Document ID: 31997D0546

COMMISSION DECISION of 10 July 1997 amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (97/546/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 Commission Decision 89/471/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 97/369/EC (4), authorizes various methods for grading pig carcases in Germany;
Whereas the use of the new formula for calculating the lean meat content of carcases introduced by the recent amendment of Decision 89/471/EEC as regards the method 'ZP` has revealed certain deficiencies relating to the accuracy of estimates; whereas, as a result, the use of the former formula should be authorized;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In part II of the Annex to Decision 89/471/EEC the formula under point 2 is hereby replaced by the following:
'^y = 49,978 + 26,0429 NUM S
DEN F
+ 4,5154 &radic;F - 2,5018 log S - 8,4212 &radic;S`.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 1997.

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