2009/861/EC: 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)
Date: 2009-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, approval, dairy industry, food hygiene, food processing, marketing, raw milk, transitional period (EU)








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1.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 314/83








            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,





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 31 December 2011, 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 31 December 2011, 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.


Article 5
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 2010, at the latest, and the second annual report by 31 October 2011, at the latest.
The form set out in Annex III shall be used for those reports.


Article 6
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011.


Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.


For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

(2)  
            OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.




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 0512025


‘El Bi Bulgarikum’ EAD


gr. Vidin
YUPZ




3


BG 0612027


‘Mlechen ray — 99’ EOOD


gr. Vratsa




4


BG 0612043


ET ‘Zorov- 91 -Dimitar Zorov’


gr. Vratsa




5


BG 1912013


‘ZHOSI’ OOD


s. Chernolik




6


BG 2012020


‘Yotovi’ OOD


gr. Sliven
kv. ‘Rechitsa’




7


BG 2512020


‘Mizia-Milk’ OOD


gr. Targovishte
Industrialna zona




8


BG 0812009


‘Serdika — 90’ AD


gr. Dobrich
ul. ‘25 septemvri’ 100




9


BG 2112001


‘Rodopeya — Belev’ EOOD


4700 town Smolyan,
‘Traciya’ 1 str.




10


BG 1212001


‘S i S — 7’ EOOD


gr. Montana
‘Vrachansko shose’ 1




11


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 in Article 3









No


Veterinary No


Name establishment


Town/Street or Village/Region




1


BG 1312002


„Milk Grup“ EOOD


s. Yunacite




2


0112014


ET „Veles — Kostadin Velev“


gr. Razlog
ul. „Golak“ 14




3


2312041


„Danim — D. Stoyanov“
EOOD


gr. Elin Pelin
m-st Mansarovo




4


2712010


„Kamadzhiev — milk“ EOOD


s. Kriva reka
obsht. N. Kozlevo




5


BG 1212029


SD „Voynov i sie“


gr. Montana ul. „N.Yo. Vaptsarov“ 8




6


0712001


„Ben Invest“ OOD


s. Kostenkovtsi obsht. Gabrovo




7


1512012


ET „Ahmed Tatarla“


s. Dragash voyvoda,
obsht. Nikopol




8


2212027


„Ekobalkan“ OOD


gr. Sofia
bul „Evropa“ 138




9


2312030


ET „Favorit — D. Grigorov“


s. Aldomirovtsi




10


2312031


ET „Belite kamani“


s. Dragotintsi




11


BG 1512033


ET „Voynov — Ventsislav Hristakiev“


s. Milkovitsa
obsht. Gulyantsi




12


BG 1612020


ET „Bor — Chvor“


s. Dalbok izvor
obsht. Parvomay




13


BG 1512029


„Lavena“ OOD


s. Dolni Dabnik
obl. Pleven




14


BG 1612028


ET „Slavka Todorova“


s. Trud
obsht. Maritsa




15


BG 1612051


ET „Radev — Radko Radev“


s. Kurtovo Konare
obl. Plovdiv




16


BG 1612066


„Lakti ko“ OOD


s. Bogdanitza




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


0212028


„Vester“ OOD


s. Sigmen




22


0212037


„Megakomers“ OOD


s. Lyulyakovo
obsht. Ruen




23


0512003


SD „LAF — Velizarov i sie“


s. Dabravka
obsht. Belogradchik




24


0612035


OOD „Nivego“


s. Chiren




25


0612041


ET „Ekoprodukt — Megiya — Bogorodka Dobrilova“


gr. Vratsa
ul. „Ilinden“ 3




26


0612042


ET „Mlechen puls — 95 — Tsvetelina Tomova“


gr. Krivodol
ul. „Vasil Levski“




27


1012008


„Kentavar“ OOD


s. Konyavo
obsht. Kyustendil




28


1212022


„Milkkomm“
EOOD


gr. Lom ul. „Al. Stamboliyski“ 149




29


1212031


„ADL“ OOD


s. Vladimirovo obsht. Boychinovtsi




30


1512006


„Mandra“ OOD


s. Obnova
obsht. Levski




31


1512008


ET „Petar Tonovski-Viola“


gr. Koynare
ul. „Hr. Botev“ 14




32


1512010


ET „Militsa Lazarova — 90“


gr. Slavyanovo,
ul. „Asen Zlatarev“ 2




33


1612024


SD „Kostovi — EMK“


gr. Saedinenie
ul. „L. Karavelov“ 5




34


1612043


ET „Dimitar Bikov“


s. Karnare
obsht. „Sopot“




35


1712046


ET „Stem — Tezdzhan Ali“


gr. Razgrad
ul. „Knyaz Boris“ 23




36


2012012


ET „Olimp- P. Gurtsov“


gr. Sliven
m — t „Matsulka“




37


2112003


„Milk — inzhenering“ OOD


gr. Smolyan
ul. „Chervena skala“ 21




38


2112027


„Keri“ OOD


s. Borino,
obsht. Borino




39


2312023


„Mogila“ OOD


gr. Godech, ul. „Ruse“ 4




40


2512018


„Biomak“ EOOD


gr. Omurtag
ul. „Rodopi“2




41


2712013


„Ekselans“ OOD


s. Osmar,
obsht. V. Preslav




42


2812018


ET „Bulmilk — Nikolay Nikolov“


s. General Inzovo,
obl. Yambolska




43


2812010


ET „Mladost — 2 — Yanko Yanev“


gr. Yambol,
ul. „Yambolen“ 13




44


BG 1012020


ET „Petar Mitov-Universal“


s. Gorna Grashtitsa
obsht. Kyustendil




45


BG 1112016


Mandra „IPZHZ“


gr. Trojan
ul. „V.Levski“ 281




46


BG 1712042


ET „Madar“


s. Terter




47


BG 2612042


„Bulmilk“ OOD


s. Konush
obl. Haskovska




48


BG 0912011


ET „Alada — Mohamed Banashak“


s. Byal izvor
obsht. Ardino




49


1112026


„ABLAMILK“ EOOD


gr. Lukovit,
ul. „Yordan Yovkov“ 13




50


1312005


„Ravnogor“ OOD


s. Ravnogor




51


1712010


„Bulagrotreyd — chastna kompaniya“ EOOD


s. Yuper
Industrialen kvartal




52


1712013


ET „Deniz“


s. Ezerche




53


2012011


ET „Ivan Gardev 52“


gr. Kermen
ul. „Hadzhi Dimitar“ 2




54


2012024


ET „Denyo Kalchev 53“


gr. Sliven
ul. „Samuilovsko shose“ 17




55


2112015


OOD „Rozhen Milk“


s. Davidkovo, obsht. Banite




56


2112026


ET „Vladimir Karamitev“


s. Varbina
obsht. Madan




57


2312007


ET „Agropromilk“


gr. Ihtiman, ul. „P.Slaveikov“ 19




58


2412041


„Mlechen svyat 2003“
OOD


s. Bratya Daskalovi
obsht. Bratya Daskalovi




59


2612038


„Bul Milk“ EOOD


gr. Haskovo
Sev. industr. zona




60


2612049


ET „Todorovi — 53“


gr. Topolovgrad
ul. „Bulgaria“ 65









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




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




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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




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




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