1999/381/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 1999 amending Decision 97/370/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Sweden (notified under document number C(1999) 1342) (Only the Swedish text is authentic)
Date: 1999-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, carcase, classification, meat processing industry, pigmeat

10. 6. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 145/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 May 1999

amending Decision 97/370/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in
Sweden

(notified under document number C(1999) 1342)

(Only the Swedish text is authentic)

(1999/381/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 pig carcasses (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2),
and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas the Commission, by Decision 97/370/EC (3) has authorised different methods for
grading pig carcasses in Sweden;

Whereas the Swedish Government has requested the Commission to authorise the use of a new
method for grading pig carcasses; whereas the information required pursuant to Article 3 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for
the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcasses (4) has been submitted; whereas
evaluation of the request has shown the conditions for authorising the said method of grading to
be fullfilled;

Whereas Decision 97/370/EC should be amended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Decision 97/370/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following indent is added to Article 1:

Article 1

‘ the apparatus termed “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading” (Autofom) and the
assessment method related hereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.'

2. The Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex as Part 3.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 157, 14.6.1997, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 6. 1999

ANNEX

‘PART 3

Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading (Autofom)

1. Grading of pig carcasses shall be carried out by means of the apparatus “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass

grading” (Autofom).

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with 16 ultrasonic transducers, 2 MHz (Krautkrämer, SFK 2 NP) with an

operating of 25 mm between each transducer.

The ultrasonic data comprise measurements of fat thickness and muscle depth.

The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean mean content by means of a central
data-processing unit.

3. The lean meat content of the carcass shall be calculated on the basis of 29 individual measuring points

according to the following formula:

yˆ = 63,022667 – 0,061990 x1 – 0,044287 x2 – 0,020369 x3 – 0,031346 x4 – 0,090065 x5 –
0,046915 x6 – 0,080397 x7 – 0,055209 x8 – 0,087009 x9 – 0,057792 x10 + 0,020473 x11 +
0,022994 x12 + 0,024723 x13 + 0,021543 x14 + 0,018325 x15 – 0,098499 x16 – 0,078841 x17 –
0,087616 x18 – 0,089338 x19– 0,083622 x20 – 0,070741 x21 – 0,086366 x22 – 0,089192 x23 –
0,090805 x24 – 0,081049 x25 + 0,023325 x26 + 0,024673 x27 + 0,026422 x28 + 0,023543 x29

where:

yˆ = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass.

4. The description of the measurement points and the description of the statistical method are laid down in
the Swedish Protocol, Part II, submitted to the Commission under the terms of Article 3(3) of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.

The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.'