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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of16January1997
authorizingmethodsforgradingpigcarcasesinBelgium
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(97/107/EC)
(OJ L 39, 8.2.1997, p. 17)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1CommissionDecisionof15October1997(97/734/EC)L294616.10.1997
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of16January1997
authorizingmethodsforgradingpigcarcasesinBelgium
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(97/107/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 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 anatomical
parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods
is subject to compliance witha maximum tolerance for statistical errorin assessment; whereas this tolerance was 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 by Decision 88/184/EEC(5), amended by Decision 93/703/
EC(6), the Commission authorized a method for grading pig carcases
in Belgium;
Whereas the Government of Belgium has requested the Commission to
authorize two new methods for grading pig carcases and has submittedthe details required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85;whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditionsfor authorizing the two grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 authorizes the
Member States to provide for a presentation different from the onespecified in that Article if commercial practice or technical require-ments so warrant;
Whereas in Belgium technical requirements, relating to the use of the
method of grading and thus, commercial practice, result in the flare fat,kidneys and diaphragm being left attached to the carcase; whereas thisshould be taken into account in adjusting the weight to the standardpresentation;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, a new Decision should be adopted;
whereas Decision 88/184/EEC should therefore be repealed;
Whereas no alteration to methods may be authorized except by
Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,1997D0107—EN—16.10.1997—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. 43.
(5) OJ No L 83, 29. 3. 1988, p. 40.
(6) OJ No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p. 57.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig
carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Belgium:
— the apparatus called ‘Capteur Gras/Maigre - Sydel’ (CGM) and
assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in
Part 1 of the Annex,
— the apparatus called ‘Giralda Choirometer PG 200’ and assessment
methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the
Annex.
Article 2
Notwithstanding the standard presentation set out in Article 2 of Regu-lation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases shall be presented for weighingand grading with flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm attached. In order toestablish quotations for pig carcases on a common basis, the hot weightshall be reduced by 2,6 %.
Article 3
No modifications of assessment methods (apparatus, measuring pointsand formulas) shall be authorized.
Article 4
Decision 88/184/EEC is hereby repealed.
However, until ►
M131 October 1998 ◄, Belgium may continue to
apply the method of grading pig carcases set out in Decision 88/184/
EEC instead of the method set out in this Decision.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.1997D0107—EN—16.10.1997—001.001—3
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ANNEX
PART 1
CAPTEURGRAS/MAIGRE—SYDEL(CGM)
1. Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus known as
‘Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM)’.
2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a high-definition Sydel probe 8 mm in
width, a light-emitting infra-red diode (Honeywell) and two light sensors
(Honeywell). The operating distance is between 0 and 105 mm.
The values measured will be converted into estimated lean meat content by
the CGM itself.
3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
ŷ= 59,902386 − 1,060750 x1+ 0,229324 x2
where:
ŷ= the estimated lean meat of the carcase
x1= the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres measured at
6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last
rib
x2= the thickness of the muscle in millimetres measured at the same time
and in the same place as x1.
This formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilo-
grams.
PART 2
GIRALDACHOIROMETERPG200
1. Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus known as a
‘GIRALDA CHOIROMETER PG 200’.
2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe (Siemens KOM 2110) 6 mm in
width, a light diode (LED Siemens F 28) and a light sensor (Siemens F 232).The operating distance is between 0 and 125 mm. The values measured will
be converted into estimated lean meat content by the PG 200 itself.
3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
ŷ= 48,605031 − 0,822075 x
1+ 0,378669 x2
where:
ŷ= the estimated lean meat of the carcase
x1= the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres measured at
6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last
rib
x2= the thickness of the muscle in millimetres measured at the same time
and in the same place as x1.
This formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilo-
grams.1997D0107—EN—16.10.1997—001.001—4