
Article 1 

1. As a method for grading of pig carcases the assessment method for lean meat based on the use of the apparatus ‘Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro’, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex, is hereby authorised.
2. The use of all other apparatus for grading pig carcases is subject to the requirement for ensuring that the values of the measurements and assessed results are equivalent to the method mentioned in paragraph 1.To this end the apparatus must satisfy a calibration procedure carried out by the competent German authorities concerning the proof of exactitude of the values of the measurements x1 and x2 as indicated in the Annex.After the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcase that the apparatus measured the values of measurement x1 and x2 on the site provided for in the Annex, Part 1, point 2. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure.
3. When a pig grading apparatus has satisfied the calibration procedure mentioned in paragraph 2, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany shall inform the Commission before the first use of the apparatus by supplying all necessary particulars.In this case the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall be applied.
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.
Article 2 
The use of the method termed ‘Zwei-Punkt-Messverfahren’ (‘ZP’), details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex, is hereby authorized.
However, this method shall only be authorized for abattoirs which do not exceed a weekly slaughtering of 200 pigs as a yearly average.
Article 3 
Any modification of the apparatus or of the assessment methods (measurement sites and formulae) shall not be authorized.
Article 4 
Decision 87/43/EEC is hereby repealed.
However, until 31 December 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany may continue to apply the scale for grading pig carcases laid down in Decision 87/431/EEC instead of the scale determined in this Decision.
Article 4a 
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Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
ANNEX
PART 1
1. The ‘Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro’ is a two-dimensional ultrasonic scanner with digital image processing. The system is operated with a linear 3.5 MHz probe that allows a sonar penetration down to about 20 cm depending on the display window chosen. The scanning width of the probe is 9,4 cm, which corresponds to two or three ribs of the carcase.
The assessment method provided for in paragraph 2 is to be used as a method for the grading of pig carcases established on the basis of the values of the measurements obtained by the apparatus Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro.
Every apparatus used in the abattoir must be calibrated and must give values of the measurements equivalent to those of the Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro.

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

PART II
1. Grading pig carcases may be carried out by use of the method terms ‘Zwei-Punkt-Meßverfahren’ (‘ZP’).

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

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.

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.
