# Official Journal L 2/5 Ja

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 485 January 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 2

English edition

Legislation

Volume 485 January 2005

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| Contents | | I   Acts whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 5/2005 of 4 January 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005 of 4 January 2005 correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package | 3 |

Contents

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

page

Commission Regulation (EC) No 5/2005 of 4 January 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005 of 4 January 2005 correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

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| | | II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | Council |
| | * | 2005/4/EC:Council Decision of 22 December 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement | 4 |
| Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement | 6 |
| | | Commission |
| | * | 2005/5/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years 2005 to 2009
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5264)

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  1
  ) | 12 |
| | * | 2005/6/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Fragaria x ananassa Duch. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC for the year 2005
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5290) | 17 |
| | * | 2005/7/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5296) | 19 |

II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Council

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2005/4/EC:Council Decision of 22 December 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement

4

Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement

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Commission

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2005/5/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years 2005 to 2009
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5264)

   (
  1
  )

(notified under document number C(2004) 5264)

1

12

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2005/6/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Fragaria x ananassa Duch. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC for the year 2005
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5290)

Fragaria x ananassa

(notified under document number C(2004) 5290)

17

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2005/7/EC:Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus
  (notified under document number C(2004) 5296)

(notified under document number C(2004) 5296)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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EN

Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

| 5.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 2/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 5/2005

of 4 January 2005

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

| (2) | In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation, |
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(2)

In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 4 January 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | 052 | 103,3 |
| 204 | 52,9 |
| 999 | 78,1 |
| 0707 00 05 | 052 | 108,6 |
| 999 | 108,6 |
| 0709 90 70 | 052 | 108,4 |
| 204 | 61,3 |
| 999 | 84,9 |
| 0805 10 10 , 0805 10 30 , 0805 10 50 | 052 | 52,3 |
| 204 | 55,5 |
| 220 | 40,9 |
| 448 | 34,4 |
| 999 | 45,8 |
| 0805 20 10 | 204 | 49,5 |
| 999 | 49,5 |
| 0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90 | 052 | 62,4 |
| 204 | 47,5 |
| 400 | 78,0 |
| 464 | 140,9 |
| 624 | 77,5 |
| 999 | 81,3 |
| 0805 50 10 | 052 | 49,4 |
| 528 | 45,1 |
| 999 | 47,3 |
| 0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90 | 400 | 68,3 |
| 720 | 68,5 |
| 999 | 68,4 |
| 0808 20 50 | 400 | 93,7 |
| 999 | 93,7 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

052

103,3

204

52,9

999

78,1

0707 00 05

052

108,6

999

108,6

0709 90 70

052

108,4

204

61,3

999

84,9

0805 10 10 , 0805 10 30 , 0805 10 50

052

52,3

204

55,5

220

40,9

448

34,4

999

45,8

0805 20 10

204

49,5

999

49,5

0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90

052

62,4

204

47,5

400

78,0

464

140,9

624

77,5

999

81,3

0805 50 10

052

49,4

528

45,1

999

47,3

0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90

400

68,3

720

68,5

999

68,4

0808 20 50

400

93,7

999

93,7

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(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘
  999
  ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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| 5.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 2/3 |
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 6/2005

of 4 January 2005

correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 of 10 January 2003 laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package (2) applies to sales packages of a net weight of three kilograms or less. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 of 10 January 2003 laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package (2) applies to sales packages of a net weight of three kilograms or less.

| (2) | There is a mistake in Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2003 of 10 January 2003 amending the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package (3) and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 of 10 January 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, which provide that different types of products covered by the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables may be combined in sales packages of a net weight of less than three kilograms. |
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(2)

There is a mistake in Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2003 of 10 January 2003 amending the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package (3) and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 of 10 January 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, which provide that different types of products covered by the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables may be combined in sales packages of a net weight of less than three kilograms.

| (3) | Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 must therefore be corrected to allow sales packages covered by this provision to be of a net weight of three kilograms or less. |
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(3)

Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 must therefore be corrected to allow sales packages covered by this provision to be of a net weight of three kilograms or less.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 46/2003, ‘of a net weight of less than three kilograms’ is hereby replaced by ‘of a net weight of three kilograms or less’.

Article 2

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 47/2003, ‘of a net weight of less than three kilograms’ is hereby replaced by ‘of a net weight of three kilograms or less’.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

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(2)  
  OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 65.

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(3)  
  OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 61.

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II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 December 2004

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement

(2005/4/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 12 of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1) (hereinafter the Palestinian Authority), of the other part, in force since 1 July 1997 and hereinafter referred to as the Interim Association Agreement, states that the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish a greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural products. Further, Article 14 provides that, from 1 January 1999, the Community and the Palestinian Authority are to examine the situation in order to determine the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2000, in accordance with the objective referred to in the said Article 12. |
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(1)

Article 12 of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1) (hereinafter the Palestinian Authority), of the other part, in force since 1 July 1997 and hereinafter referred to as the Interim Association Agreement, states that the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish a greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural products. Further, Article 14 provides that, from 1 January 1999, the Community and the Palestinian Authority are to examine the situation in order to determine the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2000, in accordance with the objective referred to in the said Article 12.

| (2) | The Commission has, on behalf of the Community, negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters with a view to replacing Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement. |
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(2)

The Commission has, on behalf of the Community, negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters with a view to replacing Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement.

| (3) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2), |
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(3)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement between the European Community and the Palestinian Authority is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The measures necessary for the implementation of Protocols 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3.

Article 3

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the committees established by the corresponding provisions of the regulations on the common organisation of markets or by the Customs Code Committee established by Article 248a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement so as to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. VEERMAN

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(1)  
  OJ L 187, 16.7.1997, p. 3.

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(2)  
  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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(3)  
  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2004 (OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 8).

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AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement

A.   Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations which took place under Article 12 of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (hereinafter the Palestinian Authority), of the other part (hereinafter the Interim Association Agreement), in force since 1 July 1997, which states that the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural products of interest to both Parties.

inter alia

These negotiations were held in accordance with the provisions of Article 14, which stipulates that, from 1 January 1999, the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall examine the situation in order to determine the measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2000 in accordance with the objective set out in said Article 12.

On the conclusion of the negotiations, the two Parties agreed to the following:

| 1. | Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement and their annexes shall be replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes appearing in Annexes I and II to this Exchange of Letters; |
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1.

Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement and their annexes shall be replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes appearing in Annexes I and II to this Exchange of Letters;

| 2. | the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Palestinian Authority annexed to the Interim Association Agreement, relating to Protocol 1 and concerning imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds falling within subheading 0603 10 of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby repealed; |
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2.

the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Palestinian Authority annexed to the Interim Association Agreement, relating to Protocol 1 and concerning imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds falling within subheading 0603 10 of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby repealed;

| 3. | no later than in 2007, the Community and the Palestinian Authority will assess the situation with a view to determining the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2008, in accordance with the objective laid down in Article 12 of the Interim Association Agreement. |
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3.

no later than in 2007, the Community and the Palestinian Authority will assess the situation with a view to determining the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2008, in accordance with the objective laid down in Article 12 of the Interim Association Agreement.

The provisions of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall apply from 1 January 2005.

I would be grateful if you could inform me of the agreement of your Government to the above.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

B.   Letter from the Palestinian Authority

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, worded as follows:

‘I have the honour to refer to the negotiations which took place under Article 12 of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (hereinafter the Palestinian Authority), of the other part (hereinafter the Interim Association Agreement), in force since 1 July 1997, which states that the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural products of interest to both Parties.

inter alia

These negotiations were held in accordance with the provisions of Article 14, which stipulates that, from 1 January 1999, the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall examine the situation in order to determine the measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2000 in accordance with the objective set out in said Article 12.

On the conclusion of the negotiations, the two Parties agreed to the following:

| 1. | Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement and their annexes shall be replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes appearing in Annexes I and II to this Exchange of Letters; |
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1.

Protocols 1 and 2 to the Interim Association Agreement and their annexes shall be replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes appearing in Annexes I and II to this Exchange of Letters;

| 2. | the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Palestinian Authority annexed to the Interim Association Agreement, relating to Protocol 1 and concerning imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds falling within subheading 0603 10 of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby repealed; |
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2.

the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Palestinian Authority annexed to the Interim Association Agreement, relating to Protocol 1 and concerning imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds falling within subheading 0603 10 of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby repealed;

| 3. | no later than in 2007, the Community and the Palestinian Authority will assess the situation with a view to determining the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2008, in accordance with the objective laid down in Article 12 of the Interim Association Agreement. |
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3.

no later than in 2007, the Community and the Palestinian Authority will assess the situation with a view to determining the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and the Palestinian Authority from 1 January 2008, in accordance with the objective laid down in Article 12 of the Interim Association Agreement.

The provisions of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall apply from 1 January 2005.

I would be grateful if you could inform me of the agreement of your Government to the above.’

I have the honour to inform you of the agreement of the Palestinian Authority to the contents of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Palestinian Authority

ANNEX I

PROTOCOL 1

concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

| 1. | The products listed in the Annex, originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip shall be admitted for importation into the Community, according to the conditions contained hereafter and in the Annex.






  (a) | Customs duties are eliminated or reduced as indicated in column ‘a’. |
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1.

(a)

Customs duties are eliminated or reduced as indicated in column ‘a’.

| (b) | For certain products, for which the Common Customs Tariff provides the application of an ad valorem duty and a specific duty, the rates of reduction, indicated in columns ‘a’ and ‘c’, only apply to the ad valorem duty. However, for the product corresponding to the subheading 1509 10, the duty reduction applies to the specific duty. |
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(b)

For certain products, for which the Common Customs Tariff provides the application of an ad valorem duty and a specific duty, the rates of reduction, indicated in columns ‘a’ and ‘c’, only apply to the ad valorem duty. However, for the product corresponding to the subheading 1509 10, the duty reduction applies to the specific duty.

| (c) | For certain products, customs duties are eliminated within the limit of the tariff quotas listed in column ‘b’ for each of them; the tariff quotas shall apply on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December, unless otherwise specified. |
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(c)

For certain products, customs duties are eliminated within the limit of the tariff quotas listed in column ‘b’ for each of them; the tariff quotas shall apply on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December, unless otherwise specified.

| (d) | For the quantities imported in excess of the quotas, the common customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column ‘c’. |
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(d)

For the quantities imported in excess of the quotas, the common customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column ‘c’.

| 2. | For certain products, the exemption of customs duties is granted in the framework of reference quantities as indicated in column ‘d’.
  Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed the reference quantity, the Community, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a Community tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the common customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column ‘c’. |
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2.

Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed the reference quantity, the Community, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a Community tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the common customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column ‘c’.

| 3. | For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this Protocol. |
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3.

| 4. | For some products listed in the Annex, the volume of the tariff quota is increased twice, on the basis of the volume indicated in column ‘e’. The first increase takes place on the date when each tariff quota is opened for the second time. |
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4.

ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 1

| CN Code (1) | Description (2) | Reduction of the MFN customs duty
  (%) (3) | Tariff quota
  (t, unless otherwise indicated) | Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota
  (%) (3) | Reference quantity
  (t, unless otherwise indicated) | Specific provisions |
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| a | b | c | d | e |
| 0409 00 00 | Natural honey | 100 | 500 | 0 | | point 4 — yearly increase of 250 t |
| ex 0603 10 | Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh | 100 | 2 000 | 0 | | point 4 — yearly increase of 250 t |
| 0702 00 00 | Tomatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to 31 March | 100 | | 60 | 2 000 | |
| ex 0703 10 | Onions, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May | 100 | | 60 | | |
| 0709 30 00 | Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled, from 15 January to 30 April | 100 | | 60 | 3 000 | |
| ex 0709 60 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fresh or chilled: | | | | | |
| 0709 60 10 | Sweet peppers | 100 | | 40 | 1 000 | |
| 0709 60 99 | Other | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 0709 90 70 | Courgettes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to end of February | 100 | | 60 | 300 | |
| ex 0709 90 90 | Wild onions of the species Muscari comosum, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May | 100 | | 60 | | |
| 0710 80 59 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 0711 90 10 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 0712 31 00
  0712 32 00
  0712 33 00
  0712 39 00 | Mushrooms, wood ears (Auricularia spp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) and truffles, dried | 100 | 500 | 0 | | |
| ex 0805 10 | Oranges, fresh | 100 | | 60 | 25 000 | |
| ex 0805 20 | Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh | 100 | | 60 | 500 | |
| 0805 40 00 | Grapefruit | 100 | | 80 | | |
| ex 0805 50 10 | Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), fresh | 100 | | 40 | 800 | |
| 0806 10 10 | Fresh table grapes, from 1 February to 14 July | 100 | 1 000 | 0 | | point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t |
| 0807 19 00 | Melons (excluding watermelons), fresh, from 1 November to 31 May | 100 | | 50 | 10 000 | |
| 0810 10 00 | Fresh strawberries, from 1 November to 31 March | 100 | 2 000 | 0 | | point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t |
| 0812 90 20 | Oranges, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 0904 20 30 | Fruits of the genus Capscium or of the genus Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, dried, neither crushed or ground | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 1509 10 | Virgin olive oil | 100 | 2 000 | 0 | | point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t |
| 2001 90 20 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum, other than sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid | 100 | | 80 | | |
| 2005 90 10 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum, other than sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | 100 | | 80 | | |

CN Code (1)

Description (2)

Reduction of the MFN customs duty

(%) (3)

Tariff quota

(t, unless otherwise indicated)

Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota

(%) (3)

Reference quantity

(t, unless otherwise indicated)

Specific provisions

a

b

c

d

e

0409 00 00

Natural honey

100

500

0

point 4 — yearly increase of 250 t

ex 0603 10

Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh

100

2 000

0

point 4 — yearly increase of 250 t

0702 00 00

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to 31 March

100

60

2 000

ex 0703 10

Onions, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May

100

60

0709 30 00

Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled, from 15 January to 30 April

100

60

3 000

ex 0709 60

Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fresh or chilled:

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

100

40

1 000

0709 60 99

Other

100

80

0709 90 70

Courgettes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to end of February

100

60

300

ex 0709 90 90

Wild onions of the species Muscari comosum, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May

100

60

0710 80 59

Fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

100

80

0711 90 10

Fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

100

80

0712 31 00

0712 32 00

0712 33 00

0712 39 00

Mushrooms, wood ears (Auricularia spp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) and truffles, dried

100

500

0

ex 0805 10

Oranges, fresh

100

60

25 000

ex 0805 20

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh

100

60

500

0805 40 00

Grapefruit

100

80

ex 0805 50 10

Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), fresh

100

40

800

0806 10 10

Fresh table grapes, from 1 February to 14 July

100

1 000

0

point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t

0807 19 00

Melons (excluding watermelons), fresh, from 1 November to 31 May

100

50

10 000

0810 10 00

Fresh strawberries, from 1 November to 31 March

100

2 000

0

point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t

0812 90 20

Oranges, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

100

80

0904 20 30

Fruits of the genus Capscium or of the genus Pimenta, other than sweet peppers, dried, neither crushed or ground

100

80

1509 10

Virgin olive oil

100

2 000

0

point 4 — yearly increase of 500 t

2001 90 20

Fruits of the genus Capsicum, other than sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

100

80

2005 90 10

Fruits of the genus Capsicum, other than sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

100

80

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(1)  CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 (OJ L 281, 30.10.2003, p. 1).

1

(2)  Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only, the preferential scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

2

(3)  Duty reduction applies only to ad valorem customs duties. However, for the product corresponding to the subheading 1509 10, the duty reduction applies to the specific duty.

3

ad valorem

ANNEX II

PROTOCOL 2

concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of agricultural products originating in the Community

| 1. | The products listed in the Annex originating in the Community shall be admitted for importation into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip according to the conditions contained herein and in the Annex. |
| --- | --- |

1.

| 2. | Import duties on imports are either eliminated or reduced to the level indicated in column ‘a’, within the limit of the annual tariff quota listed in column ‘b’, and subject to the specific provisions indicated in column ‘c’. |
| --- | --- |

2.

| 3. | For the quantities imported in excess of the tariff quotas, the general customs duties applied to third countries shall apply, subject to the specific provisions indicated in column ‘c’. |
| --- | --- |

3.

| 4. | For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this Protocol. |
| --- | --- |

4.

ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 2

| CN Code | Description | Duty
  (%) | Tariff quota
  (t, unless otherwise indicated) | Specific provisions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| a | b | c |
| 0102 90 71 | Live bovine animals, of a weight exceeding 300 kg, for slaughter, other than heifers and cows | 0 | 300 | |
| 0202 30 90 | Meat of bovine animals, boneless excluding forequarters, ‘compensated’ quarters, crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts, frozen | 0 | 200 | |
| 0206 22 00 | Edible livers of bovine animals frozen | 0 | 100 | |
| 0406 | Cheese and curd | 0 | 200 | |
| 0407 00 19 | Poultry eggs for hatching, other than those of turkeys or geese | 0 | 120 000 pieces | |
| 1101 00 15 | Flour of common wheat and spelt | 0 | 13 000 | |
| 2309 90 99 | Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding | 2 | 100 | |

CN Code

Description

Duty

(%)

Tariff quota

(t, unless otherwise indicated)

Specific provisions

a

b

c

0102 90 71

Live bovine animals, of a weight exceeding 300 kg, for slaughter, other than heifers and cows

0

300

0202 30 90

Meat of bovine animals, boneless excluding forequarters, ‘compensated’ quarters, crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts, frozen

0

200

0206 22 00

Edible livers of bovine animals frozen

0

100

0406

Cheese and curd

0

200

0407 00 19

Poultry eggs for hatching, other than those of turkeys or geese

0

120 000 pieces

1101 00 15

Flour of common wheat and spelt

0

13 000

2309 90 99

Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

2

100

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Commission

| 5.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 2/12 |
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5.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 2/12

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2004

setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years 2005 to 2009

(notified under document number C(2004) 5264)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/5/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 20(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (2), and in particular Article 20(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (3), and in particular Article 16(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed (4), and in particular Article 20(4)(5) and (6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (5), and in particular Article 26(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (6), and in particular Article 43(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (7), and in particular Article 20(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (8), and in particular Article 23(3)(4) and (5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC provide for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of seed and propagating material. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC provide for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of seed and propagating material.

| (2) | The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the trials and tests have been made within the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the trials and tests have been made within the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry.

| (3) | A call for projects for the carrying out of those trials and tests was published on 21 June 2004 on the Internet site of the Community institutions (9). |
| --- | --- |

(3)

A call for projects for the carrying out of those trials and tests was published on 21 June 2004 on the Internet site of the Community institutions (9).

| (4) | The proposals have been assessed according to the selection and awarding criteria set out in the call for projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the carrying out of tests and the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be established. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The proposals have been assessed according to the selection and awarding criteria set out in the call for projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the carrying out of tests and the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be established.

| (5) | Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out in the years 2005 to 2009 on seeds and propagating material harvested in 2004, and the details of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution should also be set out yearly by an agreement signed by the authorising officer of the Commission and the body responsible for carrying out of trials. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out in the years 2005 to 2009 on seeds and propagating material harvested in 2004, and the details of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution should also be set out yearly by an agreement signed by the authorising officer of the Commission and the body responsible for carrying out of trials.

| (6) | For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following the first year should be authorised by the Commission without further reference to the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, on condition that the necessary appropriations are available. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following the first year should be authorised by the Commission without further reference to the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, on condition that the necessary appropriations are available.

| (7) | Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants.

| (8) | Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as seeds of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as seeds of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.

| (9) | The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, |
| --- | --- |

(9)

The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in the years 2005 to 2009 on seeds and propagating material of the plants listed in the Annex.

The eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution for the trials and tests for 2005 shall be as set out in the Annex.

The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

In so far as propagating and planting material of the plants listed in the Annex is usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, the Member States shall take samples of this material and make them available to the Commission.

Article 3

Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission may decide to continue the trials and tests set out in the Annex in 2006 to 2009.

The maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs of a trial or test continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified in the Annex.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/55/EC (OJ L 114, 21.4.2004, p. 18).

1

(2)  
  OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).

3

(4)  
  OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

6

(7)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC.

7

(8)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC.

8

(9)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/plant/call2004/index_en.htm.

9

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ANNEX

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2005

| Species | Responsible body | Conditions to be assessed | Number of samples | Eligible costs
  (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)
  (EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beta vulgaris (sugar beet) | NAK Emmeloord (NL) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 21 413 | 17 130 |
| Fodder plants (Agrostis spp., D. glomerata L., Festuca spp., Lolium spp., Phleum spp., Poa spp.) including mixtures (*1) | CLO Merelbeke (B) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 23 467 | 18 774 |
| NAK Emmeloord (NL) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 19 941 | 15 953 |
| NIAB Cambridge (UK) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 27 381 | 21 904 |
| Vicia (V. Faba, V. pannonica, V. sativa and V. villosa) | NIAB Cambridge (UK) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 60 | 16 716 | 13 373 |
| Triticum durum (durum wheat) | AGES Vienna (A) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 60 | 17 578 | 14 062 |
| Zea mays | OMMI Budapest (HU) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 15 763 | 12 611 |
| Potato | ENSE Milano (I) | Varietal identity and purity
  Plant health (field) Plant health (ringrot/brown rot/pstv) (laboratory) | 300 | 89 773 | 71 818 |
| Linum usitatissimum | NAK Emmeloord (NL) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 19 660 | 15 728 |
| UKSUP Bratislava (SK) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 23 746 | 18 997 |
| Vegetables (Cichorium endivia L. — endive, Lactuca sativa L. — lettuce and Petroselinum crispum (Miller) Nyman ex A. W. Hill-parsley) | GNIS-SOC Paris (F) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 806 | 29 445 |
| Capsicum annuum | OMMI Budapest (HU) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 80 | 31 676 | 25 340 |
| Asparagus officinalis
   (*1) | BSA Hannover (D) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 227 | 28 982 |
| Vitis vinifera | ENTAV Le Grau du Roi (F) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  Plant health (field)
  Plant health (laboratory) | 150 | 47 700 | 38 160 |
| ISV Conegliano (I) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  Plant health (field)
  Plant health (laboratory) | 150 | 37 545 | 30 036 |
| TOTAL COST | 372 313 |

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)

(EUR)

Beta vulgaris (sugar beet)

NAK Emmeloord (NL)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

21 413

17 130

Fodder plants (Agrostis spp., D. glomerata L., Festuca spp., Lolium spp., Phleum spp., Poa spp.) including mixtures (*1)

CLO Merelbeke (B)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

23 467

18 774

NAK Emmeloord (NL)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

19 941

15 953

NIAB Cambridge (UK)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

27 381

21 904

Vicia (V. Faba, V. pannonica, V. sativa and V. villosa)

NIAB Cambridge (UK)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

60

16 716

13 373

Triticum durum (durum wheat)

AGES Vienna (A)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

60

17 578

14 062

Zea mays

OMMI Budapest (HU)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

15 763

12 611

Potato

ENSE Milano (I)

Varietal identity and purity

Plant health (field) Plant health (ringrot/brown rot/pstv) (laboratory)

300

89 773

71 818

Linum usitatissimum

NAK Emmeloord (NL)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

19 660

15 728

UKSUP Bratislava (SK)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

23 746

18 997

Vegetables (Cichorium endivia L. — endive, Lactuca sativa L. — lettuce and Petroselinum crispum (Miller) Nyman ex A. W. Hill-parsley)

GNIS-SOC Paris (F)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 806

29 445

Capsicum annuum

OMMI Budapest (HU)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

80

31 676

25 340

Asparagus officinalis
   (*1)

BSA Hannover (D)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 227

28 982

Vitis vinifera

ENTAV Le Grau du Roi (F)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

Plant health (field)

Plant health (laboratory)

150

47 700

38 160

ISV Conegliano (I)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

Plant health (field)

Plant health (laboratory)

150

37 545

30 036

TOTAL COST

372 313

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2006

| Species | Responsible body | Conditions to be assessed | Number of samples | Eligible costs
  (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)
  (EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fodder plants (Agrostis spp., D. glomerata L., Festuca pp., Lolium spp., Phleum spp., Poa spp.) including mixtures (*2) | CLO Merelbeke (B) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 23 905 | 19 124 |
| NAK Emmeloord (NL) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 15 145 | 12 116 |
| NIAB Cambridge (UK) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 250 | 27 382 | 21 906 |
| Asparagus officinalis
   (*2) | BSA Hannover (D) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 227 | 28 982 |
| TOTAL COST | 82 128 |

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)

(EUR)

Fodder plants (Agrostis spp., D. glomerata L., Festuca pp., Lolium spp., Phleum spp., Poa spp.) including mixtures (*2)

CLO Merelbeke (B)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

23 905

19 124

NAK Emmeloord (NL)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

15 145

12 116

NIAB Cambridge (UK)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

250

27 382

21 906

Asparagus officinalis
   (*2)

BSA Hannover (D)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 227

28 982

TOTAL COST

82 128

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2007

| Species | Responsible body | Conditions to be assessed | Number of samples | Eligible costs
  (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)
  (EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asparagus officinalis
   (*3) | BSA Hannover (D) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 227 | 28 982 |
| TOTAL COST | 28 982 |

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)

(EUR)

Asparagus officinalis
   (*3)

BSA Hannover (D)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 227

28 982

TOTAL COST

28 982

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2008

| Species | Responsible body | Conditions to be assessed | Number of samples | Eligible costs
  (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)
  (EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asparagus officinalis
   (*4) | BSA Hannover (D) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 227 | 28 982 |
| TOTAL COST | 28 982 |

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)

(EUR)

Asparagus officinalis
   (*4)

BSA Hannover (D)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 227

28 982

TOTAL COST

28 982

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2009

| Species | Responsible body | Conditions to be assessed | Number of samples | Eligible costs
  (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)
  (EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asparagus officinalis
   (*5) | BSA Hannover (D) | Varietal identity and purity (field)
  External seed quality (laboratory) | 100 | 36 227 | 28 982 |
| TOTAL COST | 28 982 |

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs)

(EUR)

Asparagus officinalis
   (*5)

BSA Hannover (D)

Varietal identity and purity (field)

External seed quality (laboratory)

100

36 227

28 982

TOTAL COST

28 982

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(*1)  Trial and tests lasting more than one year.

(*2)  Trial and tests lasting more than one year.

(*3)  Trial and tests lasting more than one year.

(*4)  Trial and tests lasting more than one year.

(*5)  Trial and tests lasting more than one year.

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5.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 2/17

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2004

setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Fragaria x ananassa Duch. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC for the year 2005

(notified under document number C(2004) 5290)

(2005/6/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants, intended for fruit production (1), and in particular Article 20(4), (5) and (6) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 92/34/EEC provides for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of propagating and planting material. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Directive 92/34/EEC provides for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of propagating and planting material.

| (2) | The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the trials and tests have been made within the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species. |
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(2)

The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the trials and tests have been made within the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species.

| (3) | A call for projects for the carrying out of those trials and tests was published on 21 June 2004 on the Internet site of the Community institutions (2). |
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(3)

A call for projects for the carrying out of those trials and tests was published on 21 June 2004 on the Internet site of the Community institutions (2).

| (4) | The proposals have been assessed according to the selection and awarding criteria set out in the call for projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the carrying out of tests and trials and the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be established. |
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(4)

The proposals have been assessed according to the selection and awarding criteria set out in the call for projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the carrying out of tests and trials and the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be established.

| (5) | Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out in the year 2005 on propagating and planting material harvested in 2004, and the details of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution should also be set out yearly by an agreement signed by the authorised officer of the Commission and the body responsible for carrying out of trials. |
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(5)

Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out in the year 2005 on propagating and planting material harvested in 2004, and the details of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution should also be set out yearly by an agreement signed by the authorised officer of the Commission and the body responsible for carrying out of trials.

| (6) | Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants. |
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(6)

Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants.

| (7) | Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as propagating and planting material of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom. |
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(7)

Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as propagating and planting material of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in 2005 on propagating and planting material of Fragaria x ananassa Duch.

The eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution for the trials and tests for 2005 shall be as set out in the Annex.

The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

In so far as propagating and planting material of the plants of Fragaria x ananassa Duch. is usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, the Member States shall take samples of this material and make it available to the Commission.

The Member States shall cooperate for technical aspects such as the sampling and inspections related to carrying out tests and trials.

Article 3

The maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs of a trial or test continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified in the Annex.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/111/EC (OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 12).

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(2)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/plant/call2004/index_en.htm.

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ANNEX

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2005

| Species | Number of samples | Conditions to be assessed | Responsible body | Eligible costs (EUR) | Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs) (EUR) |
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| Fragaria x ananassa Duch. | 120 | Varietal identity and purity
  Plant health (field)
  Plant health (laboratory) | BSA Hannover (D) | 24 650 | 19 720 |
| TOTAL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION | 19 720 |

Species

Number of samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs (EUR)

Maximum Community financial contribution (equivalent to 80 % of the eligible costs) (EUR)

Fragaria x ananassa Duch.

120

Varietal identity and purity

Plant health (field)

Plant health (laboratory)

BSA Hannover (D)

24 650

19 720

TOTAL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

19 720

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| 5.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 2/19 |
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5.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 2/19

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2004

authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus

(notified under document number C(2004) 5296)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2005/7/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; the authorisation of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; this tolerance was defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (2). |
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(1)

Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; the authorisation of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; this tolerance was defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (2).

| (2) | The Government of Cyprus has requested the Commission to authorise one method for grading pig carcases and has submitted the results of its dissection trial which was executed before the day of accession, by presenting part two of the protocol provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85. |
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(2)

The Government of Cyprus has requested the Commission to authorise one method for grading pig carcases and has submitted the results of its dissection trial which was executed before the day of accession, by presenting part two of the protocol provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.

| (3) | The evaluation of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising this grading method are fulfilled. |
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(3)

The evaluation of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising this grading method are fulfilled.

| (4) | In Cyprus, commercial practice does not require that the tongue and the kidneys are removed from the pig carcase; this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight for standard presentation. |
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(4)

In Cyprus, commercial practice does not require that the tongue and the kidneys are removed from the pig carcase; this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight for standard presentation.

| (5) | No modification of the apparatus or the grading method may be authorised except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained; for this reason, the present authorisation may be revoked. |
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(5)

No modification of the apparatus or the grading method may be authorised except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained; for this reason, the present authorisation may be revoked.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The use of the following method is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Cyprus:

| — | the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in the Annex. |
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the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in the Annex.

Article 2

Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented in Cyprus with the tongue and kidneys attached before being weighted and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,8 kg.

Article 3

Modifications of the apparatus or the assessment method shall not be authorised.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5).

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(2)  
  OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (OJ L 330, 21.12.1994, p. 43).

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ANNEX

Methods for grading pig carcases in Cyprus

Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)

| 1. | Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus called ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’. |
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1.

| 2. | The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 mm at the blade of the top of the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and photodetector of the type 58 MR and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the HGP 4 itself or a computer linked to it. |
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2.

| 3. | The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:





  where:

  ý= the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

  X1
  = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind the last rib,

  X2
  = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib,

  W= the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as X2.
  The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 55 and 120 kilograms. |
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3.

Formula

where:

ý= the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

X1
  = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind the last rib,

X2
  = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib,

W= the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as X2.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 55 and 120 kilograms.

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