# 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), Introduction: Introductory text

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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)
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, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 97/107/EC authorises two methods (Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM) and Giralda Choirometer PG 200) for grading pig carcases in Belgium.
(2)
Belgium 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.
(3)
Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.
(4)
Decision 97/107/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/176/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-176/introduction
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