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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 563/82
of 10 March 1982
laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 establishing the
marketpricesofadultbovineanimalsonthebasisoftheCommunityscalefortheclassificationof
carcases
(OJ L 67, 11.3.1982, p. 23)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1935/83 of 13 July 1983 L191 41 15.7.1983
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 192, 2.7.1982, p. 23 (563/82)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 563/82
of 10 March 1982
laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC)
No 1208/81 establishing the market prices of adult bovine animalson the basis of the Community scale for the classification of
carcases
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968
on the common organization of the market in beef and veal(
1), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April
1981determiningtheCommunityscalefortheclassificationofcarcasesof adult bovine animals(
2), and in particular the last subparagraph of
Article2(2),Article3(1)andthesecondsubparagraphofArticle4(3)thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 provides for the gradual intro-
duction in the Community of a quotation system for carcases with aview to establishing the market prices for beef;
Whereas in order to obtain comparable prices in the Community it is
appropriate to refer, for recording market prices for carcases of adultbovineanimals,toawell-definedmarketingstageandtodeterminethecorrective factors needed to adjust the presentations used in certainMember States to the Community reference presentation;
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform classification of the carcases of
adultbovineanimalsintheCommunity,itisnecessarytodefinecertainrulesforapplyingtheclassificationsystem,inparticularacriterionfordifferentiating between categories of uncastrated male animals;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the period set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. ThemarketpricetobeestablishedonthebasisoftheCommunity
scalefortheclassificationofcarcasesofadultbovineanimals,referredto in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 6 of Regulation(EEC) No 1208/81, shall be the price delivered to the slaughterhouse,net of all taxes, paid to the supplier for the animal. This price shall beexpressed per 100 kg of carcase presented according to the referencepresentation provided for in Article 2 (2) of the same Regulation,weighed and classified on the hook at the slaughterhouse.
2. The weight to be taken into account shall be:
— the weight of the carcase after chilling, or
— the hot weight of the carcase taken as soon as possible after
slaughter, less 2 %.
3. In the case where the presentation of the carcase, after weighing
andclassifyingonthehook,differsfromthereferencepresentation,theweightofthecarcaseshallbeadjustedbyapplicationofthecorrectivefactorsspecifiedintheAnnex.Inthiscasethepriceforeach100kgofcarcase shall be adjusted accordingly.
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3.
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Article 2
FortheapplicationofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1208/81the
carcasesofuncastratedyoungmaleanimalsoflessthantwoyearsshallbedistinguishedfromthecarcasesofotheruncastratedmaleanimalsbythe degree of ossification of the spinous processus of the dorsalvertebrae.
The cartilaginous extremities of the spinous processus of the first four
dorsalvertebraemustnotshowmorethaninitialsignsofossificationincarcasesofuncastratedyoungmaleanimalsoflessthantwoyears,andthecartilaginousextremitiesofthespinousprocessusofthefifthtotheninth dorsal vertebrae must not show substantial ossification.
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Article 3
The removal of external fat referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1208/81 shall involve exclusively the partial removal ofexternal fat:
— from the haunch, the sirloin and the middle ribs,
— fromthepointendofbrisket,theouterano-genitalareaandthetail,— from the topside.
Article 4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationinthe
Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX
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Corrective factors provided for in Article 2 (2), third subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No
1208/81 expressed as a percentage weight
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(As percentage of carcase weight)
Percentage Decrease Increase
Fatclasses 1-2 34-512345
Kidneys −0 ·4
Kidney fat −1 ·75−2 ·5−3 ·5
Pelvic fat −0 ·5
Thin skirt −0 ·4
Thick skirt −0 ·4
Tail −0 ·4
Spinal cord −0 ·05
Cod fat −0 ·5
Fat on the inside of topside −0 ·3
Jugular vein and the adjacent
fat −0 ·3
Removal of external fat 000+2+4