{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-167/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/167",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 18 February 2008 amending Decision 2005/879/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Slovenia (notified under document number C(2008) 554) (Only the Slovenian text is authentic) (2008/167/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-167",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 18 February 2008\namending Decision 2005/879/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Slovenia\n(notified under document number C(2008) 554)\n(Only the Slovenian text is authentic)\n(2008/167/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2005/879/EC authorises two methods (Zwei-Punkt — DM5 and Hennessy Grading Probe) for grading pig carcases in Slovenia.\n(2)\nIn view of technical developments, Slovenia has asked the Commission to authorise an update of the formulae 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.\n(3)\nExamination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising those grading methods are fulfilled.\n(4)\nThe ZP-DM5 grading method has been authorised by Decision 2005/879/EC until 31 December 2007. Due to delay for examination of the requested updated methods, the authorisation should be maintained until this Decision applies.\n(5)\nDecision 2005/879/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 324, 10.12.2005, p. 87."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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)."
    }
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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