Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (notified under document number C(2006) 7029)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, agri-foodstuffs, food inspection, intra-EU trade, meat, milk, traceability, transitional period (EU)

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 2006

laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk
sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
from Bulgaria to other Member States

(notified under document number C(2006) 7029)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/31/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

veterinary

checks

Whereas:

(1)

the

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of
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 on hazard analysis and critical control points prin-
ciples. It provides that food business operators are to
comply with the structural requirements based on those
principles. 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 (3) supplements the rules laid down in
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. The rules laid down in
specific
Regulation
853/2004
requirements
and milk processing estab-
lishments.

(EC) No
for meat

include

(2)

According to the results of a Food and Veterinary Office
(FVO) mission to Bulgaria carried out from 27 November
2006 to 1 December 2006 certain processing estab-

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 22; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 55. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

lishments in the meat and milk sectors do not comply
with the provisions of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004
and (EC) No 853/2004.

to cover the needs of

Furthermore, the current traceability system in Bulgaria is
not sufficient
the situation in
Bulgaria under conditions where meat coming from
third countries and meat obtained in Bulgaria before 1
January 2007, and raw milk in Bulgaria, which do not
comply with the requirements of those Regulations, are
on the territory of Bulgaria.

Taking into account the current situation in Bulgaria, it is
appropriate to provide for
transitional measures as
regards certain products of the meat and milk sectors.

During the transitional period the situation of all
processing establishments in the meat and milk sectors
has to be assessed in view to ensure the completion of
the upgrading process of certain establishments to be in
compliance with Community requirements. Furthermore
the traceability system has to be improved to meet
Community standards.

During the transitional period, it is necessary to provide
for a prohibition on the dispatch of certain products of
the meat and milk sectors
from Bulgaria to other
it is appropriate to provide
Member States. However,
for a derogation for certain processing establishments
authorised under Community
legislation to export
those products to the Community before 1 January
2007, in the light of guarantees available for those estab-
lishments.

The transitional period provided for in this Decision
the
should be limited to one year. The situation of
meat and milk sectors in Bulgaria is to be reviewed
before the end of that period,
in particular in view of
the results of new FVO inspections to be carried out in
January 2007.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision shall apply to products of the meat and milk
sectors covered by the following Sections of Annex III to Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004:

(a) Section I (meat of domestic ungulates);

(b) Section II (meat from poultry and lagomorphs);

(c) Section III (meat of farmed game);

(d) Section IV (wild game meat);

(a) bear the Community health mark or identification mark, as
referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 5(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004, of
the processing establishments
concerned;

(b) are accompanied by a document, as provided for in Article
14 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of
the European
Parliament and of the Council (1), in which the competent
authority of Bulgaria certifies the following:

“Products
2007/31/EC”.

in conformity with Commission Decision

Article 4

(e) Section V (minced meat, meat

preparations

and

mechanically separated meat);

This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the
entry into force of
the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania.

(f) Section VI (meat products); and

(g) Section IX (raw milk and dairy products).

Article 2

The products referred to Article 1 (‘the products’) shall not

1.
be dispatched from Bulgaria to other Member States.

2. Member States shall ensure, in accordance with Directive
89/662/EEC and in particular Article 3 thereof,
the
products are not traded between Member States.

that

It shall apply until 31 December 2007.

This Decision will be reviewed before this date in particular in
view of
in
January 2007.

the results of new FVO inspections carried out

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.

By way of derogation from Article 2(1), Member States shall
authorise the trade in products which are obtained in a
processing establishment listed in the Annex provided that the
products:

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,

p. 83.

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ANNEX

List of processing establishments authorised to dispatch products of the sectors referred to in Article 1 from
Bulgaria to the other Member States

MEAT ESTABLISHMENTS

No

Vet. No

Name and address of establishment

Site of premises concerned

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

BG 0201028

‘Debelt Indastriys’ OOD

s. Debelt obl. Burgas

BG 0401028

‘Mesokombinat–Svishtov’ EOOD

gr. Svishtov ul. ‘33-ti Svishtovski polk’ 91

BG 0404013

‘Dakor’ OOD

gr. G. Oriahovitsa ul. ‘Tsar Osvoboditel’ 60

BG 0601031

‘Mesodobivna kompaniya–Vratsa’ OOD gr. Vratsa ul. ‘Ilinden’

BG 0901005

‘Baydano-Komers’ OOD

gr. Momchilgrad Promishlena zona

BG 1201011

‘Mesotsentrala–Montana’ OOD

gr. Montana bul. ‘Treti mart’ 216

BG 1204013

‘Kompas’ OOD

s. Komarevo obsht. Berkovitsa

BG 1604037

‘Dil TUR’ AD

‘Dil TUR’ AD

BG 1604039

‘Evropimel’ OOD

gr. Plovdiv bul. ‘V. Aprilov’

BG 1701003

‘Mesokombinat–Razgrad’ AD

gr. Razgrad, Industrialen kvartal, ul.

‘Beli Lom’ 1

ВG 1901021

‘Mekom’ AD

gr. Silistra Industrialna zona – Zapad

BG 2204099

‘Tandem – V’ OOD

gr. Sofia bul. ‘Iliantsi’ 23

BG 2304002

‘Nikas’ AD

gr. Botevgrad ul. ‘Tsar Ivan Shishman’ 39

BG 2501002

‘Tandem – Popovo’ OOD

s. Drinovo obsht. Popovo

BG 2701013

‘Rodopa Shumen 1884’ AD

gr. Shumen ul. ‘Industrialna’

POULTRY MEAT ESTABLISHMENTS

No

Vet. No

Name and address of establishment

Site of premises concerned

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

BG 0202074

‘Pticeklanitsa – Chubra’ OOD

s. Chubra obl. Burgaska

BG 0402052

‘Zornitsa Kesarevo’ AD

s. Kesarevo obsht. Strazhitsa

BG 0702006

‘Hrinad’ OOD

gr. Sevlievo

BG 0802069

‘Agroplasment 92V’ AD

gr. Dobrich-okolovrastno shose-yug

BG 1102073

‘Amon-Ra’ OOD

s. Yoglav obl. Lovetch

BG 1602001

‘Galus – 2004’ EOOD

s. Hr. Milevo obl. Plovdiv

BG 1602045

‘Deniz 2001’ EOOD

gr. Parvomay ul. ‘Al. Stamboliiski’ 23

BG 1602071

‘Brezovo’ AD

gr. Brezovo ul. ‘Marin Domuschiev’ 2

BG 2402001

‘Gradus-1’ OOD

gr. Stara Zagora kv. ‘Industrialen’

BG 2402002

‘Ekarisazh Zagore’ AD

gr. Stara Zagora kv. Industrialen

BG 2802076

‘Alians Agrikol’ OOD

s. Okop obl. Yambolska

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MILK PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS

No

Vet. No

Name and address of establishment

Site of premises concerned

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

BG 0412010

‘Bi Si Si Handel’ OOD

gr. Elena ul. ‘Treti mart’ 19

BG 0512025

‘El Bi Bulgarikum’ EAD

‘El Bi Bulgarikum’ EAD

BG 0612012

OOD ‘Zorov – 97’

BG 0612027

‘Mlechen ray – 99’ EOOD

BG 0612043

ET ‘Zorov-91-Dimitar Zorov’

gr. Vratsa

gr. Vratsa

gr. Vratsa

BG 0712008

‘Milkieks’ OOD

gr. Sevlievo zh. k. ‘Atanas Moskov’

BG 0812009

‘Serdika – 90’ AD

gr. Dobrich ul. ‘25 septemvri’ 100

BG 0812029

‘Akurat mlechna promishlenost’ OOD gr. Dobrich kv. Riltsi

BG 0812030

‘FAMA’ AD

gr. Dobrich bul. ‘Dobrudzha’ 2

BG 0912004

‘Rodopchanka’ OOD

s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino

BG 0912011

ET Alada–Mohamed Banashak

s. Byal izvor obsht. Ardino

BG 1112006

‘Kondov Ekoproduktsia’ OOD

s. Staro selo

BG 1312001

‘Lakrima’ AD

gr. Pazardzhik ul. ‘Tsaritsa Yoana’ 29

BG 1312011

‘Eko-F’ EAD

s. Karabunar

BG 1612001

‘OMK’ AD

gr. Plovdiv bul. ‘Dunav’ 3

BG 1612002

‘Shipka 99’ AD

gr. Parvomay ul. ‘Vasil Levski’ 47

BG 1612011

‘Em Dzhey Deriz’ EOOD

gr. Karlovo bul. ‘Osvobozhdenie’ 69

BG 1612037

‘Filipopolis–RK’ OOD

gr. Plovdiv ul. ‘Prosveta’ 2A

BG 1712042

ET‘Madar’

BG 1912013

‘ZHOSI’ OOD

BG 1912024

‘Buldeks’ OOD

s. Terter

s. Chernolik

s. Belitsa

BG 2012009

‘Vangard’ OOD

s. Zhelyo voyvoda

BG 2012020

‘Yotovi’ OOD

gr. Sliven kv. ‘Rechitsa’

BG 2012042

‘Tirbul’ EAD

gr. Sliven Industrialna zona

BG 2112018

‘Laktena’ OOD

s. Kutela

BG 2212001

‘Danon–Serdika’ AD

gr. Sofia ul. ‘Ohridsko ezero’ 3

BG 2212003

‘Darko’ AD

gr. Sofia ul. ‘Ohridsko ezero’ 3

BG 2212022

‘Megle–Em Dzhey’ OOD

gr. Sofia ul. ‘Probuda’ 12–14

BG 2512004

‘Pip Treyd’ OOD

s. Davidovo obsht. Targovishte

BG 2512020

‘Mizia-Milk’ OOD

gr. Targovishte Industrialna zona

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31

32

33

34

Vet. No

Name and address of establishment

Site of premises concerned

BG 2612047

‘Balgarsko sirene’ OOD

gr. Haskovo bul. ‘Saedinenie’ 94

BG 2812003

‘Balgarski yogurt’ OOD

s. Veselinovo, obl. Yambolska

BG 2812022

‘Karil i Tania’ OOD

gr. Yambol ul. ‘Gr. Ignatiev’ 189

BG 2812025

‘Sakarela’ OOD

gr. Yambol ul. ‘Preslav’ 269