Article 1

The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in the Czech Republic:

• the grading method known as ‘Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,

• the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,

• the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex,

• the apparatus termed ‘Ultra FOM 300’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the AnnexF1,

• F2the apparatus termed ‘ Ultra-sound IS-D-05 ’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex,

• the apparatus termed ‘ Needle IS-D-15 ’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex.

The grading method ‘ Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP) ’ may be applied only in slaughterhouses which do not exceed a weekly slaughtering of 200 pigs in annual average.

F3As regards the apparatus ‘Ultra FOM 300’ and ‘Ultra-sound IS-D-05’ it is laid down that after the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcass that the apparatus measured the values of measurement P ₂ on the site provided for in the Annex, Part 4, point 3 and Part 5, point 3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure.