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)

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(1) 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(2) 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(3) 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 U.K.

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 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2011.

For the Commission

John Dalli

Member of the Commission

ANNEX U.K.

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 3

No	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 4

No	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”

(1)

OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

(3)

OJ L 312, 27.11.2009, p. 59.