Document ID: 32007D0571

COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 August 2007
amending Decision 2005/307/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Latvia
(notified under document number C(2007) 3915)
(Only the Latvian text is authentic)
(2007/571/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 2005/307/EC (2) authorises one method for grading pig carcases in Latvia.
(2)
The Latvian Government has asked the Commission to authorise the use of a new formula for the authorised method and two 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)
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 2005/307/EC is amended as follows:
1.
Article 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Latvia.
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The manual method (ZP) and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
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the “Intrascope (Optical Probe)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
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the “PG 200 (Pork Grader)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
The manual method (ZP) may be applied only in slaughterhouses which do not exceed a weekly slaughtering of 200 pigs.’
2.
The Annex to Decision 2005/307/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Latvian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 21 August 2007.

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