13.1.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 8/45 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of Council (notified under document number C(2006) 6963) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/27EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof, Whereas: (2) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (*) lays down general rules for food business operators on the hygiene of foodstuffs, based on hazard analysis and critical control points prin- ciples. It provides that food business operators are to comply with the structural requirements based on those principles. 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 (3 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 milk processing establishments, as well as hygiene requirements concerning raw milk and dairy products. Romania is due to accede to the Community on 1 January 2007. In preparation for that accession, milk processing establishments are undergoing the necessary structural improvements in order to comply with the (") OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3. (® OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p- 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 1). structural requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. Since 2004 the number of establishments in compliance with Community structural requirements has increased from 12 to 123. However, the proportion of raw milk that complies with the hygiene requirements, laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, delivered to milk processing estab- lishments that comply with the structural requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 has only increased slightly. In 2005 out of the total production of 5,6 Mio t raw cow milk per year, 0,38 Mio t compliant raw milk was delivered to milk processing estab- lishments. Taking into account the current situation, it is appro- priate to provide for transitional measures as regards the organisation of the milk sector in Romania. In this respect, Annex VII, Chapter 5, Subsection I, point (©) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, authorises temporarily certain milk processing estab- lishments that do not comply with the structural requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 to receive deliveries of raw milk that does not comply with the relevant hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (‘non-compliant milk’). Milk production holdings that do not comply with the hygiene requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and milk processing establishments that do comply with the structural requirements set out in Regu- lation (EC) No 852/2004 are spread over the whole territory of Romania. Accordingly, certain of the compliant  establishments receive raw milk that complies with the relevant hygiene requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (‘compliant milk) as well as non-compliant milk. Therefore, the marketing of final products from the compliant establishments should be restricted to Romania. In addition, a list of those compliant establishments should be set out in this Decision.