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COMMISSION OFHISEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)738 final
Brussels.27May1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION (E^c)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No2108/70ofthe
Councilof20October1970determining the
Communityscaleforgradingpigcarcases
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)•
COM(74)738final

Communityscale
forgradingpigcarcases
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1.TheCommunityscaleforgradingpigcarcases(CouncilRegulation (EEC)
N°2108/70)shallbeappliedinallMemberStatesfrom1IJovember1974at
thelatest.
2.SincetheadoptionoftheCommunityscalesomechangeshavetakenplace
intheconditionsofapplication ofthescaleasaconsequence ofthe
enlargement oftheCommunity.Inthisconnectionshouldbementioned
theintroduction oftheweightrange$0-60kgintothescale,aspro­
videdforinthelistinArticle29oftheActofAccession.
3.InthenewMemberStatesothermethodsofmeasuringtherelationship
betweenthefatandthemeatcontentofthecarcasesaretraditionally
appliedthanintheCommunityinitsoriginalcomposition .Furthermore
acertaindevelopment hastakenplaceasconcernsthetechnicalmethods
formeasuringtheleanmeatcontentofthecarcasesandafurtherpro­
gressinthatfieldisforeseen.
Itshouldthereforebepossibletocarrythroughthesubgrading,not
onlyonthebasisofasubjectiveassessmentofmusculardevelopmentin
theprincipalpartsofthecarcase(ham,loin,shoulder,belly),but
alsoonthebasisofobjectivemeasurements correlatedwiththecorres­
pondingleanmeatcontent.
4.Intheexistingscaleitisrelativelydifficultforheavycarcasesto
begradedas3(extra),becausethesamefatthicknessappliestoall
carcasesof70kgandmore.
TwonewweightcategoriesshouldthereforebeintroducedintotheCom­
munitygradeE,andthefatthicknessshouldbefixedaccordingly .
5.Astradeinpigcarcasesoftheweightcategory35-50kgisrelatively
importantinoneofthenewMemberStates,thiscategoryshouldbepro­
videdforinthatMemberState.

ΤΉΕτΑΒΙΕ
Justification ofthedatesoontainedinthetimetable:
ThisRegulationamendsCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2108/70determiningthe
Communityscaleforgradingpigoarcases.
Itshallenterintoforceon1November1974fbecausefromthatdatethe
Communityscalewill"beappliedinallMemberStates(ArticleIS(2)ofthe
ActofAccession).
TheCommissionshall,aftertheadoptionoftheRegulationbytheCouncil,
laydownthedetailedrulesfortheimplementation ofthisRegulation.
Datesproposedfort
SpecialCommitteeonAgriculture : 27-28May1974
OpinionofEconomicandSocialCommitteetJune1974
OpinionofEuropeanParliament t10-14June1974
DecisionofCouncili June-July1974

Proposalfora
^REGULATION(EEC)OPTI!ECOIJNO_IL_
amendingRegulation(EEC)N°2108/70oftheCouncilof20October1970
determining theCommunityscaleforgradingpigcarcases
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticulararticle43thereof;
Havingregardto.CouncilRegulationN°121/67/EECof13June1967on"the
commonorganisationofthemarketinpigmec-t^,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)II0lS72/73^\inparticularArticles2and4(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereasaftertheaccessionofthenewKemberStates,theCommunityscale
forgradingpigcarcases,providedforinRegulation(EEC)N°2108/70^,
mustbeappliedinallMemberStates;
Whereasthemethodsofmeasuringtherelationbetweenthecontentoffat
andofleanmeatinthecarcasehaveundergoneanimportanttechnicalchange
duringrecentyears;whereasitshouldthereforebepossibletoallow.the
MemberStatestoapplyothermethodsofmeasurementthanthoseatprosent
inpracticeintheCommunityasoriginallycomposed;
Whereasintheexistingscaleitisdifficulttogradeheavypigcarcasesa
E(extra);whereasitisappropriatetoEitigatothegradingdifferences
betweenlightandheaviercarcasesofgradeE(extra);
•it/•••
'^OJN°117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67^OJN°L166,23.6.1973.P.1^OJN°,,
'4^0JN°L234,23.10.1970,p.1

WhereasincertainnewMemberStatestheracthcdsofmarketingpigmeatdiffer
somevrhatfromtheseusedintheCommunityasoriginallycomposed;whereas
inparticulararelativelyimportantnumberofpigsareslaughteredthere
atlighterweights(porkers)?whereasforthatreasonitshouldbotrken
intoconsideration toprovideinthesenewMemberStatesforaspecialweight
categoryforth03epigsslaughteredat3weightlowerthan50.kg,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexIofRegulation (EEC)No2103/70isreplacedbyAnnoxIofthisRegulation.
Article2
AnnexIIofRegulation (EEC;NO2108/70isreplacedbyAnnexIIofthisRegulation.
article
TheprovisionsofArticle1(2)cfRegulation(EEC)NO2108/70arereplaced
bythefollowingprovisions :
"2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph1,MemberStateswhichsorequestmay,
inviewofthecharacteristics oftheirpigmeatproduction,beauthorized
inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle24ofRegulation
No121/67/EECj
a)toaddaweightcategorycomprisingslaughteredpigsoflessthan50kg;
b)toreplacetheweightcategoriesforpigcarcasesof90kgandmore
incommercialgradesI,IIandIIIbyasingleweightcategorytoinclude
pigcarcasesweighing90kgandmoreofwhichthethicknessofthobackfat
doesnotexceed:
ingradeI;35mm
ingradeII:40mm
ingradeIIIt45mm."

Article 4
Article 1a.asgiven bolow isinserted into Regulation (EEC)No2108/70
"Article 1a
Member States shall apply oneofthetwomethods ofgrading pigcarcases
described inAnnex IIunder B«2 and C.2 .
IfaMember State applies oneofthemethods provided forunder B.2.b and
C.2.B ,itshall inform theCommission ofthis immediately andsupply all
thetechnical details nocessary foritsapplication ."
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on1November 1974 »
This Regulation shall bobinding initsentirety anddiractly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For tae Council

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MIiEXII
Basesforgradingjpigcarcases
A.Definitions
1."Carcases"
Carcases,bledanddrawn,wholeordivideddownthemiddle,without
tongue,bristles,hoovesorgenitalorgans.
2."Sowcarcases"
Carcasesofallweightsoffemaledomesticswinehavingfarrowedat
leastonce.
3."Boarcarcases"
Carcasesofallweightsofmaledomesticswinehavingbeenusedfor
breeding.
B.P^ij^areases_ai^graded^b^y _co_mbinin^j
1.theassessmentoffatnessbasedonthicknessofbackfatinrelation
totheweigthofthecarcase,and_
2.either
a)subjectiveassessmentofthemusculardevelopmentintheprincipal
partsofthecarcase,i.e.ham,loin,shoulderandbelly,or
b)objectivedetermination ofleanmeatcontentbyuseofaprobe.
C.FatnessdeterminedJ^yjtJie^jthickness ^of^backjfatandtheweightofthe
carcase^isdefinedasfollows:
1.theweightbeingthatofthecarcasowhencold5
2.thethicknessofbackfatbeingmeasuredeither
a)onacarcase,skinincluded,inthecentreofthemuscularmassat
thelevelofthesacrumandatthelevelofthelastrib5thegreater
thicknessresultingfromthesetwomeasurements beingtaken,or
b)offthemid-lineatthelevelofthelastribbyuseofaprobe
allowingthedetermination ofthebackfatthicknessinclosecorre­
lationwiththatestablishedbythemethodprovidedforundera).