Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 21 August 2007

amending Decision 2005/307/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Latvia

(notified under document number C(2007) 3915)

(Only the Latvian text is authentic)

(2007/571/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 2005/307/EC^f2 authorises one method for grading pig carcases in Latvia.

(2)

The Latvian Government has asked the Commission to authorise the use of a new formula for the authorised method and 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 98, 16.4.2005, p. 42.
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).