
Article 1 
The following points (d) and (e) shall be added to the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Decision 2006/784/EC:
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((d)) the Autofom apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex;
((e)) the UltraFom 300 apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex.'
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Parts 4 and 5 below shall be added to the Annex to Decision 2006/784/EC:
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PART 4  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as “Autofom”.
 2. 
The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness and muscle thickness.

The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
Ŷ69,4808 – 0,09178*X0 – 0,08778*X7 – 0,02047*X9 – 0,06525*X19 – 0,03135*X21 – 0,01352*X26 – 0,01257*X29 + 0,00660*X31 + 0,00726*X36 – 0,11207*X48 – 0,31733*X60 – 0,12530*X64 – 0,03016*X83 – 0,28903*X88 – 0,15229*X91 – 0,03713*X92 + 0,09666*X100 – 0,08611*X101 + 0,01797*X113 + 0,03736*X115 + 0,03356*X116 + 0,01313*X121 + 0,01547*X123

where

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,

X0, X7 … X123 are the variables measured by Autofom.
 4. 
The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 45 and 125 kg.

PART 5  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as “UltraFom 300”.
 2. 
The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by UltraFom itself.
 3. 
Ŷ = 66,49 – 0,891 G + 0,104 M

where

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,Gthe thickness of the fat (including rind) between the second and third last ribs, at 7 cm off the dorsal midline, at a trajectory perpendicular to the rind (in millimetres),Mthe thickness of the muscle between the second and third last ribs, at 7 cm off the dorsal midline, at a trajectory perpendicular to the rind (in millimetres).

The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 45 and 125 kg.
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