2005/611/EC: Commission Decision of 8 August 2005 amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (notified under document number C(2005) 2995)
Date: 2005-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, carcase, meat processing industry, swine, weights and measures

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 August 2005

amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland

(notified under document number C(2005) 2995)

(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/611/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

(5)

Decision 96/550/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

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

in this Decision are in
the Management

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Whereas:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 96/550/EC is hereby amended as
follows:

By Commission Decision 96/550/EC (2), the use of two
methods
in Finland was
authorised.

for grading pig carcases

1. Point 3 of Part 1 is replaced by the following:

of

Finland
the

has
the
requested
The Government
Commission to authorise
application of new
formulae for the calculation of the lean meat content
of carcases in the framework of
the existing grading
required in
methods and has
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 (3).

submitted the details

(3)

The examination of this request has revealed that the
conditions for authorising the new formulae are fulfilled.

(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 236, 18.9.1996, p. 47.
(3) 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).

‘3. The lean content of

the carcase shall be calculated

according to the following formula:

= 56,713 – 0,271 (cid:127) X1 – 0,620 (cid:127) X2 + 0,258 (cid:127) X3

Where:

= the estimated lean meat of the carcase;

X1 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm
measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase
behind the last rib;

X2 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm
measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase
between the third and fourth last rib;

(1)

(2)

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X3 = the thickness of muscle in mm measured at the

same time and the same place as X2.

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

X1 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm
measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase
between the third and fourth last rib.

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

2. Point 3 of Part 2 is replaced by the following:

‘3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated

according to the following formula:

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.

Article 2

= 69,931 – 0,843 (cid:127) X1

Done at Brussels, 8 August 2005.

Where:

= the estimated lean meat of the carcase;

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission