Document ID: 32008D0176

COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 February 2008
amending Decision 97/107/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Belgium
(notified under document number C(2008) 678)
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(2008/176/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), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 97/107/EC (2) authorises two methods (Capteur Gras/Maigre - Sydel (CGM) and Giralda Choirometer PG 200) for grading pig carcases in Belgium.
(2)
Belgium has asked the Commission to authorise three new methods of grading pig carcases and has presented the results of its dissection trials in the second part of the protocol provided for in Article 3(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 (3).
(3)
Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.
(4)
Decision 97/107/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
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 97/107/EC is amended as follows:
1.
the following indents are added to the first paragraph of Article 1:
‘-
the apparatus called “VCS 2000” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex,
-
the apparatus called “Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP4)” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex,
-
the apparatus called “Optiscan-TP” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex;’
2.
the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008.

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