97/369/EC: Commission Decision of 30 May 1997 amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Germany (Only the German text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1997 amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (97/369/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission, by Decision 89/471/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/459/EC (4), has authorized different methods for grading pig carcases in Germany;
Whereas the German Government has requested the Commission to authorize the use of a new method for grading pig carcases and the use of new formulae for calculating the lean meat content of carcases under the existing grading methods 'SSD 256` and 'ZP`; whereas the authorization of the new method should not be based on the national calibration procedure provided for in Article 1 (2) of Decision 89/471/EEC, but on the provisions laid down in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 and in compliance with a maximum tolerated statistical error as 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 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (6), in order to allow the full use of the huge amount of information provided by this apparatus;
Whereas, the information required pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 has been submitted; whereas evaluation of the request has shown the conditions for authorizing the said method of grading and the new formulae to be fulfilled;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,