Commission Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2967/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3127/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2967/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases
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 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 introduced the use of partial dissection of pig carcases as a means to obtain the total weight of the red striated muscles; whereas it is necessary to lay down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 (3), the details of the new assessment method in particular the number of carcases to be dissected and the new dissection method; whereas the use of partial dissection leads to a new specification of the maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment;
Whereas it is appropriate to improve the procedure for authorization of new grading methods by introducing a two-step protocol and by enumerating the different elements which it should contain;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,