# 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

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)

## Introductory text

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 origin, 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/EC 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:

## 1 

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 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.’;
(4) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
‘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.’;
(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.

## 2 

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

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