
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 21 December 2011 amending Decision 2009/852/EC on transitional measures under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (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 Romania and the structural requirements of such establishments (notified under document C(2011) 9562) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/898/EU) 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 12 thereof,
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 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 852/2004 include structural requirements for milk-processing establishments and the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 include structural requirements for such establishments as well as hygiene requirements concerning raw milk and dairy products.

(3) Article 2 of Commission Decision 2009/852/EC provides that certain structural requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 are not to apply, until 31 December 2011, to the milk-processing establishments in Romania listed in Annex I to that Decision.

(4) Decision 2009/852/EC also provides that, by way of derogation from the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the milk-processing establishments listed in Annex II thereto may process, until 31 December 2011, compliant and non-compliant milk, provided that such processing is carried out on separate production lines.

(5) In addition, Decision 2009/852/EC provides that the milk-processing establishments listed in Annex III thereto may process, until 31 December 2011, compliant and non-compliant milk without separate production lines.

(6) In September 2011 Romania has informed the Commission that, starting from January 2012, all the milk-processing establishments which are currently listed in Annex I to Decision 2009/852/EC will be in compliance with the structural requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004. Consequently Article 2 of Decision 2009/852/EC should be deleted.

(7) Annexes II and III to Decision 2009/852/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) In addition, Romania has informed the Commission that, since the entry into force of Decision 2009/852/EC, the proportion of raw milk that complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, delivered to milk-processing establishments in that Member State, has considerably increased. Romania has also established an action plan aimed at covering the entire production chain of milk in that Member State ensuring compliance with the EU rules.

(9) However, according with the report submitted by Romania on the basis of Article 6 of Decision 2009/852/EC and on the information provided by Romanian authorities during the Standing Committee of Food Chain and Animal Health of 17 October 2011, the situation of the milk sector in Romania is still not in conformity with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

(10) Taking into account the current situation, and in order to avoid frustrating the efforts made by the Romanian authorities, it is appropriate to extend the application of the measures provided for in Decision 2009/852/EC.

(11) Romania should continue the process of bringing the raw milk processed by the establishments listed in Annexes II and III to Decision 2009/852/EC in compliance with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

(12) In particular, Romania should continue to monitor the situation and submit to the Commission regular reports on progress towards full compliance with those requirements. Based on the conclusions of those reports, appropriate measures should be taken.

(13) Decision 2009/852/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(14) 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 
Decision 2009/852/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 2 is deleted;
2.. in Article 3, the date ‘31 December 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2013’;
3.. in Article 4, the date ‘31 December 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2013’;
4.. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
'
Article 6 

1. Romania 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 IV.
2. The Commission shall closely monitor the progress in bringing the raw milk processed by the establishments listed in Annexes II and III in compliance with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.If, on the basis of the reports submitted by Romania, the Commission considers that compliance is not likely to be achieved by 31 December 2013, it shall propose appropriate measures in order to remedy the situation.';
5.. in Article 7, the date ‘31 December 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2013’;
6.. Annexes I, II and III are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Annexes I, II and III to Decision 2009/852/EC are amended as follows:

1.. Annex I is deleted;
2.. Annexes II and III are replaced by the following:

ANNEX II 

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3No Veterinary approval number Name of establishment Address (town/village/county)
1 L35 SC DANONE PDPA ROMANIA SRL București, 032451
2 MM 1795 SC CALITATEA SRL Tăuții Măgherăuș, județul Maramureș, 437349
ANNEX III 

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4No Veterinary approval number Name of establishment Address (town/village/county)
1 AB 641 SC BIOMILK SRL Lopadea Nouă, județul Alba, 517395
2 AB 3386 SC LACTATE C.H. SRL Sânmiclăuș, județul Alba, 517761
3 BH 4020 SC MOISI SERV COM SRL Borșa, nr. 8, județul Bihor, 417431
4 L 136 SC CAMPAEI PREST SRL Hidișeul de Sus, județul Bihor, 417277
5 L72 SC LACTOMUNTEAN SRL Teaca, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427345
6 L78 SC ROMFULDA PROD SRL Beclean, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 425100
7 L107 SC BENDEAR CRIS PROD COM SRL Șieu Măgheruș, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427295
8 L110 SC LECH LACTO SRL Lechința, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427105
9 BN 2399 SC CARMO-LACT PROD SRL Monor, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427175
10 BN 2120 SC ELIEZER SRL Lunca Ilvei, județul Bistrița-Năsăud, 427125
11 L3 SC ABY IMPEX SRL Șendriceni, județul Botoșani, 717380
12 L116 SC RAM SRL Ibănești, județul Botoșani, 717215
13 L140 S.C. CARMOLACT SRL Ucea, județul Brasov, 507235
14 L154 S.C. CAS SRL Braila, județul Braila, 810224
15 L148 S.C. LACTAS SRL Ianca, județul Braila, 815200
16 CL 0044 SC IANIS DIM SRL Lehliu Gară, județul Călărași, 915300
17 L129 SC BONAS IMPORT EXPORT SRL Dezmir, județul Cluj, 407039
18 L84 SC PICOLACT PRODCOM SRL Iclod, județul Cluj, 407335
19 L149 S.C. COMLACT SRL Corusu, județul Cluj, 407056
20 L43 SC LACTOCORV SRL Ion Corvin, județul Constanța, 907150
21 L40 SC BETINA IMPEX SRL Ovidiu, județul Constanța, 905900
22 L41 SC ELDA MEC SRL Topraisar, județul Constanța, 907210
23 L87 SC NICULESCU PROD SRL Cumpăna, județul Constanța, 907105
24 L118 SC ASSLA KAR SRL Medgidia, județul Constanța, 905600
25 L130 SC MUNTINA PROD SRL Constanța, județul Constanța, 900735
26 CT 225 SC MIH PROD SRL Cobadin, județul Constanța, 907065
27 CT 256 SC IAN PROD SRL Târgușor, județul Constanța, 90727
28 CT 258 SC BINCO LACT SRL Săcele, județul Constanța, 907260
29 CT 30 SC EASTERN EUROPEAN FOODS SRL Mihail Kogălniceanu, județul Constanța, 907195
30 CT 15 SC NIC COSTI TRADE SRL Dorobanțu, județul Constanța, 907211
31 CT 12203 SC LACTO GENIMICO SRL Hârșova, județul Constanța, 905400
32 L82 SC TOTALLACT GROUP SA Dragodana, județul Dâmbovița, 137200
33 DJ 80 SC DUVADI PROD COM SRL Breasta, județul Dolj, 207115
34 DJ 730 SC LACTIDO SA Craiova, județul Dolj, 200378
35 L91 SC COSMILACT SRL Schela, județul Galați, 807265
36 GR 5610 SC LACTA SA Giurgiu, județul Giurgiu, 080556
37 GJ 231 SC SEKAM PROD SRL Novaci, județul Gorj, 215300
38 L49 SC ARTEGO SA Tg. Jiu, Gorj, 210257
39 L65 SC KARPATEN MILK Suseni, județul Harghita, 537305
40 L124 SC PRIMULACT SRL Miercurea Ciuc, județul Harghita, 530242
41 HR 119 SC BOMILACT SRL Mădăraș, județul Harghita, 537071
42 HR 625 SC LACTIS SRL Odorheiu Secuiesc, județul Harghita, 535600
43 HR 213 SC PAULACT SA Mărtiniș, județul Harghita, 537175
44 L99 SC VALIZVI PROD COM SRL Gârbovi, județul Ialomița, 927120
45 IS 1540 SC PROMILCH SRL Podu Iloaiei, județul Iași, 707365
46 L18 S.C. EUROCHEESE SRL Jilava, județul Ilfov, 077120
47 L47 SC OBLAZA SRL Bârsana, județul Maramureș, 437035
48 L85 SC AVI-SEB IMPEX SRL Copalnic Mănăștur, județul Maramureș, 437103
49 L86 SC ZEA SRL Boiu Mare, județul Maramureș, 437060
50 L16 SC ROXAR PROD COM SRL Cernești, județul Maramureș, 437085
51 L135 SC MULTILACT SRL Baia Mare, județul Maramureș, 430015
52 MM 793 SC WROMSAL SRL Satulung, județul Maramureș, 437270
53 MM 6325 SC ONY SRL Larga, județul Maramureș, 437317
54 L54 SC RODLACTA SRL Fărăgău, județul Mureș, 547225
55 L108 SC LACTEX REGHIN SRL Solovăstru, județul Mureș, 547571
56 L121 SC MIRDATOD PROD SRL Ibănești, județul Mureș, 547325
57 MS 483 SC HELIANTUS PROD Reghin, județul Mureș, 545300
58 MS 5554 SC GLOBIVET PHARM SRL Batoș, județul Mureș, 547085
59 NT 900 SC COMPLEX AGROALIMENTAR SRL Bicaz, județul Neamț, 615100
60 L96 SC PROD A.B.C. COMPANY SRL Grumăzești, județul Neamț, 617235
61 L101 SC 1 DECEMBRIE SRL Târgu Neamț, județul Neamț, 615235
62 L106 SC RAPANU SR. COM SRL Petricani, județul Neamț, 617315
63 L6 SC LACTA HAN PROD SRL Urecheni, județul Neamt, 617490
64 L123 SC PROCOM PASCAL SRL Păstrăveni, județul Neamț, 617300
65 L100 SC ALTO IMPEX SRL Provița de Jos, județul Prahova, 107477
66 L88 SC AGROMEC CRASNA SA Crasna, județul Sălaj, 457085
67 L89 SC OVINEX SRL Sărmășag, județul Sălaj, 457330
68 L71 SC LACTO SIBIANA SA Șura Mică, județul Sibiu, 557270
69 SM 4189 SC PRIMALACT SRL Satu Mare, județul Satu Mare, 440089
70 L5 SC NIRO SERV COM SRL Gura Humorului, județul Suceava, 725300
71 L36 SC PROLACT PROD COM SRL Vicovu de Sus, județul Suceava, 727610
72 L81 SC RARAUL SA Câmpulung Moldovenesc, județul Suceava, 727100
73 SV 1085 SC BUCOVINA SA FALTICENI Fălticeni, județul Suceava, 725200
74 SV 1562 SC BUCOVINA SA SUCEAVA Suceava, județul Suceava, 720290
75 SV 1888 SC TOCAR PROD SRL Frătăuții Vechi, județul Suceava, 727255
76 SV 4909 SC ZADA PROD SRL Horodnic de Jos, județul Suceava, 727301
77 SV 6159 SC ECOLACT SRL Milișăuți, județul Suceava, 727360
78 TR 27 SC VIOLACT SRL Putineiu, județul Teleorman, 147285
79 TR 81 SC BIG FAMILY SRL Videle, județul Teleorman, 145300
80 TR 239 SC COMALACT SRL Nanov, județul Teleorman, 147215
81 L80 SC INDUSTRIAL MARIAN SRL Drănceni, județul Vaslui, 737220
82 VN 231 SC VRANLACT SA Focșani, județul Vrancea, 620122
