# Commission Decision of 8 August 2005 amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (notified under document number C(2005) 2995) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2005/611/EC), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Annex to Decision 96/550/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1.. Point 3 of Part 1 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
The lean content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:
= 56,713 – 0,271 • X1 – 0,620 • X2 + 0,258 • X3
Where:
the estimated lean meat of the carcase;
X1 the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind the last rib;
X2 the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib;
X3 the thickness of muscle in mm measured at the same time and the same place as X2.
The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.’
2.. Point 3 of Part 2 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:
= 69,931 – 0,843 • X1
Where:
the estimated lean meat of the carcase;
X1 the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib.
The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/611/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-611/article-1
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