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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)22final
Brussels-2February1982
REPORTFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
ontheproblemsinimplementing theCommunityScalefortheclass
ficationofcarcase^,°of?adultbovineanimals
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COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
REPORT ONTHEPROBLEMS INIMPLEMENTING THECOMMUNITY SCALE
FORTHECLASSIFICATION OFCARCASUESOFADULTBOVINE ANIMALS
1.WhentheCommunity scaleforclassification ofcarcasses ofadultbovine
animals wasintroduced /,itwasdecidedtosubmitareporttotheCouncil
ontheproblemsarisingfromtheimplementation ,inthedifferent Member
States^of theCommunity scale(2ndsubparagraph ofArticle 6ofRegulation
(EEC)no.1208/81of28April1981(1)).
Moreover,theCommission ,assisted bytheManagement Committee ,wasmade
responsible fordrawing upCommunity provisions layingdowndefinitions of
theconformation andfatcovercategories .Theseprovisions wereadoptedin
(2)Regulation (EEC)No.2930/81of12October 1981
Although thebasictextandadditional provisions havebeenadopted,no'
MemberStatehasyetimplemented theCommunity classification scale.It
shouldalsobepointedoutthattheCommission has,insummer1981,
submitted totheManagement Committee asecondRegulation layingdownfurther
detailed rulesforapplying theCommunity scale(doc.VI/2847/81)including :
-thecorrections required fortransition fromnational presentation of
carcases tothereference presentation (Article 2ofRegulation (EEC)
No.1208/81);
-criteria allowing adistinction tobemadebetweencategories ofcarcasses
(Article3(1));
-theconditions inwhichexternalfatmayberemovedfromcarcas_=s .(Article
4(3)).
(1)O.J.No.L123,7.05.1981 ,p.3
(2)O.J.No.L293,13.10.1981 ,p.6
Provisions !address:RuedelaLoi200,B-1049Brussels-Téléphoné 7350040/7358040-Télégraphie address:"COMEUR Brussels
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ThissecondCommission Regulation istomakeitpossible toapplyinthe
MemberStatestheestablishment ofdeadweightpricesinaccordance with
theCommunity reference presentation forcarcasses inorderto*carryout
theextercise provided forinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle 6of
Regulation (EEC)No.1208/81whereby"untilthedateofapplication /ofthe
Scale/fortheestablishment ofmarketprices,pricetableswillbedrawn
uponaparallel basis,firstly,inaccordance withcurrently-applicable
Community andnational provisions and,secondly,onthebasisofadministrative
methodstobedrawnupprogressively inaccordance withtheprovisions /of
thesaidCouncilRegulation /".
Unfortunately ,therehavebeennumerousdifficulties withintheManagement
Committee inadopting thissecondCommission Regulation .Thesedifficulties
coverthefollowing points:
-definition ofthestageforrecording deadweightprices;
-themeansofexpressing (bypriceorbyweight)"of.thenecessary corrections
fortransition fromnational carcasspresentation totheCommunity
reference presentation ;
-fatcovercategories whereremovalofexternal fatmaybepractised .
Finally,duringthediscussions arising fromestablishment oftheadjustments
providedforinArticle2^2)ofRegulation (EEC)No.1208/81,itwas
foundthattherehadbeensomeimprecision interminology whendrawing up
thatparagraph anditshouldtherefore berevised fromalinguistic point
ofview.Atableoftechnical termstobeusedinthisrespectisattached
(Annex 1).
Intheperiodbeforethesecondimplementing Regulation isadopted,the
Commission ,withaviewtospeeding uptheworkofimplementing the
Community scaleforclassification ofcarcases intheMemberStates,have
sentthecompetent authorities oftheMemberStates aquestionnaire
(Annex2)drawnupfollowing twoexpert**"^meetings heldinBelgium,the
firston10November 1981inMelle,(Annex3)andthesecondon3December
1981,inBrussels .

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AfurtherexpertsmeetingistobeheldinJanuary 198<kinFrance
I.
3.ItshouldalsobepointedoutthattheCommission hasnotyetbeenableto
drawuptherulesforapplication ofArticle 5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1208/81concerning setting upaCommunity inspection committee responsible
foron-the-spotinspection toensureconsistent application ofthe
Community classification scale.
Planshave,nevertheless ,already beenmade,inordertospeedupthework
aimedatsetting upthatcommittee ,fororganizing ,inMarch1982in
Germany,aseminardevotedto.provisionofinformation forthoseresponsible
forclassification ofadultcattlecarcassesineachMemberState,
4.TheCommission accordingly proposes thattheCounciltakeadecision that,
witheffectfrom5April1982(beginning ofthe1982/1983marketing year)
marketpricesaretoberecorded onthebasisoftheCommunity scale.
However,inviewofthedifficulties encountered inimplementing thatscale,
marketpricescouldcontinue toberecorded onaparallel basisuntil5
December 1982inaccordance withthenational provisions inforceatpresent .
Asfrom6December 1982,marketpriceswouldberecorded exclusively onthe
basisoftheCommunity scaleandintervention measures aretobeapplied on
thesamebasis.
TheCommission intends,inthisrespect,tosubmitaproposalforaRegulation
amending Regulation (EEC)No805/68,afterthepricesdecisionforthe1982/
1983marketing year,sothat,alsoasfrom6December 1982,.theguideand
intervention pricesbefixedper100kilograms carcasSweightofthe
standardqualitytobedefinedinaccordance withtheCommunity
Classification .scale.

ANNEXE 1
Nomenclature desspécifications techniques concernant laprésentation de
lacarcasse deréférence
Francai s Engli sh•
Deutsch Itali ano Nederlands Dansk 'Ελληνικά
1 Queue Tai l Schwanz Coda Staart Hale Ούρά
2 Couronne du
,tende deFat onthe in-
side oftop-Oberschalen -
kranzfettCorona della
fesa (scannello )Bovenbi Ivet . Inderlårstalg Κορώνα
tranche . side–
3
iGras detesti­
culesCodfat Sackfett Grasso scro­
tale ·.·Zakvet TestikeltalgΛίπος γαρυφάλου
4 Graisse de
bassinPelvic fat Beckenfett -
gewebeGrasso del
bacinoSlotvet . BækkentalgΑίτιος λεκάνης
5 Rognons Kidneys Nieren Rene Nieren Nyrer Νεφρά
6 Graisse de
rognonsKidney fat Nierenfett -
gewebeGrasso della
roqnonataNiervet Nyretalg Περ ινεφρικό λίποι·
7 Hampe Thin skirt Saumf leisch Diaframma Middenri f MellemgulvΔιάφραγιια
8Onglet Thick skirt Nierenzapfen Pilast r_o__del
diaframmaLonghaas Nyretappe Ετύλοι
διαφράγματος
9 Goutti ère
jugulai re
(veine grasse )Jugular vein
and the
adjacent fatStichstelle am
Hals (Halsfett )Vena qiuqulare Vette nekaders Hai8fedt og
halsvenerΣφαγίΐιόα φλέβα
10 Moëlle
épini ère.Spinal cord Röckenmark Midello spinale Ruggemerg Rygmarv Νωτιαίος μυελός
ï.
, if

ANNEX2
REPORTONTHEPROBLEMSINIMPLEMENTING
THECOMMUNITY SCALE
Problemsencountered ornotencountered onimplementation ofthecarcase
classification scale
-legalbasesforintroducingtheCommunityscaleoramendingexisting
systems
-trainingofgraders
-markingofclassifiedcarcases.
Problemsconnectedwithfindingthemarketpricedead-weight onthebasis
oftheCommunityscale
-whetherornottointroducequotationsfordead-weightinthevarious
MemberStates,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1208/81
-communicationbyslaughterhouses ofcurrentpricesforcarcasesonthe
hook
-determination ofnewrepresentative marketswhereslaughterhouses' decla-
trationsarecollectedbyajoint-tradequotationcommittee.
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