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layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheCommunityscale forgradingpigcarcases
(OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2967/85
of24October 1985
laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community
scaleforgradingpigcarcases
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 onthe commonorgan izationof the market inpigmeat(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80(2), and in particular Arti-
cles 2 and 4 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13
November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig
carcases(3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas detailed rules should be laid downfor the applicationof
Regulation(EEC) No 3220/84, inparticular, measures design ed toensure that it is applied on a uniform basis;
Whereas ‘weight’ is takento meanthe weight of the cold carcase;
whereas this is calculated by applying to the result of the weighing a
conversion coefficient to be determined; whereas that coefficient may
vary depending on the time between the weighing and the sticking ofthe pig; whereas an adjustment of the coefficient should therefore beallowed;
Whereas the lean-meat content of carcases is assessed by means of
authorized grading methods; whereas only statistically proven assess-
ment methods may be authorized; whereas authorization of grading
methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statis-tical error inassessmen t which should be specified;
Whereas the marking of carcases is, without prejudice to Article 4 (2)
of Regulation(EEC) No 3220/84, compulsory; whereas, inorder tomake the market more transparent, detailed rules should be laid down
as regards marking and identification of the carcases whilst providing
for derogations in certain circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Regulationare inaccor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation lays down detailed rules implementing Regulation
(EEC) No 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig
carcases.
Article 2
1. The weight of the cold carcase as referred to inthe first subpara-
graph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 3220/84 shall beobtained by deducting 2,0 % from the warm weight recorded notmore than45 min utes after the pig has beenstuck.
2. If, ina givenslaughterhouse, the 45-min ute period betweenthe
sticking and the weighing of the pig cannot generally be observed, thecompetent authority of the Member State concerned may allow thisperiod to be exceeded provided that the deductionof 2,0 % specifiedin paragraph 1 shall be reduced by 0,1 point for every additionalquarter of anhour or part thereof that has elapsed.1985R2967 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 307, 18. 11. 1980, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.
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3. By way of derogationfrom paragraphs 1 an d 2, the weight of the
cold carcase may be calculated by reference to predetermined scales ofabsolute weight reductions established by Member States in accordance
with the characteristics of their pig herds and notified to the Commis-
sion. The use of such scales shall be authorized in accordance with theprocedure provided for inArticle 24 of Regulation(EEC) No 2759/75,if the reductions for individual weight classes correspond, as far aspossible, to the reductions resulting from paragraphs 1 and 2.
Article 3
1. The method for assessing the lean meat content of carcases
authorized as a grading method within the meaning of Article 2 (3) of
Regulation(EEC) No 3220/84 is based ona represen tative sample of
the national or regional pigmeat production concerned by the assess-ment method, consisting of at least 50 carcases whose lean meatcontent has been ascertained in accordance with the dissection methodlaid down in Annex I, combined with a nationally established quick
method of carcase assessment using double regression or other statisti-
cally proven procedure, and such that the resulting precision is at leastequal to that obtained using standard regression techniques on 120carcases using the method in Annex I.
2. Authorizationof the gradin g methods shall, moreover, be
subjected to the root meansquare deviationof the errors, measured
about zero, being less than 2,5.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission, by way of a
protocol, of the grading methods they wish to have authorized forapplication in their territory, describing the dissection trial and indi-
cating the principles on which these methods are based and the
equations used for assessing the percentage of lean meat. The protocolshould have two parts and should include the elements provided for inAnnex II. Part one of the protocol is presented to the Commission priorto the start of the dissectiontrial.
Applicationof gradin g methods inthe territory of a Member State shall
be authorized inaccordan ce with the procedure provided for inArticle24 of Regulation(EEC) No 2759/75 onthe basis of the protocol.
4. The application of grading methods must correspond in all parti-
culars to the description given in the Community Decision authorizing
them.
Article 4
1. Without prejudice to Article 4 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 3220/
84, pig carcases shall be marked with the capital letter denoting the
grade of the carcase onthe scale giveninArticle 3 (2) an d (3) thereofor with the percentage of estimated lean meat pursuant to Article 4 (1)thereof and, should the need arise, with any other particulars which areconsidered appropriate. The letters or numerals must be at least two
centimetres high. Any non-toxic, indelible and heatresistant ink may
be used for marking as well as any other form of permanent markingauthorized in advance by the competent national authorities.
2. Half-carcases shall be marked on the skin of the hind shank or the
ham.
3. A label affixed in such a manner that it cannot be removed
without being damaged shall also be an acceptable form of marking.
Article 5
Inthe case specified inArticle 4 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 3220/84,
pig carcases shall be individually identified by any unalterable means.1985R2967 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 3
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Article 6
Member States shall adopt the measures they consider necessary to
guarantee the application of this Regulation in their territory, and shall
inform the Commission of such measures as soon as possible.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1985R2967 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
1. The predictionof the leanmeat percen tage is based onthe dissectionof the four major cuts. The
dissection is executed in accordance with the reference method.
2. The reference lean meat percentage is calculated as follows:
y¼1;3/C2100/C2weight of tender loin þweight of lean ðfascia included Þinshoulder ;
loin ;ham and belly
weight of tender loin þweight of dissected cuts þweight of remaining cuts
The weight of the lean in those four cuts will be calculated by subtracting the total of the non-lean
elements of the four cuts from the total weight of the cuts before dissection.1985R2967 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEX II
1. Part one of the protocol should give a detailed description of the dissection
trial and include in particular:
— the trial period and time schedule for the whole authorization procedure,
— the number and location of the abattoirs,— the description of the pig population concerned by the assessment
method,
— a presentation of the statistical methods used in relation to the sampling
method chosen,
— the description of the national quick method,— the exact presentation of the carcases to be used.
2. Part two of the protocol should give a detailed descriptionof the results of
the dissection trial and include in particular:
— a presentation of the statistical methods used in relation to the sampling
method chosen,
— the equation which will be introduced or amended,— a numerical and a graphic description of the results,— a descriptionof the n ew apparatus,— the weight limit of the pigs for which the new method may be used and
any other limitation in relation to the practical use of the method.1985R2967 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 6