Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 17 July 2007

amending Decision 2006/784/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in France

(notified under document number C(2007) 3419)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2007/510/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^f1, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2006/784/EC^f2 authorises three methods for grading pig carcases in France.

(2)

The French Government has asked the Commission to authorise two new methods of grading pig carcases and has presented the results of its dissection trials in the second part of the protocol provided for in Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases^f3.

(3)

Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5).
f2: OJ L 318, 17.11.2006, p. 27.
f3: OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1197/2006 (OJ L 217, 8.8.2006, p. 6).