2005/240/: Commission Decision of 11 March 2005 authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Poland (notified under document number C(2005) 552)
Date: 2005-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, agricultural product nomenclature, carcase, pigmeat

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 March 2005

authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Poland

(notified under document number C(2005) 552)

(Only the Polish text is authentic)

(2005/240/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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).

of

has

requested

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

The evaluation of
the
conditions for authorising these grading methods are
fulfilled.

this request has revealed that

Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 lays down that
Member States may be authorised to provide for a
presentation of pig carcases different from the standard
presentation defined
same Article where
in the
commercial practice or technical requirements warrant
such a derogation.

(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 as amended by Regulation

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

commercial practice, necessitate

In Poland the traditions in carcase presentation, and
consequently,
that
carcases can be presented with the flare fat, kidneys
and/or diaphragm. This should be taken into account
for
in adjusting the weight
standard presentation.

recorded to the weight

(6)

(7)

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

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

in this Decision are in
the Management

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for
grading pig
to Regulation (EEC) No
3220/84 in Poland:

carcases pursuant

(a)

the apparatus termed ‘Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM)’
and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which
are given in Part 1 of the Annex;

(b) the apparatus termed ‘Ultra FOM 300’ and the assessment
methods related thereto, details of which are given in part 2
of the Annex;

(c)

the apparatus called ‘Fully automatic ultrasonic carcase
grading (Autofom)’ and the assessment methods related
thereto, details of which are given in part 3 of the Annex.

As regards the apparatus ‘Ultra FOM 300’, referred in the first
paragraph, point (b), it is laid down that after the end of the
measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the
carcase that the apparatus measured the values of measurement
T1 and T2 on the site provided for in the Annex, part 2, point
3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be
made at the same time as the measurement procedure.

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Article 2

Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article
2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, the flare fat, the kidneys
and the diaphragm need not be removed from pig carcases
to establish
before being weighed and graded.
quotations
the
recorded hot weight shall be reduced:

for pig carcases on a comparable basis,

In order

(a)

for diaphragm by 0,23 %

(b) for flare fat and kidneys by:

— 1,90 % for carcases grade S and E,

— 2,11 % for carcases grade U,

— 2,54 % for carcases grade R,

— 3,12 % for carcases grade O,

— 3,35 % for carcases grade P.

Article 3

Modifications of the apparata or the assessment methods shall
not be authorised.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

METHODS FOR GRADING PIG CARCASES IN POLAND

Part 1
CAPTEUR GRAS/MAIGRE — SYDEL (CGM)
1. Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus known as ‘Capteur gras/maigre — Sydel (CGM)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a high-definition Sydel probe 8 mm in width, a light-emitting infra-red diode

(Honeywell) and two light sensors (Honeywell). The operating distance is between 0 and 105 mm.

The values measured will be converted into estimated lean meat content by the CGM itself.

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

= 50,11930 – 0,62421X1 + 0,26979X2

where:

= the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

X1 = the thickness of back fat (including rind) in millimetres measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase

between the third and fourth last rib,

X2 = the thickness of the muscle in millimetres measured at the same time and in the same place as X1.

This formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms.

Part 2

ULTRA-FOM 300

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM 300’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with an ultrasonic probe at 3,5 MHz (Krautkrämer MB 4 SE). The ultrasonic signal is

digitised, stored and processed by a microprocessor.

The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the Ultra-FOM
apparatus itself.

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

= 49,88792 – 0,41858T1

– 0,22302T2 + 0,16050M1 + 0,11181M2

where:

= the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

T1 = the thickness of back fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, at the

last rib,

T2 = the thickness of back fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase,

between the third and fourth last rib,

M1 = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as T1,

M2 = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as T2.

This formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms.

FULLY AUTOMATIC ULTRASONIC CARCASE GRADING (AUTOFOM)

Part 3

1. Pig carcase grading shall be carried out using the apparatus termed Autofom (Fully automatic ultrasonic carcase grading).

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

distance between transducers of 25 mm.

The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of back-fat thickness and muscle thickness.

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

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3. The carcase's lean meat content shall be calculated on the basis of 55 measurement points using the following

formula:

= 56,252136* – 0,028473*x1
– 0,041058*x10
– 0,037751x20
– 0,037867*x55
– 0,041369*x64
– 0,035188*x76
– 0,034710*x83

– 0,020363*x8
– 0,047627*x19
– 0,028232*x53
– 0,040422*x63
– 0,035085*x75
– 0,033473*x82
+ 0,037605*x117
+ 0,030004*x126

– 0,027282*x2
– 0,037529*x12
– 0,053476*x22
– 0,042106*x56
– 0,025033*x70
– 0,036037*x77
– 0,042587*x90

– 0,015806*x3
– 0,037360*x13
– 0,025057*x23
– 0,040204*x57
– 0,027128*x71
– 0,030996*x78
– 0,039693*x91

– 0,034145*x7
– 0,022851*x6
– 0,016142*x4
– 0,031628*x18
– 0,040317x16
– 0,033079x14
– 0,029084x52
– 0,029586*x51
– 0,008859x36
– 0,036111*x62
– 0,033291*x61
– 0,027405*x60
– 0,033897*x74
– 0,035766*x73
– 0,032544*x72
– 0,031859*x79
– 0,033305*x81
– 0,031764*x80
– 0,033790*x92 + 0,044578x115 + 0,041854*x116
+ 0,030630*x125

+ 0,020061*x124

+ 0,034210*x118

+ 0,035420*x119

+ 0,031481*x120

where:

= the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

x1, x2 ... x126 are the variables measured by Autofom.

4. Descriptions of the measurement points and the statistical method can be found in part II of the Polish protocol

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

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms.