
Article 1 
The Annex to Decision 2005/879/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2005/879/EC, the ZP-DM5 grading method set out in the Annex to that Decision shall continue to be applicable until the notification of the present Decision.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Slovenia.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX 
Part 1 1. Grading of pig carcasses shall be carried out by means of the method termed “Zwei-Punkt — DM5 (ZP)”.
 2. 
Ŷ = 60,81879 – 0,72992 × FDM + 0,12157 × MDM

where:

Ŷestimated percentage of lean meat in the carcasseFDMminimum thickness of visible (back) fat (including rind) on the midline of the split carcasse in millimetres, covering the lumbar muscle (Musculus glutaeus medius)MDMvisible thickness of the lumbar muscle on the midline of split carcasse in millimetres, measured as the shortest connection between the front (cranial) end of lumbar muscle and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.

Part 2 1. Grading of pig carcasses shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed “Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)”.
 2. The 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 (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and photodetector of the type 58 MR 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 HGP 4 itself or a computer linked to it.
 3. 
Ŷ = 68,52500 – 0,91029 × FHGP4 + 0,08512 × MHGP4

where:

Ŷestimated percentage of lean meat in the carcasseFHGP4the thickness of back fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 cm off the midline of the carcasse between the third and fourth last ribMHGP4the thickness of muscle in millimetres measured at the same time and same place as FHGP4

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 120 kg.

