
Article 1 
Decision 89/471/EEC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 1a is replaced by the following:
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Article 1a 
By way of derogation from Article 1(2) and (3), the use of the following methods is authorised for grading pig carcasses pursuant to point 1 of Section B.IV of Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in Germany:

— the “Autofom I” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part III of the Annex,
— the “Autofom III” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part IV of the Annex,
— the “CSB Image-Meater” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part V of the Annex.';
2.. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 4 October 2011.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 2011.
For the Commission
Dacian CIOLOŞ
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 89/471/EEC is amended as follows:

((1)) in Part I (Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro), point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. 
LMP = 60,98501 – 0,85831•x1 + 0,16449•x2

where:

LMPthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,x1the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 centimetres off the midline of the split carcass, between the second and third last ribs,x2the thickness of the dorsal muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x1.

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kilograms.
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((2)) in Part II (Zwei-Punkt-Meßverfahren (ZP)), point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. 
LMP = 58,10122 – 0,56495•F + 0,13199•M

where:

LMP =the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,F —fat measure, the minimum thickness of visible fat (including rind) covering the M. glutaeus medius on the midline of the split carcass (mm),M —meat measure, measured at the shortest connection between the front (cranial) end of the M. glutaeus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal (mm).

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.
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((3)) Part III (Fully automatic ultrasonic carcase grading (Autofom)) is replaced by the following:
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PART III  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 “Autofom I”.
 2. 
The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness, muscle thickness and related parameters.

The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
LMP = 63,95382561 – 0,11923455•IP001 – 0,09558979•IP002 – 0,10584604•IP007 – 0,05155666•IP009 – 0,13640649•IP016 – 0,14213204•IP022 + 0,03049588•IP030 + 0,01790568•IP032 + 0,01105555•IP038 – 0,16701099•IP042 – 0,06005469•IP071 – 0,22169624•IP079 + 0,06666878•IP084 + 0,05392766•IP086 – 0,21648737•IP090 – 0,26525617•IP091 – 0,09417923•IP092 – 0,01909767•IP093 – 0,01964313•IP094 – 0,02064380•IP095 – 0,01600385•IP096 – 0,01119575•IP103 – 0,00827959•IP109 – 0,00687431•IP111 – 0,00757384•IP112 + 0,01885055•IP113 + 0,06095365•IP115 + 0,05703606•IP116 + 0,04184455•IP120 + 0,04682307•IP121 + 0,03958671•IP122

where:


 LMP = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,
 IP001, IP002, IP007…IP122 are the variables measured by Autofom I.
 4. 
LMP = 58,31148999 + 1,16880438•T1 + 0,66490881•T2 + 0,60981266•T3

where:

LMPthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,T1, T2, T3the principal component variables calculated on the basis of the 31 variables of paragraph 3.
 5. 
This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.
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((4)) the following Parts IV and V are added:
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PART IV  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 “Autofom III.”
 2. 
The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness, muscle thickness and related parameters.

The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
LMP = 65,21715434 – 0,23517230•R2P2 – 0,23350031•R2P6 – 0,25098775•R2P10 – 0,10926670•R2P13 + 0,19342930•R3P5

where:

LMP =the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,R2P2 —weighted average of two fat measures without skin (mm), weighted 2/3 and 1/3, respectively,R2P6 —weighted average of two minimum fat measures (mm), weighted 2/3 and 1/3, respectively,R2P10 —minimum fat of the cross-section (mm),R2P13 —the initial assessment of the carcass size,R3P5 —the maximum meat measure (maximum rib position minus minimum fat position converted to mm).
 4. 
This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.

PART V  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 “CSB Image-Meater”.
 2. 
The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
LMP = 68,06616 – 0,45829•MS + 0,11278•MF – 0,25545•WL

where:

LMP =the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,MS —mean fat measure above (dorsal of) M. gluteus medius (mm),MF —mean meat measure — over the length of M. gluteus medius (mm),WL —mean length of the four lumbar vertebral bodies cranial of the M. gluteus medius (mm).
 4. 
This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.
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