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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)31 final
Brussels,1stFebruary1980
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
DETERMINING THECOMMUNITY SCALEFOR
GRADING CARCASES OFADULTBOVINES
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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C0M(80)31final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Sincesignificantprogresshas"beenmadeinrecentyearsintheMemberStates
withregardtotheclassification ofthecarcasesofadultbovines,itis
proposedthatthevariousnationalclassification schemesshouldbeharmonized
intoasingleCommunityscale,drawingonexperiencegainedsofar.
Thecombineduseofthetwomainclassification criteria,namelytheconforma­
tionandthedegreeoffattness,makesitpossibletoclassifythecarcasesof
adultbovinesonthebasisoftheirrichneesinmeat,thecommercialvalueof
thecarcasesbeinganatterforth©jxidgamentofthesellerandthepurchaser.
Inordertofacilitatetheusebythoseconcernedofthecommonterminilogy
represented bytheCommunityscale(carcasesclassifiedatthetimeof
slaughtering shouldbemarked®
Finally,theestablishment ,onthebasisoftheCommunityscale,ofmore
objectiveandmorecomparablequotations fromoneMemberStatetoanother
willmakeitpossibletodetermine©orepreciselytheaverageCommunitymarket
priceforslaughteredadultbovinesofthestandardquality.
Thenewrulesproposedareintended,asaresultofbetterknowledgeofthe
product,toensureimprovedmarkettransparency forbeefandvealinthe
Communityand,astheCommissionhasalreadyindicatedinitsproposalsto
improvethecommonagriculturalpolicyinthebeefandvealsector(l),a
moreuniformapplicationthrougouttheCommunityofintervention buying–in.
Theydonotimplyanygradingafcarcasesonthebasisoftheircommercial
value.
(l)DocCOM(79)71oFinalof29November1979*P«6

Proposal for
COUNCIL RBQULA.TIOU (EEC)
determining "theCommunity scale for grading carcases ofadult bovines
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No803/68onthecommon organization
ofthe'market inbeef andveal (l),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No (2),
andinparticular Artiole 3(4)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (3)J K
Whereas pursuant toArtiole 3ofRegulation (EEC)NO805/68aguide price must
befixed annually forslaughtered adult bovine sofastandard quality defined
byreferenoe toaCommunity soale forclassifying carcases ofadult bovine s;
WhereaB itistherefore neoessary toestablish rules ensuring uniform classi­
fication ofcarcaseB ofadult bovines ;
Whereas this olassifioation must bemade onthebasis ofconfrontation anddegree
offatness ;
Whereas the combination ofthe two abovementioned criteria enables carcases of
adult bovines tobeclassified into commercial classes ^whereas aneasily visible
indelible mark should beapplied totheoarcase thus classified /indicating the
olass inwhich ithasbeen placed ;
Whereas tofacilitate quotations forcaroases Ofadult bovines onacommon basis
intheMember States andtomake thequotations comparable totheguide prioes
forthestandard quality ,theCommunity scale should beused fordetermining
quotations foradult bovine caroases andinparticular fordetermining theCommunity
market price foradult bovine carcases ofthestandard quality .

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION 'S ■ , .
Artide1
1.TheCommunityscaleforclassifyingadultbovinecarcasesshallbeasshown
inAnnexI*Thebasesforclassifyingadultbovinecarcasesaresetoutin
AnnexII*
2.AneasilyvisibleIndeliblemarkshallbeappliedtoeachcaroaseclassified,
indicatingtheolassinwhichithasbeenplaced.r-
1)OJNoL148,28.06.1968,p.24.
2)OJNo

2
Article 2
TheCommunity scale fortheclassification ofadult "bovine carcases shall be
■ ν
used forestablishing quotations for adult bovine carcases .
Article 3
Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation shall feeadopted in
acoordanoe with theprooedure laid down inArticle 27ofRegulation (EEC)
Ho805/68.
Article 4.
This Regulation shall enter into foroe onthedayofitspublication inthe
Offioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities *
Itshall apply with effeot from thebeginning oftheI980/8Imarketing year * .
^ *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States *
!
Done atBrussels . For the Council
1

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Annex I
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.Community soale forclassifying adult bovine carcases
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* Degree offatness
! X 1 2 3 4 « 5/
Exoellent I I
Very good II ; II
! • •- C
Good III > m •
I I ι I
Conformation i l I 1 I- IConfornation
J'- » » !.
Passable , T T
Industrial useVI yi
/ T" 2 3 4 5\
lean with a with a fat very fat
./ film of 'covering >
fat offat .► , *
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Annex II
Bases forclassifying adult bovine carcases
A«"Carcase "means thebody ,whole ordivided through
themiddle , ofananimal ofthe "bovine epeoies ,slaughtered ,bled ,
skinned ,eviscerated ,after removal of
–thehead ,detached between theocciput andthefirst oervical vertebra ,
–part ofthelegs ,
thehind legs detached atthehook ,
thefore legs detached attheknee joint
–theorgans contained inthethoraoio andabdominal cavities ,including
fats andkidneys
–infemales thevulva andattached muscles ,theudder andfatty mammary
tissue
–inmales andneutered males ,thepenis ,theattached susoles and,
thetesticles ifany . .
B.Adult bovine carcases areclassified bysuccessive assessment oft
–theconfoxmation ,asregardsi
–general aspects ,profiles andmusculature
–thedifferent parts of'the carcase ,particularly thethigh ,spine and
shoulder ®
–thedegree offatness ,with reference to
–the fatlayer ,andinparticular
–theamount ofinternal fatinthethoraoio cavity ,particularly under
the thin flank *
/
Conformation ismeasured \tsipg"theRoman numerals ItoVIandthedegree of ,
fatness ismeasured using theArabic numerals 1to5#

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
o«t«x9*1 *80
1.BUDGET HEADING :Chapter 65 APPH06IATI0NS iCDTOVIfUà,5 Mio EUATIONS J . . .provisional System )
z.TITLE :Proposal forCouncil Regulation determining theCommunity scale for
trading cattle carcases . ^ I
jLEGAL BASIS :Article 3ofCouncil R.805/68
«AIMS ofPROJECT iHarmomsation cattle carcase classification intheCommunity .
5.FINANCIAL 'IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
{REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
•NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
•OWN RESOURCES CFTHE EC
(1£VUS /CUST0»S DOMES )
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS
p.m.CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
i >
*"p»m «FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
! i
-p.m.
9.0.1 CSTIMATED CXPENOITURC
5.1.1 ESTIMATE »RECCIPTS1982
P•"«•1983
•p«fn «
5*2WETMOO OFCALCULATION ;The -adoption ofaCommunity cattle carcase classification
grid tends todecrease theexpenditure ofthebeef andveal sector ..Theexact
influence cannot yet becalculated .
I6.0 CAN Th£PROJECT BEFINANCED FRO*APPROBATIONS ENTERED INTHE RELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHE CURRENT BUDGET ?
•YES/W
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IO.L
YES/NO
EWILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?W/W
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