Document ID: 32003D0750

Commission Decision
of 20 October 2003
amending Decision 88/234/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2003) 3798)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2003/750/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:
(1) Commission Decision 88/234/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 94/567/EC(4), has introduced several grading methods for use in the United Kingdom.
(2) The United Kingdom has requested the Commission to authorise the use of a new method for grading pig carcases in Great Britain and has submitted the details required 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94(6). An examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising the new grading method are fulfilled.
(3) At the same occasion, the United Kingdom has asked the Commission to remove the Ultra-Fom apparatus from Decision 88/234/EEC because this device is no longer used in Great Britain.
(4) Decision 88/234/EEC should 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 88/234/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a) in the first paragraph, the fifth indent is replaced by the following:
"- the apparatus termed 'Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading' (Autofom) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in part 5 of the Annex";
(b) the third paragraph is deleted.
2. In Annex I, part 5 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 2003.

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