Commission Implementing Decision of 25 November 2013 amending Decision 2009/861/EC 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(2013) 8031) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/686/EU)
EU Decision 2013/686 · Adopted 25 November 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Decision
of 25 November 2013
amending Decision 2009/861/EC 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(2013) 8031)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/686/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 originf1, and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators. Those rules include hygiene requirements for raw milk and dairy products.
(2)
Commission Decision 2009/861/ECf2 provides for certain derogations from the requirements set out in Subchapters II and III of Chapter I of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 for the milk processing establishments in Bulgaria listed in that Decision. That Decision applies until 31 December 2013.
(3)
Accordingly, certain milk processing establishments listed in Annex I to Decision 2009/861/EC may, by way of derogation from the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, process compliant and non-compliant milk provided that the processing of compliant and non-compliant milk is carried out on separate production lines. In addition, certain milk processing establishments listed in Annex II to that Decision may process non-compliant milk without separate production lines.
(4)
Bulgaria sent to the Commission a revised and updated list of those milk processing establishments on 12 August 2013.
(5)
In that list, the establishments listed at No 1 (BG 0412010 ‘Bi Si Si Handel’ OOD), No 4 (BG 2012020 ‘Yotovi’ OOD) and No 5 (BG 2512020 ‘Mizia-Milk’ OOD) of the table set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/861/EC have been deleted, as they are now authorised to process only compliant milk to be placed on the intra-Union market.
(6)
In addition, four establishments currently listed in Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC have been deleted as they are authorised to place dairy products on the intra-Union market, since they are using only compliant milk. Those establishments were listed in the table in Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC at No 8 (1312023 ‘Inter-D’ OOD), No 71 (BG 2512001 ‘Mladost-2002’ OOD), No 91 (BG 2012019 ‘Hemus-Milk komers’ OOD) and No 95 (2712005 ‘Nadezhda’ OOD).
(7)
In addition, Bulgaria has informed the Commission that, since the date Decision 2009/861/EC took effect, 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. Bulgaria has also established an action plan aimed at covering the entire production chain of milk in that Member State ensuring compliance with Union rules.
(8)
However, according to the reports submitted by Bulgaria on the basis of Article 5 of Decision 2009/861/EC and to the information provided to the Commission by that Member State on 1 August 2013, the milk sector in Bulgaria is still not entirely in conformity with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(9)
Considering the efforts made by Bulgaria to bring the milk sector in compliance with the Union rules, with a constant diminution of farms producing non-compliant milk since 2009, it is appropriate to extend the application of the measures provided for in Decision 2009/861/EC until 31 December 2015.
(10)
Bulgaria should provide regular updates to the Commission on the progress made in order to demonstrate that the target of compliance with the Union criteria can be achieved before the end of the period of application of Decision 2009/861/EC, as extended by this Decision.
(11)
Decision 2009/861/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(12)
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:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
Contents
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Decision 2009/861/EC is amended as follows:
- (1)
in Article 2, the date ‘31 December 2013’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2015’;
- (2)
in Article 3, the date ‘31 December 2013’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2015’;
- (3)
the following Article 4a is inserted:
‘Article 4a1.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.’;
- (4)
Article 5 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 51.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.’;
- (5)
in Article 6, the date ‘31 December 2013’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2015’;
- (6)
Annexes I and II are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Signature
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2013.
For the Commission
Tonio Borg
Member of the Commission
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. Vratsa
kv. “Bistrets”
2 BG 0612043 ET “Zorov-91 — Dimitar Zorov” gr. Vratsa
Mestnost “Parshevitsa”
3 BG 2112001 “Rodopeya — Belev” EOOD Ul. “Trakya” 20 Smolyan 4 BG 1212001 “S i S-7” EOOD gr. Montana
“Vrachansko shose” 1
5 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. Padina
obsht. Ardino
3 0912016 OOD “Persenski” s. Zhaltusha
obsht. Ardino
4 1012014 ET “Georgi Gushterov DR” s. Yahinovo 5 1012018 “Evro miyt end milk” EOOD gr. Kocherinovo
obsht. Kocherinovo
6 1112017 ET “Rima-Rumen Borisov” s. Vrabevo 7 1612049 “Alpina-Milk” EOOD s. Zhelyazno 8 1612064 OOD “Ikay” s. Zhitnitsa
obsht. Kaloyanovo
9 2112008 MK “Rodopa milk” s. Smilyan
obsht. Smolyan
10 2412039 “Penchev” EOOD gr. Chirpan
ul. “Septemvriytsi” 58
11 2512021 “Keya-Komers-03” EOOD s. Svetlen 12 0112014 ET “Veles-Kostadin Velev” gr. Razlog
ul. “Golak” 14
13 2312041 “Danim-D.Stoyanov” EOOD gr. Elin Pelin
m-st Mansarovo
14 0712001 “Ben Invest” OOD s. Kostenkovtsi
obsht. Gabrovo
15 1512012 ET “Ahmed Tatarla” s. Dragash voyvoda,
obsht. Nikopol
16 2212027 “Ekobalkan” OOD gr. Sofia
bul “Evropa” 138
17 2312030 ET “Favorit-D.Grigorov” s. Aldomirovtsi 18 2312031 ET “Belite kamani” s. Dragotintsi 19 BG 1512033 ET “Voynov-Ventsislav Hristakiev” s. Milkovitsa
obsht. Gulyantsi
20 BG 1512029 “Lavena” OOD s. Dolni Dębnik
obl. Pleven
21 BG 1612028 ET “Slavka Todorova” s. Trud
obsht. Maritsa
22 BG 1612051 ET “Radev-Radko Radev” s. Kurtovo Konare
obl. Plovdiv
23 BG 1612066 “Lakti ko” OOD s. Bogdanitza 24 BG 2112029 ET “Karamfil Kasakliev” gr. Dospat 25 BG 0912004 “Rodopchanka” OOD s. Byal izvor
obsht. Ardino
26 0112003 ET “Vekir” s. Godlevo 27 0112013 ET “Ivan Kondev” gr. Razlog
Stopanski dvor
28 0212037 “Megakomers” OOD s. Lyulyakovo
obsht. Ruen
29 0512003 SD “LAF-Velizarov i sie” s. Dabravka
obsht. Belogradchik
30 0612035 OOD “Nivego” s. Chiren 31 0612041 ET “Ekoprodukt-Megiya-Bogorodka Dobrilova” gr. Vratsa
ul. “Ilinden” 3
32 0612042 ET “Mlechen puls-95 — Tsvetelina Tomova” gr. Krivodol
ul. “Vasil Levski”
33 1012008 “Kentavar” OOD s. Konyavo
obsht. Kyustendil
34 1212031 “ADL” OOD s. Vladimirovo
obsht. Boychinovtsi
35 1512006 “Mandra” OOD s. Obnova
obsht. Levski
36 1512008 ET “Petar Tonovski-Viola” gr. Koynare
ul. “Hr.Botev” 14
37 1512010 ET “Militsa Lazarova-90” gr. Slavyanovo,
ul. “Asen Zlatarev” 2
38 1612024 SD “Kostovi — EMK” gr. Saedinenie
ul. “L.Karavelov” 5
39 1612043 ET “Dimitar Bikov” s. Karnare
obsht. “Sopot”
40 1712046 ET “Stem-Tezdzhan Ali” gr. Razgrad
ul. “Knyaz Boris” 23
41 2012012 ET “Olimp-P.Gurtsov” gr. Sliven
m-t “Matsulka”
42 2112003 “Milk-inzhenering” OOD gr.Smolyan
ul. “Chervena skala” 21
43 2112027 “Keri” OOD s. Borino,
obsht. Borino
44 2312023 “Mogila” OOD gr. Godech,
ul. “Ruse” 4
45 2512018 “Biomak” EOOD gr. Omurtag
ul. “Rodopi” 2
46 2712013 “Ekselans” OOD s. Osmar,
obsht. V. Preslav
47 2812018 ET “Bulmilk-Nikolay Nikolov” s. General Inzovo,
obl. Yambolska
48 2812010 ET “Mladost-2-Yanko Yanev” gr. Yambol,
ul. “Yambolen” 13
49 BG 1012020 ET “Petar Mitov-Universal” s. Gorna Grashtitsa
obsht. Kyustendil
50 BG 1112016 Mandra “IPZHZ” gr. Troyan
ul. “V.Levski” 281
51 BG 1712042 ET “Madar” s. Terter 52 BG 0912011 ET “Alada-Mohamed Banashak” s. Byal izvor
obsht. Ardino
53 1112026 “ABLAMILK” EOOD gr. Lukovit
ul. “Yordan Yovkov” 13
54 1312005 “Ravnogor” OOD s. Ravnogor 55 1712010 “Bulagrotreyd-chastna kompaniya” EOOD s. Yuper
Industrialen kvartal
56 2012011 ET “Ivan Gardev 52” gr. Kermen
ul. “Hadzhi Dimitar” 2
57 2012024 ET “Denyo Kalchev 53” gr. Sliven
ul. “Samuilovsko shose” 17
58 2112015 OOD “Rozhen Milk” s. Davidkovo,
obsht. Banite
59 2112026 ET “Vladimir Karamitev” s. Varbina
obsht. Madan
60 2312007 ET “Agropromilk” gr. Ihtiman
ul. “P.Slaveikov” 19
61 BG 1812008 “Vesi” OOD s. Novo selo 62 BG 2512003 “Si Vi Es” OOD gr. Omurtag
Promishlena zona
63 BG 2612034 ET “Eliksir-Petko Petev” s. Gorski izvor 64 0812030 “FAMA” AD gr. Dobrich
bul. “Dobrudzha” 2
65 0912003 “Koveg-mlechni produkti” OOD gr. Kardzhali
Promishlena zona
66 1412015 ET “Boycho Videnov — Elbokada 2000” s. Stefanovo
obsht. Radomir
67 1712017 “Diva 02” OOD gr. Isperih
ul. “An.Kanchev”
68 1712037 ET “Ali Isliamov” s. Yasenovets 69 1712043 “Maxima milk” OOD s. Samuil 70 2012010 “Saray” OOD s. Mokren 71 2012032 “Kiveks” OOD s.Kovachite 72 2012036 “Minchevi” OOD s. Korten 73 2212009 “Serdika-94” OOD gr. Sofia
kv. Zheleznitza
74 2312028 ET “Sisi Lyubomir Semkov” s. Anton 75 2312033 “Balkan spetsial” OOD s. Gorna Malina 76 2312039 EOOD “Laktoni” s. Ravno pole,
obl. Sofiyska
77 2412040 “Inikom” OOD gr. Galabovo
ul. “G.S.Rakovski” 11
78 2512011 ET “Sevi 2000-Sevie Ibryamova” s. Krepcha
obsht. Opaka
79 2612015 ET “Detelina 39” s. Brod 80 2812002 “Arachievi” OOD s. Kirilovo,
obl. Yambolska’
81 BG 1612021 ET “Deni-Denislav Dimitrov-Ilias Islamov” s. Briagovo
obsht. Gulyantsi
82 2012008 “Raftis” EOOD s. Byala 83 2112023 ET “Iliyan Isakov” s. Trigrad
obsht. Devin
84 2312020 “MAH 2003” EOOD gr. Etropole
bul. “Al. Stamboliyski” 21