# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/158 of 4 February 2016 laying down transitional measures as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Croatia (notified under document C(2016) 501) (Text with EEA relevance), Introduction: Introductory text

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/158
of 4 February 2016
laying down transitional measures as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Croatia
(notified under document C(2016) 501)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia,
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 Article 12(2) 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(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 lays down general rules for food business operators on the hygiene of foodstuffs, based on hazard analysis and critical control points principles. It provides that food business operators are to comply with the structural requirements based on those principles.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. The rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 include specific requirements for meat and milk processing establishments.
(3)
According to Annex V to the Act of Accession of Croatia certain structural requirements laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 are not to apply to certain establishments in Croatia until 31 December 2015. These establishments are listed on the website of the General Directorate for Health and Food Safety. Croatia has requested that this deadline be extended until 30 June 2016 for a limited number of establishments in the meat and milk sectors.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide for an extension of the current transitional measures as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors to allow them additional time to adapt to the food safety standards of the Union.
(5)
Current transitional measures established by Part II of point 5 of Annex V to the Act of Accession of Croatia apply until 31 December 2015. In order to avoid a legal gap, the transitional measures provided for in this Decision should apply from 1 January 2016. They should be limited to six months, as Article 42 of the Act of Accession of Croatia provides that the transitional measures may only apply for a maximum period of three years from the date of accession.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/158/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-158/introduction
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