyanovo 11 2112008 MK ‘Rodopa milk’ s. Smilyan obsht. Smolyan 12 2412039 ‘Penchev’ EOOD gr. Chirpan ul. ‘Septemvriytsi’ 58 13 2512021 ‘Keya-Komers-03’ EOOD s. Svetlen 14 0112014 ET ‘Veles-Kostadin Velev’ gr. Razlog ul. ‘Golak’ 14 15 2312041 ‘Danim-D.Stoyanov’ EOOD gr. Elin Pelin m-st Mansarovo 16 2712010 ‘Kamadzhiev-milk’ EOOD s. Kriva reka obsht. N.Kozlevo 17 0712001 ‘Ben Invest’ OOD s. Kostenkovtsi obsht. Gabrovo 18 1512012 ET ‘Ahmed Tatarla’ s. Dragash voyvoda, obsht. Nikopol 19 2212027 ‘Ekobalkan’ OOD gr. Sofia bul ‘Evropa’ 138 20 2312030 ET ‘Favorit- D.Grigorov’ s. Aldomirovtsi 21 2312031 ET ‘Belite kamani’ s. Dragotintsi 22 BG 1512033 ET ‘Voynov-Ventsislav Hristakiev’ s. Milkovitsa obsht. Gulyantsi 23 BG 1512029 ‘Lavena’ OOD s. Dolni Dębnik obl. Pleven 24 BG 1612028 ET ‘Slavka Todorova’ s. Trud obsht. Maritsa 25 BG 1612051 ET ‘Radev-Radko Radev’ s. Kurtovo Konare obl. Plovdiv 26 BG 1612066 ‘Lakti ko’ OOD s. Bogdanitza 27 BG 2112029 ET ‘Karamfil Kasakliev’ gr. Dospat 28 BG 0912004 ‘Rodopchanka’ OOD s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino 29 0112003 ET ‘Vekir’ s. Godlevo 30 0112013 ET ‘Ivan Kondev’ gr. Razlog Stopanski dvor 31 0212037 ‘Megakomers’ OOD s. Lyulyakovo obsht. Ruen 32 0512003 SD ‘LAF-Velizarov i sie’ s. Dabravka obsht. Belogradchik 33 0612035 OOD ‘Nivego’ s. Chiren 34 0612041 ET ‘Ekoprodukt-Megiya- Bogorodka Dobrilova’ gr. Vratsa ul. ‘Ilinden’ 3 35 0612042 ET ‘Mlechen puls – 95 – Tsvetelina Tomova’ gr. Krivodol ul. ‘Vasil Levski’ 36 1012008 ‘Kentavar’ OOD s. Konyavo obsht. Kyustendil 37 1212022 ‘Milkkomm’ EOOD gr. Lom ul. ‘Al.Stamboliyski’ 149 38 1212031 ‘ADL’ OOD s. Vladimirovo obsht. Boychinovtsi 39 1512006 ‘Mandra’ OOD s. Obnova obsht. Levski 40 1512008 ET ‘Petar Tonovski-Viola’ gr. Koynare ul. ‘Hr.Botev’ 14 41 1512010 ET ‘Militsa Lazarova-90’ gr. Slavyanovo, ul. ‘Asen Zlatarev’ 2 42 1612024 SD ‘Kostovi – EMK’ gr. Saedinenie ul. ‘L.Karavelov’ 5 43 1612043 ET ‘Dimitar Bikov’ s. Karnare obsht. ‘Sopot’ 44 1712046 ET ‘Stem-Tezdzhan Ali’ gr. Razgrad ul. ‘Knyaz Boris’ 23 45 2012012 ET ‘Olimp-P.Gurtsov’ gr. Sliven m-t ‘Matsulka’ 46 2112003 ‘Milk- inzhenering’ OOD gr. Smolyan ul. ‘Chervena skala’ 21 47 2112027 ‘Keri’ OOD s. Borino, obsht. Borino 48 2312023 ‘Mogila’ OOD gr. Godech, ul. ‘Ruse’ 4 49 2512018 ‘Biomak’ EOOD gr. Omurtag ul. ‘Rodopi’ 2 50 2712013 ‘Ekselans’ OOD s. Osmar, obsht. V. Preslav 51 2812018 ET ‘Bulmilk-Nikolay Nikolov’ s. General Inzovo, obl. Yambolska 52 2812010 ET ‘Mladost-2-Yanko Yanev’ gr. Yambol, ul. ‘Yambolen’ 13 53 BG 1012020 ET ‘Petar Mitov-Universal’ s. Gorna Grashtitsa obsht. Kyustendil 54 BG 1112016 Mandra ‘IPZHZ’ gr. Troyan ul. ‘V. Levski’ 281 55 BG 1712042 ET ‘Madar’ s. Terter 56 BG 2612042 ‘Bulmilk’ OOD s. Konush obl. Haskovska 57 BG 0912011 ET ‘Alada-Mohamed Banashak’ s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino 58 1112026 ‘Ablamilk’ EOOD gr. Lukovit ul. ‘Yordan Yovkov’ 13 59 1312005 ‘Ravnogor’ OOD s. Ravnogor 60 1712010 ‘Bulagrotreyd-chastna kompaniya’ EOOD s. Yuper Industrialen kvartal 61 1712013 ET ‘Deniz’ s. Ezerche 62 2012011 ET ‘Ivan Gardev 52’ gr. Kermen ul. ‘Hadzhi Dimitar’ 2 63 2012024 ET ‘Denyo Kalchev 53’ gr. Sliven ul. ‘Samuilovsko shose’ 17 64 2112015 OOD ‘Rozhen Milk’ s. Davidkovo, obsht. Banite 65 2112026 ET ‘Vladimir Karamitev’ s. Varbina obsht. Madan 66 2312007 ET ‘Agropromilk’ gr. Ihtiman ul. ‘P.Slaveikov’ 19 67 BG 1812008 ‘Vesi’ OOD s. Novo selo 68 BG 2512003 ‘Si Vi Es’ OOD gr. Omurtag Promishlena zona 69 BG 2612034 ET ‘Eliksir-Petko Petev’ s. Gorski izvor 70 BG 1812003 ‘Sirma Prista’ AD gr. Ruse bul. ‘3-ti mart’ 51 71 BG 2512001 ‘Mladost -2002’ OOD gr. Targovishte bul. ‘29-ti yanuari’ 7 72 0812030 ‘FAMA’ AD gr. Dobrich bul. ‘Dobrudzha’ 2 73 0912003 ‘Koveg-mlechni produkti’ OOD gr. Kardzhali Promishlena zona 74 1412015 ET ‘Boycho Videnov – Elbokada 2000’ s. Stefanovo obsht. Radomir 75 1712017 ‘Diva 02’ OOD gr. Isperih ul. ‘An.Kanchev’ 76 1712037 ET ‘Ali Isliamov’ s. Yasenovets 77 1712043 ‘Maxima milk’ OOD s. Samuil 78 1812005 ‘DAV – Viktor Simonov’ EOOD gr. Vetovo ul. ‘Han Kubrat’ 52 79 2012010 ‘Saray’ OOD s. Mokren 80 2012032 ‘Kiveks’ OOD s.Kovachite 81 2012036 ‘Minchevi’ OOD s. Korten 82 2212009 ‘Serdika -94’ OOD gr. Sofia kv. Zheleznitza 83 2312028 ET ‘Sisi Lyubomir Semkov’ s. Anton 84 2312033 ‘Balkan spetsial’ OOD s. Gorna Malina 85 2312039 EOOD ‘Laktoni’ s. Ravno pole, obl. Sofiyska 86 2412040 ‘Inikom’ OOD gr. Galabovo ul. ‘G.S.Rakovski’ 11 87 2512011 ET ‘Sevi 2000- Sevie Ibryamova’ s. Krepcha obsht. Opaka 88 2612015 ET ‘Detelina 39’ s. Brod 89 2812002 ‘Arachievi’ OOD s. Kirilovo, obl. ‘Yambolska’ 90 BG 1612021 ET ‘Deni-Denislav Dimitrov-Ilias Islamov’ s. Briagovo obsht. Gulyantsi 91 BG 2012019 ‘Hemus-Milk komers’ OOD gr. Sliven Promishlena zona Zapad 92 2012008 ‘Raftis’ EOOD s. Byala 93 2112023 ET ‘Iliyan Isakov’ s. Trigrad obsht. Devin 94 2312020 ‘MAH 2003’ EOOD gr. Etropole bul. ‘Al. Stamboliyski’ 21 95 2712005 ‘Nadezhda’ OOD s. Kliment

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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