2001/775/EC: Commission Decision of 7 November 2001 amending Decision 88/479/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document number C(2001) 3383)
Date: 2001-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, carcase, classification, pigmeat

L 291/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

8.11.2001

amending Decision 88/479/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 November 2001

(notified under document number C(2001) 3383)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(2001/775/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

By Decision 88/479/EEC (3), as amended by Decision
94/337/EC (4),
various
the Commission authorises
methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain.

Spain has asked the Commission to authorise use of a
new pig carcass grading method. The information
required in accordance with 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 (5), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (6), has been
supplied. On examination of the request the conditions
required for the authorisation of the new method have
been shown to be met.

Decision 88/479/EEC should be amended accordingly.

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

Article 1

Decision 88/479/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 1, the following indent is added:

‘— the apparatus termed “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass
grading” (Autofom) and assessment methods related
thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the
Annex.’

2. The Annex to this Decision is added as Part 4 of the Annex

thereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2001.

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 234, 24.8.1988, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 150, 16.6.1994, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39.
(6) OJ L 330, 21.12.1994, p. 43.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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ANNEX

‘PART 4

Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading (Autofom)

1. Pig carcass grading shall be carried out using the apparatus termed Autofom-Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass

grading.

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

operating distance between transducers of 25 mm.

The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness and muscle thickness.

The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content using a computer.

3. The carcasse's lean meat content shall be calculated on the basis of 35 measurement points using the following

formula:

ŷ = 59.730720 – 0.071305 ×1 – 0.083445 ×2 – 0.064846 ×3 – 0.063702 ×4 – 0.066525 ×5 – 0.052607 ×6
– 0.057327 ×7 – 0.076291 ×8 – 0.060650 ×9 – 0.049228 ×10 – 0.056895 ×11 – 0.070219 ×12
– 0.069913 ×13 – 0.079212 ×14 – 0.063921 ×15 – 0.060827 ×16 – 0.063108 ×17 – 0.067504 ×18
– 0.067564 ×19 – 0.068291 ×20 – 0.057452 ×21 – 0.059113 ×22 – 0.077067 ×23 – 0.069915 ×24
– 0.075445 ×25 + 0.032977 ×26 + 0.032874 ×27 + 0.029973 ×28 + 0.028460 ×29 + 0.025665 ×30
+ 0.029430 ×31 + 0.020242 ×32 + 0.018780 ×33 + 0.039473 ×34 + 0.038720 ×35

where:

ŷ = the estimated lean meat content of the carcass.

4. Descriptions of the measuring points and the statistical method can be found in Part II of the Spanish protocol

forwarded to the Commission in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.

The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 110 kilograms.’