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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of13December 1995
authorizingamethodforgradingpigcarcases inAustria
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(96/4/EC)
(OJ L 1, 3.1.1996, p. 9)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision of 26 November 1997 (97/813/EC) L 334 41 5.12.1997
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of13December 1995
authorizingamethodforgradingpigcarcasesinAustria
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(96/4/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
and in particular Article 149 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13
November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pigcarcases(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93(2), and
in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that
the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating thecontent of lean meat in accordance withstatistically proven assessmentmethods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomicalparts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods
is subject to compliance witha maximum tolerance for statistical error
in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 ofCommission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 layingdown detailed rules for the application of the Community scale forgrading pig carcases(
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/
94(4);
Whereas the Austrian Government has requested the Commission to
authorize the use of a single method of grading pig carcases on itsterritory and has submitted for this purpose the information requiredin Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 before its amendmentby Regulation (EC) No 3127/94; whereas the authorization of that
method of grading as a transitional method applicable until 31
December 1997 is justified for the purposes of facilitating the transitionfrom Austria's current grading system to the Community system;
Whereas no modification of the grading method may be authorized
except by means of a Commission decision adopted in the light of
experience gained; whereas, for this reason, the present authorization
may be revoked;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 lays down that
Member States may be authorized to provide for a presentation of pigcarcases different from the standard presentation defined in the sameArticle where commercial practice or technical requirements warrant
this;
Whereas in Austria the technical requirements relating to the use of the
grading method and, consequently, commercial practice, necessitate theattachment of the flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm to the carcase;whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight
recorded to the weight for standard presentation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,1996D0004 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.
(4) OJ No L 330, 21. 12. 1994, p. 34.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Use of the assessment method known as the ‘Zwei-Punkte-
Meßverfahren (ZP)’, details of which are given in the Annex hereto,is hereby authorized as the only method for the grading of pig carcases
in Austria in accordance withRegulation (EEC) No 3220/84.
Article 2
No modification of the assessment method (site of measurement or
formula) shall be authorized.
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This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.1996D0004 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX
ZWEI-PUNKTE-MESSVERFAHREN(ZP)
1. Grading pig carcases by use of the method termed ‘Zwei-Punkte-
Meßverfahren (ZP)’.
2. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
ŷ= 49,123 − 0,55983 × a + 0,22096 × b
where:
ŷ= the estimated lean meat in the carcase,
a = the minimum thickness in millimetres of visible fat (including rind) on
the midline of the split carcase, covering the Musculus glutaeus
medius,
b = the visible thickness in millimetres of the lumbar muscle on the
midline of the split carcase, measured at the shortest distance between
the front (cranial) end of the Musculus glutaeus medius and the upper
(dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal.
The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 70 and 130 kg.1996D0004 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 001.001 — 4