Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2006 of  20 January 2006  adopting additional provisions for the application of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals
Date: 2006-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, carcase, fattening, product quality

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 103/2006

of 20 January 2006

adopting additional provisions for the application of the Community scale for the classification of
carcases of adult bovine animals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of
28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the clas-
sification of carcases of adult bovine animals (2), and in
particular the first paragraph of Article 6 thereof,

The additional provisions making the definitions of classes of
conformation and fat cover more precise as referred to in the
first paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81
shall be as listed in Annex I to this Regulation.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation

(EEC) No

Commission
of
12 October 1981 adopting additional provisions for
the application of the Community scale for the classifi-
cation of carcases of adult bovine animals (3) has been
substantially amended (4). In the interests of clarity and
rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

2930/81

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex III.

the
In order to ensure the uniform classification of
carcases of adult bovine animals in the Community,
it
is necessary to make the definitions of classes of confor-
mation and fat cover more precise.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2006.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ No L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2).

(3) OJ L 293, 13.10.1981, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 2237/91 (OJ L 204, 27.7.1991, p. 11).

(4) See Annex II.

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ANNEX I

1. CONFORMATION

Development of carcase profiles, and in particular the essential parts (round, back, shoulder)

Conformation class

Additional provisions

S
Superior

Round:

very highly rounded doublemuscled visibly
separated seams

Topside spreads very markedly over
the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)

Back:

very wide and very thick, up to the shoulder Rump very rounded

E
Excellent

U
Very good

R
Good

O
Fair

P
Poor

Shoulder: very rounded

Round:

very rounded

Topside spreads markedly over
symphysis (symphisis pelvis)

the

Back:

wide and very thick, up to the shoulder

Rump very rounded

Shoulder: very rounded

Round:

rounded

Topside spreads over the symphysis
(symphisis pelvis)

Back:

wide and thick, up to the shoulder

Rump rounded

Shoulder: rounded

Round: well-developed

Back:

still thick but less wide at the shoulder

Shoulder: fairly well-developed

Round:

average development to lacking development

Topside and rump are slightly rounded

Back:

average thickness to lacking thickness

Rump straight profile

Shoulder: average development to almost flat

Round:

poorly developed

Back:

narrow with bones visible

Shoulder: flat with bones visible

2. DEGREE OF FAT COVER

Amount of fat on the outside of the carcase and in the thoracic cavity

Class of fat cover

Additional provisions

1
low

2
slight

3
average

4
high

No fat within the thoracic cavity

Within the thoracic cavity the muscle is clearly visible between the ribs

Within the thoracic cavity the muscle is still visible between the ribs

The seams of fat on the round are prominent. Within the thoracic cavity the muscle between the ribs
may be infiltrated with fat

5
very high

The round is almost completely covered with fat, so that the seams of fat are no longer clearly
visible. Within the thoracic cavity the muscle between the ribs is infiltrated with fat

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendment

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81

(OJ L 293, 13.10.1981, p. 6)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/91

(OJ L 204, 27.7.1991, p. 11)

ANNEX III

Correlation Table

Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81

This Regulation

Article 1

—

Article 2

Annex

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III