COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1993 amending Decision 88/184/EEC authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (93/703/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 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 88/184/EEC (3) has introduced a grading method for use in Belgium;
Whereas the Government of Belgium has requested the Commission to authorize the application of a new formula for the calculation of the lean meat content of carcases in the framework of the existing grading method and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 (4); whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the new formula are fulfilled;
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
Point 3 of the Annex to Decision 88/184/EEC is replaced by the following:
'3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:
y = 112,19 0,6184 x1 + 0,5037 x2 0,7234 x3 36,2413 x4 + 0,0448 x where y = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase, x1 = the thickness of fat (including rind) in millimetres, covering the lumbar muscle (M. glutaeus medius), measured at its thinnest point, x2 = the width of the leg in millimetres, measured at its thickest point, x3 = the width of the half-carcase at the flank in millimetres, measured at its narrowest point, x4 = the coefficient x2 x3 , x5 = the angle of the leg in degrees, measured against the horizontal line.
The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kilograms.'
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.