COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 1999

amending Decision 87/293/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland

(notified under document number C(1999) 4741)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2000/26/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigment(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission, by Decision 87/293/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 98/284/EC(6), has authorised different methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland.

(2) The Irish Government has requested the Commission to remove the method "Introscope/midline" from the list of authorised methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland, as the said method is no longer used to grade pig carcases in Ireland.

(3) Decision 87/293/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 87/293/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. The third indent of Article 1 is deleted.

2. Part 3 of the Annex is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 146, 6.6.1987, p. 66.

(6) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 69.