
Article 1 
Decision 97/107/EC is amended as follows:

1.. the following indents are added to the first paragraph of Article 1:
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— the apparatus called “VCS 2000” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex,
— the apparatus called “Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP4)” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex,
— the apparatus called “Optiscan-TP” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex;'
2.. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 97/107/EC the following Parts 3, 4 and 5 are added:
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PART 3  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as “VCS 2000”.
 2. The apparatus VCS 2000 is a picture-processing system for automatically determining the trade values of pork-carcass-halves. The system is used online within the slaughtering production system where via a camera system the carcass halves are automatically filmed. The picture data is then processed in a computer by special picture processing software.
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Ŷ54,078892 + 0,037085 * X5 + 0,256113 * X15 + 0,021655 * X16 + 33,97699 * X59 – 0,149103 * X88 – 0,106705 * X90 – 0,0768985 * X91 – 0,079832 * X95 – 0,079042 * X96 – 0,084983 * X97 + 0,039831 * X107 – 0,681172 * X108 + 0,234541 * X109 – 0,059871 * X113 – 4,149651 * X120 – 36,8824 * X147 – 19,9219 * X149 – 7,512613 * X156 – 0,086669 * X168 – 0,545069 * X171 – 0,386719 * X173 – 0,025001 * X175 – 1,410422 * X186 – 0,32873 * X192 – 0,260074 * X193 – 0,08137 * X196 + 141,2392 * X198 -141 236 * X199 – 12,7862 * X222 – 27,3973 * X227 – 289 576 * X228 + 425,3549 * X233 + 14,62961 * X234 – 0,97067 * X242 – 2,084821 * X243 – 3,11945 * X259 + 14,72706 * X270 – 0,949448 * X273

Where

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcasses

X5, X15 … X273 are the variables measured by VCS 2000.
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This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 130 kilograms.

PART 4  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus termed “Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP4)”.
 2. The HGP4 apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 millimetres at the blade on top of the probe) containing a photodiode and photodetector 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 HGP4 itself or a computer linked to it.
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Ŷ = 65,42464 – 1,06279 * X1 + 0,17920 * X2

where

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcassesX1fat depth (including skin) in millimetres, measured 6 cm off the split line between the third and fourth last ribX2muscle depth in millimetres, measured 6 cm off the split line between the third and fourth last rib

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 130 kilograms.

PART 5  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus termed “Optiscan-TP”.
 2. The Optiscan-TP apparatus shall be equipped with a digital imager taking an illuminated photo of the two measurement points on the carcasses. The images are the base for the calculation of fat and muscle thickness according to the two points method “Zwei-Punkte Messverfahren (ZP)”. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the Optiscan-TP apparatus itself. The photos are saved and later can be controlled. The integrated Bluetooth® interface permits easy data transfer.
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Ŷ = 53,04153 – 0,68318 * X1 + 0,23131 * X2

where

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcassesX1smallest fat depth (including skin) over the musculus gluteus medius in millimetresX2lumbar muscle depth in millimetres, measured as the shortest distance from the front (cranial) end of the musculus gluteus medius to the upper (dorsal) edge of the spinal canal

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 130 kilograms.
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