2005/7/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 authorising a method for grading pig carcases in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2004) 5296)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The use of the following method is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Cyprus:

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the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in the Annex.

Article 2

Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented in Cyprus with the tongue and kidneys attached before being weighted and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,8 kg.

Article 3

Modifications of the apparatus or the assessment method shall not be authorised.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Methods for grading pig carcases in Cyprus

Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)

1.

Grading of pig carcases is carried out by means of the apparatus called ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’.

2.

The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 mm at the blade of the top of the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and photodetector of the type 58 MR and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the HGP 4 itself or a computer linked to it.

3.

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

where:

ý = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

X 1

= the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind the last rib,

X 2

= the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib,

W = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as X 2 .

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 55 and 120 kilograms.