CELEX: 32009D0861
Language: en
Date: 2009-11-30 00:00:00
Title: 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)

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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