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Article 1

United Kingdom

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Decision 2005/240/EC is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Article 1 is replaced by the following:

    ‘Article 1

    The use of the following methods is authorised for grading pig carcasses pursuant to point 1 of Section B.IV of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1 in Poland:

    1. (a)

      the “Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex;

    2. (b)

      the “Ultra FOM 300” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex;

    3. (c)

      the “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading (Autofom)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex;

    4. (d)

      the “IM-03” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex;

    5. (e)

      the “Autofom III” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex;

    6. (f)

      the “CSB Image-Meater (CSB)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex;

    7. (g)

      the “Fat-O-Meater II (FOM II)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 7 of the Annex;

    8. (h)

      the “manual method (ZP)” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 8 of the Annex;

    9. (i)

      the “gmSCAN” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 9 of the Annex;

    10. (j)

      the “ESTIMEAT” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 10 of the Annex;

    11. (k)

      the “MEAT3D” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 11 of the Annex.

    As regards the apparatus “Ultra FOM 300”, referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph, after the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcass that the apparatus measured the values of measurement F1 and F2 on the site provided for in the Annex, Part 2, point 3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure.

    The manual method ZP, referred to in point (h) of the first subparagraph, shall only be authorised for abattoirs having a slaughter line with a capacity to process no more than 40 pigs per hour.’;

  2. (2)

    Article 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘Article 2

    Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to Section B.III of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm need not be removed from pig carcasses before being weighed and graded whereas the external auditory canal may be removed. In order to establish quotations for pig carcasses on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be:

    1. (a)

      reduced:

      1. (1)

        for diaphragm by 0,23 %;

      2. (2)

        for flare fat and kidneys by:

        • 1,90 % for carcasses grade S and E,

        • 2,11 % for carcasses grade U,

        • 2,54 % for carcasses grade R,

        • 3,12 % for carcasses grade O,

        • 3,35 % for carcasses grade P;

    2. (b)

      increased by 260 grams per carcass for both external auditory canals.’;

  3. (3)

    the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671)’;