{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182/annex-II/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182/annex-II/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/1182",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "CONFORMATION",
  "text": "Development of carcass profiles, and, in particular the essential parts (hindquarter, back, shoulder).\nConformation class\nAdditional provisions\nS\nSuperior\nHindquarter: double muscled. Profiles extremely convex\nBack: extremely convex, extremely wide, extremely thick\nShoulder: extremely convex and extremely thick\nE\nExcellent\nHindquarter: very thick. Profiles very convex\nBack: very convex, very wide and very thick to the shoulder\nShoulder: very convex and very thick\nU\nVery good\nHindquarter: thick. Profiles convex\nBack: wide and thick to the shoulder\nShoulder: thick and convex\nR\nGood\nHindquarter: profiles mainly straight\nBack: thick but less wide to the shoulder\nShoulder: good development, but less thick\nO\nFair\nHindquarter: profiles tending to slightly concave\nBack: lacking width and thickness\nShoulder: tending to narrow. Lacking thickness\nP\nPoor\nHindquarter: profiles concave to very concave\nBack: narrow and concave with bones apparent\nShoulder: narrow, flat and bones apparent",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1182/annex/II/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:46.606648+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}