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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No2507/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2October1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2108/70determiningtheCommunityscalefor
gradingpigcarcases
usedintheCommunity asoriginallyconstituted ;
whereasinparticulararelativelyimportantnumberof
pigsareslaughteredthereatlighterweights(porkers);
whereasforthatreasontheprovisioninthesenew
MemberStatesforaspecialweightcategoryforthose
pigsslaughteredataweightlowerthan50kgcouldbe
takenintoconsideration ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo121/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1652/73(2),andinparticular
Articles2and4(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
WhereasaftertheaccessionofthenewMember
States,theCommunityscaleforgradingpigcarcases,
providedforinRegulation (EEC)No2108/70(3),must
beappliedinallMemberStates;
Whereasthemethodsofmeasuringtherelation
betweenthecontentoffatandofleanmeatinthe
carcasehaveundergoneanimportanttechnical
changeduringrecentyears;whereasitshouldthere­
forebepossibletoallowtheMemberStatestoapply
othermethodsofmeasurementthanthoseatpresent
inpracticeintheCommunityoriginallyconstituted ;
Whereasitisdifficulttoclassifyheavypigcarcasesof
commercialgradeE(extra)byapplyingtheexisting
scale;whereasitisappropriatetomitigatethegrading
differencesbetweenlightandheaviercarcasesofthe
saidgrade;
WhereasincertainnewMemberStatesthemethods
ofmarketingpigmeatdiffersomewhatfromthoseArticleI
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2108/70shallbe
amendedasfollows:
1.Paragraph2shallbereplacedthefollowing:
'2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,MemberStates
whichsorequestmay,inviewofthecharacteristics
oftheirpigmeatproduction ,beauthorizedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle
24ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC:
(a)todisregardweightcategoriesofupto60kg;
(b)toreplace:
—theweightcategoriesforpigcarcasesof90
kgandmoreincommercialgradesI,IIand
IIIbyasingleweightcategorytoinclude
pigcarcasesofwhichthethicknessofthe
backfatdoesnotexceed:
ingradeI:35mm,
ingradeII:40mm,
ingradeIII:45mm;
—theweightcategoriesforpigcarcasesof80
kgandmoreincommercialgradeE(extra)
byasingleweightcategorytoincludepig
carcasesofwhichthethicknessofthe
backfatdoesnotexceed25mm.'(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
(2)OJNoL166,23.6.1973,p.1.h)OJNoL234,23.10.1970,p.1.

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2.Thefollowingparagraphshallbeadded:
'3.MemberStatesshallapplyoneofthetwo
methodsofgradingpigcarcasesdescribedin
AnnexII(B).'
Article2
AnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No2108/70shallbe
replacedbyAnnexItothisRegulation .Article3
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2108/70shallbe
replacedbyAnnexIItothisRegulation .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyasfrom1November1974.-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,2October1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET

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ANNEX 1
Communityscaleforgradingpigcarcases
Commercial
Grade Subgrade CarcaseweightinkgThicknessofbackfat
inmm DescriptionRequiredmeat
content(%)
EAA 55ormore E
extrashowingexceptional
musculardevelopmentin
allprincipalpartsofthe
carcase35ormorebutlessthan50
50ormorebutlessthan60
60ormorebutlessthan70
70ormorebutlessthan80
80ormorebutlessthan90
90ormorebutlessthan100
100ormorebutlessthan120
120ormorebutlessthan140
140ormorebutlessthan160
160andoverupto12
upto15
upto15
upto20
upto25
upto30
upto35
upto45
upto50
upto55inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
A 50ormore I
verygood
proportion
ofmeatshowingverygood
musculardevelopmentin
allprincipalpartsofthe
carcase35ormorebutlessthan50
50ormorebutlessthan60
60ormorebutlessthan70
70ormorebutlessthan80
80ormorebutlessthan90
90ormorebutlessthan100
100ormorebutlessthan120
120ormorebutlessthan140
140ormorebutlessthan160
160andoverupto15
upto18
upto20
upto25
upto30
upto35
upto40
upto50
upto55
upto60inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
IIA 45ormore II
good
proportion
ofmeatshowinggoodmuscular
developmentinall
principalpartsofthe
carcase35ormorebutlessthan50
50ormorebutlessthan60
60ormorebutlessthan70
70ormorebutlessthan80
80ormorebutlessthan90
90ormorebutlessthan100
100ormorebutlessthan120
120ormorebutlessthan140
140ormorebutlessthan160
160andoverupto19
upto22
upto25
upto30
upto35
upto40
upto45
upto55
upto65
upto70inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive
inclusive or
BweightofcarcaseandthicknessofbackfatasforI...butdefectiveinone
principalpartofthe
carcase
IIIA 40ormore III
average
proportion
ofmeatshowingaveragemuscular
development inall
principalpartsofthe
carcase35ormorebutlessthan50
50ormorebutlessthan60
60ormorebutlessthan70
70ormorebutlessthan80
80ormorebutles&than90
90ormorebutlessthan100
100ormorebutlessthan120
120ormorebutlessthan140
140ormorebutlessthan160
160andoverupto24inclusive
upto27inclusive
upto30inclusive
upto35inclusive
upto40inclusive
upto45inclusive
upto50inclusive
upto60inclusive
upto70inclusive
upto75inclusive or
IBweightofcarcaseandthicknessofbackfatasforII..butdefectiveinone
principalpartofthe
carcase
or
Cweightofcarcaseandthicknessofbackfatasfor1 butdefectiveintwo
principalpartsofthe
carcase
V allcarcasesnotfallingwithintheabovegrades
* 1 sowcarcaseswithaverygoodproportionofmeat
2 othersowcarcases
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ANNEXII
Basesforgradingpigcarcases
A.Definitions
1.'Carcases'
Carcases,bledanddrawn,wholeordivideddownthemiddle,withouttongue,bristles,hooves
orgenitalorgans.
2.'Sowcarcases'
Carcasesofallweightsoffemaledomesticswinehavingfarrowedatleastonce.
3.'Boarcarcases'
Carcasesofallweightsofmaledomesticswinehavingbeenusedforbreeding.
4.'Weight'
Weightofcarcasecold.
5.'Leanmeatcontent'
Therelationshipbetweentheweightofmusclesobtainedbytotaldissectionofthecarcaseand
theweightofthiscarcase.
B.Pigcarcasesaregraded:
1.eitherbycombining :
—assessmentoffatnessarrivedatbymeasuringthethicknessofbackfatinaccordancewith
C1ofthisAnnexinrelationtotheweightofthecarcase,and
—subjectiveassessmentofthemusculardevelopmentintheprincipalpartsofthecarcase,i.e.
ham,loin,shoulderandbelly;
2.orbyestimatingtheleanmeatcontentbymeasuringthethicknessofthebackfatoffthemid­
lineinaccordancewithC2ofthisAnnexand/orbymeansofotherobjectivemeasurements .
C.Thicknessofbackfatismeasured:
1.eitheronasplitcarcase,skinincluded,inthecentreofthemuscularmassatthelevelofthe
sacrumandatthelevelofthelastrib;thegreaterthicknessresultingfromthesetwomeasure­
mentsbeingadopted;
2.oroffthemid-lineatthelevelofthelastribbyamethodwhichallowsthebackfatthickness
tobedeterminedinclosecorrelationwiththatestablishedbythemethodin1.