{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-176/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/176",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 22 February 2008 amending Decision 97/107/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Belgium (notified under document number C(2008) 678) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (2008/176/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 22 February 2008\namending Decision 97/107/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Belgium\n(notified under document number C(2008) 678)\n(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)\n(2008/176/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 97/107/EC authorises two methods (Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM) and Giralda Choirometer PG 200) for grading pig carcases in Belgium.\n(2)\nBelgium has asked the Commission to authorise three 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.\n(3)\nExamination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.\n(4)\nDecision 97/107/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\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 39, 8.2.1997, p. 17. Decision as amended by Decision 97/734/EC (OJ L 294, 28.10.1997, p. 6)."
    },
    {
      "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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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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