Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1521 of 10 October 2018 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2018) 6507)

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Article 1

Decision 2009/11/EC is amended as follows:

(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 Council  ( *1 ) in Spain:

(a)

the “Fat-O-Meat'er (FOM)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex;

(b)

the “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcase grading (Autofom)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex;

(c)

the “Ultrafom 300” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex;

(d)

the “Automatic vision system (VCS2000)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex;

(e)

the “Fat-O-Meat'er II (FOM II)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex;

(f)

the “AutoFOM III” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex;

(g)

the “manual method (ZP)” with a ruler and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 7 of the Annex;

(h)

the “CSB-Image-Meater” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 8 of the Annex;

(i)

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

The manual method ZP with a ruler, referred to in point (g) of the first paragraph, shall only be authorised for abattoirs:

(a)

where the number of slaughters does not exceed 500 pigs per week on yearly average basis; and

(b)

having a slaughter line with a capacity to process no more than 40 pigs per hour.

( *1 )   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 ).’

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(2)

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 2009/11/EC the following Part 9 is added:

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Part 9

gmSCAN

1.

The rules provided for in this part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as ‘gmSCAN’.

2.

The gmSCAN uses magnetic induction to determine the dielectric properties of the carcasses without contact. The measurement system is formed by a number of transmitter coils that generate a variable and low intensity magnetic field. The receiver coils converts the signal from the perturbation of magnetic field caused by the carcass into a complex electric signal, related to the dielectric parameters of the muscle and fat tissue of the carcass.

3.

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

Ŷ = 55,14067 + 1 598,66166 × (Q1/CW) – 579,58575 × (Q2/CW) + 970,83879 × (Q3/CW) – 0,18993 × CW

where:

Ŷ

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in a carcass;

Q1, Q2 and Q3

=

Magnetic Induction response (Volts) from the ham, middle and shoulder area, respectively;

CW

=

warm carcass weight (in kilograms).

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms (warm weight).’