97/813/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 1997 amending Decision 96/4/EC authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Austria (Only the German text is authentic)

• CELEX: Decision 96/4/EC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Decision 96/4/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 3 is deleted.

2. The second phrase of Article 4 is deleted.

3. Article 4 becomes Article 3.

4. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Austria.

It shall apply as from 1 January 1998.

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 1, 3. 1. 1996, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.

(5) OJ L 330, 21. 12. 1994, p. 34.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ZWEI-PUNKTE-MESSVERFAHREN (ZP)

1. Grading pig carcases by use of the method termed 'Zwei-Punkte-Meßverfahren (ZP)`.

2. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

^y = 49,123 - 0,55983 × a + 0,22096 × b

where:

^y = the estimated lean meat in the carcase,

a = the minimum thickness in millimetres of visible fat (including rind) on the midline of the split carcase, covering the Musculus glutaeus medius,

b = the visible thickness in millimetres of the lumbar muscle on the midline of the split carcase, measured at the shortest distance between the front (cranial) end of the Musculus glutaeus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 70 and 130 kg.