
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Article 6 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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. Vratsakv. ‘Bistrets’
2 BG 0612043 ET ‘Zorov- 91 — Dimitar Zorov’ gr. VratsaMestnost ‘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. Padinaobsht. Ardino
3 1012014 ET ‘Georgi Gushterov DR’ s. Yahinovo
4 1012018 ‘Evro miyt end milk’ EOOD gr. Kocherinovoobsht. Kocherinovo
5 1112017 ET ‘Rima-Rumen Borisov’ s. Vrabevo
6 2112008 MK ‘Rodopa milk’ s. Smilyanobsht. Smolyan
7 2412039 ‘Penchev’ EOOD gr. Chirpanul. ‘Septemvriytsi’ 58
8 0112014 ET ‘Veles-Kostadin Velev’ gr. Razlogul. ‘Golak’ 14
9 2312041 ‘Danim-D.Stoyanov’ EOOD gr. Elin Pelinm-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. Sofiabul ‘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. Milkovitsaobsht. Gulyantsi
16 BG 1512029 ‘Lavena’ OOD s. Dolni Dębnikobl. Pleven
17 BG 2112029 ET ‘Karamfil Kasakliev’ gr. Dospat
18 BG 0912004 ‘Rodopchanka’ OOD s. Byal izvorobsht. Ardino
19 0112003 ET ‘Vekir’ s. Godlevo
20 0112013 ET ‘Ivan Kondev’ gr. RazlogStopanski dvor
21 0212037 ‘Megakomers’ OOD s. Lyulyakovoobsht. Ruen
22 0512003 SD ‘LAF-Velizarov i sie’ s. Dabravkaobsht. Belogradchik
23 0612035 OOD ‘Nivego’ s. Chiren
24 0612041 ET ‘Ekoprodukt-Megiya- Bogorodka Dobrilova’ gr. Vratsaul. ‘Ilinden’ 3
25 0612042 ET ‘Mlechen puls — 95 — Tsvetelina Tomova’ gr. Krivodolul. ‘Vasil Levski’
26 1012008 ‘Kentavar’ OOD s. Konyavoobsht. Kyustendil
27 1212031 ‘ADL’ OOD s. Vladimirovoobsht. Boychinovtsi
28 1512006 ‘Mandra’ OOD s. Obnovaobsht. Levski
29 1512008 ET ‘Petar Tonovski-Viola’ gr. Koynareul. ‘Hr.Botev’ 14
30 1612024 SD ‘Kostovi — EMK’ gr. Saedinenieul. ‘L.Karavelov’ 5
31 1612043 ET ‘Dimitar Bikov’ s. Karnareobsht. ‘Sopot’
32 1712046 ET ‘Stem-Tezdzhan Ali’ gr. Razgradul. ‘Knyaz Boris’ 23
33 2012012 ET ‘Olimp-P.Gurtsov’ gr. Slivenm-t ‘Matsulka’
34 2112003 ‘Milk- inzhenering’ OOD gr.Smolyanul. ‘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. Omurtagul. ‘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 Grashtitsaobsht. Kyustendil
42 BG 0912011 ET ‘Alada-Mohamed Banashak’ s. Byal izvorobsht. Ardino
43 1112026 ‘ABLAMILK’ EOOD gr. Lukovitul. ‘Yordan Yovkov’ 13
44 1712010 ‘Bulagrotreyd-chastna kompaniya’ EOOD s. YuperIndustrialen kvartal
45 2012011 ET ‘Ivan Gardev 52’ gr. Kermenul. ‘Hadzhi Dimitar’ 2
46 2012024 ET ‘Denyo Kalchev 53’ gr. Slivenul. ‘Samuilovsko shose’ 17
47 2112015 OOD ‘Rozhen Milk’ s. Davidkovo, obsht. Banite
48 2112026 ET ‘Vladimir Karamitev’ s. Varbinaobsht. Madan
49 2312007 ET ‘Agropromilk’ gr. Ihtimanul. ‘P.Slaveikov’ 19
50 BG 1812008 ‘Vesi’ OOD s. Novo selo
51 BG 2512003 ‘Si Vi Es’ OOD gr. OmurtagPromishlena zona
52 0812030 ‘FAMA’ AD gr. Dobrichbul. ‘Dobrudzha’ 2
53 0912003 ‘Koveg-mlechni produkti’ OOD gr. KardzhaliPromishlena zona
54 1412015 ET ‘Boycho Videnov — Elbokada 2000’ s. Stefanovoobsht. Radomir
55 1712017 ‘Diva 02’ OOD gr. Isperihul. ‘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. Sofiakv. Zheleznitza
61 2312028 ET ‘Sisi Lyubomir Semkov’ s. Anton
62 2312039 EOOD ‘Laktoni’ s. Ravno pole, obl. Sofiyska
63 2412040 ‘Inikom’ OOD gr. Galabovoul. ‘G.S.Rakovski’ 11
64 2512011 ET ‘Sevi 2000- Sevie Ibryamova’ s. Krepchaobsht. Opaka
65 2812002 ‘Arachievi’ OOD s. Kirilovo,obl. Yambolska'
66 BG 1612021 ET ‘Deni-Denislav Dimitrov-Ilias Islamov’ s. Briagovoobsht. Gulyantsi
67 2012008 ‘Raftis’ EOOD s. Byala
68 2112023 ET ‘Iliyan Isakov’ s. Trigradobsht. Devin
69 2312020 ‘MAH 2003’ EOOD gr. Etropolebul. ‘Al. Stamboliyski’ 21

ANNEX III

Report form as referred to in Article 5Region 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         