2005/7/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2004) 5296)
Date: 2004-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, carcase, marketing standard, meat processing industry, pigmeat, statistical method

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2004

authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus

(notified under document number C(2004) 5296)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2005/7/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

In Cyprus, commercial practice does not require that the
tongue and the kidneys are removed from the pig
carcase; this should be taken into account in adjusting
the weight for standard presentation.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13
November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading
pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

(5)

No modification of the apparatus or the grading method
may be
a new
authorised except by means of
Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience
gained; for this reason, the present authorisation may be
revoked.

Whereas:

(6)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Pigmeat,

in this Decision are in
the Management

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides
that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by
estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with
statistically proven assessment methods based on the
physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts
of the pig carcase; the authorisation of grading methods
is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for
statistical error in assessment; this tolerance was defined
in 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 carcases (2).

has

The Government
the
of Cyprus
Commission to authorise one method for grading pig
carcases and has submitted the results of its dissection
trial which was executed before the day of accession, by
presenting part
the protocol provided for in
two of
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.

requested

The evaluation of
conditions
fulfilled.

this request has revealed that

the
for authorising this grading method are

(1) OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39. Regulation amended by Regulation

(EC) No 3127/94 (OJ L 330, 21.12.1994, p. 43).

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The use of
grading pig
3220/84 in Cyprus:

the following method is hereby authorised for
to Regulation (EEC) No

carcases pursuant

— the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and
assessment methods related thereto, details of which are
given in the Annex.

Article 2

Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article
2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be
presented in Cyprus with the tongue and kidneys attached
to establish
before being weighted and graded.
quotations
the
recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,8 kg.

for pig carcases on a comparable basis,

In order

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Article 3

Modifications of the apparatus or the assessment method shall not be authorised.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Methods for grading pig carcases in Cyprus

Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)

1. Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus called ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 mm at the blade of the top of
the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and photodetector of the type 58 MR and
having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted
into estimated lean meat content by means of the HGP 4 itself or a computer linked to it.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

where:

ý = 62,965 – 0,368X1

– 0,517X2 + 0,132 W

ý = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

X1 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind

the last rib,

X2 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between

the third and fourth last rib,

W = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as X2.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 55 and 120 kilograms.