Document ID: 32001D0775

Commission Decision
of 7 November 2001
amending Decision 88/479/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain
(notified under document number C(2001) 3383)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2001/775/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 carcasses(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 88/479/EEC(3), as amended by Decision 94/337/EC(4), the Commission authorises various methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain.
(2) Spain has asked the Commission to authorise use of a new pig carcass grading method. The information required in accordance with 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 carcasses(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94(6), has been supplied. On examination of the request the conditions required for the authorisation of the new method have been shown to be met.
(3) Decision 88/479/EEC should be amended accordingly.
(4) 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
Decision 88/479/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, the following indent is added: "- the apparatus termed 'Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading' (Autofom) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex."
2. The Annex to this Decision is added as Part 4 of the Annex thereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2001.

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