{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182/annex-II/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182/annex-II/division-2.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/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "DEGREE OF FAT COVER",
  "text": "Amount of fat on the external and of the internal parts of the carcass.\nThe additional provisions for the abdominal cavity do not apply for the purposes of Annex III.\nClass of fat cover\nAdditional provisions\n1.\nLow\nExternal\nTraces of or no fat visible\nInternal\nAbdominal\nTraces of or no fat visible on kidneys\nThoracic\nTraces of or no fat visible between ribs\n2.\nSlight\nExternal\nA slight layer of fat covers part of the carcass but may be less evident on the limbs\nInternal\nAbdominal\nTraces of fat or slight layer of fat envelops part of the kidneys\nThoracic\nMuscle clearly visible between ribs\n3.\nAverage\nExternal\nA light layer of fat covering most or all of the carcass. Slightly thickened fat zones of the base of the tail\nInternal\nAbdominal\nLight layer of fat envelops part or all of the kidneys\nThoracic\nMuscle still visible between ribs\n4.\nHigh\nExternal\nA thick layer of fat covering most of all of the carcass but may be thinner on limbs and thickening on shoulders\nInternal\nAbdominal\nKidney is enveloped in fat\nThoracic\nMuscle between ribs may be infiltrated with fat. Fat deposits may be visible on the ribs\n5.\nVery high\nExternal\nVery thick fat cover\nPatches of fat sometimes visible\nInternal\nAbdominal\nKidneys enveloped in thick layer of fat\nThoracic\nMuscle between ribs infiltrated with fat. Fat deposits visible on ribs.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The additional provisions for the abdominal cavity do not apply for the purposes of Annex III."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1182/annex/II/division/2",
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  },
  "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."
}