COMMISSION DECISION of 26 May 1994 amending Decision 88/479/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Spain (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (94/337/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 (EEC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,

Whereas, by Decision 88/479/EEC (3), the Commission authorized methods for grading pig carcases in Spain;

Whereas the Spanish Government has asked the Commission to authorize the use of a new formula for calculating the lean meat content of carcases in conjunction with one of the existing grading methods and has supplied the information required pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 (4); whereas an examination of the request has shown that the conditions necessary for authorizing the new formula have been met;

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

Part 2 (3) of the Annex to Decision 88/479/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

^y = 61,56 + (- 0,878 x1) + (0,157 x2)

where:

^y = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

x1 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at six centimetres off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,

x2 = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x1.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kilograms.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 26 May 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5.

(3) OJ No L 234, 24. 8. 1988, p. 20.

(4) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.